Sampleur-Samplé (Respect Your Roots)

i love this damn song, and the original song is even better. the next sampler-sample comes from most def, and the song that was a classic as soon as it hit the airwaves,"ms. fat booty". accompanying mos on this post is a young, pre-motown and pre-jabba the hutt body double, aretha franklin, that we know and love today. here she is singing her 1964 hit with columbia records, "one step ahead". all hail the queen of soul... and pork ribs!!! enjoy.

Make Sure They Don't See My Face

todays music post comes from an ethiopian born, virginia raised artist named kenna, who just happens to be good pals with chad hugo and pharrell williams. hugo and williams, who executive produced his sophomore release, "make sure they see my face" (one of the top 5 albums in '07, in my opinion) also churned out the beats for the bulk of this project. but interestingly enough, they didn't work as the neptunes, they opted to do solo work instead, chad produced eight of the tracks and pharrell produced two. seriously though, together or separate, these guys could play a farting porcupine, and it would have hit making potential. but not to be sidetracked, here is the first, and i believe only single from "make sure they see my face", "say goodbye to love". and check out his first album as well, "new sacred cow"... now you may enjoy.

Sampleur-Samplé (Respect Your Roots)

my next venture into the sampler-sample vortex will be with non other that hip-hip producer, rapper, diva, jerk, genius and bonnaroo superstar, kanye (who would probably throw a massive bitch fit because i didn't spell his name in all caps) west. the song i have chosen to expose... just kidding, share is "champion" from his latest cd, "graduation", and the song it's beat was derived from, "kid charlemagne", by steely dan, one of the great music acts of all time. kanye pulled a rabbit outta his ass for this beat. truly genius. enjoy.

Fradulent Metallic Colored Boys

my next video post comes from the philadelphia born artist res, who made waves in the music world at the turn of the millennium, but hasn't made so much as a splash since. is that her fault?...we'll never know. here is her song, "golden boys" that is allegedly dissing a certain movie star and fellow philadelphia native. cough, cough...will smith. enjoy.

Sampleur-Samplé (Respect Your Roots)

since i am a huge music fan, one thing i will continue to do is post a song, usually of hip hop origins, and then post the song used to sample it. the song i'm doing first is j dilla feat blu " sun in my face", which is sampled from one of the most beautiful diana ross songs i have ever heard, "all the befores". hope you enjoy.

Oui Oui

it's 2:36 am, and i can't sleep. so, what am i doing? posting music...anyone who knows me will say that i am fiend for anything with a melody.... my first music post, "if i ever feel better", comes via Phoenix, a Parisian based band that i discovered for myself about four years ago while spending the summer in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Ann Arbor f*ckin rocks, take a trip. apprécier!