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21/08/2024

16/08/2024

The New York Times just published an Olympic breaking playlist, featuring the tunes played during Friday's b-girl and Saturday's b-boy competitions. A lot of variety in there, spanning hip-hop, funk, soul, jazz, African and Latin music - from ERIC B. & RAKIM to Tom Zé to Incredible Bongo Band [Official] to Wu-Tang Clan to well, The Souljazz Orchestra... Can't post the link here, but if you go to nytimes dot com you can find the actual playlist...

Here's some of what's in there:
A Tribe Called Quest – “Scenario”
Alice Russell – “All Over Now”
Babe Ruth – “The Mexican”
Black Sheep – “The Choice is Yours”
Booker T. Averheart – “Heart ‘n Soul”
Brownout – “Laredo 77”
Cavern – “Liquid Liquid”
Chuck Brown and The Soul Searchers – “Blow Your Whistle”
Dennis Coffey And Luchi De Jesus ‎ – “Main Theme (Black Belt Jones)”
Dennis Coffey – “7th Galaxy”
DJ Fleg – “Break Woman”
DJ Shadow – “Organ Donor”
DJ The Viper – “Hardcore Ganster (DJ Promo Remix)”
Eric B. and Rakim – “Don’t Sweat the Technique”
ESG – “U.F.O.”
Fred Wesley & the J.B.’s – “Blow Your Head”
Fusik – “Clutch”
Homeboy Sandman – “The Carpenter”
Ill Boogs – “Gypsy Rock”
Incredible Bongo Band – “Apache”
James Brown – “Give It Up or Turnit A Loose” (Funk Sinatra Edit)
Junkdna – “Free Your Mind”
Khruangbin – “Maria También”
LL Cool J – “Mama Said Knock You Out”
Maker – “Angel Hair”
Method Man – “Judgment Day”
MFSB – “Family Affair”
Mongo Santamaria – “Cloud Nine”
Nas – “Hip Hop Is Dead”
Nico Gomez & His Afro Percussion Inc. – “Lupita”
Nina Simone – “Funkier Than a Mosquito’s Tweeter”
Original Flavor – “Can I Get Open”
Ray Barretto – “Together”
Redman – “Time 4 Sum Aksion”
Sapo – “Been Had”
Shaquille O’Neal – “What’s up Doc (Can we Rock)”
Soho – “Hot Music”
The Bamboos “Pussy Footin’”
The Ogyatanaa Show Band – “Disco Africa”
The Rift Valley Brothers – “Mu Africa”
The Roots – “BOOM! Interlude/BOOM!”
The Soul Searchers – “We the People”
The Souljazz Orchestra – “Insurrection”
Tom Zé – “Dor E Dor”
TV Theme Players – “Police Woman”
Wu-Tang Clan – “Protect Ya Neck”

16/08/2024

Released 28 years ago today.

12/08/2024

51 years ago today, DJ Kool Herc played at his sister, Cindy Campbells back to school party at 1520 Sedgwick Ave (Now, we know one person didn't invent HipHop culture, or ALL the elements involved, all on that one day) But, this has been chosen as the event and the date we celebrate the start of what we now call HipHop, so, let's just celebrate!

11/08/2024

“Down by Law” is the debut album by MC Shan. It was released August 8, 1987

06/08/2024

“The Fix” is the seventh studio album by American rapper Scarface. The album was released on August 6, 2002

21/07/2024

ScHoolboy Q on why he doesn't wanna cater to kids

"Me personally ..I don't wanna relate to kids. At 37 years old I don't want 14-year-olds be like 'aw sh*t'..my lyrics are about my life..i don't think I should relate to a 14-year-old"

"That's why Rappers mess up they get to a certain age and try to take the sound of what 20-19 years is doing..i wanna sound like me"

[ Interview with Kevin Hart]

20/07/2024

Today Marks The 43rd Anniversary of Bernard Wright’s Debut Studio Album “'Nard” Originally Released on July 17, 1981.

‘“Nard” is the debut album from American funk keyboardist Bernard Wright. It was released in 1981 by GRP Records and distributed by Arista Records.

The album peaked at #7 on the U.S. Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart, #23 on the U.S. Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and at #116 on the U.S. Billboard Pop Albums chart.

Two songs were released as singles from the album "Just Chillin' Out" and “Haboglabotribin”

"Just Chillin' Out" reached #32 on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart and at #85 on the U.S. Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.

“Haboglabotribin” reached #78 on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.

The song "Haboglabotribin" is featured in Grand Theft Auto V on the radio station Space 103.2. The song is also featured in the trailer for the Enhanced Edition of the game, which was shown during Sony’s PlayStation 5 reveal event.

Track-listing

1. Master Rocker
2. Firebolt Hustle
3. Haboglabotribin’
4. Spinnin'
5. Just Chillin' Out
6. Bread Sandwiches
7. Music is the Key
8. We're Just the Band
9. Solar

By Romie Rome for Musique Funkology.