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12 Thursday Mar 2009

Posted by Vivrant Thang in Weekly Round Up

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after midnight series, dj cuzzin b, good soul music blogs, honey soul, soul tracks, the atlantic, true school corporation

Two weeks in a row. Going strong!

Here’s some of the blog posts I’ve enjoyed over the past week.

  • FREE music is never a bad thing right? Get your download on.
  • As if there needed to be any icing on the cake, the DJ at the Foreign Exchange show on Friday night was ridiculous. We all kept looking up, saying “who is the DJ?!” After some investigation, I found out it was DJ Cuzzin B of True School. You’ve heard about him here before. He and 9th Wonder do a radio show live from the NC area each Friday night and he sent a mix from one of the shows. Download it here.
  • nOvaslim over at SoulBounce has put together what I consider one of his hottest mixes, His Soulful Materials.
  • This week marked twelve years since we lost Biggie. Honeysoul links you up to a few tribute mixes.
  • Soul UK shares the Soul Essential Vol I : Nu-Soul Sistas album.
  • What do you think were the greatest R&B albums of the 70s? Soul Tracks polled their readers and announced the results. Of course any listicle of this kind inspires spirited debate. Head on over and join the conversation. While there, place your vote for top albums of the 80s.
  • Tah-Nehisi Coates does a really stupid thing by offering a list of what he feels are essential hip-hop albums. Last I checked, it was 144 comments deep.
  • I know how I’ll be spending this evening – over on Fab Channel watching classic concerts from artists like Rahsaan Patterson, Eric Roberson,  Amp Fiddler, Lizz Wright, Bebel Gilberto, Jose James and Chaka Khan. Only one more day before this site shutters it’s “doors”
  • I am swooning over the After Midnight Series, which combines art and music (two of my favoritest PG13 things in the world). Moovmnt has all the details.

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When My Ipod Gets Bored

08 Friday Aug 2008

Posted by Vivrant Thang in Feeding The Music Jones

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black podcasters, classic r&b, classic soul, dj cuzzin b, dj diva, dj stylus, downtempo, ej flavors, flowink, free music, friday favecast, good music podcasts, gordon gartrell radio, great podcasts, infinite ink, jazmin sullivan, jazz, r&b, rhythms in black satin, soul for sale mixtape, soul music podcasts, soul sanctuary, soulrific, todd kelly, true school corporation, vibe conductor

by vivrant thang on free music and great podcasts 

NOTE: NO OLD SCHOOL FRIDAY FOR ME TODAY. BE BACK NEXT WEEK!

Even with 80G of music in the palm of my hand at any given time, I still manage to get bored by Pink Panther (aka the ‘pod) on occasion. When I actually practice some restraint and don’t go spending the gas money digging in the crates at a few of my favorite spots, I hit up some of my favorite music-loving folks who work hard to share the love by creating podcasts and mixes that showcase what they are digging at the time.

I’ve been meaning to do this post for a while and I think it’s especially relevant while we are in the midst of voting for the Black Weblog Awards. Ya’ll don’t seem to be that good at clicking on links 🙂 If there was ever a post to do so, it’s this one. Trust me on this.

Be sure to share some of your favorite podcasts in the comments.

Todd Kelly: Flowink.com  (Known to many as the “Kaing of R&B Podcasting” (rhythm & blues, vintage soul, hip-hop, jazz, house, world wide soul)

EJ Flavors (I call him the “Master Teacher.” One of the very first podcasts I subscribed to. Since I’m a 90s music junkie, I particularly love his New Jack Swing mixes. They got me through many a morning commute to a job that I hated with every fiber of my being.)

Friday Favecast (a glimpse of urban lifestyle with music, fitness tips and social commentary with a comical flavor)

Soul Sanctuary: Where The Spirit Dwells ( a plethora of mixes from various DJs available for download, including Soul Sanctuary Radio hosted by The Vibe Mistress Stephanie Renee)

Gordon Gartell Radio (Phonte of Little Brother’s podcast; pure tomfoolery and hot music)

RIBS (Rhythms In Black Satin)  (T Grundy always takes a sista to school with some classic soul. I wasn’t even a twinke in my Daddy’s eye when a lot of the music he features was released. So I learn a lot.)

DJ Stylus: (aka “The Vibe Conductor” and the name fits; lots of international flava in your ear here which sets him apart from a lot of other podcasts out there. Check out his Project Vibe mixes, a station you should be listening to)

DJ Diva (Do the ladies run this mutha – hellll yea! You know I got love for the female DJ. I love her artist spotlights which have featured music from Al Green, Luther, Prince, Aretha Franklin, and The O’Jays)

The Infinite Ink: Soulrific (the best in Nu Soul, R&B, conscious Hip Hop and Jazz)

My Love For Music (smooth jazz, world fusion, new age, ambient, downtempo music)

Deeper Soul (for those lovers of soulful house music)

Also check out Soul Bounce’s mixtape roundups.

 In addtion to the podcasts, on occasion someone will drop a gem in my inbox for me to groove to. This week DJ Cuzzin B  who you may remember from that hot True School Corporation party I raved about earlier in the year hit me up with his Soul For Sale mixtape which features tracks from as Jazmin Sullivan, Raphael Saadiq, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Teedra Moses, and Strange Fruit Project f/Erykah Badu, 9th Wonder and Q-Tip f/D’Angelo. Yup, it’s as hot as it sounds. Download here.

Summer is winding down which means that soon my attention will be split between The Green Nation and my musical adventures. Won’t be enough hours in the day. I’m taking the summer out with a bang though. This weekend, I’m excited to get a get a first look at Jazmin Sullivan and Raphael Saadiq who are putting out two of the most highly anticipated albums of the year. I’ve been watching clips of Jazmin today on You Tube and I. CAN’T. WAIT. You know I’ll do all I can to bring it to you here.

J*Davey and Jill Scott videos coming to you next week so stay tuned!

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Old School Friday: Hip Hop

11 Friday Jul 2008

Posted by Vivrant Thang in Feeding The Music Jones

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alpha kappa alpha boule parties, big daddy kane, classic hip hop music, hip hop honors tour, mc lyte, Old School Fridays, true school corporation, true school corporation parties

by vivrant thang on old school friday

Oh there are so many places I could have gone with this. My first thought was to feature my favorite rapper ever, Biggie. I still miss that dude. What would the game have looked like today had he and Pac lived? Still pisses me off. Just senseless.

Anyway, I decided to dig in my own video archives over at my You Tube channel and feature my favorite female rapper MC Lyte and none other than the Smooth Operator, Big Daddy Kane. I was blessed to catch them on the 2007 Hip Hop Honors Tour. They were both honorees last year.

Big Daddy Kane, Smooth Operator

Big Daddy Kane and Scoob Luver get busy

I knew every word to every MC Lyte song…still do actually. She is one of the illest to ever touch the mic. And I’m mad she doesn’t look much older than she did then!

Check her out performing “Cha Cha Cha.” She’s the dopest female that you heard thus far!

I’m excited to say I’ll be seeing them again next month at this tour.

I got my doorknockers on order as we speak!

To hold me over, I’ll be painting the town pink and green with my Sorors at another True School Party tonight where one of my favorite producers 9th Wonder and DJ Dris (otherwise known as Idris Elba) will be on the wheels of steel. I already told you how True School gets down so if you’re local, this is not to be missed. Wouldn’t steer you wrong.

As always, check out the other OSF participants. If you’ve never done that, today would be the day for all you old school hip hop fans.

Electronic Village | Mrs Grapevine | Quick | Marcus LANGFORD | Cassandra | Danielle | Thembi | Chocl8t | DP | Kreative Talk | MarvalusOne | Regina | LaShonda | AJ | Sharon | Invisible Woman | Believer 1964 | Dee |SJP | sHaE-sHae

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The First Contender for Hottest Party of ’08

12 Saturday Jan 2008

Posted by Vivrant Thang in Feeding The Music Jones

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house party, old school music, true school corporation

by vivrant thang on party like a rockstar

I probably haven’t mentioned it but I’m a member of the First and Finest sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. We’re celebrating our centennial year (birthday is on Tuesday) so this past weekend the city has been rolling out the pink and green carpet for us. It will be nothing compared to what will go down in July when our national convention rolls into town.

Anywho, although I am fighting a nasty chest cold, which has my voice sounding like a cross between Kathleen Turner and Donald Duck, nothing but death was going to keep me from this:

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9th Wonder and DJ Cuzzin B on the wheels of steel! I knew it was going to be ridiculous…and how right I was!

From the moment, I stepped in the door, I was shaking what my Momma gave me. They played just about every new jack swing, hip hop, reggae and r&b song you can remember rocking to in the late 80s and 90s. You know, the songs you hear and can remember exactly what was going on in your life at that particular time. All I kept hearing was:

“Freshman year, Brown Hall, my roommate used to play this joint everyday!”

“1988 – junior year. That was my sonnnnggg!”

When a particular song would come on, we would look at each other like “I can’t believe he is playing this! I’m about to fall out!” Tired as we were towards the end, there were some joints we still had to get up on and at least two-step.

I can’t remember every song they played because I was too busy dropping it…in a dress and some hooker boots at that. I did manage to make note of a few of them to give you an idea.

Michele’le – Something In My Heart
Tony Toni Tone – Just Me and You
Janet Jackson – Anytime, Anyplace (took some of my sorors through some things when he played this one
Mint Condition – Pretty Brown Eyes
R Kelly –12 Play
Jodeci – Freakin U 

Mad Cobra– Flex
Sister Nancy – Bam Bam
Buju – Boom Bye Bye

Fugees–Ready or Not
Mary – Reminisce
Biggie – Big Poppa, Unbelievable
Arrested Development – Everyday People
LL – Jingling Baby, Around the Way Girl
MC Lyte – Cha Cha Cha
Tribe Called Quest – Bonita Applebaum
Nas – The World is Yours
Black Sheep –The Choice is Yours
Camp Lo – Luchini
Nice and Smooth –Hip Hop Junkie
Wu Tang – C.R.E.A.M, Ice Cream
Jay Z – Ain’t No N*gga
Lil Kim – Big Momma Thang ( I have to admit I still know all the words to her entire first album)

EU – Da Butt (it was on like School Daze!)
DJ Funk – There’s Some Hoes in This House 

Couple all this hot music with the old school candy sprinkled all over the tables (ring pops, blow pops, push up pops, laffy taffy) and the classics playing on the screen (House Party, Above The Rim, and Fat Albert) and you can imagine what a great time we had.

It was one of the times I was so glad to be in the 30-and-over crowd as you could look around and see the bored youngins who didn’t have a clue why we were acting a fool. It’s a shame that the only songs they felt were Kanye’s Flashing Lights and Good Life. Thankfully, that was the only radio programming we were subjected to. Those are two hot songs though so I didn’t mind.

As me and my aching knees recover today, I will definitely keep my eyes on The True School events page for the next “house party.” DC area grown folks, if you know like I know, so should you.

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