tabi BONNEY - NOTHIN BUT A HERO

Frequent Free Experiencer, tabi Bonney  keeps improving.  Nice song, video and I'm feeling the screwed music at the end.  Chris Mueller soon may become a believer.

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PRODUCER SPOTLIGHT: ALGORYTHM

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Von Pea - Show Em Up (Prod. Algorythm)


After posting The Stuyvesants a month back (an instrumental album with partner Darien Victor Birks), producer Algorythm produced this track off Von Pea's, So Motivational: The Most Skullduggery of Mixtapes.  He's been coming with solid production, plus he is folks.  Enjoy. 

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HOW AWKWARD IS TERRANCE HOWARD?

Is he really trying to be Nelson Mandela? (Sigh and then a cry).  May we not forget how Jamie Foxx clowned him (also check this out).

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REAL T@LK - MOVE ON

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Real T@lk and George Jackson III – Move On


Spotted this on Blind I and had to repost.  Unadulterated smoothness.  This is the sonic substance of my blog.      Learn more about Real T@lk here.  I have no idea who the singer is but he steals the show.

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DA ART OF STORYTELLING IV REMIX

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Andre 3000 feat. Black Spade - Da Art of Storytelling Part IV Stoney Rock Remix


Even though this isn't a new 3000 verse, hearing his voice to a funk beat coupled with the flow he perfected after The Love Below (reference this, this and this) is like a breath of fresh air.  Thank you Black Spade for this beat as well.  Black Spade's producer name is Stoney Rock so don't get confused.

For clarification on the artwork above see the adinkra symbol definitions below to understand why I feel 3000's flow equates to those symbols.    

NKYIMU - symbol of skillfulness, precision

HWE MU DUA ("measuring stick") - symbol of examination and quality control. This symbol stresses the need to strive for the best quality, whether in production of goods or in human endeavors.  

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THE ARCHIVES: MIC G - TOP THAT

I was searching an old computer of mine and came across a folder of Michelangelo Gabran music from about four years ago.  He had some hitters in that folder but I remember knocking this the most.  I'm pretty sure Chance produced this.

Mic G - Top That

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SOULIVE - JOYFUL GIRL

My boy Shug used to knock this years ago (which is a trip because Shug is a The Click and Dru Down type Bay cat).  Anyway, this song is quite the Sunday evening summer lemonade hammock jumpoff.  Enjoy.

Soulive - Joyful Girl

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EDDIE KENDRICKS

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IN LIGHT OF OSCAR GRANT

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LES IS MORE PART III

Ryan Leslie has the best viral videos.  For real.  Also, this is his best song.

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38th NOTES: THE BAY ABRIDGED

The folks over at 38th Notes have dropped a Bay Area compilation of the best songs coming out of the Bay.  I gotta get on there.  I've been slacking this year.  Check out the tracklist below.  Download here.

1. "Foxy Girls"-Rafael Casal & Daveed Diggs Ft. Chinaka Hodge
2. "Slick Talk"- ST Spitta & GQ
3. "Sweet Shop"- Miss Haze, Denise Wallace, & DJ Shred One
4. "Oakland Clap"- The Swapmeet Ensemble Ft. Mr. Town & I.V.A.N.
5. "Who You Shootin At"- BRWN BFLO Ft. Rebel Diaz & JR Minister of Information
6. "Streets is Hot"- Clif Soulo
7. "Tu Gial Esta Ready"- Los Rakas Ft. Chapp
8. "Night Life"- League 510 Ft. J-Billion & 1-O.A.K.
9. "Dreamin California"- The Freshman
10. "Abrazame (UpRoot Andy Mix"- Los Rakas
11. "Glamorous Life R&Bmix"- Netta Brielle
12. "Classy"- Jay Ant
13. "Here and Now"- Sandman
14. "Right Now"- Do D.A.T.
15. "Regular Shit- Vell4Short Ft. Moe Green
16. "Cashin In"- Nio Tha Gift
17. "Can't Stop Now"- Erk Tha Jerk Ft. P-Child
18. "Spend the Night"- E-40 Ft. Laroo, The DB'Z, Droop-E, & B-Slimm
19. "Rider"- Samm Ft. Erk Tha Jerk
20. "DoYouDoNotSee?"- iLL-Literacy
21. "I Got Soul, I'm So Wasted"- Wallpaper
22. "Vibrator"- Gucci Mane Ft. The Cataracs
23. "I'm On"- League 510
24. "It's A Shame"- Raphael Saadiq
25. "Legs"- Darondo
26. "Lovin What I Got"- 1st Place & DJ Mike Czech
27. "Summer Time"- League 510 Ft. Way-D
28. "I'm Gone"- Nio Tha Gift

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DILLA

I just got my Timeless Box Set!

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DONNIS - LIGHTNING

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Donnis - Lightning feat Colin Munroe


One of the best songs out right now.  The beat plus the content is right on time.  Donnis' new mixtape is okay but this song is perfect.Share

IT'S MY BIRTHDAY

Jay-Z - 99 Problems (Nick James Remix)


You may be wondering why I posted my "99 Problems" remix for my birthday?  Well, I don't have 99 problems but this song is one (Yes! that pun just happened).  This is my first good remix.  I made the "Encore" remix right before this but that song sounded like my old style of producing.  This remix solidified my trajectory as a producer.  Six years ago I created The Color Line and "99 Problems" was the first thing I played for my friend Wes.  I was in my 83 Celica with 15' inch speaker and when he got in the car outside Grass Valley Court, he immediately was juiced when I played it.  Ever since that moment I never looked back on music.

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"MY JAZZ WORLD" IS GONE!

Bobbi Humphrey - Is This All


My favorite blog has been attacked for posting rare first pressings of albums that will never see the light of day.  I want to thank Smooth for what he did.  His blog was such a resource. If it wasn't for him I wouldn't have been able to create this. Below is his response and farewell.

I call it quits!

June 29th, 2010 By Smooth 

I have been running this blog for the love of music and the preservation of the art form for quite a while now. My visitors included musicians, students, producers, and music aficionados from all over the world. Many people have expressed their gratitude for my work and have discovered lots of great music here that otherwise would have been forgotten and neglected. By strictly concentrating on out-of-print material and offering to remove any post at the request of the copyright holder, I considered myself on the safe side.

Currently I am under a legal attack from the attorneys of Chuck Mangione’s management. Despite the fact that a long-standing petition has been asking for the re-release of his back catalog, the label never felt the need to fulfill those wishes nor announce plans of a re-release, reasons why this blog has stepped in to fill the void by making those albums available digitally. Today, I was asked to immediately remove all the Mangione posts and now face a threat to compensate alleged losses. It saddens me that we cannot communicate in a civilized manner – a friendly mail from Chuck would have done the trick – and instead have to employ the service of lawyers.

Without awaiting any further development of this case, I decided to close down “My Jazz World”. I live a happy and active life where music plays a big part, but I have many other interests to pursue and don’t need any legal hassles to deal with. I don’t have to run this blog at all, I don’t make any money from it, my only reward are the enthusiastic responses from my visitors. So I decided to call it quits and assume a low profile from now on.

Thanks to everyone who sent me records for publication on the blog. Those people can still reach me at my e-mail address and I will make sure that they will receive their digitized music back. For all the others, thanks for visiting, we had a good time as long as it lasted. I’m out!

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RARE WONDER

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Mobb Deep - Quiet Storm (9th Wonder Remix)

I finally got around to turning on my desktop computer that I have neglected in the age of laptops at coffee shops.  I scrolled through my Hip-Hop folder and found an old 9th Wonder folder with remixes I haven't heard in a while.  I used to love his bare bones soul remixes like the Mobb Deep one above.  9th definitely was an inspiration when I started out remixing.  This collection isn't anything from The Listening or the Minstrel Show; it's plenty of rare songs you may have overlooked or didn't have because you weren't an avid downloader back in 04 (torrents and zshare wasn't even poppin back then).          

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I AM OSCAR GRANT

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KENDRICK LAMAR: PRISON SONG

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Kendrick Lamar feat. Javonte - Uncle Bobby and Jason Keaton


I've been waiting for a song that connects the personal experiences of Black men entrapped in the prison system with the larger social practices that perpetuates that entrapment.  The beauty of the this song lies in his approach; pure honesty.  The way he depicts the decisions his family members made yet realizes and comes to an understanding of the structures that disproportionately place Black men in jail personifies the complex duality of analyzing crime.  The national dialogue regarding crime is consistently the predator frame that alleviates collective responsibility but Lamar obviously understands that the structural impediments are dire and a consciousness of these impediments must steer our actions and decisions with greater importance so no one ever enters those prison walls.      

Below is an American Gangster episode on J. Edgar Hoover.  Educate yourself in order to act against generations of injustices and guide those susceptible of sacrificing their purpose.

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A JAY ELECT LOVE SONG

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Jay Electronia - Ruff Song For @FatBellyBella


Man I have played this about 21 times in row (actually I've been knocking Maybach Music III too).  This song's honesty is what makes it dope.  More male rappers should just be real when it comes to women.  Even thugs need hugs.Share

SIGN DONTREVIUS WENTERS

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MY MONEY IS ON TURFIN'

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