• Raphael Saadiq

    He’s one of my favorite Singer\Song-Writer & Producer that worked with a lot of artists like Mary J Blige , Stevie Wonder , Alicia Keys , D’Angelo , A Tribe Called Quest & many more . Recently, He produced for Marvell Studios the Original OST for Luke Cage , A… Listen ⇢

    Raphael Saadiq
  • Robert Glasper Experiment + August Greene

    The combination between Jazz and Hip hop is wonderful , because of his talent by reminiscing artists & producers like J Dilla , Stevie Wonder , Robert Glasper himself reviving Hip Hop among R&B\Soul into today’s music . On This post , I’ll be focusing on Two Groups that Glasper… Listen ⇢

    Robert Glasper Experiment + August Greene
  • Lucy Pearl – The Rise & Fall

    Lucy Pearl They’re One of My favorite R&B Group formed in 1999, as the brainchild of former Tony! Toni! Toné! member Raphael Saadiq, A Tribe Called Quest DJ and producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad and D’Angelo. However, D’Angelo backed out of the group due to scheduling conflicts. After D’Angelo backed out Raphael came up with the idea of adding Dawn Robinson (of En… Listen ⇢

    Lucy Pearl – The Rise & Fall
  • The G-Funk Era

    I Love the G-Funk Era ,  besides the music it brought a style ,  weed and also the lowriders as well .  it is a subgenre of hip hop music that emerged from West Coast Gangsta rap in the early 1990s, heavily influenced by 1970s funk sound of artists such as Parliament-Funkadelic . G-funk (which uses funk with an artificially… Listen ⇢

    The G-Funk Era
  • 90’s Hip Hop Cypher

    Back in the days on Arsinio Hall Show , all Hip Hop groups & artists were joined together for the first cypher ever , which is one of my favorite as well. Here’s the full cypher here : Artists :  Wu-Tang Clan, KRS-ONE, Treach, MC Lyte, Das EFX, Guru, A… Listen ⇢

    90’s Hip Hop Cypher
  • The Fugees – The Rise & Fall , Together & Apart (Part 2)

    As Our story continues , The Fugees members were focused by working on their solo projects . Hill started work on her critically acclaimed The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill; Jean began producing for a number of artists (including Canibus, Destiny’s Child and Carlos Santana) and recorded his debut album The Carnival; Pras, with Mýa and Ol’ Dirty Bastard, recorded… Listen ⇢

    The Fugees – The Rise & Fall , Together & Apart (Part 2)
  • The Native Tongues – Part 4

    The Pharcyde reference  and for more information about them: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pharcyde#Bizarre_Ride_II_the_Pharcyde The Pharcyde (/ˈfɑːrsaɪd/)  formed in 1989, from South Central Los Angeles. The original four members of the group are Imani (Emandu Wilcox), Slimkid3 (Trevant Hardson), Bootie Brown (Romye Robinson), and Fatlip (Derrick Stewart).[1] DJ Mark Luv was the group’s first disc jockey (DJ), followed by producer J-Swift and then J Dilla. The group is… Listen ⇢

    The Native Tongues – Part 4
  • The Evolution of Funk – Bootsy Collins

      Bootsy Collins is one of my favorite Funk Artists , in the late 1970’s he joins George Clinton’s Parliment Funkadelic . He’s one of the best Bass players of all times . He collaborated with  a lot of artists like Snoop Dogg , Musiq Soulchild , Chuck D ,… Listen ⇢

    The Evolution of Funk – Bootsy Collins
  • The Evolution of Funk – George Clinton & The Parliament-Funkadelic

    George Edward Clinton (born July 22, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and record producer. His Parliament-Funkadelic collective (which primarily recorded under the distinct band names Parliament and Funkadelic) developed an influential and eclectic form of funk music during the 1970s that drew on science-fiction, outlandish fashion, psychedelic culture, and surreal humor.[4] He launched a solo career in 1981, and would go on… Listen ⇢

    The Evolution of Funk – George Clinton & The Parliament-Funkadelic

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