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LEt'S GEt it On

Let's Get It On

Written by: Marvin Gaye/Ed Townsend

Performed by: Andy Allo

I've been really tryin , baby

Tryin to hold back these feelings for so long

And if you feel, like I feel baby

Come on, oh come on,

Let's get it on

Let's get it on

Let's get it on

We're all sensitive people

With so much love to give, understand me sugar

Since we got to be

Lets say, I love you

There's nothin wrong with me

Lovin you--- And givin yourself to me can never be wrong

If the love is true

Don't you know how sweet and wonderful, life can be

I'm askin you baby, to get it on with me

I aint gonna worry, I aint gonna push

So come on, come on, come on, come on baby

Stop beatin round the bush....

Let's get it on

Let's get it on

Let's get it on

RAEKWON SPEAKS ON tHE MAKiNG Of "ONLY BUiLt fOR CUBAN LiNkS"

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx has increased its acclamation among music critics and writers over the years, as many have lauded it as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. With its emphasis on Italian Mafia insinuations and organized crime, the album is widely regarded as a pioneer of the Mafioso rap genre. It has been esteemed as being highly effective on hip hop music over the next decade, being heavily referenced and influential on albums such as Doe or Die, Reasonable Doubt, It Was Written and Life After Death. Along with GZA's Liquid Swords, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx is classified by many to be the best of Wu-Tang solo material. Its success spawned a sequel 14 years later with 2009's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… Pt. II.

NAS SPEAKS ON tHE MAKiNG Of "iLLMATiC"

'Illmatic' has been recognized by writers and music critics as a landmark album in East Coast Hip Hop. It contributed to the regional scene's artistic renaissance in New York, while marking an influential, stylistic change in hip hop at the time. Its influence on subsequent hip hop artists has been attributed to the album's production and Nas's rapping. Several writers have cited Illmatic as one of the quintessential hip hop recordings and one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. In 2003, the album was ranked number 400 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

LAUREN HiLL SPEAKS ON "THE MISEDUCATION OF"

Lauryn Hill speaks on making her classic album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill – which she will of course be performing in it’s entirety on the Rock The Bells tour as it makes its way from coast to coast. Which makes this Reebok Classics-branded vid sort of a sequel to the clip we posted the other day of her RTB-stagemate Nas speaking on Illmatic. Forget all your crazy-talk, Ms. Hill has a commanding presence that is distinctly Oprah-like on here–and sometimes sounds more like a media studies professor dissecting herself in the third person than a rapper.  Rumors of her "miseducation" may have been highly exaggerated.

And if you've forgotten how gifted this woman truly is...

here is a couple of my favorites from her.

CLASSIC ALBUMS: THRILLER

Produced by Quincy Jones, Thriller is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was released on November 30, 1982 by Epic Records as the follow-up to Jackson's critically and commercially successful 1979 album Off the Wall. Thriller explores similar genres to those of Off the Wall, including pop, R&B, rock and post-disco music.

Recording sessions took place between April and November 1982 at Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, with a production budget of $750,000, assisted by producer Quincy Jones. Jackson wrote four of Thriller's nine tracks. In just over a year, Thriller became—and currently remains—the best-selling album of all time, with sales estimated by various sources as somewhere between 65 and 110 million copies worldwide,[3] and is also tied for the best-selling album in the United States.Seven of the album's nine songs were released as singles, and all reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album won a record-breaking eight Grammy Awards at the 1984 Grammys.

Thriller cemented Jackson's status as the most prominent pop star of the century and enabled him to break down racial barriers via his appearances on MTV and meeting with President Ronald Reagan at the White House. The album was one of the first to use music videos as successful promotional tools—the videos for "Thriller", "Billie Jean" and "Beat It" all received regular rotation on MTV. In 2001, a special edition issue of the album was released, which contains additional audio interviews, a demo recording and the song "Someone In the Dark", which was a Grammy-winning track from the E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial storybook. In 2008, the album was reissued again as Thriller 25, containing re-mixes that feature contemporary artists, a previously unreleased song and a DVD.

Thriller ranked number 20 on Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list in 2003,and was listed by the National Association of Recording Merchandisers at number three in its Definitive 200 Albums of All Time. The Thriller video was preserved by the Library of Congress to the National Recording Registry, as it was deemed "culturally significant".

Here are a few clips I found on the making of Thriller as told by Quincy Jones, a rare interview with MJ from 1983, and a very candid interview with Spike Lee, as he shares his memories and the cultural impact MJ had on the world.

DALEY

Daley 'Those Who Wait'

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A unique, UK singer songwriter and artist. Daley hails from Manchester - his sound rooted within Soul, Pop and R&B, infused with Ambient / Experimental vibes.

Over the last few years Daley has been building a reputation as a "vocal sensation" around the UK, showcasing his trademark melodic vocal style, flair for songwriting and vocal arrangement.
Daley is currently writing his debut album.

CEE LO DiSTILLED

ABSOLUT VODKA Presents: CEE LO DISTILLED

- A peek into the creative world of Cee Lo Green

I'M LiVIN' ON DAYDREAMS

DAYDREAMS

Have you ever wanted to

Buy someone you love somethin'

But you couldn't afford it?

But you just bought it anyway

You know how that go

Yes, I'm livin' on daydreams

Gon' buy me somethin' I can't afford

Yes, I'm livin' on daydreams

Gon' buy me somethin' I can't afford

When the price ain't right

And everythin' ain't lookin' right

But you still want it all, uh huh

This line is long but still I ponder

This here check won't last until October

But nothin' more special

Than bringin' my gifts to you

Oh, I'm livin' on daydreams

I'M WITH YOU

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ALBUM RELEASE DATE 08.29.2011

WATCH THE THRONE ALBUM RELEASE PARTY

SOLiD AS A ROCk - ASHfORD & SiMPSON

OKP NEWS: Legendary Motown songwriter–and star in his own right–Nick Ashford passed away Monday at the age of 70. As one half of the R&B duo Ashford & Simpson, not only did he lend his voice to huge hits like “Solid As A Rock,” but also his lyrics to many Motown classics for other artists, often writing material for with his wife & partner Valerie Simpson that became huge successes for duets from the likes of Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, including the immortal sides “You’re All I Need to Get By” (recognizable to rap fans from Method Man and Mary J. Blige‘s remake) and “Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing.”

In an eerily parallel story, rock n’ roll songwriter Jerry Lieber, who as part of the Lieber & Stroller songrwiting team wrote or co-wrote such rhythm n blues oldies as “Jailhouse Rock”; “Hound Dog”; “Yakety Yak” and “On Broadway” also passed away. Our own Questlove summed up the emotion of the moment best when he tweeted last night:” two masters of lyricals passed away today…these 2 men wrote the sndtrk of your lives.” To see what he’s talking about, watch Ms. Diana Ross live rendition of “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” below:




Ashford met Valerie Simpson at a New York City church in 1964 and they quickly began writing songs together. They scored their first big hit in 1966 when Ray Charles recorded their track "Let's Go Get Stoned" and brought it to Number One on the R&B chart. They began writing for Motown that same year, and hit it big in 1967 with "Ain't No Mountain High Enough." The song was originally recorded by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, but Diana Ross recorded it in 1970 and made it her first solo Number One single on the Hot 100.

Over the next few years Ashford and Simpson continued to regularly write for Diana Ross, as well as Gladys Knight, Smokey Robinson and the Marvelettes. In 1978 they wrote "I'm Every Woman" for Chaka Khan, which was later recorded by Whitney Houston on the soundtrack to the The Bodyguard.

In 1974 Ashford and Simpson married each other and stayed happily married.  They began recording as a duo for Warner Bros. They scored hits with "Don't Cost You Nothin'," "It Seems To Hang On," "Found A Cure" and 1984's "Solid," which hit Number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. The hits dried up by the 1990s, but they continued to record and tour until very recently.

CBS Sunday Morning Profile On Ashford & Simpson

tHeWEEkND - tHURSDAY

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The Weeknd -Thursday by PrimerCopenhagen

WATCH THE THRONE ALBUM REVIEW by GHOSTFACE KILLAH

1. No Church in the Wild (ft. Frank Ocean) - Thought the beat was kinda average at first to be honest wit yall. But the shit been growin on me. The fact that Jay brought back one of his most boring flows...the same one he used on Pray off American Gangster...didnt help nothin tho. Yeezy drops his least EMPHASIZED bars in a minute n gets the green light from Jiggaman to bring autotune back. I dont kno what hour in the day this shit was recorded but it sounds like some 5 AM shit. In the end tho... both them niggas got the job done n start shit off on the rite foot nahmean. The victim of Breezy's high pitched goon squad attack did his thing too.

2. Lift Off (ft. Beyonce) - I almost aint wanna even comment on this shit son.... I dont even kno what to say bout it yo. This shit sounds like the anthem the fairies in Ferngully would use to go to war against evil humans to or some shit b. This shit is like Shia LeBeouf in song form yo. Lissenin to this shit is like havin ya ears penetrated by a million microscopic dicks namsayin. Shit sounds like niggas doin aerobics on a magical cloud of daisies. How many meadows did Kanye cartwheel across before he decided to make this beat? Seriously yo.... Jus how many lily pads did the nigga skip across the pond on before he got inspired to make some shit like this? Definitely one a the worst songs Jay ever been involved in...thats includin those lame joints off Vol 3 wit Amil n Mariah or the worst songs off Kingdom Come....EVEN the Timbo joints off Blueprint 3. Like this joint is SOFT son. Guess thats why Jay only spit like 5 n a half bars on it. Its like the song Yung Berg would play before he goes n commits his latest string of L's. Shit is jus terrible son...especially since it took like 6 niggas to produce this muthafucka.

3. Niggas in Paris - If you can ignore the homoerotic title the shit actually aint bad son. I prefer it once the beat changes up tho. It starts off soundin like some shit them Young Money niggas mighta left behind in the studio one day. Like I swear I can hear Gudda Gudda gettin his mediocre on in the background for the first 2:43 minutes. But then shit gets dramatic n its all good yo. it aint really the monster track niggas made that shit out to be tho.

4. Otis (ft. Otis Redding) - First off they need to not be actin like Otis Redding is a "featured" artist on this shit. Since when do niggas sample a dude n then call that shit a feature. Son aint even been alive for like 40 years b. Otis Redding is my dude tho...so dont get that shit twisted son. That bein said...this shit still goes nahmean. Folks been divided on this joint for a minute...but that aint stop the dozen hasbeen ass niggas who hopped on this shit from strugglin the fuck out on it (Im lookin at you DMX).

5. Gotta Have It - This shit probably the least Neptunes soundin beat the Neptunes ever produced yo. Not sayin thats a bad thing tho. Im glad they aint bring no bongos or space sounds to this shit g. Niggas is jus tradin bars on some back n forth shit n basically talkin bout the usual shit they do. Kinda jus a filler joint nahmean. It probably wont be the next single or nothin...but its still a ill joint namsayin. This shit also got The Godfather of Soul's voice all over it...but they aint put "featuring James Brown" on the tracklist for some reason. Guess they missed that one.

6. New Day - "Me n the RZA connect"....thats a nice little quasi-hook rite ther namsayin. Sorry yo...this aint the 36 Chambers RZA...but it aint the "fuckin ridicalish" aint had a meal in a hot minute soundin RZA neither yo. It basically dont sound like a RZA joint at all son. He aint bring out the pointy ass rings n get on his BONG BONG shit or nothin but the god did his thing namsayin. Shit has Kanyes fingerprints all over it still tho.

7. Thats My Bitch - I aint the biggest fan a this shit rite here yo. It aint horrible or nothin but I remember when this shit was unleashed at the end a last year n it still aint grow on me like that. Its got all that retro hip hop shit happenin on it but I aint feelin the end results like that. Not sayin its wack....but I be skippin this joint usually.

8. Welcome To The Jungle - If Jay gon insist on usin this niggas bullshit ass beats still...the least he can do is make sure that Swizzy dont go near the booth yo. Ayo Snoop Budden...nobody gon need to hear you gettin ya "One hand in the air if you dont really care" on durin the hooks to no joints ever ever ever again son. Jus go back to contaminatin whats left of Alicia Keys n stop cashin in those favors niggas owe you to get on these high profile joints you malnourished ass lookin muthafucka. Son been urinatin wackness on these songs for years now b.... so can we jus acknowledge that the nigga got no business actin like he kno how to put together a hook now n stop lettin this whippet lookin muthafucka get near a mic?

9. Who Gon Stop Me - Now THIS shit is a problem yo. When it started the god was like ok cool....you kno...I was enjoyin it....the bassline was soundin like a lion growlin n shit. There wasa ill mood to it. Im diggin the joint namsayin....but then it starts really transformin into a monster after a couple minutes....n its like yo...we got a serious contender for best song on the album now. By the middle it sounds like niggas is drivin Lamborghinis around in the studio n drums is hittin like automatic weapons. I love this track son.

10. Murder to Excellence - Another ill joint. Not a lot I can say bout it tho son. If you heard it you kno its jus a solid track namsayin. Like a lotta these songs its got a change up in the beat halfway through. If I had to guess Id say its probably Wyclef's favorite song on the album tho.

11. Made In America (ft. Frank Ocean) - First of all son....Lionel Richie called from 1986 n said he wants his song back yo. Word. Sade jus holla'd on twitter to say this shit is soft as fuck namsayin. I think Elton John wants to conceive babies to this joint b. Drake said he gon soak in his lotion pool to this shit rite here for like a week son. I think Wiz Khagina is scissorin wit Amber Rose to this shit rite now as we speak yo. I heard this shit gon be used for the next Gwyneth Paltrow movie too. I dont kno how the same nigga that did Who Gon Stop Me had anything to do wit this shit but apparently he did nahmean. This shit sounds like two niggas hang glidin over the ocean together at sunset holdin hands son. I think this is bout to be on Yung Berg's yoga playlist. I cant fuck wit this shit at all b. This shit is like audio lesbian comin out my speakers son.

12. Why I Love You (ft. Mr Hudson) - Its almost like they knew they couldnt end the album on that Made In America shit. Contrary to the title n the fact that it says "featuring Mr Hudson" on this muthafucka....this shit goes hard yo. Mr Hudson does his thing too son. I fucks wit this joint forreal forreal. Might even be my favorite tomorrow.

Bonus tracks:

13. Illest Motherfucker Alive - Ok now...when you call a song "Illest Motherfucker Alive" you really gotta live up to that shit son. This shit kinda almost lives up to the name of the song...but it aint that special yo. But Im not mad at it. Actually if Made in America n Lift Off made the album I dont kno why this shit is jus a bonus track namsayin. I think Breezy's cousins are singin at the end a the song tho.

14 H.A.M. - This joint is still ass. Id rather listen to a whole Tyga mixtape son.

15. Primetime - This shit cool namsayin.  Aint like my favorite song on earth or nothin....but No I.D. aint go n "Timbaland" these niggas wit no bullshit ass beat at least. Son always comes through wit sumthin decent or better. This shit better than decent tho nahmean.

16. The Joy (ft. Curtis Mayfield) - This shit shoulda been a official track on the album b. I dont care how old it is now...I still love this joint. I guess they aint wanna give they fans all this old shit...which is cool namsayin. But...AGAIN yo... if Lift Off gon be on the album anyway...you might as well jus swap that wit some old shit that AINT softer than Game's emotions b. N they put Thats My Bitch on the album anyway so maybe there aint no real excuse for makin this shit a bonus joint. But why these niggas got "featuring Curtis Mayfield" on this shit?  I think Jay n Ye better cut that shit out before it becomes a trend for these lame muthafuckas to start havin "featuring (insert dead artist here)" on they joints too b. 

Word yo. The album might got some filler n a couple joints thats jus beyond wack...but its still a pretty tight project son. Niggas produced the shit outta this muthafucka b. This aint jus some shit where dudes looped up a beat n banged out some drums on top n called that shit a finished product namsayin. Nah yo...niggas put some work in to get this shit done par. Tone appreciates that type a artistry tho nahmean. But it aint like its all fancy tricks n aint no real magic happenin under all the bullshit smoke n mirrors n shit namsayin. Niggas straight went HAM on summa thses tracks son...but not on the HAM joint tho. Another thing I appreciate is that niggas tried sumthin original n new. Plus they aint flood this shit wit guest appearances from they artist rosters n turn it into the Firm album. Hate it or love it...its probably gon be like that rare joint where niggas memorize all the lyrics to it after a week either way. Anyways I give this shit a solid 4 Zeus slaps namsayin. 

Aight peace.

THE DREAMER AND THE BELIEVER - GHETTO DREAMS

MTV "When i Was 17" FEATURiNG PHARRELL WiLLiAMS

MTV "When i Was 17" FEATURiNG ?UESTLOVE

"NY to Z" - An ABSOLUT Collaboration with JAY Z

ABSOLUT Vodka presents "NY-Z", a new 15-minute documentary featuring Jay-Z. The film was directed by Danny Clinch. More exclusive content at Facebook.com/ABSOLUT.

Continuing to collaborate with creative visionaries, ABSOLUT Vodka presents this new 15-minute short film featuring Jay-Z. The documentary, titled NY-Z, was directed by Danny Clinch and paints a rare portrait of the global hip-hop icon. With unprecedented access to Jay-Z the days and moments leading up to, and after, his legendary September 11th benefit concert at Madison Square Garden, Danny Clinch gives us an intimate glimpse into Jay-Z: his childhood, his motivation as an artist, his passion for music, and his muse, New York.

NY-Z kicks off the ABSOLUT Concert Series, a collaborative partnership between ABSOLUT and two New York icons: Jay-Z and Madison Square Garden.

TALES Of DR. fUNkENStEiN

P-Funk Documentary featuring Andre 3000, Macy Gray, Shock G, and Digital Underground.

Prince inducts George Clinton and Parliament/Funkadelic into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 1997

GASLiGHT

tHE THRONE

This is easily the album of the year, and is an amazing addition to any music fans library...

an instant classic.

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KANYE WESt PERFORMS LIVE At tHE COACHELLA fEST. - 2011 (fULL SEt)

SET LIST

H.A.M.

Power

Jesus Walks

Can’t Tell Me Nothin

Hell Of A Life

Monster

Flashing Lights

Good Life

Love Lockdown

Say You Will

Heartless

Swagger Like Us

Run This Town

E.T. (Remix)

Homecoming

Through The Wire

All Falls Down

Touch The Sky

Gold Digger

All Of The Lights

Stronger

Runaway w/ Pusha T

Lost In The World

Hey Mama

PART I

PART II

ROOTS ROCk REGGAE

"Hey, Mister Music, sure sounds good to me!

I can't refuse it: what to be got to be.

Feel like dancing, dance 'cause we are free;

Feel like dancing, come dance with me!"

DARYL HALL

...some blue eyed philly soul from one of the best.

ALPHABET STREET

Alphabet Street, Oslo Norway 2011 by andyallo

kNEW YOU At ALL

Knew You At All by andyallo

HOOkED

Hooked by andyallo

WAiTiNG iN VAiN

I don't wanna wait in vain for your loveI don't wanna wait in vain for your loveFrom the very first time I rest my eyes on youMy heart says follow t'roughBut I know, now, that I'm way down on your line,But the waitin' feel is fineSo don't treat me like a puppet on a string'Cause I know I have to do my thingDon't talk to me as if you think I'm dumbI wanna know when you're gonna come - soon.I don't wanna wait for your love

composed by: bob marley

official website: bob marley

LoveIsALosingGame (Live Instrumental)

Recorded live instrumental version Oslo Norway 2011

i LOVE U BUt NOt LiKE i LOVE MY GUiTAR!

* have you ever heard a guitar sing like a bird?

...or scream to be heard?

WE LiVE 2 GEt fUNkY

2011 Montreal Jazz Festival

nasty!

PURPLE RAiN

Prince And The Revolution - Live At First Avenue 1983 - Purple Rain

*This performance was recorded and used for the album soundtrack

Prince - Purple Rain [Live 1983]

by: babyboy blue 187

Prince And The Revolution - 1985 Purple Rain Tour - 20 Minutes Of Rain

Prince - Purple Rain [Live - 20 Minutes Version]

By: babyboy blue 187

"The Artist" - Rave In2 The Year 2000 - Purple Rain (Gospel Version)

Recorded At Paisley Park Studios

Prince - Purple Rain [Live]

By: babyboy blue 187

Prince - 20Ten European Tour - Milan, Italy 2010 -Purple Rain

*This clip is proof that after 30 years of singing this song. Prince has not lost any of the passion and yet still reaches new heights performing this classic stadium rock anthem.

NOTE: wait for the guitar solo (so much power in this lil' man when he plays his guitar)

Prince Purple Rain Milan 2010

By: babyboy blue 187

Prince - Nude Tour 1990 - Purple Rain

Prince - Purple Rain 1990

By: babyboy Blue 187

VH1 ROCk DOCS PRESENTS: N.W.A. tHE WORLD'S MOSt DANGEROUS GROUP

The Birth Of Gangsta Rap

GUNS N' ROSES

don't cry (rare live acoustic 1986)

patience - grammy awards with don henley from 'the eagles'

always on the run - guns n' roses with lenny kravitz

MOS DEF - 'Mos Dub' By Max Tannone

Released in April 2010, Mos Dub is a project that combines hip-hop artist Mos Def with dub reggae music. Conceived, Produced and Mixed with excellence by Max Tannone

Mos Dub by Max Tannone

Mos Def - wiki

ALiCIA kEYS - SONGS iN A MiNOR (10th Anniversary)