Apparently it's Hip Hop Celebration Day, today (Aug 11).
I mean I'd say Hip Hop is for life, myself, but who am I to resist an opportunity to spam you all with some lovely tracks!
Stay tuned, everyone, and for those who'd rather not: Get yer mute on.
Let's start with what is probably my favourite song.
🌼 De La Soul - I Am I Be
🎤 Rapsody, D'Angelo, GZA - Ibtihaj
Stream "Ibtihaj" here: https://rocnat.io/n/ibtihaj *Donate to Peter Westbrook Foundation. Support the fencers here: http://www.peterwestbrook.org/donate LYRI...
🎤 Quakers, Guilty Simpson, MED - Fitta Happier
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNb7DwiklZg
One for all you Radiohead fans out there, perhaps... 😉
🧹 Turbo, played by Michael 'Boogaloo Shrimp' Chambers, dancing with a broom in the movie Breakin' (a.k.a. Breakdance).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEoaN9qIxFs
...The music is a Kraftwerk remix, of course, but I'm putting this in because I bloody love it and when I was a kid my friend and I watched this movie on an almost weekly basis.
🎤 Eric B. & Rakim - Musical Massacre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdmcjzbgAsM
This album was the first record I bought with my own money, back in the mists of time.
🎤 Uptown - Dope On Plastic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIYSfTQuW0Q
...Anything which even slightly involved Dante Ross in its creation is worth a listen.
Lordy, far too many meetings, today. Why, I've barely had time to post Hip Hop at all!
So:
🎤 DJ Format feat. Edan - Spaceship Earth
🎼 The Cinematic Orchestra feat. Roots Manuva - All Things To All Men.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EMVF8sCNFQ
One to close your eyes and pop your good headphones on for, this.
🎤 Jean Grae, Chen Lo - Threats
🎤 Freestyle Fellowship - Innercity Boundaries
🎺 Dirty Dozen Brass Band feat. Chuck D - What's Going On
🎤 Ugly Duckling - Almond Rocha
Queen Latifah - U.N.I.T.Y.
Official Music Video for U.N.I.T.Y performed by Queen Latifah#QueenLatifah #UNITY
🎤 MF DOOM, MF GRIMM, Chubb Rock, Prince Paul, Wordsworth - People, Places & Thing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=li7DGo-5NwE
One day Prince Paul will be given the credit he deserves.
I'm never not boosting Breakdance the Movie content. I've forced my family to watch it so many times. "It's my birthday so I get to choose".
@TwoClownsEating Eeeeeeeexcellent!
It's such a shame that more people probably know the name of the sequel (and use it to denote anything terrible) than have actually seen the film.
Funnily enough this weekend we had an old friend visiting and I was telling her about it, at length, as she'd never heard of it (though she was aware of the phrase electric boogaloo from social media).
Story is silly
Script is laughable
Acting is terrible (in a good way)
Music is magnificent
Dancing is great
The fashion is 80', so, so 80's
Just gloriously fun
@crumbleneedy The whole concept of the first Quakers album is just BRILLIANT: Geoff Barrow trawling Myspace for interesting MCs nobody's ever heard of?
Just shut up and take my money, eh?
One of my favourites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEQPWHvqfOc
@crumbleneedy It's really something, isn't it?
I've idly thought over the years that there are many tracks featuring male rappers and female singers, but not many the other way round.
And I reckon Ibtihaj is one of the best versions of female rappers backed by male singers since good old Salt N Pepa's song Shoop, back in the day.
I'm sure there are other examples I've forgotten about, but I really do struggle to think of them!
@aaron Yay! I hope you enjoy.
...Gosh, don't just take my word for it, though - I expect my knowledge doesn't cover one tenth of what it should!
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