Dilla Addendum

Cats liked that Moog Machine so much..I decided to give the people what they want and bless y'all with some more originals. One i post up because of the rarity. A turkish record by les Mogul. You gotta go 3.5 minutes in to peep what got used...Yall keep ya hands off the rest.

#2 is Chuck Mangione's lesser known brother Gap. Dilla and Madlib both looted this 1. It wont take long for you to recognize.

Les Mogul: Sunset in golden horn
http://www.zshare.net/audio/2516083b4f3516/

Gap Mangione:Diana in the Autumn Wind
http://www.zshare.net/audio/251609624c6f9f/

Grand Puba Maxwell

Eh yo...Puba is one of the handful of cats who should just be ushered into the hip hop hall of fame IMMEDIATELY. Few people have held their relevance longer than GP. He is also multitalented. Most of his praise comes vis-a-vis his adept lyrical skill but he has produced a large number of certifiable bangers. I was first introduced to GP through "Sexy" while he was a member of Masters of Ceremonies (1986). While the other MC held his own...Puba definitely was the star of the group as his water smooth flow was already readily apparent.



"Step Up Front" demonstrates Puba's production prowess. I believe this is the first usage of the Bumpin bus Stop break, regardless, the song is a masterpiece. Positive K more than meets the match of such a finely tuned track.



Of course by the late 80s. Puba found himself in the seminal NY Nation of Gods and Earths outfit, "Brand Nubian" who released the classic "one for all". One for All is an undisputable classic and "who can get busy like this man" is a funky solo exhibition for Grand P.



Puba left Brand Nubian until 1998 when they returned with the criminally underappreciated "foundation". Puba was still dropping jewels and flows over premier, lord finesse and others beats...check "Love vs. Hate"



Peace to the GODS!
Masters of Ceremony: Sexy(http://www.zshare.net/audio/2524351cede01e/)
Positive K: Step Up Front(http://www.zshare.net/audio/25243661de9cc3/)
Brand Nubian: Who Can get busy Like This?(http://www.zshare.net/audio/252437637f35da/)
Brand Nubian: Love vs Hate (http://www.zshare.net/audio/25243897b3713a/)

The Dilla Post

it's only right my first hip hop post is on Jay Dee (yall gets no beattape files doe!!)...i decided to go thru my wax and pull some stuff many prolly have but many more dont. 1st up is the moog machine's "let the sun shine in" cover that Dilla used for the "Fantastic3" interlude (posted just underneath). I took the liberty of slowing down the Moog Machines work about 15% cuz Dilla definitely slowed it down... I been trying to figure out if he sampled 1 mono side of the stereo image cuz i cant hear the drums and bass of the original in his. Perhaps he sampled the open pianos at the end...either way its a good demonstration of why Dilla is better than just about everyone (cuz he "digged"..i also skipped the 1st half of the song you woulda had to listen to to find.....)

the t-love joint (when your older) is 1 of my favorite productions. very noble sounding. the flute and drums in particular. i think the early 2000s dilla was really stretching out. coming to grips with being "underground" releasing records on fatbeats, Mcnasty, mummy, groove attack, up above etc...

Frank-n-Dank's "love is a thing of the past" is another of those rare dilla gems (i sampled this in the intro to "we did it"). i aint gonna say nothing bout it except LISTEN!!! i feel these cats sentiments (LOL).

Last but not least...F*ck the Police. the clean version. ha.

Let the Sun Shine In
The Moog Machine

Fantastic3
Slum Village

When You're Older
T-Love

Love Is a thing of the Past
Frank-n-Dank

F*ck the Police
Jay Dee

Introducing...

everybody blogging so i figured...i got stuff to say, pics and music to share, plus i got a new record i'm working on and a couple fixin' to be released (howard lloyd's quickie EP, sputnik brown's "3 shades of black"). Its all about exposure nah mean. Plus i got a different way of looking at the world that may help, soothe, incite you to some sort of action.

I'll have something interesting to say soon.
Stay tuned.

**Thats me & DJ Shark (japan STAND UP!!). Yall besta recognize. Flick courtesy of Fresh (dot) Daily!!! In fact...I'ma bless yall with some of me & Shark's (Shark is the John Coltrane of turntables IMO...wait til y'all hear him on the Sputnik record!!!!) work together...

Time Bomb (produced by e tha 5th)

http://www.howardlloyd.com/audio/HOWARD_LLOYD-time_bomb.m3u

why i love erykah badu

yeah..uhm...one of the reasons is above. i mean i was already in love with her by the time i realized she had a nice little jiggly back there and baby#2 seems to have really set it off. they say physical desires take precedent over higher order desires (see below). i mean i was always weak for those slim but round shawties...and eb be a classic example.

reason#2 = she has impeccable (unrivaled even)taste in who she allows into photos with her

reason #3...her first song (a hit no less) included five percent ideology and AND she says "most intellects do not believe in God but they fear US just the same". who else could do that? besides like Rakim and other 80s rappers.

reason #4..check the fronts pic. not only is she sophisticated and sexy...SHE IS GULLY!!

Last and certainly not least. Her voices. Both of em. The one that you can hear and the one you dont. Both beautiful. Lyrics?? So i leave you with cleva...woulda left green eyes but uhm..bump that. you gotta go cop for that.

Cleva