You can hear Stromae, Cupcakke, Fleetwood Mac, Tierra Whack , Tears for Fears, The Whispers, Sudan archives, Lil Kim, Thundercat, Gap Band and more all in a matter of minutes.
I really just be listening to everything. I love it.
Ice Cube: “True To The Game” b/w “Givin’ Up The Nappy Dugout” (1991)
Without a doubt 1991′s Death Certificate is one of the best accomplishments Ice Cube has done in his career. In an era where he acrimoniously left N.W.A., releasing his 1991 debut Amerikkka’s Most Wanted, and starring in his first full-length feature film Boyz ‘N’ The Hood (Singleton, 1992), there was no stopping him. Ice Cube held nothing back when he chronicled the-then current condition of life in South Central Los Angeles; detailing many a vicious tale of gang violence, explicit sex, cultural sentiments, and the state of black society.
This double-A single makes up two examples that pieced together the critically-acclaimed Death Certificate. The former, “True To The Game”, had Ice Cube staking his claim about golden-era hip-hop generation’s hottest topic of artists selling themselves out to the industry and the white man. It happened to be one of the funkiest cuts on the album laid down, sampling The Gap Band’s “Outstanding” (’82) and George Duke’s “Reach for It” ('77) while Cube reminded everyone to never forget where they came from. The other, “Givin’ Up The Nappy Dugout” references Big Daddy Kane and Funkadelic and gets its funk from Booker T & The M.G.’s “Hip-Hug Her” (’67). It’s Cube’s ridiculously comical yet sharply-pointed triple X-rated take of slut-shaming to a daughter’s father. Both tracks are great, and it’s only a build up to the album closer “No Vaseline”, considered one of the greatest rap diss tracks ever recorded.
Stevie Wonder - Burn Rubber On Me (Live Tribute to Charlie Wilson)
You must click to see this, Because who would have ever thought Stevie Wonder would be singing a gap band song as a tribute to Charlie Wilson. Wow, what a moment.
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 5pm ET: Feature LP: The Gap Band - Gap Band III (1980)
The Gap Band III is the fifth studio album (contrary to the title) by American R&B band The Gap Band, released December 8, 1980 on Mercury Records. It was produced by Lonnie Simmons. It was their first album to achieve platinum status. The album was remastered by PTG Records in 2009 including the radio edit of “Burn Rubber On Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)”.
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