Raul Midon

Wow!!!…I am speechless…

Eddie Murphy on James Brown, Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson

Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder

Donny Hathaway

Documentary

the Godfather of Soul – 1969

James Brown

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUmNVE587Kk

Surprise

Exile

Exile, is a legend waiting to be acknowledged as one. With continuos creativity pushing him to the edge every time , he consistantly shows us that he is a true musician looking for the bliss of that next track!

His first record appearances came as a member of hip hop duo Emanon alongside rapper Aloe Blacc. They released various singles beginning with 1998’s “P.S.I.” before releasing their debut album, Anon & On. After 2002, Exile went on to release one more Emanon album well as a solo album, 2006’s Dirty Science, and another collaborative effort, 2007’s Below the Heavens. The latter album was critically acclaimed for Exile’s productions and raps by new artist Blu. Exile’s guest production work with artists including Mobb Deep, Ghostface Killah, Kardinal Offishall and Jurassic 5 is also renowned. He claims his influences to be contemporary producers J Dilla, Jon Brion and Madlib. He is known for “coarsely chopped beats” that give off “laid back soulful vibes.”

Discography

Solo

• Dirty Science (2006)
• Radio (2009)

Emanon

• “Stretch Marx” (1995) cassette
• “Imaginary Friends” (1996) cassette
• “PSI, Outside looking in” (1997)
• “Dawns Second Coming” (1998) cassette
• “Acid 9″ (1998)
• “Mc’s Like Me” (1999)
• Anon & On (2002)
• The Waiting Room (2004)

With Blu

• Below the Heavens (2007)

With Fashawn

• Boy Meets World (2009)

With Blame One

• Days Chasing Days (March 2009)

Red

Jericho Kensington

Giving my blog steady crew a little rock steady jump off….

Big City Woman

Black Spade

Armed with little more than his father’s extensive record collection of jazz, soul, psychedelic rock, folk, comedy and a Kurzweil 2000 keyboard – Black Spade’s music is a melting pot of sounds hailing from St. Louis by way of New York, Detroit, LA, and everywhere that hip-hop has carved a distinctive and influential sound for itself.
Writing and producing all his music along with MC’ng, Spade’s one man team approach is full of burbling synths, and off-kilter drums while his voice slides smoothly over choruses coated in multi-tracked vocals and skipping roughshod drums. Attributing his distinctive sound to his home of St. Louis, Black Spade explains “We get a piece of everything by being in the middle.” However, he feels no harmonious connection to where Saint Louis pop acts like Nelly, Chingy, etc. have taken hip-hop lately. Spade’s style is not like the norm. This undercurrent shows through all his music and can be heard in songs like “Evil Love”(my personal favorite), where the keyboard hits less than a second after you expect it to. It’s subtle, but these little things are what make Black Spade’s music so compelling.
At his core, Black Spade is a producer who makes music because he loves to. His sounds are grounded in the past while still sounding futuristic, and most importantly come from the heart. Spade says, “To get my music out there to people… at the end of the day that’s what really counts.”