HipHop & Soul

A "No Profanity Hip Hop Anniversary Tour" will launch May through July 2008, showcasing Big Daddy Kane, Whodini, Public Enemy and more.

Kurtis Blow and other Hip Hop icons are challenging America. For one day: no crime, no violence, no hate, no murders, no sin - and no profanity. Their goals is to have one day of love, peace, unity, kindness, goodness, gentleness and fun with a series of events throughout the coarse of a day.

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R&B FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 20th ANNIVERSARY PIONEER AWARD WINNERS

I was foutunate enough to be invited to a very special R&B Foundation press confrence on 4/30 in Philadelphia, where the 20th Anniversary Pioneer Awards winners were announced.

- Chaka Khan: Lifetime Achivement Award
- Teena Marie: Individual Artist Award
- Bill Withers: Individual Artist Award
- Sugar Pie DeSanto: Individual Artist Award
- Kool & the Gang: Group Award  more...

I can recall having two very serious conversations with Gerald Alston. The first one took place at Cliff Perkins (Soul Generation) studio in Jersey City, NJ on a Sunday morning. It was a meeting/hang out session with several NYC area Classic Soul artists. That day Gerald got up and spoke with much eloquence about the need for the Classic Soul artists to unify and support each other, or else they would soon find themselves out of existence. The second one took place in Atlantic City, NJ. It was the day of the taping of one of those PBS specials.  more...

Conya Doss - Still
(Nu Soul/Pop)
As you might well imagine, I get a whole lot of new music submitted to me every year, from many different sources (major labels, indy labels, indy artists). Some of that music is awful and some of that music is outstanding. However the vast majority of the music submitted is "average."
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Without getting too nostalgic, I was thinking about these two songs as I listened to them the other day...

(1989) Stop the Violence Movement - Self Destruction
Featuring: KRS-One, D-Nice, Kool Moe Dee, MC Lyte, Doug E. Fresh, Heavy D, Chuck D and Daddy-O

(1990) West Coast Rap All-Stars - We're All In The Same Gang
Featuring: Above the Law, Body & Soul, Def Jef, Digital Underground, Easy-E, Ice T, JJ Fad, King Tee, MC Hammer, Michel'le, NWA, Oaktown 3-5-7, Tone Loc and Young MC

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