Color me Badd* – I wanna sex you up (GPF)
I know this is naff, but the vocals. The vocals. There is something about the harmony that is irresistible. Sam Cooke and The Soul Stirrers for the 90’s? Just a somewhat different subject matter!
Also, how 90’s is the video? LOVE it…
Have a great weekend!
RjK
*Artist #508
Fatboy Slim – Praise You
Oasis – Don’t look back in anger
This song was my early teens. It’s taken from one of the first CD’s I ever owned, the amazing (What’s the story) Morning Glory?
Slip inside the eye of your mind, don’t you know you might find a better place to play…
I got my first night in Dublin over me last night. I don’t quite feel like a resident of the fair city quite yet but I am getting there…
RjK
Outkast – Da art of storytellin’ featuring Slick Rick
This is a favourite from Aquemini, Outkast’s third album. It is really great and in my eyes one of the best rap albums ever made. It was from before Ms.Jackson catapulted them into the global stars they are today. And perhaps, one might argue, before they got just a touch too big for their boots.
I said what you wanna be, she said “Alive”. It made me think for a minute, then I looked in her eyes. I coulda died. Time went on, I got grown, rhyme got strong, mind got blown, I came back home to find lil Sasha was gone…
Nas* – Memory Lane (sittin’ in da park)
I love this.
Can’t believe I hadn’t gotten around to posting Nas yet. Illmatic, the album this is taken from, was one of the first rap albums that really made me sit up and take notice. It’s also a pretty awesome album title.
I still count the sample here as one of my all time favourites. I’m just speechless when I try to work out how how they got from here to there. It still sounds so fresh nearly 20 years later.
In other news here is some further proof that Boris Johnson has a way with words. It certainly raised a chuckle, particularly #19.
RjK
*Artist #498
N-Trance* – Set you free
I have been wanting to post this since I revisited JX, another classic of the genre (mid-90’s cheesy, up tempo dance). If these two don’t make you want to jump around the room, I’m not I will be able to help you. They have the added lustre for me of being reminders of some happy and carefree schooldays.
I had a successful (and surprisingly sun kissed) morning in Dublin. As of Wednesday I will be a resident of Ranelagh, Dublin. Hope you have a great weekend.
RjK
*Artist #496
KRS One* – MC’s act like they don’t know
I’m just back from a wedding at the very scenic Castle Leslie. Big day! Fun times even if I am starting to feel a little bit of wedding fatigue.
A good friend sent me this track earlier in the week as a reminder of the times when we both discovered and shared lots of hip hop together. He titled his email “One of the greatest hip hop tunes ever (lyrically anyway)”. I don’t know if I can put it any better than that. It also features beats from the excellent DJ Premier, which is always a treat.
One last interesting thing about this track is that my buddy and I first heard it on a KRS One retrospective compilation that I received one Christmas from my Dad which was both an awesome and unlikely present in just about equal measures!
RjK
*Artist #491
Seal* – Crazy
Lauryn Hill – Doo-Wop (That thing)
There have been some details of Lauryn’s chaotic personal life on the internet and in the press recently along with the tantalising prospect of some new material from her.
This made me revisit the spectacular 1998 album The miseducation of… to which I am still eagerly awaiting for a follow up (other than a misguided live album). This was one of the stand out tracks. It is classic, late-90’s r’n’b.
Happy independence day to all my American friends out there.
RjK
MC Solaar* – Les temps changent
MC Solaar is a French rapper and this track is taken from the 1997 album Paradisiaque. I try not to be too esoteric in my choices and I am aware that this might seem to be a little far out. It was the first song that really made me realise that for me a strong hook (in this case I think it is spectacular) is as important as finding meaning in lyrics (not a clue, my GCSE French can’t quite cope!)
Les temps changent…
Tramshed was excellent last night. The food was simple but full of flavour. Very hip decor and a great space (see below).
RjK
*Artist #470