HP Cutout

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Bombs Away

The Bomb Squad Sophistiafunk BSPro 2002

03. Hey Good Lookin 04. Gemini 07. Sophistafunk I first heard about this band back in 02 when they were still a fairly unknown indie band. They were just starting to make a name for themselves. I was going to post this album just on the strength of them being a sick band. As I was researching to find the most recent news on them I found out that in 03 they got an AMA award for new independent band (not that anything that the AMA does is worth anything), but they did get to perform. Probably the only thing that the AMA did that I respect. Cuz this is definitely a sick band.

Chillin with My Kool-Aid

TLC Crazy Sexy Cool Arista 1994

03. Kick Your Game 04. Diggin' On You 10. Let's Do It Again

Straight from Brooklyn

OC Hidden Gems Next Mill Entertainment 2007		05. Crooklyn Feat Chubb Rock & Jeru The Damaja 07. Day One Feat DITC

MF Killa J

J Dilla, MF DOOM, Ghostface Killa Sniperlite Stones Throw 2005

01. Sniper Elite Feat MF DOOM 02. Murder Goons Feat Ghostface Killa 03. Sniper Elite & Murder Goons Ghost and Doom were rhyming over some Dilla tracks off of Donuts before it dropped and some of these tracks have made it out to the ears of the masses. Some on Ghost's Fishscale and some would have made it out on a Doom Dilla colabo but after Dilla passed the project was postponed. Here we have 2 back to back tracks from Donuts with Doom and Ghost rippin it up. 2 tracks seperately and blended together.

Heeeeeeeeey Yaaa!!

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Over Night Killah

Eddie Holman A Night to Remember Salsoul 1977

03. Immune to Love 05. I've Been Singing Love Songs 08. It's Over

Smooth

Ramsey Lewis Ivory Pyramid Grp Records 1992

01. Brazilica 02. People Make The World Go 'Round 04. Sarah Jane 08. Pavanne

House Colors

Amos Lee
Amos Lee
Blue Note Records 2005

01. Keep It Loose, Keep It Tight 04. Give It Up 07. Colors The first time I heard Colors was on an episode of House. That shit was real soulful. So I started hunting for this guy's stuff and it has a real down to earth feel. Just some real chill music.

Tony En Quest

Lucy Pearl Lucy Pearl Beyond Records 2000

03. Dance Tonight 08. Without You 14. You Feat Snoop Dogg & Q-Tip Combining members from Tony! Toni! Toné!, En Vogue, and A Tribe Called Quest, Lucy Pearl burst onto the scene and dropped 2 songs and then vanished into the night like a ninja. A shame too, cuz they really dropped some dope tracks. Dance Tonight was a mainstream hit and You was a hidden gem on that album.