This week's Throwback Friday selection was a no brainer considering that I covered the "Let's Talk About Pep" launch party on Tuesday night. There are not many female MCs that really have broken into the hip hop scene at the level that Salt-n-Pepa did at their prime. Here's one of all time favorites from Salt-n-Pepa called "Shoop." Enjoy! Salt n pepa - shoop by … [Read more...] about Throwback Friday- “Shoop” by Salt-n-Pepa
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Throwback Friday- Teddy Pendergrass/Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes “Wake Up Everybody”
Hey check out my mention on this post in MTV Music Blog... (update Aug 10, 2011: MTV Music Blog is now MTV Hive) "Blog'd: Remembering Teddy Pendergrass, Health Trailer Still Tickles Sasha Frere-Jones" (blog post has been removed) Ever since I heard about Teddy Pendergrass's passing on Wednesday this week, the song "Wake Up Everybody" has been in my head. It's such a … [Read more...] about Throwback Friday- Teddy Pendergrass/Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes “Wake Up Everybody”
Throwback Friday: “Imagine” by John Lennon
I'm amazed that John Lennon's original version of "Imagine" only reached #3 on the Billboard charts while he was alive (it later reached #1 after his death). At the same time it is a universal, classic song of hope and peace that has been covered by numerous artists such as Joan Baez, Dolly Parton, Rick Springfield, and Tracie Spencer. In New York's Times Square, what a … [Read more...] about Throwback Friday: “Imagine” by John Lennon
Throwback Friday: “Jungle Love” by Morrris Day and The Time
After taking a week's break for the Thanksgiving holiday, I'm back with the latest Throwback Friday. This week's song was based on a request from one of my early fans of Throwback Fridays and talent in her own right, Deanna Collins. Check out her website www.ultimateaccessmedia.com and follow her on Twitter @UltimateHost. Her muse was watching the 1984 cult classic"Purple … [Read more...] about Throwback Friday: “Jungle Love” by Morrris Day and The Time
Throwback Friday: “Straighten It Out” Pete Rock and CL Smooth
While it might not have made the Billboard Top 100 when it was originally released in 1992, but "Straighten It Out" by Pete Rock and CL Smooth, from their LP "Mecca and the Soul Brother," still got its fair share of spins on the radio and in the clubs at the time. Hip hop heads then and now consider "Straighten It Out" a classic from Pete Rock and CL Smooth alongside "They … [Read more...] about Throwback Friday: “Straighten It Out” Pete Rock and CL Smooth