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It all started last night when I heard Stevie’s Knocks Me Off My Feet. I’ve been singing that in my head since then and it has put me in the greatest mood. It’s the perfect soundtrack to the incredible Spring day outside today. Right now I am listening to all four disks of Stevie’s At The Close of a Century on shuffle. What can I say about Stevie? He knocks me off my feet ;).

Hey Love just came on and that makes me think of De La Soul. Incredibly – Three Feet High and Rising is 20 Years Old! Check out the incredible list of samples (according to wikipedia).
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  • “The Magic Number”
    Bill Cosby dialogue
    “The Crunge” by Led Zeppelin
    “Hit By a Car” by Eddie Murphy
    “Different Strokes” by Syl Johnson
    “Five Feet High and Rising” by Johnny Cash
    “Lesson 3 (History of Hip Hop Mix)” by Double Dee and Steinski
    Schoolhouse Rock song “Three is the Magic Number” (Performed by Bob Dorough)
    ABC by Jackson Five
    “Got to have soul!” from Putney Swope
    “Is This the Future ?” by Fatback Band
    “Get It Girl” by 2 Live Crew
  • “Change in Speak”
    “Bra” by Cymande
    James Brown song (unknown)
    “Mary, Mary” by The Monkees
    “No Strings Attached” by The Mad Lads
  • “Cool Breeze on the Rocks”
    “Hit It Run” by Run-D.M.C.
    “Rockin’ It” by Fearless Four
    “Lyte as a Rock” by MC Lyte
    “Rock the Bells” by LL Cool J
    “Crap Game” by Richard Pryor
    “Rock the House” by The B-Boys
    “The New Style” by Beastie Boys
    “Rock with You” by Michael Jackson
    “Shake You Down” by Gregory Abbott
    “Body Rock” by the Treacherous Three
    “Solid as a Rock” by Ashford and Simpson
    “Brooklyn Rocks the Best” by Cutmaster D.C.
    “Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll” by Mason, Vaughn & Crew
    “Bang Zoom (Let’s Go-Go)” by The Real Roxanne feat. Hitman Howie Tee
    “High Powered Rap” by Disco Dave & the Force of the Five MC’s (Crash Crew)
    “Night of the Living Baseheads” & “Cold Lampin’ With Flavor” by Public Enemy
  • “Can U Keep a Secret?”
    “Got to Get a Knutt” by New Birth
  • “Jenifa Taught Me (Derwin’s Revenge)”
    “Think (About It)” by Lyn Collins
    “Take the Money and Run” by Steve Miller Band
    “Soupy” by Maggie Thrett
  • “Ghetto Thang”
    “Funky President” by James Brown
    “Trans-Europe Express” by Kraftwerk
    “Rock Creek Park” by The Blackbyrds
  • “Transmitting Live from Mars”
    “You Showed Me” by The Turtles
    A-LM (Audio-Lingual Materials) French 7 Practice Record Set from Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc.
  • “Eye Know”
    “Peg” & “FM” by Steely Dan
    “Remind Me” by Patrice Rushen
    “Make This Young Lady Mine” by Mad Lads
    “Sing a Simple Song” by Sly & The Family Stone
    “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding
  • “Take It Off”
    “God Made Me Funky” by The Headhunters
  • “A Little Bit of Soap”
    “A Little Bit of Soap” by The Jarmels
    “Stand By Me” by Ben E. King
  • “Tread Water”
    “I Likes to Do It” by People’s Choice
  • “Potholes In My Lawn”
    “Cookies” by Brother Soul
    “Little Old Country Boy” by Parliament
    “Synthetic Substitution” by Melvin Bliss
    “Magic Mountain” by Eric Burdon and War
  • “Say No Go”
    “That’s the Joint” by Funky 4+1
    “Crossword Puzzle” by Sly & the Family Stone
    “You Got the Best of My Love” by The Emotions
    “I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)” by Hall & Oates
    “Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms) by The Detroit Emeralds
    “I’m Chief Kamanawanalea (We’re the Royal Macadamia Nuts)” by The Turtles
  • “De La Orgee”
    “I’m Gonna Love You Just a Little Bit More, Babe” by Barry White
  • “Plug Tunin’ (Last Chance to Comprehend)”
    “Intro” by Liberace
    “Stiletto” by Billy Joel
    “Midnight Theme” by Manzel
    “Son of Shaft” by The Bar-Kays
    “Written on the Wall” by The Invitations
  • “Buddy”
    “Hit or Miss” by Bo Diddley
    “Girl, I Think the World About You” by Commodores
  • “Description”
    “Poet” by Sly & the Family Stone
  • “Me, Myself and I”
    “The Show” by Doug E. Fresh
    “Funky Worm” by the Ohio Players
    “(Not Just) Knee Deep” by Funkadelic
    “Rapper Dapper Snapper” by Edwin Birdsong
  • “This Is a Recording 4 Living in a Fulltime Era (L.I.F.E.)”
    “Funk You Up” by The Sequence
    “Got to Get a Knutt” by New Birth
    “Feel the Heartbeat” by Treacherous Three
  • “D.A.I.S.Y. Age”
    “My World” by The Rascals
    “Schoolboy Crush” by Average White Band

I have been waiting to go to this since I first heard about it. It was an incredible night. If anyone has the names of the people who performed with the Roots at the 4/9 show please leave comments below. ?uestlove had a 6AM flight and it looked like he was getting frustrated with the band a bit but they all still killed it.
I’ve already convinced two other people to check this out. Now it is your turn.

Here is a very bad picture of the Highline Ballroom, which is an amazing venue I might add… Can’t wait to go again. Tickets are only $10.

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[Added Later]
Jesse Boykins III… (Video is rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise but the audio is good)

(For some odd legal reasons, Santogold changed her name to Santigold)

Hate me for it, but I love this song.

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Brooklyn we go hard
We on the look for the advantage, we work hard
And if we seem to rough it up a bit
We broke but we rich at heart
Pull ourselves up now we won’t choke
It’s our time, put the lights on us

War tactics they make me sick
reel your heart in run away with it
Smile in your face, undermine your back
got guns for the strength they lack
So if you know another way
you can’t look the other way
if you know another way,
tell them so right to their face

We think you’re a joke
Shove your hope where it don’t shine

I pay for what’s called
eccentricity and my will to evolve
I hear them all say
that I got heart
but not everything that it takes

Taint my mind but not my soul
Tell you I got fire
I wont sell it for no payroll
Let ’em hold me down
I know if I know another way
I can’t look the other way
I know another way
I’ll tell them so right to their face

We think you’re a joke
Shove your hope where it don’t shine

dillanthology.com
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Review by David Jeffries

Kicking off with the perfect choice of “Runnin'” from the Pharcyde, Dillanthology 1 is an excellent sampler of late hip-hop producer J Dilla’s work for others, but it’s not an overview. Important tracks with Janet Jackson, Jaylib, Q-Tip, and others are missing, plus there are also no liner notes explaining why this man from Detroit was so influential and how he touched so many. One listen through, though, and even the newcomer will know why he’s so revered. Track after track of warm soul and head-bobbing beats fill the collection while great names from Amp Fiddler to Busta Rhymes all deliver, feeding off productions so attractive and balanced that they could make lesser artists seem brilliant. Nothing is below a B+ here but a proper solo J Dilla cut would have rounded the set out nicely, and with the rule of only one track per artist, his great work with Slum Village alone seems underrepresented. Still, if you’re a newcomer looking for that gateway drug or a devotee looking for an excellent mixtape, Dillanthology 1 is a no-frills solution.