A vegan with the word Killa in his name…
It’s a Stevie Wonder kind of day today…
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).
- “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
The Roots Present: The Jam 04/06/09
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.
[Added Later]
Jesse Boykins III… (Video is rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise but the audio is good)