REAL MUSIC SETS YOU FREE INDEED

I know I haven't blogged for a minute but didn't seem like there wasn't anything worth mentioning but thanks to my sister this song has been brought to my attention.

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CHECK OUT ERIC ROBERSON

Every once in awhile I stumble across a great talent that is overlooked and very much underrated thus is the case with Eric Roberson. If you happen to watch videos on the VH1 Soul channel then you might have caught him in the video doing a collabo effort with another fine talent Lahla Hathaway who is also an amazing singer and a treasure of a talent. 

Anyway here is a couple of his latest videos you should watch and become familiar with his sound and then support him, not bootleg him. 

he has more songs on youtube check him out and add him to your list of must haves.

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YO SIDE OF THE BED-TREY SONGZ VIDEO

So officially Trey Songz is like that dude because this video (sigh) it gets you right in the heart. Shout out and much love to the soldiers in all branches of the armed services Thank you, for the sacrifices you and your loved ones make without you guys dedication and services where would the united states be? Support the troops however you feel about war, and please take time to acknowledge the veterans of this country. Read more...

SOME V-DAY THUG & B

I don't want to leave the thugs and they down ass chicks out this V-day so I thought I would go ahead and post ten videos of thug & B so the gangsta's and they ladies can do they two step, backyard boogie, crip walk of love or whatever else dance gangstas do but they might not even dance maybe they just lean shrugs so here goes.

10. First up Ja Rule the pusedo gangsta he was harder than fruit salad, and him and Murder Inc was winning it until the other fake gangsta came through and crushed him something horrible.



9. Next would be yep you guessed it half a dollar himself 50 Cent the song that had all the fresh out the pen and some still in quoting his lyrics and really asking girls these questions like it was the hotness and yes sadly some chicks was impressed sigh.



8. Next up we got Busta Rhymes I wouldn't really call him a thug but I think he might call himself one...anywho here we go



7. The next offering is Shyne he never should have dealt with diddy the devil but you live and learn hopefully, nothing like an old fool.



6. Next crazy Earl aka DMX



5. Mr. Cheeks/Lost Boyz



4. The yaki and her booski Beyondce and Jay-z



3. Ghostface Killah ft Raheem Devaugn



2. He never got to make a video for it but I love this song RIP Tupac



1. I bet you can already guess the song if not shame on you, yep Method Man And Mary J Blige.

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PRIMING THE PUMP, GETTING THE HEART TO BEAT

"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage."
--Lao Tzu

If he is the first thing you think of when you wake up,
the only thing you think of when you're awake,
and the last thing you think of before you go to bed,
then he is really somebody special.

" Our love must not be a thing of words and fine talk. It must be a thing of action and sincerity. "
~ I John 3:18

As a Rose absorbs the nutrients it feeds on and as it thrives to see the sun as it must to survive...... the Rose becomes more beautiful and in turn will provide sunshine to those who can behold it's beauty. Fortunate is the Man who can see the Rose within a Woman. Blessed is the man who this Woman holds to be her nutrient, her sunshine.
Art Denton



Immature love says "I love you because I need you." Mature love says "I need you because I love you."
- Erich Fromm

A woman who does not trust love will never know the exquisite security of giving herself.
~Maya Angelou

"The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother."
Theodore M Hesburgh

"Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within."
James Baldwin



Love is strong yet delicate.It can be broken.To truly love is to understand this.To be in love is to respect this.
Stephen Packer

All our young lives we search for someone to love, someone who makes us complete. We choose partners and change partners. We dance to a song of heartbreak and hope, all the while wondering if somewhere and somehow there is someone searching for us.
The Wonder Years

I have learned not to worry about love; But to honor its coming with all my heart.
Alice Walker

Some people come into our lives and quickly go.Some people move our souls to dance. They awaken us to new understanding with the passing whisper of their wisdom. Some people make the sky more beautiful to gaze upon. They stay in our lives for awhile, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never ever the same.
Flavia Weedn

Between husband and wife there should be no secrets from one another. I have a very high opinion of the marriage tie. I hold that husband and wife merge in each other. They are one in two or two in one.
Mahatma Gandhi

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R.I.P TEDDY PENDERGRASS THANK YOU FOR REAL MUSIC

So there has been just some terrible shit happening lately first the devastating earthquake in Haiti and then Teddy Pendergrass died last night, sigh. For information on helping Haiti you can check out REDCROSS.ORG or text 90999 from your cellphone and you will be billed 10.00 by your cellphone provider and that 10.00 will go to the redcross Haiti fund. You can also keep abreast of the relief efforts and what not by following the Redcrosses twitter REDCROSS TWITTER There are also millions of other resources to help Aid Haiti in this troublesome time please Google for the nearest available resource and options.



Now I want to talk about a man that was musically dear to my heart, Mr. Turn the lights off himself, Teddy Pendergrass. The man's voice was just big vocally he could sing the house down he had a rough tenderness to his voice that just made you sit up and take notice from his first note down to the last. I remember watching him and Stephanie Mills in the play your arms are to short to box with God they were both brilliant and magnificent in that play.

There will never be another Teddy Pendergrass many will try but none will even come close. Read about Teddy P Here I'm going to include in this post some of my favorite songs (bonus thank you youtubers) actual footage of Teddy in his heyday preforming at his concert so enjoy.









Now this song right here is my absolute favorite from the first refrains of the song down to the last note. Listen to it buy it from itunes and get some candles and some brown liquor and just meditate on the words, the tone, and just the very essence of the song. Listen to the words let them massage your soul appreciate real music cause its slowly dying.







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YOU TOLE HARPO TO BEAT ME

Shug: More than anything God love admiration.
Celie: You saying God is vain?
Shug: No, not vain, just wanting to share a good thing. I think it pisses God off when you walk by the colour purple in a field and don't notice it.
Celie: You saying it just wanna be loved like it say in the bible?
Shug: Yeah, Celie. Everything wanna be loved. Us sing and dance, and holla just wanting to be loved. Look at them trees. Notice how the trees do everything people do to get attention... except walk?

If you're a black woman born anytime after the 80's then you have the color purple memorized verbatim and you can reenact scenes with your female friends and family members you might even often use a direct quote from the movie to express yourself time and time again or maybe that is just my reality...anyway I decided that I wanted to post the two songs from the color purple that make my heart sing.

This is the first song:


The 2nd song is the first church scene ever made that captured the true essence of what a black shotgun church is really like and the scene always ALWAYS makes me pause and get that well-up want to cry feeling and sometimes I even do cry involuntarily if you can't feel this scene I'm sorry to tell you, you just might be dead. If I can still be moved by gospel music and church scenes I know I ain't too far gone from his presence but that's a whole different post. Get ready to get your shout, praise, cry on my absolute best loved scene from the color purple "God is tryna tell you something".

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HE ROCKED OUR WORLD, RIP MICHALE JACKSON 6/25/2009

6/25/2009 is the day the world held their breath and watched collectively as we waited for the other shoe to drop. We whom have grown up under the influence of music will never forget the flawed man who gave us such perfect harmonies and beautiful words strung together by melodies that changed us forever. I will never forget influence that his music has held over me in fact the song PYT is one I have adopted as my own and even named my blog after. I didn't know the man personally but I have met his sister once a long time ago when I was a child...but that is neither here nor there. Let's let his spirit and his music live on and remember the mark his music left on the world. But please keep it in perspective we didn't know him so please don't try and go to the funeral and jump in his casket!

Anyway here are some of his videos/music that we are listened to:





Notice a young Michale Lorenzo dancing in the video.




I don't care how many people redo the song, there is only one and it goes hard! I still bump this every chance I get!



















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TONY! TONI! TONE!

Twitter once again has hit upon some inspiration man I know y'all can't forget Tony! Toni! Tone! that group came with consistent hits ever since they bust on the scene with little Walter hailing from Oakland the group had several hits before what always happens to every single group. One person gets bigger than the whole group and then eventually they break up. But please walk down memory lane with me one more time as we listen/watch some of their greatest hits.

1st. Lets lay the foundation this is their first song and video Walter the video is hard to see but you get the point:


These dudes where on several soundtracks this one is from house party 2 ahhh good times when kid went to college and threw that pajama jam in the cafeteria:


If you were in high school like I was when this came out I know some of the hot ones was slow grinding to this song, lawd. How many of y'all were made off this song. Every time I hear this song I think about boyz in da hood that soundtrack was the lick. Nina long had just came on the scene, ice cube was still angry, and Morris Chestnut was just a poot butt not even a household name yet.


Another movie soundtrack they were on was higher learning, John singleton again. When he was dating Tyra Banks ha and she played a track star this time though Raphael Saadiq went dolo on the track.


You can never forget this song EVER I used to love me some Charlie Ray Wiggins(also known as Raphael Saadiq)before he got all artsy and started being "eccentric" and boning Joss Stone le-sigh:














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THAT'S HOW CLOSE WE ARE

I know a lot of people have forgotten about 112 and what not and I can understand it because I had forgotten about them myself but as I was making a new music play list I came across a couple of their songs that just really make me be like damn under all that bumping and grinding and oversexed lyrics they had some decent for real love you deep type songs. On their last album they had this song called That's how close we are this is one of those songs where you have to stop and just really get still and listen to what the singer is trying to tell you. Okay first the lyrics read them through then hit the video, of course they didn't put a video out someone put a video together and used the song to convey a message but this is one of their songs that I used to put in heavy rotation when I was playing their cd.

Title That's How Close We Are
Artist 112
Album Pleasure & Pain

Na na na
Na na na na na
Na na na na na na

Without the root, you ain't got no tree
And without the branches, you aint got no leaves
To understand her is to understand me
Cause thats how close we are
Without a sea you ain't got no air
And it ain't no walkin if you aint got the legs
Understand i use them eyes to see
That's how close we are

[chorus]
Heart to heart
Breath to breath
She fills me up til there aint none left
No space, no time
Her spirits my mind
You see, that's how close we are
Thats how close we are [x2]

Without the stars, there's no galaxy
And without the river, you dont have no sea
Just look at my life, and its her you'll see
Cause thats how close we are
And without a voice no one can hear you sing
And it ain't no flying without the wings
So if you see me flying
It's her carrying me
That's how close we are

[chorus]

[breakdown]
She talks with me
She walks with me
She's holding me
And yes, shes teaching me
Everything i can't do
Everything i can't say
She does for me
She prays with me
She cries with me
She's loving me
Nothing could compare to the love we share
So that woman and man
Who understands
You can say:

Heart to heart
Breath to breath
She fills me up til there ain't none left
No space, no time
Her spirits my mind
You see, that's how close we are
Thats how close we are [x11]

Na na na
Na na na na na
Na na na na na na

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JURY IS STILL OUT ON SOME THESE VIDEOS

So new videos I always love's Keyshia Coles videos she is steadily classy her mother and sister no so much, I guess you have to have a balance in every family. Like I was saying I love her videos because she always comes with the best fashions, shoes, and accessories, and make up whoever styles her stays on point for real! It's been rumored that she is dating a basketball player and she has a basketball players jersey on in the video so I want to know is dude a basketball player as the main guy or is he just some random video dude. I love Monica's look as well if her shoes get any taller she stay in some killer heels, shoe game is ridiculous and always on point!



Ummm Slim wtf me no likey this hot mess of a video all you dusty ass dudes plus model chicks in expensive rented shoes hell the shoes cost more than everyone in the video.



Ummmm Jackie Long....Teairra Mari....Ummmm the tribal dancing in iridescent war paint bet we see that next week in Solange's video.



Last but not least Maxwell is back with his song pretty wings, I still think this song is an ode to chicken.



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DREAM BIG JAZMINE SULLIVAN'S LATEST MUSIC VID

Newest music video offering from Jazmine Sullivan I love her look in this video, she needs to stop wearing bangs it throws her face off. She is getting more comfortable in her skin Go Jazzy go.

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SOME LITE AFTER THE DARK

Since my post was a little raw and vent-alicious I thought I would bring you some light in the form of spoken word enjoy:



















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LATOYA LUCKETT THE ANTI-BEYAKI

The only member out of them destiny's children that I stan for Ms. Luckett was always the prettiest one to me and it's such a testament when you try and stamp people out and take things from them but they don't stay down they get back up and become successful. I think she is a perfect example of grace in the face of adversity, she's sweet and I always identified with her unlike SWSNBN'ED. I always root for the underdogs and the least popular...its my contrary nature what can I say.

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KERI HILSON IN STORES TODAY

Fresh video off the block, Keri Hilson is getting her video's in her album comes out tomorrow FINALLY, after how many singles off of it. I don't want to bias your opinion so check the album out and if you like it buy it. I love how the boys in the industry are now video divo's I love it. I say use more of em maybe then we will see less ass shaking and degradation...well I can dream. Check out Shaffer he is really starting to show his age...in his twenties my aunt flo-rida!

Her latest video offering:



I love Ms. Hilson's style she is glam but still the girl next door she's not overly sexy but just enough so that it's natural. I like her voice as well and I have enjoyed her videos and songs tremendously!

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SUM VIDEO GIRL POWER

It's been awhile since I have been impressed by videos most videos are boring and have the same concepts you've seen one then you've seen them all...but every once awhile someone will come with a new fresh concept or just a fresh new spin on the same old dry concept and I can appreciate that so therefore these two videos are the business.

First up is Keri Hilson now I have liked all her videos thus far but this one is so relate able she is not glamed up, she is just a regular girl jonesing on a guy and we all know how that feels I think the video does what it's supposed to do and it does it well. So I appreciated the video tremendously, who would have thought that Kanye would be someones video vixen LOL.



Next we have Latoya Luckett's video first off if her 2nd album is coming with bangers like this I might have to see if I can scrape up some money to cop it. The whole concept with the old school nostalgic look and everything I dig that, that's when it was about talent and music not ring tones and flash if you didn't have talent then you weren't a hit! Artist had to work a lot harder and be original back then but I digress peep lance gross being latoya's video vixen luvs it! Personally I always thought that Latoya was the prettiest one in Destiny's children but anyways I see progress in her singing and in her music so I can't wait 2 preview her new album.

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THESE SONGS WHORE ME

Comfortable Lyrics [lyricsyoulove.com]



So every once and awhile the rappers that I don't like stick someone on their chorus who I do like vocally and it causes me to love the song and this song which is called comfortable with babyface yes mr. babyface singing the hell out the hook, you hear a little of it after the initial video but this song is the business it's on my myspace page currently and I put it on my ipod that's how hooked I am on it.

This other song I am shamed to say is also the business...sigh I know but don't judge me... much.



Soulja Boy Lyrics
Kiss Me Thru The Phone Lyrics


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ALLOW ME TO REINTRODUCE HUGH EMC

Hey there my random readers I'm sorry I have been M.I.A but I have some music goodness for you. Give my homeboy Hugh-EMC which is a underground Bay area artist your ear, he gave me two tracks to let you preview what he is working on. I believe you are going to like it. If I like it you will like it and I am a music snob, so yeah leave comments, hit up his myspace and spread the love near and far.

HUGH-EMC
In 1988 underground Hip-Hop artist Hugh-EMC hooked up with one of the Bay Area's most popular DJs, "Scratch Master T (now known as DJ-X1) and formed the group Hugh-EMC and DJ Rock. They released the now classing single, "Its the Game", helping to create what would become the "Frisco" sound. In 1989 the duo released the EP (Extended Play) "Pimp Style". This four song EP was recorded with one of Too Short's original producers, the highly talented Al Eaton. Selling over 4,000 copies, Hugh-E parlayed this success into a project that he will forever be identified with - The "Gangsta-Knowledge" EP... All songs from this EP are considered classic's but the song "H-Nigga's Grove" better known as "Keep a Bitch Broke" is a Bay Area Anthem. This song has remained popular ever since and can still be heard on commercial Radio stations such as KMEL and of course on 89.5FM KPOO where Hugh-EMC has a weekly Hip-Hop show every Saturday from 7pm to 10pm. Hugh has been deep in the game and is a original member of the infamous "Outta Control Fillmoe" Gang. Hugh once a drug dealer and gang-banger,now uses his under world back ground and street connections to work with youth and the homeless population in San Francisco. Currently reunited with DJ-X1 the long awaited release of Hugh-E’s next project will drop in August. The” BAY AREA ORIGINATORZ” promises to cause a seismic shift in the Bay Area’s Hip-Hop scene. Still sticking to his “Gangsta-Scientist” philosophy the album is filled with gritty street stories coupled with words of wisdom and uplifting knowledge. Hugh-EMC promises to be even more prolific in the coming years.

WWW.HUGHEMC.COM
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BPYT'S LATEST APPROVED VIDEOS

I like Kat DeLuna I don't like her hair color though Bottle blond is not meant for everyone one I think it washes some peoples features out, and Kat is a beautiful girl with a huge voice that has weight to it and reminds a lot of people including me of Selena (R.I.P)I think as Kat matures and she gets some in depth experiences happening her music will get deeper at least that's what I hope, but this is her latest video offering.



R.I.P Tupac every time I hear Tupac rap I feel like I am missing a friend even though I never even met the man. I am super glad that Keyshia is growing into her voice.



Okay this next video and song has worn a hole in my nerves like real talk, I think in this current economic climate a lot of artist are saturating themselves and it's just not a good look what happened to less is more? Oh and Wayne congrats on the son with your jump off! Good luck with making a marriage work with Wayne, Nivea (last sentence said in extreme sarcasm) The only good thing about this video is the song comfortable which is a banger.



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I'M NOT HOLLARING AT NOBODY...BUT SHE JUST MIGHT

I NEVER EVER approach men nor ask them out, unless I am on that liquid courage. That will be a story I will share later in this post. I have just recently been able to bring myself to tell guys that I have crushes on them even I think it's juvenile but baby steps. I don't know why I have such a clumsy bumbling awkward type relationship with the opposite sex. I attribute it to all the horrible little boys I went to elementary school with who used to terrorize and bully me. Every time I did try to like a boy in elementary it would always go so horribly wrong, we’re talking ridicule, threats, I even got in a fight with a boy because someone dared say I had a crush on said boy, boy went out of his way to show just how much he didn’t like me by fighting me, we talking throwing them bows people. All because someone made the rumor up that I liked said boy, even if there would have been any truth in that rumor there wasn’t after I held my own in that fight. I ain’t an easy win I don’t act like it but I can be a thug when the need arises. But I digress



I just don't approach men, I would rather cyber stalk a dude from afar, give him compliments, leave him some comments, send some notes but forget a flat out you want to be my boo, type statement. Unless like stated before I am on some liquid courage and then my alter ego takes over, she is known as Cynthia Maddox and she's a bad chick, and she is everything the 78MsJ isn't she smokes when she drinks, she can be quite belligerent, bossy, ballsy, pushy, she is the black Samantha from sex and the city without the sex. That's why I don't let her out often she is a beast. Now make no mistake I'm not a push over I am just more reserved more low key, a slow burner, late bloomer, whatever you want to call it when Cynthia is in the building then Ms.J mos def isn't that's for damn sure.



As a result some of the men I have spied and admired from afar never even knew I liked them or if they had an inkling they never let on about it, and forget it especially if I think the dude is out of my league I'm not even going to waste time on him AT ALL and It's quite possible that on occasion I might have annoyed them or pushed them away I am just that awkward when it comes to this whole dating game type thing. I prefer for the man to take innovative and approach me I'm old school what can I say. I prefer to be the chased verses being the chaser the chasing role doesn't work for me and when I try and put it on it just turns out all wrong so I leave that for the people who do it best. If you're a woman that can just walk up to a man and say, "hey what you doing tonight? Want to do me?" You are a strong individual! I no can do.

(side note this video right here with all the members of destiny children in it, almost froze my very soul, the only reason I posted it is because I love this song, btw I like the other video to this much better!)

Cynthia on the other hand…case in point, I ended up going to the jazz club this summer with my brother his wife and my parents one of the musicians that plays at the club always invites my dad since they go way back anywho, we get to the jazz club find some seats order what we are going to order to eat and I end up going to the bar and getting something to drink, well first rule of thumb is anytime something has the name motherfu!#%# in it, it most likely is going to be a strong drink. I ended up pointing to a drink already made at the bar and the bartender says it's called a SexyMF so I'm like cool give me one of those, so I go back to my table drink my drink and I am already feeling real lovely, needless to say by the time the jazz club is closing down I have had a total of 5 drinks so now I'm flying. You know the feeling when you are just drunk and feeling no pain and all your inhibitions are out the door so at this point I'm like F this I want a boo. Cynthia is in full effect mood by this time, she has leapt from her restraints and she is ready to get the party started, so she starts seizing people up, and looking around and around. Well by the time she got to looking all the eligible dudes were already making that move to the door. So Cynthia spotted the busboy poor little unsuspecting busboy. So Cynthia waits for him to get close enough to her table and then she pounces the conversation is a little foggy but they tell me it went something like this:

Cynthia: Hey
Busboy: Huh?
Cynthia: You got a girl? You want one?
Busboy: (who is looking mad confused by this time and has been pulled down to sit next to Cynthia no less), Well I just got out here from Atlanta so...
Cynthia: okay what that mean? Where you live at? Who you stay with?
Busboy: I just moved out here so I stay with my momma
Cynthia: You got a phone number?
Busboy: Ummmm, Ummmm
At this point someone slips him my general house phone number
Cynthia: You going to call me?
Busboy: yeah after I get up
Cynthia: When's that going to be?
Busboy: Probably around 1 cause I'm not going to call you as soon as I get up but it will be around 1
Cynthia: Okay you going to really call? Cause if you don't call I will fuck you up and I mean it!
Busboy: I'ma call...(insert scurrying off in a hurry with frightened and bewildered look and bucket clutched tightly to chest of said man)

See how out of line she can be, I'm quite sure she scared the man into quitting his job and returning back to Atlanta. I'm just not good at approaching men and all that type stuff so I don't do it I have learned that if a guy is truly interested then he will make it known if not then you weren't his type to begin with. So why chase when if they want you they will just come seek you out in my opinion. I never assume or jump to conclusions with men either if they like me they have to spell it out for me in plain uncut ways. Tell me, straight up all that reading in between the lines and insinuating will have you and me still single and me just going along with the flow like we are pals. I really am just a simple type of female I don't need a lot of pomp and circumstances just telling me that you like my smile, or that you like how I write or that you dig my vibe and want to get to know me better is enough to pique an interest in you but state your intentions from the door because I don't assume like I stated before.



I really wished the dating dynamics hadn't changed so much that now everything is all funky and hyper-sexualized. Bring back the courtship days, take it back to the old school way of dating. Actually get to know a person before you screw them, meet their parents, come ring the doorbell instead of honking the horn, come to the door with something in your hand, actually dress up don't come to the door with your pants below your butt with a long white tee on...but I digress. I really feel like I was born in the wrong era...but y'all don't feel or hear me though…

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