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DJ GrantLOVE, of Soulcrates.com fame, is back to lend his musical mastery to us all. For a nice collection of compilations featuring Soul, Funk, Acid Jazz, Neo-Soul, Blues, Downbeat, Rare Groove, Old School Rap, Dub, etc., visit Music To My Ears.
“It’s not Old if it’s New to You!”

Make sure you all hop over to my music site Music To My Ears on WordPress.

For all you Soul, Funk, Jazz, Neo-Soul, Old School Rap, 80’s R&B, and more.

Barack Obama On Hip Hop

In a recent interview with MTV’s Sway Callway, Senator Barack Obama gave his thoughts on Hip-Hop.
“I’m a little older than hip-hop culture,” he said. “I was there at the beginning, but I was already getting older.”

The Presidential candidate went on to state how much he appreciates the forward thinking and entrepreneurial spirit of the Hip-Hop generation.

“What I’ve appreciated, watching this hip-hop generation, is to see how entrepreneurial they’ve been. In the past, musicians oftentimes were commodities. They were just shuffled around. Obviously, they did well, but they didn’t have the vision to say, ‘I’m going to build a business. I’m going to build my own studio. I’m going to create my own production operations.’ I think they’re a lot more sophisticated than in the past, and that is a wonderful thing.”

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Weekend Vibes feat. Marvin Gaye

Check it out. It’s Friday, I spent all day working on the Orlando Sentinel’s Top 100 Companies For Working Families awards luncheon, and my back is killing me! I say it’s time for me to take a breather, relax, and vibe with the unmistakable sounds of Marvin Gaye.

Have A Great Weekend!!

Marvin Gaye – Smooth & Mellow

Tracks:
1. Farewell, My Love
2. Life’s Opera
3. Come Live With Me Angel
4. Distant Lover
5. I Want You
6. Save The Children
7. Til’ Tomorrow
8. Soon I’ll Be Loving You Again
9. My Love Is Waiting
10. Is That Enough
11. Sexual Healing

Reinventing Myself…1nce Again

It’s been a minute. How’s my internet family doing? Well I’ve been busy outside the Matrix trying to make ends meet.

New Job + Less time to BS at work=less Podcasts. Don’t forget to bookmark me so we don’t get separated again.

This is my first podcast in Months, so please don’t be too critical. I wanted to put together something slick and simple, yet still have my signature of original samples, or Recycled Soul if you will.

I hope you enjoy my first Podcast since “Reinventing Myself”

Peace & Blessings

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Download: Back To Work

Tracks:

1. Stylistics – One Night Affair
2. The Moments – Sexy Mama
3. Mass Production – Angel
4. Rene & Angela – Imaginary Playmates
5. The Ohio Players – Ecstacy
6. Ann Sexton – I’m His Wife, You’re Just A Friend
7. Norman Connors – Invitation
8. Creative Source – I’d Find You Anywhere
9. The O’jays – What Am I Waiting For

Don’t Believe Everything You Read…

Jimmy Sabatino – Career Con-Man

Last week, The Los Angeles Times released documents, and quoted various unnamed sources in its so called bombshell article on the 1994 shooting assault of Tupac Shakur at Quad Studios in New York City. It appears the Los Angeles Times, and everyone who believed that garbage, were DUPED big time.

The Los Angeles Times appears to have been hoaxed by an imprisoned con man and accomplished document forger, an audacious swindler who has created a fantasy world in which he managed hip-hop luminaries, conducted business with Combs, Shakur, Busta Rhymes, and The Notorious B.I.G., and even served as Combs’s trusted emissary to Death Row Records boss Marion “Suge” Knight during the outset of hostilities in the bloody East Coast-West Coast rap feud.

On a personal note:

I worked for Gallagher Communications in the early to mid 90’s as a Junior Account Executive. One of our major clients was Sean Combs and Bad Boy Entertainment. No Jimmy Sabatino was ever mentioned in my dealings with Bad Boy, EVER. This kid would have been about 14 or 15 years old, so I knew from reading that Times article that something was fishy. I hope the Los Angeles Times, and the writer of the article, Chuck Phillips, apologizes to its readers, to Sean Combs and my man Jimmy Henchman for publishing such a reckless and dangerous article.

Read the entire story on The Smoking Gun.

GrantLOVE Presents: The SlowDown

Slow Dance by Loren Long

Welcome to another edition of GrantLOVE Presents. The SlowDown came about on a whim. I was checking a few old computer folders and stumbled on these songs, some of which I haven’t heard in decades, and decided to put together a Podcast. Starting off with a tribute to the one and only Stevie Wonder, Rocket Love by Black Coffey from the album Conception. I followed that with the Grand Puba produced Love, Need & Want by Chante Savage. You’ll find some older faves like Rene & Angela’s My First Love, and the incomparable Johnny Guitar Watson putting his mack down on Lovin You. The Force MD’s, Entouch, Taana Gardner, and The Ohio Players’ Pride & Vanity makes this SlowDown Mix an instant classic. Where else will you find all these songs on one mix? HERE, that’s where. I hope you enjoy the flashback.

Peace & Blessings

Download: The SlowDown

Tracks:

1. Black Coffey – Rocket Love
2. Chante Savage – Love, Need & Want
3. Boz Scaggs – Miss Riddle
4. Donny Hathaway – Lil Ghetto Boy
5. Force MDs – Here I Go Again
6. Rene & Angela – My First Love
7. Entouch – 2 Steps To The Right
8. Friends Of Distinction – I Really Hope You Do
9. Marvin Gaye – Soon I’ll Be Loving You Again
10. Johnny Guitar Watson – Lovin You
11. Taana Gardner – When You Touch
12. Junior – Baby I Want You Back
13. Ohio Players – Pride & Vanity
14. Syreeta – Black Maybe
15. The Sylvers – How Love Hurts

Lupe Fiasco “Hip Hop Saved My Life”

GrantLOVE Presents: The GrantLOVE Lounge

Welcome to The GrantLOVE Lounge. I hope you enjoy your stay with us. Feel free to browse through the site, and if you’re in the mood for some good old fashioned JazzySOUL, Cosmic FUNK, or just plain Good SOUL, Click the play button and give us a listen. I’ve also included a download link, so please put me in you iPod, Zune, or any other MP3 device you own. It’s like having your very own Lounge right in your pocket.

Peace & Blessings

Download: The GrantLOVE Lounge

Tracks:

1. Cymande – Dove
2. Peoples Choice – A Mellow Mood
3. Donald Byrd – Wind Parade
4. Ronnie Foster – Mystic Brew
5. Ronnie Laws – Tidal Wave
6. Aaron Neville – Hercules
7. Hank Crawford – Wildflower
8. Ohio Players – Funky Worm
9. Parliament – Mothership Connection
10. Manzel – Space Funk
11. Marvin Gaye – A Funky Space Reincarnation
12. Gil Scott-Heron – We Almost Lost Detroit
13. R.A.M.P (Roy Ayers Music Project) – Daylight
14. Mass Production – Angel
15. Sly & The Family Stone – Babies Makin Babies

GrantLOVE Presents: Not 4 Commercial Consumption

“Never badder than bad ’cause the brother is madder than mad
At the fact that’s corrupt as a senator
Soul on a roll, but you treat it like soap on a rope
‘Cause the beats in the lines are so dope
Listen for lessons I’m saying inside music that the critics are
blasting me for
They’ll never care for the brothers and sisters now across the
country has us up for the war
We got to demonstrate, come on now, they’re gonna have to wait
Till we get it right
Radio Stations I question their blackness
They call themselves black, but we’ll see if they play this”
Public Enemy – “Bring Tha Noize”

I was listening to the radio the other day waiting to hear something fresh and new since I knew there had been several recent releases from artists that I like. That experience lasted about 10 minutes, after I heard three songs in a row that were horrible. I knew there was a reason why I stopped listening to commercial radio in the first place. If this is the so-called “Home” of Hip-Hop & R&B, I’d rather be evicted!

I understand that the program directors have to play certain songs to satisfy their core audience, but isn’t radio for everyone? I even tried listening to the Adult-Contemporary station here in Orlando and I heard song after song that has been played over and over again, with very few new songs added to their play-list.

I guess I’ll be using my Zune everywhere I go from now on. So to all my music bloggers out there, email me your feeds, so I never have to listen to Commercial Radio again.

Peace & Blessings in Abundance!!

Download: Not 4 Commercial Consumption

Tracks:

1. Algebra Blesset – Halfway
2. Common – U, Black Maybe
3. Darien Brockington – He Will Break Your Heart
4. Emily King Ft. Lupe Fiasco – Walk In My Shoes
5. Eric Roberson – Evening
6. Erykah Badu – Honey
7. Lupe Fiasco Ft. Nikki Jean – Hip-Hop Saved My Life
8. Mary J. Blige – Til The Morning
9. Nikolay & Kay – The Gunshot
10. Pete Rock Ft. Tarrey Torae – Made Man
11. Pharoah Monch – When The Gun Draws
12. Soul I.D. – Sex, Love & Philosophy
13. Talib Kweli Ft. Norah Jones – Soon The New Day
14. Erykah Badu – The Healer
15. Gnarls Barkley – Who’s Gonna Save My Soul
16. Jill Scott – Wanna Be Loved
17. Keite Young Ft. N’Dambi – If We Were Alone