J Finesse remixes Jilly from Philly

J Finesse has been in the lab remixing some oldies but goodies, not too old tho. We'll just say he's revisiting a few of your favorite Jill Scott singles...

Jill Scott - Golden (J Finesse remix)



Jill Scott - Hate On Me (J Finesse remix)

Check out his blog HERE

4 More Beats From J-Finesse

J-Finesse is in the lab cooking up treats. Stay tuned for more and check out his blog HERE. Get the 4Pack


J Finesse - In the Shadows

J-Finesse - Back To Life '09

J-Finesse returns with another banger; a refix/edit of Soul II Soul's Back to Life. This is different than anything else I've heard from him but is definitely one of the best. Back to Life '09 has a minimalist groove with a nice progression. Check it out


J-Finesse - Back To Life '09

J-Finesse - Optimism

J Finesse is a name you haven't seen here in awhile but he's still in the lab cooking up the dope! Here's a 3 pack he just dropped off on me that he would like to share with you. Enjoy, and know that there is more dopeness to come!


J Finesse - Optimism

5-22-2009 Inbox Contents

1. Guilty Simpson - Stress

2. MED - 100 Dolla Billz

3. Little Dragon; Trackademics - After the Rain Trackademics Remix

4. Lone Catalysts - World Famous

5. Donwill - Laura's Song

6. J Finesse - Keeping My Heart

7. Tony Ozier; 14KT - Futuristic Soul

8. Frank Nitt; DJ Quik; J Black - LOVE

9. Del the Funky Homosapien - Get it Right Now

Download HERE. Shouts to A-Side Worldwide, J.Sands, Audible Treats and J- Finesse. BTW, you'll need winrar to download,

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Everyone's wet dreams have been fulfilled! Delicious Vinyl releases the instrumentals to Illa J's Yancey Boys album on StonesThrow.com. Although, I feel the younger Yancey boy represented well, there were some who felt thay he desecrated the "divine" Dilla Labcabincalifornia-era beats. Get the instrumental mp3s for 9.99
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Jo Well & Dj DviousMindZ return for what may be the last released single before their project, Nickle and Diming drops on the 28th.


Jo Well & Dj DviousMindZ - Dust in the Wind
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The 88-Keys interview airs this Monday (1-25-09) on BamaLoveSoul.Com and Hot1077radio.Com! Here's a free EP, Adam's Case Files the producer extraordinaire put together to promote his album, The Death of Adam. 88-Keys is the man responsible for songs such as Black Star's Thieves in the Night, Mos Def's Love & Musiq feat. Bilal's Dontstop among others. Check it out and pick up his album that's in stores now and make sure you listen to the interview with DJ Rahdu this Monday.
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MORE: J Finesse isn't letting your eardrums rest. He returns with this banger that BEGS you to break out the cognac and twist something funky up (cough, cough). Be on the look out for his album, Invent A Remix; it's coming soon.


J-Finesse - Hittin' Corners

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This is one of many instrumental bangers that my good friend J Finesse sent me. If you enjoy this one make sure you go to his blog page for more dope and pick up his album when its released.


J Finesse - Go Out Like That
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Circle Research is a dope duo that you've heard me mention before HERE. They've released their new album, WHO?, which is available now on iTunes. In addition, they've also placed their hat in the Jazzanova Remix competition. Check out their submission and place your votes. The contest ends Feb 2009.


Jazzanova - I Can See (Circle Research Remix)
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Im glad I learned early to not sleep on email submissions because Everett James' Life Album is such a jambalaya of treats! Comparisons do Everett no justice but if you can imagine a cross between Van Hunt and Peven Everett, you'll come close to his sound. Here's ONE of the great tunes from his album

Everett James - My Star

Dres of Black Sheep - Doin' It Wrong

Dres of Black Sheep does it once again with the release of his second single "Doin' It Wrong" from his EP From The Black Pool Of Genius: The Prelude, which is officially available. The latest track is another demonstration of Dres' exceptional flow and lyrical finesse as he declares "I'm a one man Beatles, I be the Rolling Stone." When asked about the inspiration behind the song Dres explained, "The present state of mainstream hip-hop is the inspiration. It seems to me that the music has lost its concern for the world and people, and overtly speaks almost exclusively of the baubles of life and state of mind." Combining thought-provoking lyrics, a masterfully soul-inspired beat courtesy of the upcoming Urban Soul Music Group, and catchy hook, listeners are given a preview of the growth and maturity to expect from the highly anticipated EP which is available now, and the full-length album is scheduled for a March 2010 release.


Dres of Black Sheep - Doin' It Wrong

Kiss of Life, the best of Sade (Download)

"Me along side my homies Dj Doc and Dj Finesse, have cooked up a classic. We all got in the lab and put together "Kiss of Life, the best of Sade". Yes I said it, the best of Sade. One of the most prolific bands in modern music history. Hailing from the London area, Sade has been a staple in fans musical minds since day one. With over 50 million records sold, a new studio album due out next week, it only made sense that we put together this classic tribute. The "Kiss of Life" mixtape is comprised of Sade hits, live performances, and rare remixes." - DJ Mars Download HERE

New Shafiq Husayn EP

Head over to Moovmnt to hear remixes from a NEW Shafiq En' A Free Ka EP. The EP will feature remixes by Flying Lotus and J Rocc as well as non album tracks. Say WORD!

And here is the 5th installment of the Shafiq Husayn EPK video series. This time, we sit down with master brass player Josef Leimberg, who played on various songs for Shafiq's recently released album "Shafiq En' A-Free-Ka." Josef also breaks down the first time meeting Shafiq, as well as reconnecting with Shafiq later down the road thru PEACE of Freestyle Fellowship, as Shafiq was previously known as S.L.J., which one can see in the producer's credits on Lord Finesse's 2nd album, "Return of the Funky Man" LP.

BLS Podcast: Daniel Russo (Compilation)

DJ Vadim - Saturday
DJ Muro - Untitled
I.N.T. - Effection

Whitefield Brothers - Yakuba

Pete Rock Instrumental

Aardvarck - Smurf

Isjberg - Stop

Asa - 360
Bellereuche - 13.6.35

Braille - Hardrock

Freddie Scott - You Got What I Need

Lord Finesse; Double XX Posse - Money Talks Instrumental

Pac Div; Dom Kennedy; Mykel - On Off Switch

Dutchmassive - Kelleys Dream

Incognito - Step Aside (Dmitri & DJ Meme Remix)

Raw Artistic Soul; Wunmi - Oya O

ATBAN Klann - Goin For A Ride

Anthony Hamilton - Im a Mess Instrumental

Velben - Madhouse

Raphael Saadiq; Teedra Moses - Chic

Camp Lo - Ticket 4 2

Buillon - Time For Us All To Love


Download / Get Podcast Here

Vinyl? Check! #32: Sharing IS caring

My homie, J Finesse, came through yesterday and was raving about this album from the infamous David Ruffin. I'm sure we all agree that the album cover is fly and know what magazine it is a mock of. Ok, now back to the music; At 8 songs long, containing bangers such as I Wanna Be With You and Slow Dance, it's the final song, Don't You Go Home that got me. It's got that fonk, yes fonk, on it and has D.Ruff in a Bobby Womack mode and you're nnot even ready for the breakdown at 2:43. I wonder if he sang this to the girl he was roughing up in that The Temptations movie

"You make me feel so Hongry/I can't let you go
I feel so doggone greedy/ I wanna hold you some more
Just fill me with your love until I'm satisfied dahlin
If you leave me now/ I'd break down inside"

Enjoy the sheer pimpiness of Don't You Go Home below


David Ruffin - Don't You Go Home

BamaLoveSoul.Com Presents Keep RIZEing to the Top: a Selection of Unreleased Dwele Songs

Dwele's demo, which is also considered his first album, 1998's Rize, was sold out of the trunk of his car exuding the DIY ethic that is much more prevalent nowadays. Bubbling over with warm Rhodes, unconventional lyrics and soul, soul, soul it helped him score a deal with Virgin where he released his first studio album Subject in 2003. He's continued to release albums since then and has become an industry favorite.

In between recordings, he stayed in the studio banging out treats for his friends, fans and potential albums. A lot of these tracks have never seen an official release, yet they fell through the cracks and onto the computers of voracious listeners. We here at BamaLoveSoul feel as if these tracks should be heard and have selected several of these songs to create Keep RIZEing to the Top. Enter Keep RIZEing to the Top: a SELECTION of Unreleased Dwele Songs from his many unreleased projects.

1 J Finesse - For Dwele
2 Dwele - My People
3 Dwele - Suga Sweetumz
4 Dwele - Shoulda Known
5 Dwele - Find Me, Beep Me
6 Dwele - Lady Love
7 Dwele - The Fact Is
8 Dwele - The Simpleness of Passion
9 Dwele - Money Don't Mean a Thing (Atjazz Remix) *Bonus
10 Recloose - I Can't Take It feat Dwele *Bonus
11 Dwele - Limelight
12 Dwele - Is It Possible
13 Dwele - Cheap (Later Known as Brandi w/Slum Village)
14 Dwele - Fan2C Girl
15 Natasha Bedingfield - These Words (Dwele Remix) *Bonus
16 Dwele - Close To Me

Keep RIZEing to the Top

Download the tracks HERE

Shafiq Husayn - The Making of Shafiq En' A-Free-Ka EPK 1 of 7

Here is part 1 of a 7 part series of an ongoing EPK series on Shafiq Husayn, his album "Shafiq En' A-Free-Ka," and the process of making the album. In the various 7 segments, you sit down w/ various musicians and artists that played a major role in creating the album, as well as Shafiq's own commentary on making the album
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Part 1, Shafiq talks about the various meanings of the album title "Shafiq En' A-Free-Ka," and coming up w/ the album title, as well as his previous producers credits, highlighting his work w/ Ice T, Rhyme Syndicate, co-producing Ice T's "New Jack City," Lord Finesse, Jurassic 5, and creating the supergroup SA-RA Creative Partners w/ partners Om'Mas Keith and Taz Arnold.

The entire 7 part EPK series is shot by Eric Coleman courtesy of http://www.mochilla.com/.
Shafiq Husayn's "Shafiq En' A-Free-Ka" is in stores and on iTunes Now!!


Also, Plug Research and VTech are doing a HEAVY CMJ showcase in NYC on October 21st at Crash Mansion. The line up includes: Bilal w/ 6 piece band, Shafiq Husayn w/ Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and Thundercat, Exile ft. Blu, Pharaohe Monch as host, and DJ sets from J Rocc, DJ Spinna, Large Professor, and Blu Jemz.

DJ Muro - The Vibe Obsession

CD-1
1. Roy Ayers Ubiquity - "2ooo Black" 2. Roy Ayers - "Red, Black & Green"
3. Roy Ayers - "Rhythms Of Butter" 4. Ramp - "The American Promise"
5. Roy Ayers - "List Is Just A Moment" 6. Roy Ayers - "The Black Five"
7. Roy Ayers - "The Third Eye" 8. Roy Ayers - "Gotta Find A Lover"
9. Roy Ayers - "Vibrations" 10. Sylvia Striplin - "You Can't Turn Me Away"
11. Ubiquity - "Simple & Sweet" 12. Ladies Of The 80's - "He Is Mine Forever"
13. Roy Ayers - "Searchin'" (live @ Ronnie Scotts club)
14. Rick Holmes - "Remember To Remember"
15. Roy Ayers & Wayne Henderson - "Step In To Our Life"
16. Roy Ayers - "The Boogie Back" 17. Eighties Ladies - "Turned On To You"
18. Ethel Beatty - "It's Your Love" 19. Roy Ayers - "Mystery Of Love"20.
G Keith Alexander - "A Mothers Blues" 21. Roy Ayers - "Land Of Fruit & Honey"
22. Roy Ayers - "Chicago" 23. Roy Ayers - "Take Me Out To The Ball Game"
24. Roy Ayers - "Brother Green" 25. Roy Ayers - "Love"
26. Roy Ayers - "Hey Uh What You Say Come On" 27. Roy Ayers - "Can You Dig It"
28. Roy Ayers - "Coffy Is The Color" 29. Roy Ayers - "Our Time Is Coming"
30. Roy Ayers - "Get On Up, Get On Down" 31. Roy Ayers - "Sweet Tears"

CD-2
1. Roy Ayers - "We Live In Brooklyn Baby" (Muros edit) 2. Mos Def - "Brooklyn"
3. Talib Kweli - "In The Mood" (feat Kanye West & Roy Ayers)
4. ATCQ - "Keep It Rollin" (feat Large Pro) 5. Lord Finesse - "Soul Plan" (feat Roy Ayers)
6. Junior MAFIA - "Get Money"
7. The Pharcyde - "Passin' Me By" (Summa Madness 93 remixes)
8. Brand Nubian - "Wake Up" 9. Trends Of Culture - "Valley Of The Skinz"
10. Erule - "Listen Up" 11. The Quiet Boys - "Every Body Loves Sunshine" (feat Camelle Hinds)12. Roy Ayers - "Searching" (feat Erykah Badu) 13. Mary J Blige - "Searching"
14. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - "Searching" 15. OC - "Point O Views"
16. Roy Ayers, Hypocrite & OC - "Sensitive" 17. Smif N Wessun - "Home Sweet Home"
18. Roy Ayers, Get Funky & The Beatnuts - "Painted Desert" 19. Kurious - "Up Town Hit"
20. Legion - "Legion Groove" (instrumental) 21. Erykah Badu - "American Promise"
22. Armand Van Helden - "Full moon" (feat Common) 23. Roy Ayers - "Baby Doll"
24. Roy Ayers - "Sugar" (Joey Negro club mix)
25. Scott Grooves - "Expansions" (feat Roy Ayers)


DJ Muro - The Vibe Obsession Disc 2 Snippet

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K-Salaam & Beatnick are the cats that remixed the Common joints for the S.T.O.R.Y. project. On that album, they played all of the instruments (no samples), so when you hear this you're going to bug out. Check them out on their myspace page.

While you're there, make sure you cop their project, NY is Burning. It's full of remixes and exclusives with some of your favorite artists


Michael Jackson - Never Can Say Goodbye (K-Salaam & Beatnick Remix)

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HandsSolo is a DJ from Switzerland. Switzerland y'all! He's just dropped a 2 1/2hr Classic NY Hip Hop mix named Bring It Back That Ol' NY Rap. I found myself rhyming out loud more than once to this (and there was some hooping and hollering...and clapping...and hands in the air). Here's a snippet of the tracklisting, 95 joints in all:

1. Grand Puba - What Goes Around
2. Diamond D - Sally Got A One Track Mind
3. Main Source - Looking At The Front Door
4. Main Source - Fakin The Funk
5. L.O.N.S. - Case Of PTA
6. LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out
7. Show & Ag - Party Groove
8. Lords Of The Underground - Chief Rocka
9. Lord Finesse - Return Of The Funky Man
10. Gangstarr - Just To Get A Rep

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AlexNut (Rinse FM) drops some of his favorite cuts from 2008 on his radio show Mixed Nuts 1-3-2009. One Word, "Dope!"
Get the radio show & Playlist HERE

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DJ dviousmindZ returns with the 4th installment in his "Beats I Would've Gave..." series. Previous installments were for Mos Def, Nas and Lupe. I'll be honest I havent listened to this one yet, but his track record is solid. Someone should release a "Rhymes I Would've Gave Common" album. (yeah, yeah I know) Get it HERE, the beats not the rhymes, lol.

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Raashan Ahmad (Crown City Rockers) returns with more dope for you along with fellow Cali MC Gift of Gab (Blackalicious). A Fat Boys remake, Come on now! BTW, pick up The Push. It's in stores now. New Crown City Rockers coming...


Raashan Ahmad; Gift of Gab - Stick Em

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Here's another one from the Afro Collabo project, featuring Ayah over a Foreign Exchange Nicolay beat. She rocks it! Expect to hear more from Ayah and Nicolay on The Diamond Soul XXXperience soon. Download her Problem Woman mixtape while youre at her site!


Ayah - They Were Lyin'

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DSXXX Count Bass D Interview

1. SamiYam - Rooftop

2. Part Time Heroes; Liane Carroll - What's The Noise Part II/ What It Could Be

3. Breakthrough;Count Bass D - XL

4. Mos Def - Life N Marvelous Times

5. Count Bass D; MF Doom - Potholderz

6.. Gagle - Popuras

7. Cradle - Scenery Pt2

8. Count Bass D - Internationally Known

9. The Knux - Cappucino

10. People Under The Stairs - Critical Condition

11. Anonamas - Footsteps

12. Lord Finesse - Ghetto Life Instrumental

13. Jimmy Abney - Come Go With Me

14. DJ Babu; Doom - The Unexpected

15. Tettorybad; B-West - Galaxy

16. The Mountain Brothers - Galaxies: The Next Level

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17. Main Source - Lookin at the Front Door
18. Zilla Roca; Nex Millen - Cup Runneth SGB Remix

19. Ino Hidefumi - Blood is thicker than water

20. Made in Japan - City at night

...Count Bass D Interview Pt 2...
21. Faith; 112 - Caramel Kisses
22. Me'shell Ndegeocello - Elliptical

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23. Mobb Deep - Shook Ones Pt 2

24. Grooveman Spot; Count Bass D - Hadesugiru (Blues and Pants Mix)

...Count Bass D Interview Pt 4...
25. Count Bass D - What I Do

26. Count Bass D - Can We Hang Out Tonight

27. Count Bass D - Neon Soul

28. PPP; Coultrain - Angel (Remix)

29. Q-Tip; Raphael Saadiq - We Fight/Love
30. Afta-1 - Stellar Suzie

DSXXX Count Bass D Interview
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