Simple…”I Know You Got Soul” is just SOOO DAMN FUNKY! This 1971 Hit with The JB’s and Bobby Byrd is the nastiest of the funkiest. So much that Eric B and Rakim sampled this funky beat for their 1987 hit with the same name. (starts at 2:30)
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Black Brothas Beautiful Beards…everywhere
Honestly there’s no reason for this other than it would be a disservice to you ladies, if I didn’t share it with you Thick Beards, Full Beards, Flowers in Beards etc….All different…All Beautiful Check out the beautifulness of our Brothas Beards at beardandblack Tumbler page If you can’t get enough Subscribe to their page
Continue readingFinally a moment with Spike
Finally, this weekend, I had the pleasure of meeting one of the inspirations behind my love and passion for films and filmmaking…Shelton Jackson…”Moooookie”…a lover of the New York Knicks….Mr Spike Lee himself. I had decided long ago that I was no longer going to stand in line for any “celebrity” types, except of course, Janet […]
Continue readingToronto Black Film Festival- Feb 10-15, 2015
Do not miss it! 3rd Annual Toronto Black Film Festival, from February 10-15th, 2015. Films will be screened at various locations in Downtown Toronto This year, I was lucky enough to attend the Montreal Black Film Festival, to view the screening debut of Spike Lee’s Da Sweet Blood of Jesus, in which he, the man […]
Continue readingFunky Weekend Song of the Day- Graham Central Station
Undoubtedly, one of the most funkiest bands ever Graham Central Station know how to bring it DOWN to the nastiest rawness of what is FUNKY This song brings me to “Church”, and I am a dedicated member of THIS congregation If your feet don’t move to this tune…I don’t know what will
Continue readingFunky Friday Song of the Day – Missy Elliott
Miisssssyyyyy!…and Timbaland. Like Tom and Jerry, Batman and Robin, Fred and Ernie, Sanford and Lamont… A DYNAMIK DUO with a whole lotta funky beats that are CWWAAAZY! I first heard Missy doing this song and saw The dancing in this video is out of this world, out of the box and FUNKY!
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The Brothers Johnson…what can I say? They look all plain and all but damn they can get down…smoothly. This group and this song are definitely memories of my Soul Train days….doin’ the bump and really feelin’ my body move, and I’m pretty sure I’ve heard this tune in several film soundtracks. Doesn’t it sound familiar? […]
Continue readingFunky Friday Song of the Day- The Cypher (BET 2014)
I LOVE HIP HOP and RAP and I am a HUGE FAN of the CYPHER, featured every year as part of the 2014 BET AWARDS. Its freestyle rap featuring up and coming rappers as well as some legendary hip hop artist. I chose this one because…well, I just did. I LOVE ME SOME HIP HOP! […]
Continue readingFunky Friday Song of the Day- Midnight Star
I first heard this song on one of my favourite radio stations, WBLK. I would tape songs using my cassette tapes and remember listening and LOVING IT! I know you’ve all done this…taping the dj at the end of the song, because you didn’t reach for the PAUSE button quick enough. Well this song had […]
Continue readingFunky Friday Song of the Day- Foxy
I remember as a youngster hearing this song for the 1st time and thinking..damn this is hot. It became one of my favourite dance tunes that always made the rotation. Needless to say I learned quickly that funk comes in many different shades and I LOVE that
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