i want you to sing along with the 5th dimension.
The 5th Dimension – Let the Sunshine In (Reprise)
Mos Def – Sunshine
i want you to sing along with the 5th dimension.
The 5th Dimension – Let the Sunshine In (Reprise)
Mos Def – Sunshine
b3sci mixtapes: darkchild. for three years between 1998 to 2000, producer rodney “darkchild” jerkins was on total absolute fire. during that period jerkins hit the top 10 of the billboard hot 100 7 times (including 4 No. 1’s). i mean, seriously, “the boy is mine”, “say my name”, “if you had my love”, “angel of mine”……just a crazy run. i’ve always been drawn to darkchild’s production style (dude could put me up on a toni braxton song.) ….the mix of acoustic guitar, the subtle multi-layered rhythms, the keyed countermelodies, and the just killer (and usually pretty interesting) chorus hooks. the guy still puts out big records, in ’08 he had a top 10 hit with the pussycat dolls “when i grow up” and did much of the production on janet jackson’s “discipline” record. right so lets go, darkchild ’99.
download the FULL mixtape here
01. Toni Braxton – He Wasn’t Man Enough
02. Mariah Carey – So Lonely (Feat. Twista)
03. Shareefa – Need a Boss (Feat. Ludacris)
04. Whitney Houston – It’s Not Right, But It’s Ok (Rodney Jerkins Smooth Mix)
05. 1 Accord – Don’t Stop (Darkchild Remix)
06. Destiny’s Child – Lose My Breath
07. Tiffany Evans – I’m Grown (Feat. Bow Wow)
08. Jennifer Lopez – If You Had My Love
09. Pussycat Dolls – When I Grew Up (Darkchild Remix) (Feat. Lil’ Wayne, Diddy & Fatman Scoop)
10. Kierre Kiki Sheard – You Don’t Know
11. Michael Jackson – You Rock My World
12. Natasha Bedingfield – Angel
13. Aaliyah – One in a Million (Darkchild Remix)
14. Spice Girls – Holler
15. Kenny Latimore – Days Like This (Darkchild Remix) (Feat. Q-Don & Sonny Black)
16. Andrea Martin – Let Me Return the Favor
17. Brandy – Top of the World (Feat. Ma$e)
tuesdaytuesdaytuesday! get IN THE MIX and dig on some of b3sci’s fav happenin and not long past cuts. also, shouts to monica for being the only person i know to ever capture a mascot ritual in action! not all of us can be so lucky!
Blakroc – What You Do To Me (feat. Billy Danze, Jim Jones & Nicole Wray)
myspace / purchase / 8.4
Broken Bells – The Ghost Inside (update: track removed by request of record label)
myspace / purchase / 8
Eddie Current Suppression Ring – Wet Cement
myspace / purchase / 8
Jay Electronica – Dealing
myspace / Purchase / 8.3
Unkle – Natural Selection (Feat. The Black Angels)
myspace / Purchase / 8.2
rating: approx. mid 8’s
a few atm tunes that make us get hmmmmmmmm! todd rings we see you!
B.o.B. – Trunk Band (Feat. T-Pain)
Wiley – Never Be Your Woman (Feat. Emeli Sande) (Herve Re-Work)
that moment when the soul stirrers lift out into the interpolation of “motherless child”…. just perfect.
Sam Cooke & the Soul Stirrers – Jesus, Wash Away My Troubles
this week’s ‘IN THE MIX’ features, “Friday in Paris,” a new track from The Strange Boys’ forthcoming Be Brave LP which drops monday next week. we’ve also got another favorite cut from The Soft Packs’ self-titled debut, in addition to a new gem from Starless and Bible Black, a UK based group on Chicago’s Locust Music label.
The Strange Boys – Friday in Paris
myspace / purchase info / 8.3
The Soft Pack – More or Less
myspace / purchase info / 8.3
Starless and Bible Black – Say Donny Say
myspace / purchase info / 8.4
rating: approx. mid 8’s
Patsy Cline tracked “He Called Me Baby” during her last recording sessions in 1963. the track was issued after her death and became a top 25 country hit in early ’64. others, including most recently one eskimo, have found inspiration in versions of this song, but it’s Candi Staton’s take that really does it the justice it deserves. check it.
it’s friday, and yep.. b3sci’s got a hhhot new mini-mix for y’all…(yeah!)
Wu Tang Vs The Beatles – Save Me Dear (Ghostface Killah x She and Him)
get it / myspace She & Him / 8.4
Jason Ward – Bless You
get it / myspace / 8.1
Hatcham Social – Sidewalk
get it / myspace / 8.2
