I Call Your Name
Alabama native
Rich Boy is tearing things up right now with his hit song "Throw Some D's"
The architect of this beat is
Polow Da Don, former member of the group
Jim Crow.
And the bricks, 2 x 4's and other materials are
Switch "I Call Your Name"
Switch, discovered by
Jermaine Jackson, and signed to Motown, consisted of 2 DeBarge Brothers....Bobby and Tommy (who would eventually leave the group to form
DeBarge with their other siblings)
From the 1979 album titled
Switch II....Switch-"I Call Your Name"
Free From The Curse....
It's been a while since I posted. I'm going to try to post at least one song a week here in 2007 (we shall see how long this lasts...).
I am choosing today to post because it is the day we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday along with his memory and accomplishments on behalf of all people. I have chosen to specific songs to post.
First, is from the West Coast rap group known as
Above The Law, the uncredited creators of the G-Funk sound. Their 3rd album, 1994's
Uncle Sam's Curse is prolly one the best hip-hop albums that you've never heard. It's in my top 20 hip hop albums of all time, easily...It is from this album that we recieved "Black Superman" probably the sickest beat ever, and one of my top 5 hip hop songs ever. The title song from the album is unapologetically millitant, hardcore, political and gangsta (the way rap used to be...)
Above The Law-"Uncle Sams Curse"
The Second song I have chosen is from
Donny Hathaway. Born in Chicago, raised in Saint Louis, educated in Washington, D.C., this is an artist who indeed left us too soon. His 3rd solo LP
Extension of a Man (he had an album with
Roberta Flack and a live album along with his solo projects) brought us the song of hope "Someday We'll All Be Free".
Words from The Hip Hop Generation and The Black Panther Generation.
Both songs speak to me and I think have meaning on this day, as well as everyday...
Donny Hathaway-"Someday We'll All Be Free"
