Music Monday: 23/01/17

This weekend, one American president left and another one came in.

J. Cole has thoughts about that and a few other things, too.  Released on Martin Luther King Day. 

Produced by Elite & Cam O'bi

Joey Bada$$ has some thoughts, too.

Download/stream "Land of the Free": https://JoeyBadass.lnk.to/LOTFID #AABA coming soon Song co-produced by Adam Pallin & Kirk Knight Follow Joey Bada$$ Twitter: https://twitter.com/joeyBADASS Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fckingbadass Instagram: http://instagram.com/joeybadass Spotify: http://spoti.fi/1yvtlm7 Website: http://joeybadass.com Follow Pro Era Twitter: https://twitter.com/proera Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ProgressiveEra Tumblr: http://proera.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/proera47 Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/proeraradio Website: http://theproera.com Shop - http://shop.theproera.com/ Shop - http://shop.thesmokersclub.com Pro Era / Cinematic Music Group

Remember how I said I loved English MCs? Loyle Carner is a grime/hip hop artist out of South London and has a new album out that's getting insane reviews. 

I like the guitar lick.

Directed by Alessandra Kurr Produced by Rebel Kleff 'NO CD' is out now via AMF Records. Spotify: http://po.st/spotytLCNC // iTunes: http://po.st/ituytLCNC // Apple Music: http://po.st/amytLCNC Tickets to October UK tour dates here: http://po.st/LCTickets http://vevo.ly/bgjPpy

“We got some old Jay Zs, couple ODBs

Place ’em up in perfect order ’cos my OCD.”

Let’s follow a sample:

Betty Wright is one of the best soul singers of the 70's. Her songs are routinely sampled in hip hop. Clean Up Woman is probably the most sampled.

Most famous? Likely this:

A classic song that apparently is not on YouTube? So here it is. Enjoy

This is just a classic Puff Daddy produced track. The thing about these rappers/producers is that you can really hear the through line from the soul music of the 60s and 70s to R&B of the 90s and 2000s. It’s what they grew up with and what their parents played.

This is also really early Biggie. It's the first time he used "The Notorious B.I.G." as a moniker (Biggie Smalls was already used by someone else) and it was recorded three years before Ready to Die was released.

“Kickin’ ill flava with the Teflon Don”

(2002)

You know who else probably listened to a lot of Betty Wright? Swizz Beatz. A remix of Ms.Dynamite's Dy-Na-Mi-Tee from 2002. Throw in some Nas, and it's a party. 

I was listening to random things on Spotify, and it was this track that made me think of Clean Up Woman in the first place and where else it's been:

Chance The Rapper - Favorite Song (feat. Childish Gambino) (Prod. by Nate Fox) https://twitter.com/chancetherapper Download the Acid Rap mixtape: http://www.audiomack.com/album/chance-the-rapper/acid-rap Note: To artists, all music uploaded to this channel has been purchased by me personally or acquired free of charge (legally of course).

I've been listening to a lot of recent Chance the Rapper, but this is quality from his second mixtape Acid Rap in 2013. 

Here's an interview with Nate Fox, who produced this and other stuff for Chance.

“This my jam, this my jam, this my jam, this my jam
I’m ‘bout that jam, I’m ‘bout that jam, I’m ‘bout that jam, I’m ‘bout that jam
This my jam, this my jam, this my jam, this my jam
I’m ‘bout that jam, I’m ‘bout that jam, I’m ‘bout that jam, I’m bout that jam”

"Do U Dirty" is off the upcoming debut album SWEETSEXYSAVAGE available January 27th: https://atlantic.lnk.to/SSS Pre-order now at https://atlantic.lnk.to/SSS and get immediate downloads of "Undercover", "Advice", "CRZY", "Distraction", & "Do U Dirty" Exclusive SWEETSEXYSAVAGE album bundles available here: http://smarturl.it/KehlaniD2CYT Follow Kehlani: http://www.kehlanimusic.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Kehlanimusic Twitter - https://twitter.com/Kehlani YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/kehlanimusic Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kehlani/

Kehlani has been around for a little bit and her debut album is finally being released at the end of the month. 

It's a song about, you know, doin' it, but it's about other stuff, too. 

Download or stream 'On + Off' by Maggie Rogers: https://maggierogers.lnk.to/onoffYD Connect with Maggie: https://www.facebook.com/MaggieRogers/ https://twitter.com/maggierogers https://www.instagram.com/maggierogers/ http://www.maggierogers.com/ Music video by Maggie Rogers performing On + Off. (C) 2017 Debay Sounds LLC under exclusive license to Capitol Records http://vevo.ly/Vapl5Z

This thing just builds. No wonder she moved Pharrell. 

Uploaded by Bo Gerding on 2016-07-21.

Come for his face and stay for when he compares her to Wu Tang Clan.

“Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof”