OK...I'm sittin here listenin to music on the iPod and it hit me as to what I want to post about today. In a previous post Another Level, I mentioned about "My Paradise" from Blackstreet's second album, Another Level. The song is hella tight...and I wish that it wasn't just an interlude, but you gotta take it for what it is.
Now I know we all have songs that we bump from different cds that as soon as you start to get all the way into it, it cuts off. This isht irritates the snot outta me because I know I feel like they shoulda put a little more time into the track and made it more than just 2 mins or a minute and a half. It irritates me the most when I'm sangin along to the track, and just as you all into it, the joint is DUN!
But you know what though, I'm thinkin that it took them quite some time to put that together, and to make greatness out of the short amount of time the song is playing, so for that, I can't knock their hustle. But dammit, I need some more time outta these joints besides the 4 seconds that they give you in between the intro music and it fading to the next song. Sometimes, they just do it for a little humor in the cd. I enjoy those too...
I'm sure yall can feel me on this one right? But I guess the interlude will never fade away because most times it can be a great album filler. Here are some great interludes from over the years:
112 - Q, Mike Slim, Daron: from their Part III CD. One of the best in the game. OneTweezy did it with this one.
Dr. Dre - $20 Sack Pyramid This was one of the most ignant interludes to date, but it STILL is off the chains!
Alicia Keys - Never Felt This Way A great rendition of the original by Brian McKnight, but I'm not sure as to why she cut the song in half. lol
TLC - Sexy Interlude This one had me crackin up the first time I heard it. Maybe it was cus I was 13 at the time. LOL
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
OK...I'm sittin here listenin to music on the iPod and it hit me as to what I want to post about today. In a previous post 
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
What We Gone Do is take you back, way back, back into Time!
Today's post is gonna be dedicated to a group that got their start from the mind of a musical genius: Teddy Riley. They wowed us with their first self titled cd, and with the modification of the group, they took us to "Another Level". This is about Blackstreet:
This is and always will be one of the greats that they were known for from that cd. "Don't Leave" was hot, because not only did it have a sick beat to it, but the way that Chauncey and em was sangin that track, you'da thought that the girl was leaving the sound booth never to return again. This was definitely one of those songs that you could have on repeat, because you knew that if you was feelin it, then you wanted to hear it again.
Blackstreet definitely blessed our ears with some great hits...spanning over 4 different CDs. At times, they were thought to be a modern day Guy (due to Teddy Riley being the brainiac behind the entire operation). Their first cd was a banger to me, but in all actuality, I was stuck on Another Level. It was one of those that got madd rotation in the car, on the cd player on the way to school, at the crib; anywhere. Matter fact, it still gets rotation to this day. The list below are a few of my favorites from this group from all 4 cds and a hawt remix as well.
No Diggety: A collabo between Teddy Riley and Dr. Dre. Can't go wrong with that combination. Not to mention, Queen Pen was at the height of her 15 mins of fame at that point too.
My Paradise: One of the best interludes ever IMO. I think this shoulda been a full song. Hmmm..thoughts for another post.
Before I Let You Go: One of the bangers of the first CD. Real romantic and stuff. Definitely good for a "get int the mood" cd.
Deep: Here is their real nasty side. They brought it real hard core with this one.
I Get So Lonely (remix): Even though this was a Janet song, they still brought another flavor to it.
Booti Call: Taken from the old school music, but with an up to date 90's new jack swing. I'm sure all folks was bumpin this.
I think that Blackstreet was one of those groups from the 90s that made their impact on R&B as a whole...but you know they had great beginnings given that Teddy Riley had already made his step into the music world with Guy. So it was almost a given that they were gonna have some sort of success.
This is and always will be one of the greats that they were known for from that cd. "Don't Leave" was hot, because not only did it have a sick beat to it, but the way that Chauncey and em was sangin that track, you'da thought that the girl was leaving the sound booth never to return again. This was definitely one of those songs that you could have on repeat, because you knew that if you was feelin it, then you wanted to hear it again.
Blackstreet definitely blessed our ears with some great hits...spanning over 4 different CDs. At times, they were thought to be a modern day Guy (due to Teddy Riley being the brainiac behind the entire operation). Their first cd was a banger to me, but in all actuality, I was stuck on Another Level. It was one of those that got madd rotation in the car, on the cd player on the way to school, at the crib; anywhere. Matter fact, it still gets rotation to this day. The list below are a few of my favorites from this group from all 4 cds and a hawt remix as well.
No Diggety: A collabo between Teddy Riley and Dr. Dre. Can't go wrong with that combination. Not to mention, Queen Pen was at the height of her 15 mins of fame at that point too.
My Paradise: One of the best interludes ever IMO. I think this shoulda been a full song. Hmmm..thoughts for another post.
Before I Let You Go: One of the bangers of the first CD. Real romantic and stuff. Definitely good for a "get int the mood" cd.
Deep: Here is their real nasty side. They brought it real hard core with this one.
I Get So Lonely (remix): Even though this was a Janet song, they still brought another flavor to it.
Booti Call: Taken from the old school music, but with an up to date 90's new jack swing. I'm sure all folks was bumpin this.
I think that Blackstreet was one of those groups from the 90s that made their impact on R&B as a whole...but you know they had great beginnings given that Teddy Riley had already made his step into the music world with Guy. So it was almost a given that they were gonna have some sort of success.
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