For the past week… I’ve been on a major Tom Moulton kick…

I’ve believe it started listening to The O’Jays “Backstabbers”… original version… while grooving, I recalled an extended version I had heard some point in the past… and went searching… not truly sure if it was imagination or reality…

It was reality… the extended version was done by the Father of the Remix… Thomas Jerome Moulton… aka the brother in the picture above…

After playing… see: jamming to… the remix version… I went on a Tom Moulton binge over the weekend…

This morning, after watching an interview he gave about his “Tom Moulton’s Philly Re-Grooved” albums… a song by Finishing Touch, a group I had no clue about… was highlighted… Tom’s partner in the project stated it had a sound varying from the rest of the disco soul album… more of a funk soul groove… with interest piqued… I rushed to YouTube and tracked down “Don’t Put Me Down”…

I hope you enjoy it… as much as did…

Friday… look out for a 5 Things: My Favorite Tom Moulton Remixes At This Moment…

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqsZYEMLIqs]

…need to bring back this music…

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6 Months… A Good Time to Clean This Place Up.

by dre of onustees.com on 4 December 2012

..time to get this place back in order…

No promises… going to take it slowly… reviving this place…

5 Things…

Song of the Day…

Doing it Right… Doing it Wrong…

Sri & Me…

…and more…

It’s long overdue.

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“…we going liiiiiive… from the undergrrrrroooonnnnnd…”

If you haven’t copped the latest from Big K.R.I.T…. please do so, immediately… his official* debut album was released last week and it certainly lives up to the hype… Below is a 10-minute documentary on the making of the album… Featuring footage of beatmaking, rehearsals, performances… and a nice segment on his collaboration with B.B. King… Enjoy!

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meRunIb97hw]

…I need to get back on these beats…

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9th Wonder Receives Fellowship from Harvard University

by dre of onustees.com on 25 May 2012

“Kicking the Truth to the Young >Insert< Youth!”

Ninf Wondrah is going to Harvard, ya’ll!

Mr. Grammy Producer – DJ – Professor has recently been selected by Dr. Henry Louis Gates to contribute to the Hip Hop Archive located in Cambridge… During his year of mandatory residency in Massachusetts, 9th’s work will be documented by Kenneth Price…  his go-to filmographer. They are seeking help via Kickstarter to get the project off and jumping… check out the trailer for The Harvard Fellow!

[vimeo http://vimeo.com/42056115 w=480]

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Song of the Day: Isaac Hayes’ “Disco Connection”

24 May 2012

…because sometimes you just gotta get down… [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0p6xO0JgH4]

Rest & (MANY) Thanks: Chuck Brown, DC’s Constant & Saint

17 May 2012

Easily identifiable as “Chuck…” but it sounded so much better to say “Chuck Brown…” Wednesday, May 16th, 2012… Washington, DC lost our constant… and gained a saint… The Constant From the mid-sixties to the Spring of 2012… there was one thing for certain in the District… you could find a spot to “go see Chuck…” […]

5 Things: Thoughts on Obama’s Same-Sex Marriage Evolution

10 May 2012

“…see what had happened was…” May 9th , 2012… Barack Obama stepped up to the plate and did what he’s done repeatedly during his 1st term as President of the United States… Shifted the course of a nation and put forth an ideal that has long been push aside… an endorsement for same-sex marriage. Here […]

Rest & Thanks: Happy James Brown Day!

3 May 2012

“So now ladies and gentlemen it is star time, are you ready for star time?” Before there was MJ… there was JB… the baddest man on the planet… let alone show business… None like him before… none like him soon to come… My fandom and appreciation for the gifts he left this world cannot be […]

Doing It Wrong: Joel Ward’s Goal Nets Hate

26 April 2012

*enter Classic Cash Money rap line about Ice* Initially, I was going to use “tell me what kinda, nigga got ice that’ll BLING!, blind ya…” and then “got so much ice you can skate on a nigga…” popped in my head… both lines from B.G.’s classic “Bling Bling” coined by one, Mr. Lil Wayne… However, […]

Phonte’s ” The Life of Kings” Video feat. Evidence & Big K.R.I.T.

25 April 2012

Scream if you love Hip Hop… These days there are very few times I check for music videos… very… few… like… damn near never… Fortunately, there are cats out there fighting the good fight and producing what my musically elitist ass considers “good hip hop”… Phonte’s “The Life of Kings” video embodies all that is […]