Black Music History “Ladies Reign” – Day 11: Deniece Williams

11 February 2009

Day 11: Deniece Williams Check out her Ripperton-esque “Silly”… and then watch the Gemstones “We On” video featuring Lupe Fiasco that sampled the song…

Black Music History “Ladies Reign” – Day 10: Abbey Lincoln

10 February 2009

Day 10: Abbey Lincoln Enjoy “Left Alone”, “Driva Man” (from Max Roach’s We Insist!: Freedom Now Suite) and “Throw It Away”…

Black Music History “Ladies Reign” – Day 9: Lyn Collins

9 February 2009

Day 9: Lyn Collins It was this “Female Preacher” who first taught us… “It takes two…” [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFg35IvGJ4c&hl=en&fs=1]

Black Music History “Ladies Reign” – Day 8: Love Unlimited

8 February 2009

Day 8: Love Unlimited Check out their Soul Train performance of “Walkin’ In the Rain with the One I Love”…

Black Music History “Ladies Reign” – Day 7: Dee Dee Sharp (Gamble)

7 February 2009

Day 7: Dee Dee Sharp (Gamble) Groove out to her 1980 hit “Easy Money”… (ignore the cat, lol…)

2.06.09: Five for Friday feat. Black Music History “Ladies Reign” – Day 6: Roberta Flack

6 February 2009

This week’s five.for.friday features, Roberta Flack. Enjoy! – dre’ of onustees.com 1. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face: my personal fave of hers… 2. Feel Like Making Love: a close 2nd… 3. Killing Me Soft with His Song: her most notable… 4. Where Is the Love: a classic with Donny… 5. Gone Away: […]

Black Music History “Ladies Reign” – Day 5: Carmen McRae

6 February 2009

hello world… last year on Facebook during the month of February, I began to post a different Black Musician each day in my profile picture and update the status with a blurb on them… well this year I wanted to go in another direction… a new theme… something outside of music… but it was only […]

1.30.09: Five for Friday – 9th Wonder

30 January 2009

This week’s five.for.friday features one of my favorite producers, 9th Wonder. Enjoy! – dre’ of onustees.com 1. Median – Comfortable: this is my personal fave of all his production… he flips Luther Vandross “Forever, For always, For Love”… 2. BCC feat. Aaliyah – Night Riders (Remix): how he chops, i just don’t know! but it […]

new ŏn.us.tee: black on black heart

26 January 2009

Hello on.us.people, For February we’ve decided to craft a t-shirt that combines the 2 major themes of the month “Love” & “Black History.” Thus, we present the “black on black heart“ on.us.thought design… We hope you find the design and message as exciting as we do… Too often we hear the catchphrase “black on black […]

ŏn.us.portraits: Richard Avedon Exhibit

26 January 2009

Over the past weekend I was able to make it to the Richard Avedon: Portraits of Power exhibit @ the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC before it ended Sunday. I must admit I had put it off for some time, other “more important” things always popped up. I am quite delighted nothing “came […]

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