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Confessions...

Girl Sh*t' (The Valentines Confessions) presented by SoulCulture

Shouts out to Marsha!

Click n play as myself, Raphael Saadiq, Jesse Boykins III, Peter Hadar, Alain Clark 

and Geno Young recall our worst Valentine's Day experiences ever, the most 

romantic gestures we have made, and our ideal Valentine dates.

Part 2 
Part 3 
Part 4
Part 5 

Black History Mixtape

Be sure to download your copy from my boy Dub El - DOWNLOAD

Tuxedo

via: Kixclusive

"For the record i do do weddings...

...and if I'm singing at yours i will probably be wearing these!!!!!" -E

DEADLINE SET

SUBMIT PHOTOS OF YOU WITH HEADPHONES, PLAYING 

AN INSTRUMENT OR LISTENING TO MUSIC 

DEADLINE: MARCH 20th

Sherbert

sherbet colorblock headphones

don't know how these sound, but they look delicious

e

Spoiled Brat 34 Dilla Tee

Hey shout out to Sayori from Japan for sending me this dope Dilla Tee. For more info and for you to go cop one, go to www.myspace.com/SpoiledBrat_34. She also has a dope blog. Check it out at spoiledbrat34.blogspot.com.

Music & Fashion Monday's

Herbie & Q

Herbie Hancock rockin' out on the Fairlight for Quincy Jones in the Studio

if i wasn't a singer i would have been a BMXer

someone sent me this old pic of me on my Facebook account, so i thought i'd share...

The Beyonce of the 90s

This shirt features the Beyonce of the 90s, Whitney Houston sporting a red mink in a pose from the hit movie "The Bodyguard". Available @ Cobra Snake

Afro Punk

"The fundamental contradiction of black kids feeling left out of rock — which from its very beginning was based on black music — has played a large role in the creation of Afro-Punk."
- Daniela Capistrano

Plastic Dreams

just a clip from the 10 min track by Mr. Yancey

Gourmet Spring Time 09: Patent

FIRE!

Slot Music

Sandisk Corp. and the four major music companies announced a new MUSIC FORMAT called slotMusic.

Each unit is to contain an album, plus extras, on a compact memory card that can be played on mobile phones, PCs and some portable MP3 players.

Available mid-October.

Concep is Hired!!!

"Yo Concep is hired, I don't know what for but consider him hired for real!!!!!"

E

Touch Grind

Check this skating app for the ipod by Illusions Lab-Touchgrind

Nike Tuskegee Airmen

Nike pays homage to Tuskegee Airmen with these Air Max joints decked out in unit color / Army Airforce color sheme.
-SO VERY FRESH.com

HIGH NOON: Obey+Dilla

Obey's Shepard Fairey, with B+, has created a print of J. Dilla based on B+'s 2003 Jaylib photograph. The 400 prints (18 in x 24 in) will release at obeygiant.com on TODAY @ NOON PST for $55.
UPDATE-All 400 prints sold out in less than 10 minutes ($22,000!!!)
Proceeds will benefit Dilla’s mom “Ma Dukes”. There is a benefit concert as well.

New MacBook Pro

A music fan's dream, Less than 1" thick. Comes in 15" & 17". More info

Supra NS “Burgundy” Pack

The Supra NS “Burgundy” Pack consists of a Trinity, Skytop and Strapped. Each sneaker is smothered in a burgundy patent leather colorway. You can pick this pack up now at Factory413.

source-NICEKICKS.COM

Spontanious Inventions

Bobby Mcferrin may be an original freestyle king...

Raise It Up for Ma Dukes

Maureen “Ma Dukes” Yancey, the mother of the late James “J Dilla” Yancey, is currently battling the same disease that took her son’s life.

RAISE IT UP FOR MA DUKES! T-shirt.

Ebrahim defining Music Fan

The cover, a MUSIC FANs opportunity to pay homage. Watch Ebrahim mash up D'Angelo, Lupe Fiasco & Joni Mitchell...



Check out treesforbreakfast.com

Music Fan Meets Art Fan

Music inspires art, art inspires music. Sometimes they work together to create a beautiful sound. Peep Brooklyn artist Concep gettin' up while the band rocks out.

Hidden Treasures

Many don't know there was a predecessor to Vault 1.5, it was the Vault 1.0.

Only a limited number of CD's were pressed. It wasn't intended to be sold in volumes.

Heard it has been seen on eBay for up to $100!

Several of the songs were sold for other singers, including "Rebound" and "Hold On".

On the live DVD album the song "When Love Calls" comes from Vault 1.0 in which James Yancey aka J-Dilla played the drums.

The "Muji" Just Cries Away

One of the keys to creating anything; song, sketch, idea; is having that perfect pen and pad handy at all times. MUJI makes some of the best paper and pens in the world! For those who aren’t familiar with their products, let’s go to school real quick:

Over the last 20 years, they have developed a worldwide following with a guiding philosophy that emphasizes innovative and simple materials, processes, and packaging. The resulting products are streamlined, environmentally friendly, and beautiful in their simplicity. MUJI is not only an internationally renowned company, but for many people is a way of life.

Now, the next question is Where Can I get some MUJI?

Glad you asked- http://www.momastore.org/museum/moma/CategoryDisplay_10451_10001_11627_11458_-1_shop_

Artist vs Producer

KryptoNATE's

In case you guys missed the NBA All Star Dunk contest, in a stunning turn of events, Nate Robinson of the New York Knicks defeated Dwight Howard to take back his Slam Dunk crown.After his first round dunks, he was escorted back to the locker room as we all thought perhaps he was injured. He then returned wearing a green shirt which read Kryptonate. The name ties into the whole Superman theme that Dwight Howard has brought along to the Dunk Contest. As we all know, Superman’s one weakness is Kryptonite.

The shoes are called the Nike Foamposite Lite-KRYPTONATE edition.

Something for Knick fans to be proud of.

Elizabeth Gilbert

Anyone who is or would like to be an artist of any form must watch this. A friend sent it to me, and I find it extremely helpful to my journey. I hope it does the same for you.

Jumpin' Jack

Have you ever seen a guitarist play chords, a bass line and solo all at the same time? Well if not, ladies and gentlemen may I introduce Stanley Jordan.

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Today's music is "Sweetest Taboo" by Sade. Hope you're all having a great Valentine's Day.

MUSIC FAN FIRST!

Ladies and gentlemen, to promote my upcoming album and love for music in general, we will be posting videos daily of some of our favorite artists. Some you may be familiar with, some you won't be, but take a look and listen and enjoy. We are starting with one of my favorite artists and voices of all time, Terence Trent D'arby. His album "Vibrator" is one of the most influential albums to my career. He still does incredible music and now goes by the name "SANANDA MAITREYA." Enjoy this incredible live performance of one of my favorite songs by him, "Holding On To You."

Before I was a singer, artist, songwriter.....I was a MUSIC FAN FIRST

Grab Ya Headphones!!!

RIP Dilla

Many of you know of my great respect for J Dilla. Today I wanted to share a live clip of the song that he produced along with James Poyser.

If you're not familiar with James Yancey you must do some research and learn about his great work. He truly is missed in this industry.

RIP Dilla..........TURN IT UP

On The Road To Completion...

Hey just showing you a glimpse into the tedious process of mixing. Going back in at some point next week, so i will leak more in the near future..

Peace,

E