![]() ![]() You may not know Median as he only recorded two albums, his last in 2011, but he’s a grounded yet imaginative writer who is well worth your listening time. Twitch : : Schedule : Ī deep cut from the heyday of the Justus League, with 9th Wonder (of course) chopping it up on this breezy beat for his Winston-Salem, North Carolina, compatriot to get busy on. Still, it’s fixed now, so I didn’t freeze to death putting this episode together! As we draw towards the end of the year, the themes here might be wintery and seasonal, but the tunes are heat :)Īs promised, here’s the link for WORKINONIT - definitely support this collective (and the venue that hosts the monthly events!) if you want to support grassroots talent □ While a lot of December up this way has been surprisingly mild, but there was an absolutely vicious period - was lucky that the heating in the house only died after the worst had passed. The 12" includes the Roots remix and also the radio version of "!,2 Many" and as a bonus I've included both so check the link for the rip.“ Speaking to the people that matter, with my mind.” This song is from an album that is a perfect slice of early 80 soul and well worth picking up if you see it whilst out diggin. The track has been sampled by numerous artists including De la Soul - "Eye Know", Notorious BIG - "Unbelievable", Tragedy - "Grand Groove" and of course Brotha Lynch Hung - "Walkin 2 My Funeral". The track "Remind me" was on her 1982 album Straight from the Heart which she wrote and produced herself. Common flows over this track nicely reminiscing about his earlier years. The beat is a Dug Infinyte produced dope up tempo joint that borrows heavily from the Patrice Rushen song "Remind me". In my opinion Chantay Savage does that with this track. For a soul singer to be added to a track and it be successful that singer needs to add to the track and not detract from it, they don't have to be the best soul singer in the world but the need to bring something valid to the track other than their name. Let me just clarify something here, I don't go for tracks that just throw some half assed soul singer in an attempt to gain radio play. This tune was a little more soulful that the Common we had heard on the first two albums and his rhymes were backed up by well suited vocals from Chantay Savage. The track I have decided to cover today was the first 12" from the album, Reminding me of Sef. ![]() For example the track featuring Lauren Hill has common rhyming about the decisions facing a young couple over whether or not to carry on with an unplanned pregnancy, the only other group I can think of who handles this subject with such maturity would be Digable Planets. Although at the same time this was a more mature effort from Common and featured lyrical content beyond his earlier releases. Some might say that this album was more accessible or perhaps even commercial as it featured a wider array of guests than Common had ever had before and it also featured some radio friendly RnB tracks. This was Common's first album under the name Common following on from a law suit that prevented him from using his previous rap moniker, Common Sense. Back in 1997 Common dropped his third album, One day it will all make sense. ![]()
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