Damian Marley: Beautiful ft. Bobby Brown

"Always have my back she stand true to dat
Real type of loving, thank you for that'

This song...good GAWD!  First of all the album was a 5 mic album.  Let's get that out the way.  On top of that, Bobby Brown was on this track and it was sick!

"Beautiful
Here we go again
My love, you know
I will never let you go
My love
Beautiful
Here we go"

This song is played often.  When I don't want anything to bring me down, this is a go to track.  When love feels right, this is a go to track.  When I want a song that's fiyah, I go to this song! Get the picture;-)

"She is the only Queen, the King is designating
And so mi seal the deal I am negotiating
I know it's kinda deep but keep on concentrating
Cause Jazzy lay di beat and I am clearly stating"

Enjoy ya'll

BTW - Production by Damian and Stephen Marley.  WHOA

Music video by Damian Marley performing Beautiful. (C) 2006 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution Corp.

Timmy Thomas: Why can't we live together #tbt

This song needs to be re-released.   I don't care if it's from the 70's.  Everyone needs this song to be a house staple!  Don't get me wrong..I rocked hotline bling til nausea like everyone else.  But this song deserves to be given its due.

"No more war, no more war, no more war
Just a little peace
No more war, no more war
All we want is some peace in this world"

I believe in balance.  War, peace, love, hate... I go to this song when I need peace and love.  I think we as a people need a lot more of it.

"No matter, no matter what color
You are still my brother
I said no matter, no matter what color
You are still my brother"

This song is so much more than a sample.  I hope you can agree with me on that.  Play Timmy Thomas once a week and he may change your life.  Stay blessed.

Timmy Thomas - Why can't we live together album: why can't we live together (1972)

Majid Jordan: My love ft. Drake

Hey.  Do you like Drake “Hold on, we’re going home”?  Yea?  Me too… How about a whole album of that sound?

Enter Majid Jordan.

“I had an idea in my head
I pictured this going differently
I meant every word that I said
You should have spent more time listening”

Strong singer + strong producer + lyrics typically make for good music.  Fingers crossed it leads to more.  The whole album has a real easy yet intense sound.  It’s definitely a mood ALBUM.  No need to skip unless you want to.

“You got your trophies
I know how you like to show 'em off and shine 'em, and line 'em up
I'm not your trophy, baby
I won't let you show me off or shine me up, or line me up, no”

Today I actually just went to Majid Jordan's album with a need to change my mood.  I'm in a bit of a funk, and maybe not so much looking for these particular lyrics, but the sound itself is a stress reliever.  Hope it helps you too.

Oh yea, Drake is in this song too…Enjoy!

BTW - Majid Jordan was on the song "Hold on, we're going home".  They've clearly got their sound down.  Respect!

My Love ft. Drake available now https://itun.es/i6SJ6HS Directed by Common Good Produced with the financial assistance of MuchFACT, a division of Bell Media Inc. www.muchfact.ca

Jaguar Wright: Self Love #tbt

This song has never stopped giving me chills.   The visceral response I receive from the lyrics alone demand I try to meet the expectations they suggest.  Does that sound crazy? Maybe....but if you can't talk to your music what do you really expect the songs to say to you?

"Caught up in a web of deception
From this $h!t I done learned new lesson
So what cha do, you keep on playing, you play on, playa..."

I need this song...and I think "need" is more important than "love".   We're all big boys and girls so I think it's alright if we agree to disagree.  But I've needed it back then when it was released and I think I need it now.  Maybe you do.  Maybe you don't.  Share it to the person you love cause they may need it too. 

"You work and work with no pay
You punch a clock but never end your day
You take vacation but your not playing
What we say by this time, here my friends, drink three
You cry, cry, revolution, but what you want is a solution
But you're more content with being a pollution
Jump in the motion, and ask the notion..."

Stay blessed.

From Jaguar Wright's LP Denials Delusions and Decisions

Stalley: System on loud

Consistency...that's all I can hope for from an artist.  But hey, that's just me.  Some people just want that hit song and forget about the artist until the next time the radio or DJ play the song.   Not me.   That's why I rock with Stalley.

"Boom boom, bang bang, system on loud
Got that boom boom, bang bang, system on loud"

Every mixtape, every album...I know I can expect some heat.  Beats with some soul, lyrics from his point of view.  P.O.V...not THAT'S refreshing.  His album OHIO makes you feel like you can close your eyes and get a sense of what it's like living there. I respect that.

I just needed to drown out the world for a bit...every feel that way?  Didn't take long for me to find what I needed.  If you do play it, just keep it on high volume.

"I don't wanna be judged, I just wanna live
This for the genius loners and all my stoner kids"

Provided to YouTube by Warner Music Group System On Loud · Stalley Ohio ℗ 2014 Maybach Music Group, LLC/Atlantic for the United States and Maybach Music Group, LLC/WEA International Inc. for the rest of the world.

Elle Varner: F_ck it all

Does anyone know why Elle Varner isn't on my radio station every hour on the hour?

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No? Anyone? Bueller?...SMDH.  Talent wise, Elle is a top 5 artist right now and we gotta go through back channels and YouTube searches to find her.  It's CRIMINAL!!!  Okay...enough venting.

"Cause I could be whole lot of things
Go ahead and clip my wings
Could be a piss drunk b*+ch of a whore
Running round hoping maybe you would save me
Throw you a few good bows
Act like a broken doll
Just say f_ck it all" -Elle Varner

Mood-wise, I'm just losing patience on things as of late.  So...When I don't care, or lose my need to give a damn lol...I reach for this song.  Maybe you will too.  Oh...and if you're looking for more Elle Varner, just search online and you'll find tons.  She's still amazing and should be on your radio station.  Thank god for IPODS.  F_ck it all.

BTW: Second album coming soon...fingers crossed.

Download "F**k It All" on iTunes http://smarturl.it/EVFIAiT?IQid=yt Stream "F**k It All" on Spotify http://smarturl.it/EVFIASp?IQid=yt Follow Elle Varner! http://www.facebook.com/ellevarnermusic http://www.twitter.com/ellevarner http://www.instagram.com/ellevarner http://www.ellevarner.com Music video by Elle Varner performing F**k It All. (C) 2014 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

Nina Simone: Don't let me be misunderstood

I love this song for so many reasons. Primarily because Nina Simone is arguably one of the mothers' of soul and my Mom Loves Nina Simone. 

"If I seem edgy
I want you to know
I never mean to take it out on you
Life has its problems
And I get more than my share
But that's one thing I never mean to do

Cause I love you
Oh baby
I'm just human
Don't you know I have faults like anyone?"

Growing up made me realize how amazing my mother is.  Calm under pressure, resiliency, and determination with conviction among other things...I all got those skills from her.  I could amount to a third of who she is I'd consider myself a success. I remember hearing Nina through different times of my life.  So it seems fitting to share one.  Happy mothers day.

Nina Simone ~ Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (with Lyrics)