Olatunji: Oh Yay

I love African music.  I love soca music.  So when I was put on by a co-worker to some new African music, lately I’ve been finding little time for anything else.  Then this song came around and made my world stop twice:-)  Afrosoca!  Lemme repeat that one more time...

Afro.

Soca. 

Mind. Blown!  Olatunji...you have yourself a new fan.

“I don't know bout you

but when I’m on the road

and I’m in the mood

you know I’m not sober

she grip me like I’m her lover”

Expect more African sounds to make its way on lovemoodmusic.com But this mood is brought to you by Krista Martins.  Don’t know her?  Check out her fitness Soca class here! You won’t be disappointed. 

Back to this song though...playing "Oh Yay" makes me fast forward my troubles…it just makes me want to dance/groove.  Find that lil corner of the club and…I digress…again lol.

“I love how you move yuh body come,

come shawty wuk it for meh

 I'm here standing nothing to say

cause your lips them look so good like plenty cherry”

The song is a worry conqueror.  Any stress goes out the window.  So enjoy!  If anyone knows of any additional Olatunji songs feel free to share.  Thanks Krista for sharing your mood!

Official] http://Julianspromos.com @Julianspromos / Subscribe: http://tiny.cc/YTubeSubscribe | Written by Phillip Bastien, Kevin Charles and Olatunji Yearwood, Produced and Mixed by Stadic and Wetty Beatz. Back Vocals by Kevin Charles, Mastered by Nikholai Greene.

PnB: No time

This is my gym song.  This is my grind song.  This is my song!  As I'm sure some of you can relate to, I got my hands in a lot of different "thangs" ya'll…sadly...not everyone gets it.  A rare one or two like-minded individuals...but I digress, this song keeps me focused.

So if you’re dedicated to something…ANYTHING! Play this…or just keep the song on repeat for a minute.  It’s worth it. Looking forward to hearing more from PnB if he’s got more mood music in his arsenal.

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Stevie Wonder: Sir Duke

“They can feel it all over
They can feel it all over people”

Thank god for Stevie Wonder and his majestic songs.  Oh, I’m sorry, was that over the top?  Tough…dare I say, poetic?  Well I dare to say that no words can do Stevie Wonder justice.  His greatness spans genres.  N' this song? Well this song is an indication of that.

“But just because a record has a groove
Don't make it in the groove
But you can tell right away at letter A
When the people start to move”

The way he syncopates is unrivaled.  Shout out to Nerissa for sharing her mood.  It’s on point!  If I had my way every song by Stevie could be on "lovemoodmusic" but if that’s the case I should just change the name of the site.  Still, this was the first but far from the last time Mr. Wonder graces this blog.  Why?  Because… besides Stevie being a mood maker, he’s a mood CHANGER in many ways.  I hope he changed some of your moods today.  He sure did mine.  Represent Nerissa and keep on sharing with the world.

“Music knows it is and always will
Be one of the things that life just won't quit”

Track 5 from the album Songs In The Key Of Life

A Tribe Called Quest: We got the jazz/Buggin out

Raised in a single parent household, I've proudly said for years that A Tribe Called Quest raised me.  No hyperbole.  I was blessed with an older brother that liked the Native Tongue sound more than Gangster Rap and the rest is history or...me.  I listened to that A Low End Theory album like they were the gospel - psychics or prophets who gave me the blueprint on how to navigate Jamaica Queens.  So I listened ...figuratively and literally. Songs like "Excursions" and "Everything is fair" to "The Infamous Date Rape", I went to that album when I didn't think I had someone to talk to or learn from...

"Competition dem try fe come side way

But competition they must come straight way

Competition dem try fe come side way

But competition they must come straight way" -Phife "We got the Jazz"

I learned more from this album than any class in middle school, high school, or college.  So hearing Phife's passing was like hearing a family member die.  I've no intention to belittle his actual family members.  My condolences and I will forever keep you in my prayers.  Please know that your blood gave life all across the world.  In this case, a lil black boy that grew up in Queens.

"Me sweat another? I do my own thing

Strictly hardcore tracks, not a new jack swing" -Phife "We got the jazz"

I used to argue with my brothers all the time with who was better....Tip or Phife.  We flip flopped all the time.  Older I realize...it never mattered. They were perfect together.  N' Phife...well Phife IS Queens...Phife IS Knicks...Phife is...Phife is...sigh.  Phife is raw man...always will be.

"No shame in my game cause I'll always be the same

Styles upon styles upon styles is what I have

You wanna diss the Phifer but you still don't know the half

I sport New Balance sneakers to avoid a narrow path" -Phife "Buggin Out"

I stare at this post..hoping I say the right words...but...there are no words. A great man is resting in power.  N' it's felt all across the world.  We love you Phife.  It's not in the songs post but I'd like to share one of Hip Hop's best bars that was written by Phife from the song entitled "The Infamous Date Rape". 

“All of a sudden, her sugarwalls tumble down like Jericho

She's hotter than Meshach, Shadrach and Abendego” -Phife "The infamous date rape"

Rest in Power brother.

A Tribe Called Quest's official music video for 'Jazz (We've Got) Buggin' Out'. Click to listen to A Tribe Called Quest on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/TCQSpot?IQid=TCQBO As featured on The Anthology.

KING: The Greatest

This song makes you feel great.  I’m serious.  The words and the production just inspire each other.  The vibe remains soulful but powerful enough to make you want to play the song at the most random of times.  In my case, King “The Greatest”  makes me feel like I am that dude at the beginning of a long day.

"Get in line, for the greatest, great to grace this side of time
I'm taking home the gold"

These ladies got soul…voices that match an energy that helps you let go.  Free-fall.  Be it love, life, your journey, it's your call.  Just know that King helped you take it there. 

BTW – this video is amazing!

"Though my heart, it beats like crazy
My heart is spinning and we both know
There's just one way to go
And someone's gotta fall"

Official music video for "The Greatest" by KING. Debut album "We Are KING" available worldwide. http://www.weareking.com Bandcamp: http://bit.ly/KINGBandcamp iTunes: http://bit.ly/weareKINGalbum Follow KING: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/weareKING Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/weareKING Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/weareKING Tumblr: http://weareking.tumblr.com The Greatest A. Strother/P. Strother/A. Bias Video by Flikli.com Lyrics: Who wants a run with the number one?

Michael Jackson: Workin' Day And Night

Hi.  In honor of last week I thought I'd play the song that came on my Ipod right when I was stressed that I didn't post any music.  Besides the serendipitous timing, it's the truth with how much I've been working but...aren't we all?  Exactly.  Enjoy a little King of Pop.  Expect some more "Off the Wall" and even some "Invincible" soon.

"You Got Me Workin' Day And Night
And I'll Be Workin'
From Sun Up To Midnight"

That bass-line though!

Logic: Fade Away

This song gets me...get it?  I feel like the beat, the verse, the energy came looking for me.   God bless the second love of my life I call IPOD classic -classic for short:-)-

That burst of inspiration, creative second wind or life's daily reminder comes in different ways, shapes and forms...this song just happened to be mine.  But I digress...

"I know, I'mma get it like this, living that life while they all reminisce"

So Logic can spit...really well.  Bars? Check.  Flow? Check?  Stays on topic? Big Check.  The latter is, in my opinion, uncommon in today's class of MC's that may go for an easy punch line because driving a point home isn't as easy as some expected going into a verse or two.

"So I might just, might just, I don't know

Reinvention, that's my intention

Want so much more than this third-dimension

That's not to mention my true ascension is a bigger picture

No metaphor, I’m being real with ya"

Productions consistently tight and his flow keeps getting better with time.  Still, I won't lie I'm partial to his "Under Pressure" album.  Check him out and if you know his work...show him a lil love today.

"Fade away, fade away

They gon' know my name until it fade away"

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group International Fade Away · Logic The Incredible True Story ℗ 2015 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. Released on: 2015-11-13 Author, Composer: Sir Robert Bryson Hall II Composer, Author: Gene Puerling Auto-generated by YouTube.