Harriet Tubman died today March 1oth in 1913. She freed herself from chattel slavery and had the super human courage and strength to free many others while putting her own life and freedom on the line. Let’s give it up for that kind of womanhood and strength. Big thanks to my friend Ola for reminding me. We love you Mrs. Tubman!
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This song gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. I have to give it up to my good friend Keziah Jones for this one. The production is profoundly simple and the subject matter complex. The vocal and horn arrangements on the this sends me into a tailspin every time; I can hardly contain the scrunching of my face even when in public. When deciding who we wanted to mix the new Martin Luther album we had a few choices; Bob Power being a front runner. After sending this beautiful song Beautifully mixed by Bob to Martin; it was sealed. Thank God that he had a break in his schedule and we are in a position to pay him…things that are supposed to be often work out in the proper time. If you do not like this song than we cannot be friends; LOL. That’s how strongly I feel about it.
The Negro Problem was Stew’s first band; that’s Passing Strange Stew. The first time I heard of Stew was in late 2004 while in LA handling some business with our distributor for the Rebel Soul Music album. At that time his band was titled under his name and Image Entertainment was also distributing his albums. Our sales representative George Steele handed me the album and said; “this guy is a great song writer, let me know what you think?” I listened to the album and I loved it. I was pleased to hear about Stew’s success with Passing Strange as I am well aware of how hard it can be for such a talented artist to go mainly unnoticed for so long. It wasn’t until recently that I found out that Stew had another band before the “Stew” projects called The Negro Problem. I checked their discography and immediately fell in love with the 1999 Release of Joys and Concerns. The song writing on this album is bananas. My favorite song on the album is the beautifully written tune Bleed. Check out the fan made video for the song below and let me know what you think. Oh, and buy the album on Amazon for $6.99.
NYC Creative:STUMBLEBUM BRASS BAND:Canon 7D, time lapse from Mike Kobal on Vimeo.
Blitz has a become a good friend of mine. I must day that beyond him being a very solid human being; his talent and grind are not matched by many these days. He and his team keep seeming to come up with amazing ways to expose him. I think the following video that he did for MTV is a beautiful piece of content. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I have. Check out this trailer and then go to MTVu to see the whole half hour.
Blitz the Ambassador LIVE Sessions from MVMT on Vimeo.
One of the funniest stories I have heard in my life was Stic Man’s saga/quest to bring some herbal treats back from California. When he told me the ingenious scheme that proved to be successful I nearly died with laughter. If you run into him ask him to reiterate the story because its in his intensity and enthusiasm that lies the laughter. Stic and M-1 are as real as they come. Real about their movement, their intentions, the race, and their music. Getting to know them meant getting to respect them outside of the music. I am a huge fan of Dead Prez and I will always be. We need more brothers like them and I hope folks support their latest album so that they can continue to feed their families and their movement.
Sammy Davis Jr was one of the most; if not the most talented entertainers to ever live. He was an entertainment genius. The word genius is not used lightly here; he truly was the rarest of the rare. This guy could win any tap battle during him time, could sing most jazz vocalists under the table, do amazing impressions; he was a comedian, an actor, he performed magic tricks, and played several instruments. Oh and I forgot; he was an amazing photographer. He did it professionally from the age of three. He was absolutely ridiculous; in fact there wasn’t anyone better than him and never has been. As far as entertainers go, he is the prototype, the G.O.A.T; and we cannot not forget that. Everyone else has been catching up ever since.
This kid is a super new talent. He has a really quirky writing style and a great voice. I’m always interested and happy to see folks that step way out of the box and present themselves as they are from the heart.
Peter Baldwin Rising from James Truitt on Vimeo.