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#OTD Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – Mar 9, 1997). AKA Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls. Rapper, songwriter. Known for his laidback lyrical delivery. Considered one of the greatest rappers of all time.
#History #MusicIsLife
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#OTD Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – Mar 9, 1997). AKA Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls. Rapper, songwriter. Known for his laidback lyrical delivery. Considered one of the greatest rappers of all time.
#History #MusicIsLife
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SONG THREAD:
Jalal Mansur Nuriddin was a poet & musician.
He was one of the founding members of The Last Poets. A group that evolved in the 1960s out of the Harlem Writers Workshop in NYC.
His word is bond...
Mankind Pt.1 (1993)
#1
#MusicIsLife #SpokenWord #RealTalk
Jalal Mansur Nuriddin was a poet & musician.
He was one of the founding members of The Last Poets. A group that evolved in the 1960s out of the Harlem Writers Workshop in NYC.
His word is bond...
Mankind Pt.1 (1993)
#1
#MusicIsLife #SpokenWord #RealTalk
Jalal Mansur Nuriddin - Mankind Pt.1 (1993)
🎶”Hyped up fantasizing, theorizing, idolizing en masse. Circumscribing and depriving ‘cause of money and class”🎶
#2
#MusicIsLife #SpokenWord #RealTalk
🎶”Hyped up fantasizing, theorizing, idolizing en masse. Circumscribing and depriving ‘cause of money and class”🎶
#2
#MusicIsLife #SpokenWord #RealTalk
Jalal Mansur Nuriddin - Mankind Pt.1 (1993)
“Killing every kind of man, you control and grab a hold of everybody’s land”
#3
#MusicIsLife #SpokenWord #RealTalk
“Killing every kind of man, you control and grab a hold of everybody’s land”
#3
#MusicIsLife #SpokenWord #RealTalk
MUSIC THREAD
Branford Marsalis Quartet feat. Terence Blanchard - Mo' Better Blues
1990
Branford Marsalis - tenor sax
Terence Blanchard - trumpet
Jeff “Tain” Watts - drums
Kenny Kirkland - piano
Robert Hurst - acoustic bass
Pt.1
#MusicIsLife #Jazz
Branford Marsalis Quartet feat. Terence Blanchard - Mo' Better Blues
1990
Branford Marsalis - tenor sax
Terence Blanchard - trumpet
Jeff “Tain” Watts - drums
Kenny Kirkland - piano
Robert Hurst - acoustic bass
Pt.1
#MusicIsLife #Jazz
Branford Marsalis Quartet feat. Terence Blanchard - Mo' Better Blues
1990
Branford Marsalis - tenor sax
Terence Blanchard - trumpet
Jeff “Tain” Watts - drums
Kenny Kirkland - piano
Robert Hurst - acoustic bass
Pt.2
#MusicIsLife #Jazz
1990
Branford Marsalis - tenor sax
Terence Blanchard - trumpet
Jeff “Tain” Watts - drums
Kenny Kirkland - piano
Robert Hurst - acoustic bass
Pt.2
#MusicIsLife #Jazz
Branford Marsalis Quartet feat. Terence Blanchard - Say Hey
Mo' Better Blues Soundtrack
1990
Branford Marsalis - tenor sax
Terence Blanchard - trumpet
Jeff “Tain” Watts - drums
Kenny Kirkland - piano
Robert Hurst - acoustic bass
#MusicIsLife #Jazz
Mo' Better Blues Soundtrack
1990
Branford Marsalis - tenor sax
Terence Blanchard - trumpet
Jeff “Tain” Watts - drums
Kenny Kirkland - piano
Robert Hurst - acoustic bass
#MusicIsLife #Jazz
MUSIC THREAD…
Bill Lee - She's Gotta Have It: Motion Picture Soundtrack
1986
Opening…
Bill Lee - acoustic bass
Cedar Walton - piano
Harold Vick - tenor sax
Virgil Jones - trumpet
#MusicIsLife #Jazz
Bill Lee - She's Gotta Have It: Motion Picture Soundtrack
1986
Opening…
Bill Lee - acoustic bass
Cedar Walton - piano
Harold Vick - tenor sax
Virgil Jones - trumpet
#MusicIsLife #Jazz
Bill Lee - She's Gotta Have It: Motion Picture Soundtrack
1986
Brooklyn Bridge
Bill Lee - acoustic bass
Cedar Walton - piano
Harold Vick - soprano sax
Virgil Jones - trumpet
Joe Chambers - drums
#MusicIsLife #Jazz
1986
Brooklyn Bridge
Bill Lee - acoustic bass
Cedar Walton - piano
Harold Vick - soprano sax
Virgil Jones - trumpet
Joe Chambers - drums
#MusicIsLife #Jazz
Bill Lee - She's Gotta Have It: Motion Picture Soundtrack
1986
He’s On It
Bill Lee - acoustic bass
Cedar Walton - piano
Harold Vick - sax
Virgil Jones - trumpet
Joe Chambers - drums, percussion, glockenspiel, tree bells
#MusicIsLife #Jazz
1986
He’s On It
Bill Lee - acoustic bass
Cedar Walton - piano
Harold Vick - sax
Virgil Jones - trumpet
Joe Chambers - drums, percussion, glockenspiel, tree bells
#MusicIsLife #Jazz
This will be my thread for the #Uncool50 rundown of 2022! My favorite 50 formally released singles between December 1976 to now.
Come along for the ride it’ll be fun! My personal guardrails for it were a big help w/ hard choices (see below)
#weekendvibes
#music
#rock
#hiphop
Come along for the ride it’ll be fun! My personal guardrails for it were a big help w/ hard choices (see below)
#weekendvibes
#music
#rock
#hiphop
See here for the rules and other players. Then come back each night to see my next entry - some obvious, some niche, and everything in between!
Much thanks to @nonoxcol for getting this going and giving it clarity!
#Uncool50
#music
#fall
Much thanks to @nonoxcol for getting this going and giving it clarity!
#Uncool50
#music
#fall
#Uncool50
Chronological order, so not the lowest/highest ranked, but the first (and a trailblazer!). It still sounds like little else and can make me cry. #RIP you legend
1. @DavidBowieReal - “Heroes” (Sept. 1977)
#music
#FridayThoughts
#70sMusic
Chronological order, so not the lowest/highest ranked, but the first (and a trailblazer!). It still sounds like little else and can make me cry. #RIP you legend
1. @DavidBowieReal - “Heroes” (Sept. 1977)
#music
#FridayThoughts
#70sMusic
What an ugly day. Urgh. Burning it off on the piano is the only way I know how to retune my own energy sometimes. Hope it calms any equally angry people a bit! 🎼🕊🕯
#music #piano #musicislife #wednesdaythought #meditate #improvise
#music #piano #musicislife #wednesdaythought #meditate #improvise
Sums it up. Maybe it should be the name of my tune. 🤔
Good night all. Here’s to a brighter tomorrow. It couldn’t be much darker than today. Could it? 🙏
Following allegations of Russian interference in our #BrexitBritain democratic processes, here’s ‘Rule Britannia’ cheekily re-imagined as a Russian romantic piece, complete with Soviet nostalgie colour scheme. 🇷🇺 🎼
#SundayThoughts #music #piano #sundayvibes #musicislife
#SundayThoughts #music #piano #sundayvibes #musicislife
I love the #StoolBritannia hashtag. 😂💩
There is possibly a series of Soviet treatments of popular #flagshagger 🇬🇧 tunes to be done actually.
It’s #Monday, I’m boozing it up at a 4 seat bar, the #barkeep is a long pourer, and I’m all fucking set if I get something stuck between my teeth.👇🙃 #RandomThoughts #drinking #OutAndAbout
Shooting the shit with a friend, she’s proud to be doing well with her plants - unusual for her.
The key was a #video explaining the benefits of pruning.
She needs REASONS. She got them.
Apparently, pruning in a particular manner stimulates growth hormones.
#RandomThoughts
The key was a #video explaining the benefits of pruning.
She needs REASONS. She got them.
Apparently, pruning in a particular manner stimulates growth hormones.
#RandomThoughts
Of course, this led to me initiating a discussion about the #movie I just watched on Hulu, called “The German Doctor.”
The main character was Josef Mengele. #ThisHappened
People, this is why I’m known in my circles as “The Black Hole Of Conversation.” SMTH
#RandomThoughts
The main character was Josef Mengele. #ThisHappened
People, this is why I’m known in my circles as “The Black Hole Of Conversation.” SMTH
#RandomThoughts
