If we played “Desert Island Albums” and I could only pick 10 records to listen to for the rest of my life, D’Angelo’s “Voodoo” would absolutely be on the list for me. In fact, even if you made it 5 records, I’d probably still pick it. Voodoo is 25 years […]
In the late 90s, Questlove helped found a collective of musicians and artists including D’Angelo, James Poyser, J Dilla, Erykah Badu, Common, Bilal, and others like Q Tip, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, and Pino Palladino. They were dubbed, somewhat accidentally, the “Soulquarians” and this collection of albums is some of […]
D’Angelo’s Chicken Grease is amazing. The song feels so good, and so effortless, but if you take a look under the hood, there are a lot of influences happening, from Classic Soul to Funk, from the 60s, 70s, AND 80s, and from hip hop to… Classical Music. No, I’m not […]
Let’s talk about why the song “The Light” was so significant for Common, J Dilla, and hip hop in general, recreate the beat myself, and mash it up with another Soulquarians song that sounds suspiciously similar. To download the mashup at the end of this video for FREE – go […]
https://www.twitch.tv/alfomedia https://www.patreon.com/AlfoMedia https://twitter.com/renshawhs https://www.instagram.com/renshawhs/ https://www.bonfire.com/store/alfo-media Hey everybody! Thanks for watching this video on “5 MORE Albums to Expand Your Taste in Music”. This is a little sequel to last week’s video because the reception was so warm. I loved seeing everyone be helpful in the comments & giving their own […]
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D’Angelo’s “Really Love” is one of the most beautiful songs ever recorded, so I decided to dissect every aspect of it to find out why. The main reason? It’s all REAL Stream the Spotify Listening Guide: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1waucIewo4HWpCxc1sYIXO?si=94480a1341534036 Get your Digging The Greats Slipmat at www.diggingthegreats.com __________________________________ ► Digging The Greats […]
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