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This week’s In
Rotation: 06/26/05 just goes with the flow. Sometimes I wonder if
I’m getting too mellow, but as Terecico’s
told me, "Man, you can never get too mellow…there is no such thing."
You know what? He’s right….and all the while I thought it was one too many mojitos
this weekend. Or maybe it was mellowing out after checking out Flip The
Script. I echo the same sentiments as Rainmayan
did- it wasn’t a bad flick at all, but Teck was killing me. Note to Teck:
polish up that acting, dawg.

That’s how my weekend went. Check the flow:

01 – Eric Benet – Where Did The Love Go? From his new album Hurricane.
02 – Lina – Run To Me.
03 – Towa Tei – Luv Connection (Album Version). Remember this cut from
about 10 years ago? Sure you do.
04 – Ivana Santilli – Breathe Inn.
05 – Michael Johnson – Own Way.
06 – Donnie – Rocketship. He didn’t perform this last night, but trust
me when I say his performance this weekend was phenomenal. Am I right, Ms.
Thing?
07 – Greyboy – Genevieve. From Midnight
Soul.
08 – Jamiroquai – Talulah. I keep singing the hook on this song.
09 – N8E – Brainstorm. Again, from Galactic
Soul. Told you about that, right?
10 – Esthero – Thank Heaven For You. This song hits me in all the right
places.
11 – Break Reform – All In Good Time.
12 – Alison Crockett – U R (Yam Who? mix). I tried singing this
to Enigma
over IM. She called me insane.
13 – New Sector Movements – Download This. As I was leaving a restaurant
before coming home and putting this together, the valet asked me about this cut.
He thought it was very cool. I have to agree with him.

Enjoy, peeps.

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This week’s In
Rotation: 06/19/05 was inspired by Lina’s appearance in town this
weekend.

Check it:

01 – EJ Intro.
02 – Raul Midon – Everybody.
03 – The Plant Life – When She Smiles (She Lights The Sky). I’ll keep
dropping tracks from Galactic
Soul until it’s exhausted I’m sure.
04 – Loose Ends – Love’s Got Me.
05 – Dwele – I Think I Love You. New cut from the upcoming album Verbs
& Predicates.
06 – Fernanda Abreu – Eu Quero Sol (Brazil). From Global
Soul. I’ve been really feeling this CD, because it’s great hearing hip hop
and soul music from all around the globe.
07 – Zo! – Say How I Feel – Remix. Zo! took Rhiann Benson’s
cut with a little hip-hop laced into it and dropped a cool cut, with Dwele in it for good measure. I vibed from his Re:Definition
CD. Check him out on his Musical
Architect website.
08 – Nuwamba – Caught Up. From his new CD Above The Water.
09 – Platinum Pied Pipers – Fever (feat. Zeno).
10 – Algebra – Some Kinda Wonderful. Meeting her last weekend was great.

11 – Lina – I Am. From
her upcoming album, The Inner Beauty Movement.
12 – Amerie – Can We Go (Feat. Carl Thomas).
13 – The Rurals – Pleading With You.
14 – Jamiroquai – Seven Days In Sunny June.
15 – Salakida – Beautiful. Available on Songs From The Soul Mecca…and
Beyond. Check her out here.
16 – Plantlife – Stardancer.
17 – Positive Flow – Natural.

A couple of notes:
If you’re so inclined, check out the Vibe
Musicfest A/B conversation, and Kevin’s
assesment of it. My take? Let’s hope Lauryn doesn’t do this again.
My tickets are purchased for my visit to Chicago for Independence Day weekend.
There’s a meetup- if anyone has any info they can share, let me know. I’m down
with whatever is happening that weekend.

Groove it forward.

Musically, this has definitely been the best week this year for me so far. Get ready for
this week’s In
Rotation: 06/10/05. In my opinion, this is the best radio blog I’ve
done in a while, because the music these days has really been on-point. This is tight, people.
It also helped that Todd Kelley’s
birthday was two days ago, so we had to poke him a little.

I have have 2 cuts from Dynamite,
and 2 cuts from Galactic
Soul, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Check it:

00 – The KB Drop..
01 – Intro – TK’s-Birthday.
02 – Jamiroquai – Time Won’t Wait. The album itself,
in my opinion, is the best one he’s delivered in 10 years. A strong track with
a great vocal arrangement.
03 – D Nell – 20/20 (Main Mix). "This Thing" was one of my
favorite tracks from last year. Producer
Dan Jones and Vocalist Ellie Hajee have delivered one of my favorite tracks
so far this year, which is making me wonder when, if at all, their album will
drop.
04 – D’Influence ft Posnudos – Shake It. [Explicit] The track from the CD without
Posnudos was great…this has an awesome spin on it.
05 – The Foreign Exchange – Nic’s Groove (Electric Bounce Rock Skate Mix). [Explicit] When
I first listened to this mix, I thought, ‘why touch perfection?’ but in
my opinion, they did a great job.
06 – Jon B – I’m Right Here. From Stronger Everyday, a chillout cut which
is a perfect segue to:
07 – Yamama’Nym – Groove. I learned about them
from Honey,
of course.
08 – Honey’s Interlude.
09 – Jamiroquai – Starchild. I’m a sucker for great arrangements of strings,
vocals, and guitars.
10 – Esthero ft Andre 3000 – Junglebook. Track from Wikked
Lil’ Grrrls.
11 – Rahsaan Patterson – Yeah Yeah Yeah.
12 – TK Gettin’ Off (EJ).
13 – Repercussions – Turn Your Card. Still vibin’ off them. Reminded
me of:
14 – The Brand New Heavies – Spend Some Time. You remember this
album, right?
15 – Nikka Costa – Around The World. From her new album, can’tneverdidnothin’.
16 – Kelis – So Be It. Not sure why I picked this
album out and played it this week, but I was really feeling this track.
17 – Raul Midon – State Of Mind. Nikki was feeling this artist, so as
soon as the album was released, I picked it up. The entire CD is wonderful.
18 – Roy Ayers – I Am Your Mind (Part 2). Also from Galactic Soul.

The explicit cuts are ones which ones are a little raw with their dialogue, so if you’re blasting this at work, make sure your CEO isn’t around (unless he curses too). Groove it forward.

It’s been a helluva week, as I mentioned before. I believe I’ve taken the word
‘overtime’ to a whole new level, but thank goodness I got a break. Thanks for
all the votes of confidence– but more than that, thanks for all the emails as
well. Because of both the emails and the comments, I’ve been able to push my way
through life’s challenges and present In
Rotation: 06/04/05.

I’m in chill mode. Check it out:

01 – Platinum Pied Pipers ft Rogier – 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover. They’re
still on the top of my stack. Excellent remake.
02 – Omar – Tell Me. He’s in the studio right now working on his next
album.
03 – D’Influence ft Julie Anne Evans – Dreams.
04 – Teedra Moses with Raphael Saadiq – Take Me. Underappreciated album,
and a very good duet with Raphael.
05 – Matt Bianco – I Never Meant To. Matt Bianco is
back, and this time with Basia. This CD is reminiscent of the way they were back
in the day, which is why this track has been in my rotation for the past month.
Ultra mellow and ultra addictive.
06 – Beanfield – Close to You. From Seek, with Ernesto on vocals.
07 – Ivana Santilli – Never Again. Yep, I’m still on my Ivana kick.
I’m a sucker for a good guitar solo.
08 – Syleena Johnson – I’m Gon’ Cry. I’ve been vibing
to Kanye lately, which made me pull this cut out. The guitar and the vocals fit
the mix perfectly.
09 – Natalie – You Don’t Love Me No More. Again with the guitar. iTunes
is addictive, which made me purchase this CD outright. The rhyme didn’t hurt either.
10 – Symbolyc One And Illmind ft Kenn Starr and Thesis – Guilty Pleasures.
Mellow hip hop.
11 – Siji – Running Away.
12 – Incognito – Listen To The Music. Maysa on vocals, of course.
13 – Repercussions – Promise Me Nothing. It took everything I had to
limit myself to only one song from Repercussions. I had to force myself not to
just drop their entire CD in the mix. Much thanks to my homeslice from PA.
14 – Reel People – Butterflies. From Second Guess, featuring Dyanna Fearron.
The instrumental ending always puts a smile to my face.