#MusicChallenge 25 years of Lil' Keke "From Coast to Coast." 1st listen to any of his albums - I only really know him from "25 Lighters". This comp/tape of features/etc probably not ideal starting point, but not bad. Solid Houston beats, sturdy rhymes from Keke, mixed results from others. Jam this:

#MusicChallenge 35 years of DJ Quik "Quik Is The Name." 2nd ever listen to this Compton champion's debut. Definitely the funky side of G-Funk with beats ready to ride. Quik is 20 here and sounds even younger, which can obscure his street content. Overall fun. Some classics here but love this funk:

#MusicChallenge 35 years of Gang Starr "Step In The Arena." Regular listen. Such an amazing album, certainly in the conversation for their best. Dope beats and ill turntablism from Premier. Slick wisdom and funny moments from Guru. Always blown away by so many tunes on this, like Primo's work here:

#MusicChallenge 35 years of Digital Underground "This Is An E.P. Release." 1st listen in too long. Prime era DU, but a mixed bag of a release. 3 of 6 tracks are remixes - the beat on this "Packet Man" sounds like walking in a mall in 1991. 2 of the originals are eh. But 2Pac's debut is an all-timer!

#GIF4Cover #JazzInJanuary #JazzParty Hi MC friends. It's been a wild week. I went to NYC for Winter JazzFest, which was great. Just before my favorite set Sat by Mádé Kuti (Fela grandson) I found out my wife was in the hospital. She came home Wed and is much better now. Thanks, see you soon. 🙏

#MusicChallenge 25 years of "Oz" soundtrack. 1st listen. Today's more topically focused soundtrack, haha. Hip-hop of the east, west and south dealing with prison. Not mind-blowing, and a few clunkers, but overall strong with many dope MCs. Wasn't aware of this one, so feels like a double Wu day!

#MusicChallenge 30 years of "Don't Be A Menace..." OST. 1st listen? Overall fun snapshot of the time, more of a comp than a focused soundtrack. More R&B than I need, but some legends like the Isleys & Jodeci. A few surprising collabs. Of course, this was a perfect tune to start my flight to NYC!

Horace Silver - Song for My Father Happy birthday to @bluenoterecords.bsky.social ! Founded today in 1939! So much great stuff released on Blue Note over the decades, and it's continuing to release great stuff with Don Was as president. #BlueNote #JazzSky #JazzInJanuary youtu.be/mKf1x3CALAE?...

#MusicChallenge #JazzParty #JazzSky #JazzInJanuary Day 6 Leo Parker - "The Lion's Roar" youtu.be/JK3ApvoNuUs?...

#GIF4Cover #MusicChallenge Day 6 - A saxophone Oliver Sain - "On The Hill" youtu.be/o-MSeohFtnM?...

#GIF4Cover #MusicChallenge Day 5 - The Sea Garage a Trois - "Outre Mer" youtu.be/A6FIbJKxs58?...

#MusicChallenge #JazzParty #JazzSky #JazzInJanuary Day 5 Sahib Shihab - "Talk Some Yak-Ee-Dak" youtu.be/U_xvHPDxezU?...

#MusicChallenge #JazzParty #JazzSky #JazzInJanuary Day 4 #GenreRoulette #JazzSunday Gerry Mulligan - "Walkin' Shoes" youtu.be/PXBq_BnEmS4?...

#GIF4Cover #MusicChallenge Day 4 - A car Harlem Underground Band - "Smokin Cheeba Cheeba" youtu.be/bRyyoQo0qj4?...

#HipHopSaturday #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Souls of Mischief - "Cab Fare" youtu.be/EfM3GQOYchc?...

#MusicChallenge #JazzParty #JazzSky #JazzInJanuary Day 3 I think I want a theme for this challenge, so how about my favorite instrument? Serge Chaloff - "Blue Serge (The Mad Monk)" youtu.be/k9xwp8yKRTg?...

#GIF4Cover #MusicChallenge Day 3 - A drink. Famously (?) replaced the original cover due to 9/11. The Coup - "Wear Clean Draws" youtu.be/w-G5zmrlYY4?...

#GIF4Cover #MusicChallenge Day 2 - A snake. An old friend did the vocals and artwork, I believe that's a snake on the right. 😉 Tree of Snakes - "Serious Knife Fight" youtu.be/RSo-74PP5Tg?...

#MusicChallenge #JazzParty #JazzSky #JazzInJanuary Day 2 Pepper Adams - "Fables of Faubus" youtu.be/hKPzvIuF6JA?...

#MusicChallenge 15 years (+1 day) of G-Side "The One...Cohesive." 1st listen. This Alabama duo never hit my radar, but the Wiki mention of a Best of 2011 nod from Cokemachineglow caught my eye. Huge, dramatic production w/some blog feel. Driven lyrics, but 100% Southern hip-hop. This hook is wild:

#MusicChallenge #JazzParty #JazzSky #JazzInJanuary Hi David! Joshua Redman - "New Year" youtu.be/UiOOZkxgfrQ?...

#GIF4Cover #MusicChallenge Day 1 - A watch Dr. Lonnie Smith - "In The Beginning" youtu.be/r0J9Jy3STqI?...

#MusicChallenge #JazzParty #JazzSky Three Baritone Saxophone Band - "Black Nightgown" youtu.be/eNNH0veEh2U?...

#EmojiSounds #MusicChallenge Day 31: 💃 Still getting it together for tomorrow! 😁 The Fatback Band - "Gotta Learn How To Dance" Merci beaucoup to @lagrume.bsky.social and all for another fun and informative challenge! youtu.be/UJ7j5L9VUAk?...

Signing off with a New Bomb Turks cover of Wire. #1001CoverSongs Cover song # 86: youtu.be/yxAIzqnl7lY?...

#EmojiSounds #MusicChallenge Day 30: 🌍 An old theme for my college radio show and inspiration for the new year. Co-Real Artists - "What About You (In The World Today)" youtu.be/TgMUyZVNk5E?...

#MusicChallenge #JazzParty #JazzSky Vancouver Jazz Orchestra meets Brian Charette - "Don't Call Before 10" youtu.be/qyb-3aTGhwY?...

NEW from me — I broke down Trump's claim on local right wing radio that the US carried out a Christmas Eve land strike in Venezuela, how he doubled down Monday, the subsequent media reports with no substance, the potential role of social media rumors about an actual fire, and how we need the truth:

#MusicChallenge #JazzParty #JazzSky Pepper Adams - "Inanout" youtu.be/49gJIhCNGNQ?...

#EmojiSounds #MusicChallenge Day 29: 🎪 Had to dig deep for this one, but glad I did. Brian Charette - "Elephant Memory" youtu.be/-j-Z4DUAQoI?...

#MusicChallenge 15 years of Sha Stimuli "Unsung Vol. 1: The Garden of Eden." 1st listen. Another one I missed from a MC I enjoyed later. 1000% conviction gets him pretty far. Real talk with plenty of humor and introspection. Solid guest list. Powerful beats. This is a dope collab:

#MusicChallenge 15 years of Planet Asia "Crack Belt Theatre." 1st listen. I enjoyed this! Soulful production that really grabbed me when classic samples came in. Asia has endless street wisdom and a dope voice to put it across. I was tuned in for the next one, wish I caught this earlier. Pure heat:

#MusicChallenge #GenreRoulette #JazzSunday #Jazz #JazzParty #JazzSky Jukka Eskola Soul Trio - "Martha's New Moment" (2017) youtu.be/IzoVuU5m2P8?...

#EmojiSounds #MusicChallenge Day 28: 🐠 The Pharcyde - "Otha Fish" youtu.be/SZk4HK2fY-8?...

#MusicChallenge 20 years of Trick Trick "The People Vs." 1st listen. Eh, not the Detroit sound I'm into. Eminem looms large here, so plenty of moody keyboards. Also a big Southern influence. Trick isn't very distinctive on the mic. Plenty of conflicting messages. Of course, happy to hear Jazze Pha!

#EmojiSounds #MusicChallenge Day 27: 🎸 Gabor Szabo - "San Franciscan Nights" youtu.be/oIoCR74EHJU?...

#MusicChallenge #JazzParty #JazzSky Takuya Kuroda - "Midnight Crisp" youtu.be/fcGgExgGtZs?...

#MusicChallenge #GenreRoulette #SoulfulSaturday #Soul Binky Griptite - "Stone Soul Christmas" youtu.be/8sMRpp9_NZk?...

#MusicChallenge 30 years of K-Rino "Danger Zone." 1st listen to this Houston OG. I enjoyed this. The beats are funkier than the universal G-Funk of the era. K-Rino has endless street raps, but with some witty bars. Mostly avoids horrorcore except some guests. A couple of big laughs on this one:

#EmojiSounds #MusicChallenge Day 26: 🤢 The Mighty Dog Catchers - "It's Gonna Be A Mess" youtu.be/Rqxz-jZnyNQ?...

#MusicChallenge #JazzParty #JazzSky Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra - "Blue Christmas" youtu.be/tJSmBSq6aWY?...

#MusicChallenge #GenreRoulette #FunkyFriday #Funk The Jive Turkeys - "Get Down Santa" youtu.be/BBkV-gmyr7w?...

#MusicChallenge #GenreRoulette #WorldMusicThursday #WorldMusic Lord Kitchener - "Bring De Scotch for Christmas" youtu.be/zEQtZBpejo4?...

93-year-olds when Nat King Cole wishes kids from 1 to 92 a Merry Christmas

#MusicChallenge #JazzParty #JazzSky David Larsen - "Silent Night" youtu.be/F3X4xn5yPJU?...

#EmojiSounds #MusicChallenge Day 25: 🧑‍🎄 Merry Christmas! Robert Walter - "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" youtu.be/3ybhA7w0_fw?...

How I'm turning up to the Bluesky Christmas Party

Steve Rogers will return in Avengers: Doomsday

#MusicChallenge #GenreRoulette #AmericanaTuesday #Americana Shoot, what day is it? Country Mike - "Country Christmas" youtu.be/drMyUkP9Has?...

Found your Christmas present