Nothing serious here folks. Well, besides the quote.
Just going to mention a couple of artists/groups that I’ve been listening to A LOT today. I don’t know if you’re familiar with the song Beggin’ by Madcon, which is a hip hop group out of Norway, but before Madcon there was this fantastic group called Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. This group together had over 25 top 40 hits with songs such as Walk Like A Man, Sherry and of course, Beggin. Madcon’s version is not too bad considering it sounds like something the Roots could come up with, but the original is just so smooth and soulful that it is hard to oversee. I can imagine myself at a sock hop doing the mash potato or something along those lines. My father always gives me a hard time about music today by comparing it to his time and I have to agree that music back in the day seemed so pure. There are, of course, groups that come out who can provide some ammo for my talks with dad, but most of the time I’m stuck agreeing with him. Anyways, video to come later in the post.
The second part of my post has to deal with one of my favorite and most underrated groups, Field Mob. I happen to believe that if it wasn’t for the politics of the hip hop business these guys would have made some real noise. I just love the fact at any given moment they can surprise you with lyrics and a melodic almost out of control flow over a beat. They had there first single, Tired of Being Lonely, which was probably to suffice the higher ups. But seriously, a lot of there songs after that were completely overlooked and abandoned by most listeners(besides Georgia On My Mind). As it is, Smoke inked with an Indie Label out in Arizona and has a solo album coming out in 2010. Shawn Jay inked with Universal and is currently working on a solo album but no date has been announced for the release.
ALLright, here is Beggin’
And…..Porject Dreamz(from the first album 613 Ashy To Classy), why not. It’s like a mix of Goodie Mob and Nappy Roots.
