For Don Cornelius
If Fela could have rocked with Stevie on Soul Train, it may have sounded like this.
Tag: r.i.p.
Hev.
The mourning process is putting all of his substantial career accomplishments in context. There’s a lot to celebrate there. But there’s more to it than that, which is why this loss is hitting me harder…
Never Can Say Goodbye
I don’t yet have the words but my virtual and real worlds are populated with those who speak for me.
R.I.P. DJ Primo
The Obrigado Dilla vid was my introduction to the brother and it came way too late. The Sao Paulo hip-hop community was already reeling from one loss before this, and as someone who didn’t know…
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They don’t make ’em like this anymore
The theory of three is still holding strong among my scarce superstitions. While absorbing the losses of Tim and George, we missed another bright light being extinguished. Cyd Charisse was a baaaaaaad broad!!! Peep Sammy…
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R.I.P. Robert Michael Reed, founder of Trouble Funk
Another big influence on my youth, a DC ambassador to the world, a go-go grandfather, and a contributor to numerous hip-hop jams. Just caught the news from Upset the Setup via City Paper. I was…
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Frosty Freeze
Rest In Power. Rock Steady Crew forever!!!! I’m going to see this flick tonight. If you really love hip-hop, you need to own this. Respect the architects and know the history!
Dilla Dog
Before he passed on it had gotten to the point that I had to put his music on quarantine. I had to excise certain records from my regular gigging crates, expunge files from my iPod…