Nov. 4th 2008 – Barack Obama elected as POTUS, the first African-American. Prop 8, which bans same-sex marriage, passes in CA.
May 26th 2009 – Obama nominates Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic and the 3rd woman, to replace Justice Souter on the US Supreme Court. CA Supreme Courts upholds Prop 8 denying the Gay/Lesbian community equal rights.
One of my favorite albums of ever is brought to you by the voice of an angel and the vision of one of our greatest musical minds of all time. Minnie Riperton‘s “Come to My Garden” is hailed as a masterpiece by many critics. Produced, arranged, and orchestrated by the great Charles Stepney, it is a timeless piece of music that evokes emotions in me that are usually reserved for special occasions that end in tears of joy. Even if you’re no fan of Rotary Connection (let’s be honest, it gets weird sometimes), “Come to My Garden” will make you smile upon first listen. I mean, who doesn’t want an angel singing in their ear?
One of the best Track 1/Side 1′s of all time…
Now, being that I work in the TV industry, one could say that it is my duty to watch it. One must understand the space they work in in order to function well in it, right. Well, blah blah blah…I’ve been addicted to television since I was a kid and working in it made it that much worse. So yes, I watch/DVR a lot of TV shows. (Please note – I do not watch TV all day, most TV is on DVR so I can FF and make the most of my TV time.)
And of course I pay close attention to the network Upfronts every year. I need to know what I’m going to be in for in the fall & mid-season. That said, this 2009/2010 fall line up is one of the most disappointing to me so far. So many great shows will not be returning or have ended up in a weird time slot which will make my DVR explode in having to choose.
In the early/mid-90′s, my love of jazz really started to explode and I started to branch out from the standards like Miles Davis and John Coltrane. A friend taught me how to expand my horizons as this type of exploration can be overwhelming with so many wonderful jazz artists.
He told me to pick a record I liked and check the liner notes. Pick one of the band members as they surely had their own records or have played in other bands. Or pick an instrument and find a band leader who played it. (This is great advice for the new jazz listener and advice I pass on to friends new to the genre.) I did both of these things and this was when my lessons on all things jazz truly began.
Aceyalone is hands down my favorite Project Blowed MC. The test of a great MC is being able to listen to them years later and still find their lyrics intriguing and meaningful. As a member of Freestyle Fellowship, he and his cohorts have many many songs that I still listen to today and love as much as the first time I heard them. Acey’s lyrics differ from other MC’s because they are clever, deep and full of metaphors that are worded in such a way that require a little extra thought.
Picking today’s OSJOTD from Aceyalone’s large catalogue of music is difficult. Does one choose from old Freestyle Fellowship or something from his solo projects? What Acey song has mean the most to me on a personal level? What exemplifies his musical stylistics? It’s really tough to choose but it came down to “The Guidelines” from his 2nd solo LP, “A Book of Human Language,” which happens to be one of my favorite records and succeeds in his attempt to “redefine your hip-hop guidelines.”
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