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Afromentals x BamaLoveSoul x Occasional Superstar connect for the first in a total of 2 mixes about the dollar dollar bill! DJ Rahdu is up first with a mix that has special significance as BamaLoveSoul is raising money via KickStarter to save the website. BamaLoveSoul is accepting donations until April 15th and every dollar (or more) counts! Grab the mix HERE

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bamalovesoul/bamalovesoulcom-compilation-vinyl-and-cd/posts

Stay tuned for DJ Jamad’s entry next week and we’ll keep you up to date as the good people at Occasional Superstar release their 1%er Fresh t-shirt line based around Fabian William’s unique dollar designs!

DTMD – Makin’ Dollas
Bilal – The Dollar (Black Milk Remix)
Madvillain – MoneyFolder
Erykah Badu – Turn Me Away (Get Munny)
Junior M.A.F.I.A – Get Money Remix
Roddy Rod – Money on the Clock feat Oddisee
Black Star (Talib Kweli x Yasiin Bey) – Money Jungle
Goapele – Money
J Dilla – The $
The SugarHill Gang – On The Money
Busy Bee – Making Cash Money
Eddie Harris – I Need Some Money
Jungle Brothers – Gettin Money
GangStarr – All 4 the Ca$h
Slum Village – Get Dis Money (Peter Jay Remix)
Senor Kaos – Slick Money (prod by Large Professor)
Que D – Cash Flow feat Frank
Exile & Blu – Money
Amiri – Money

Like most, I found out about Spacek when their single Eve first hit the US in 2001. Their sound was completely unlike anything I heard before; left field, yet soulful electronic sounds anchored by the sexy, smoky vocals of Steve Smith aka Steve Spacek who I assumed was the only member of the group. Spacek was is actually a 3 man collective including guitarist, Edmund Cavill and drummer, Morgan Zarate who has gone on to do some pleasant production respectively. Together they released 2 albums but the volume of their work, including solo albums, remixes, production and features is vast. This is our Love Letter to the brothers Spacek delivered with hopes that there will be a new collaborative album sometime soon. Thanks for the great music Spacek. We love y’all!

George Duke – Feel (spacek Mix)
Stephanie Mckay – Tell It Like It Is (Morgan Spacek Remix)
Troubleman – Without You feat Steve Spacek
Katalyst – How Bout Us feat Steve Spacek
Space Invadas – Imaginist
Spacek – Porno feat Vikter Duplaix
Kingsbread – It’s Alright
The Underwolves – Under Your Sky (spacek Remix)
GB – Simply So (Instrumental) feat Spacek
Morgan Spacek – Welcome Beat
Black Pocket – Other Magic
Spacek – Getaway (Osunlade Remix)
Steve Spacek – Dolla (Up Hygh Remix)
Platinum Pied Pipers – No worries feat Steve Spacek
Black Pocket – Thank You and Credits
Harmonic 313 – Falling Away feat Steve Spacek
K-Kruz – Look Honest feat Steve Spacek
Chamade Beat – U&I (Jr Eakee Remix) feat Steve Spacek
Morgan – iiiiii feat Steve Spacek
Pete Philly & Perquisite – Mellow (Morgan Spacek Remix)
Cro Magnon – Time Flies feat Steve Spacek
Steve Spacek – Reversible Top
Steve Spacek – The Hills
sweet Robots Against the Machine – Wake Up (Spacek Remix)
Steve & I – Come Get Me
Africa Hi Tech – Don’t Fight it
Black Pocket – Al Softly
Steve Spacek – Peep Live Show

Undoubtedly one of my favorite vocalists/musicians is Me’Shell Ndegeocello. She has the rare ability amongst this generation’s musicians to flirt with any genre she chooses and not lose any of her fans. She’s created albums containing R&B, Rock, Hip Hop, Jazz and everything in between and does it well.
With Valentines approaching, I asked myself who makes some of the sexiest music right now and again I must tip my hat to sister Me’Shell. Me’Shell makes music so sexy she can put chocolate and oysters out of business. Straight aphrodisiac. Enjoy!

01 Untitled – Plantation Lullabies
02 Dred Loc – Plantation Lullabies
03 Soul Searchin’ (I Wanna Know If It’s Mine) – Higher Learning Sdtk
04 Make Me Wanna Holler – Peace Beyond Passion
05 Rush Over – Love Jones Sdtk
06 Body – Confort Woman
07 Interlude: Blah blah blah Dyba Dyba Dyba – Cookie
08 Come Smoke My Herb – Comfort Woman
09 Love Song #3 – Comfort woman
10 The Chosen – The Spirit of Music Jamia
11 Stay – Peace Beyond Passion
12 Ecclesiastes: Free My Heart – Peace Beyond Passion
13 Aquarium – The Spirit of Music Jamia
14 Petite Mort – Weather
15 Fool of Me – Bitter
16 The Consequence of Jealousy – Black Radio
17 Tie One On – Devil’s Halo
18 Love You Down – Devil’s Halo
19 Trust – Cookie
20 Priorities 1-6 – Cookie
21 Let Me Have You – How Stella Got Her Groove Back Sdtk
22. Criterion – Cookie
24. A Tear and a Smile – Peace Beyond Passion
25 Thankful – Comfort woman
26 Mary Magdalene – Peace Beyond Passion

Well, by now everyone should know about Robert Glasper’s phenomenal album that’s dropping at the end of next month. Black Radio is going to be one of the best albums of 2012 and will definitely set the mark for what future albums should sound like. This is no surprise, the brother is affiliated with every musician of note and is more than noteworthy himself.
To be completely honest, my first exposure to Glasper was via his 2007 In My Element album, and ever since then I’ve been a fan. This mix can serve as a retrospective of sorts, containing tracks from Mood (2003) and Canvas(2005) as well as IME and Double Booked as well as fantastic live performances. Glasper is the perfect bridge for any soulhead who happens to also love Jazz and Hip Hop or however you want to arrange it. Glasper, being the hybrid he is, represents the new vanguard who will usher in the new sounds and styles or The Next Movement as it were.
Don’t just stand there, press play and get acquainted and cop the album when it drops!

01. Mos Def – Thieves in the Night feat Chris Dave & Robert Glasper
02. Robert Glasper – F.T.B. — In My Element
03. Myron – Relax — Myron & The Works
04. Rozzi Daime – Morning Light — Bownswood Bubblers vol.3
05. Dela – Get Busy — The Robert Glasper Beattape
06. JDilla – Dilla*Shine feat Robert Glasper & Zynzelay | Download
07. Robert Glasper Trio – Don’t Close Your Eyes feat. Bilal — Mood
08. Robert Glasper – Downtime — Double Booked
09. Robert Glasper Trio – Maiden Voyage feat. Bilal — Mood
10. Robert Glasper Experiment – Third Eye
11. Robert Glasper trio – Lil Tipsy — Mood
12. Robert Glasper – Portrait of an Angel –Canvas
13. Robert Glasper; Chris Dave; Mos Def – Thelonious
14. Robert Glasper – J Dillalaude — In My Element
15. Robert Glasper Experiment – For You — Double Booked
16. Robert Glasper – I Remember feat Bilal — Canvas
17. Jaleel Shaw – Optimism — Optimism

Here is the last installment in our Common remix series and it’s very fitting that the majority of the songs included, and even the artwork comes from our readers. As before, we just want to thank you for your patronage and enthusiasm for the site and promise to bless y’all with the exceptional dopeness! Artwork by GoldiGold
Download individual tracks HERE http://bit.ly/sQwsZX
and the previous 2 volumes at BamaLoveSoul.Com

Common – I Used To Love HER (DJ Robinson Remix)
Common – The 6th Sense (Nodzilla Remix)
Common – Dooinit (Guzl Remix)
Common – Resurrection (Zo! Remix)
Common – I Used To Love HER (Skipless Remix)
Common; The Last Poets – The Corner (Ninety Degrees Mix)
Common – The Light (DJ Robinson Remix)
Common – Dooinit (Sauce Fonda Remix)
Common – 1999 (I’m Ready SoFoReal Remix)
Common; The Last Poets – The Corner (Dru Carter Remix)

Last Thursday (Nov 10, 2011) Birmingham, Al was graced by a performance by supercrew The Foreign Exchange with DJ Rahdu on turntable duty! I'm happy to say that the soul community showed up and supported a great band that chose to come to our city on their own dime. A good time was had by all and we hope to see you all again soon. Thanks to everyone that helped make the show a success, including the wonderful Jessica Latten (JessicaLatten.com) who showed up and showed out on camera duty and for always being willing to assist!
Here's the large portion of my set, recorded before the gain somehow got set too high and distorted the sound. Enjoy!
Note: This is not a mix of The Foreign Exchange songs |

DJ Rahdu presents his latest mix, Clouds, in celebration of BamaLoveSoul’s recent presence on the music social networks, SoundCloud and MixCloud. Clouds is a 40 minute mix of tracks that contain cloud in their titles, and like actual clouds this mix shifts from one moment to the next! DJ Rahdu’s latest “Diggin’ in the crates” effort yields gems for all to enjoy that will compel you to move by either nodding your head or getting your “full out” dance on. Download, enjoy and spread the word about our new locales!

DJ Rahdu – Intro
Nyle – All up Inna Cloud
Slum Village – Cloud 9 feat Marsha Ambrosius
AGU – Dark Cloud
Elaquent – Cloud 8
Perry Mystique – Clouds of Fantasy
Twin Cities – Raincloud feat Shea Soul
Andy Compton – Clouds
Cloud – Joynt numba 8
The Bamboos – Head in the Clouds feat Tyra Hammond
Breakestra – Dark Clouds Rain Soul
Mongo Santamaria – Cloud Nine
PPP – On a Cloud feat Karma Stewart
Incognito – Beyond the Clouds
Donnie – Cloud 9 (Quentin harris Shelter mix)
The Rurals – Grey Clouds
Chaka Khan – Clouds

Here’s my dedication to my favorite season of the year, Summer, which unfortunately will be leaving soon. This mix is filled with tunes that were released during the months of July and August and is my way of saying thanks for continuing to visit and support BamaLoveSoul.Com. Summer’s Gone is just over an hour long but I hope it provides continued long term entertainment! Enjoy and let me know what you think

Intro
Erykah Badu – Telephone (Freddie Joachim Remix)
The Planty Herbs & Moods – Harlem Swag
Royce Da 5’9 w/Geeman aka Grand Ear– Funk in the Hole, Boom!
Funky DL – Son of a Brown Bomber
Dotmatic – One Like Yoooo
Boom Baptist – Left and Right (interlude remix)
Charlie Peters – Searching for James River
Ekundayo – D and Jello
Bobby Blunt – My Life in the Sunshine
Ishe & Hezekiah – Paradise
K-Murdock – Breakadawn
The Notorious B.I.G. – Kick in (terlude) the Door (Drewbyrd biggie Starr’s Remix)
Question w/ The Notorious B.I.G. – First Juicy Notice
AbJo/Raashan Ahmad – In Love with LeftCoastCruisin’
Applejac – Today feat Tonya Dyson
Colonel Red – I Will Be There
Tony Ozier – Back to the Mitten
Quantic – Ain’t Nuthin But a G Thang (Dre en Cumbia)
Dr. Dre – the Next Episode Pt 2 feat Snoop Dogg (Daru Away Mix)
Stac – All or Nothing (Kidkanevil Remix)
Headnodic – Truth feat Destani Wolf & the Jazz Mafia horns
Blu – K E E P U S H I N N
Dennis Coffey – All Your Goodies Are Gone feat Mayer Hawthorne (Shigeto Remix)
Rahsaan Patterson w/Richard Pryor – God
Toro y Moi – Still Sound (Toby Tobias Moving Sound Remix)
ELQ – Tron’d Out
Floyd the Locsmif – Filthy and Horny
Mathias Stubo – Don’t Look Down
Little Dragon – Summertearz
Eric Roberson – Summertime 2 (Salah Ananse Remix)
Lazy Disco – More Tigers (Mirror People Remix)
Afrolicious – Thursday Night Kinda Swing
The Rurals – On My Way

It’s amazing how time flies… Jay Dee’s Welcome 2 Detroit was released almost ten years ago to this day! BBE says the album was an inspired work that reflected Dilla’s varied influences which ranged from The Carpenters to Sergio Mendes. Now, a decade later, BamaLoveSoul releases The Pause Remix Suite: a compilation of remixes that honor Jay Dee’s influence on Hip Hop and the musical world at large. We like to think of The Remix Suite in the words of Frank (of Frank N Dank) as, “Brand New Sh!t With a Blend!” Just like Dilla’s influences when crafting Welcome 2 Detroit, this compilation presents many different perspectives to the originally gritty Pause for your listening pleasure. Enjoy

Tracklisting:
1. Salah Ananse Remix
2. J-Finesse 12 Mile Remix
3. J Haze Remix
4. Aeon’s Yacht in Belize Remix
5. Anthony Valadez Remix
6. I,Ced Remix
7. Nodzilla Remix 4
8. Ishfaq Remix
9. SHEN07 (Shenism Mix)
10. Sawandi Rework)
11. Ahmed Sirour (Funky Last Minute Remix)
12. Nodzilla Remix 5
13. Lateef Dameer Remix

Greetings everyone, it is finally here, our first project of the NEW YEAR! We proudly present to you a project that showcases many interpretations of songs from Wilson Pickett's 1978 a funky situation album.
Wilson Pickett, an icon and Alabama native, has been so influential to modern music but with the growing amount of microwave talent, it has become so easy to forget the pioneers. With the assistance of producers and emcees from across the globe, we've created a compilation that will place Wilson Pickett on the tip of your tongue and encourage you to research the man that even James Brown gives up the stage to.
We ask that you not only download and listen, but also pass on and share this compilation to others, not only because we're immensely proud of it, but because our musical history is in jeopardy and our youth have no idea who came before Usher.
Enough of waxing poetic! For all my finnicky downloaders, we've included several download options of 320 bitrate mp3s at BamaLoveSoul.Com. Enjoy

1. FreshNerd - TheNight
2. Byron the Aquarius - The Wicked
3. Illastrate; Amdex; Boog Brown - It's Fine
4. DJ Rahdu; Thed Weller - I'm Ready
5. SHEN 07 - Dancewitme
6. J Finesse - Call It A Day
7. Tall Black Guy - She Too Nice
8. Sawandi - Groovin' (Sawandi Rework)
9. King Boom - Disco Groovin'
10. Junior Star - Dance With Me (Junior Star Rework Part One)
11. Average Thought - So Loose
12. SoFoReal - Time to Let the Sun Shine (SoFoReal Remix)
13. SHEN 07 - Outro
14. Tall Black Guy; Shaheed - Blastmatazz (Bonus)

Last year I posted a mix on the homepage of BamaLoveSoul that has recently begun to receive a lot of attention. It hasn't been offered as a download...until now

In turn, there will be a new mix coming to the homepage of BamaLoveSoul.Com, so make sure you keep your ears peeled. Also, we now have a newsletter that you can subscribe to to keep you up to date with news, music and events, so make sure you take advantage of that. Thanks for your support and for telling your friends, lovers, associates,relatives and enemies about BamaLoveSoul.Com!

Dwele's demo, which is also considered his first album, 1998's Rize, was sold out of the trunk of his car exuding the DIY ethic that is much more prevalent nowadays. Bubbling over with warm Rhodes, unconventional lyrics and soul, soul, soul it helped him score a deal with Virgin where he released his first studio album Subject in 2003. He's continued to release albums since then and has become an industry favorite.

In between recordings, he stayed in the studio banging out treats for his friends, fans and potential albums. A lot of these tracks have never seen an official release, yet they fell through the cracks and onto the computers of voracious listeners. We here at BamaLoveSoul feel as if these tracks should be heard and have selected several of these songs to create Keep RIZEing to the Top. Enter Keep RIZEing to the Top: a SELECTION of Unreleased Dwele Songs from his many unreleased projects.

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What do you get when you throw J-Live, Que D, Jazzy Jeff & Slum Village and N'dambi together? In this instance, you get another great installment of The Diamond Soul XXXperience (Classic). Nu Soul and Hip Hop from around 2004-2006 is coming thru your eardrums as soon as you hit play.
"Do it!" - J Dilla

PEACE, Here's another Classic Edition of The Diamond Soul XXXperience recorded between 2004-2006 featuring some lost Joy Jones, Alison Crockett, Meshell, ATCQ and Peven Everett. I always enjoy listening to these; I hope you do as well. It's a treasure trove of gems you either need to add to your collection or smile and reminisce over.

Here's another classic edition of The Diamond Soul XXXperience!!! Luckily I remember the majority of these tracks, there are however, two that I cant recall. If you can think of the title of these two tracks please add them in the comments. Thanks and enjoy
BTW, if you dont do anthing else make sure you check out Jack Benson's Tabitha, this track is hilarious!

Donnie - Rocketship
Jazzanova - Soon (DJ Jazzy Jeff Remix)
Blue Six - Yeah
Amel Larrieux - INI
Seek - Journey Into Day
Next Evidence - It's Only Right
Little Brother - Whatever You say (Maxwell Mix)
William Devaughn - Be Thankful For What You Got
Unknown Track
Shaq / Common / Black Thought - In the Sun
The Underwloves - Thin
Unknown Track
Meshell Ndegeocello - Love song #1
Jill Scott - Easy Conversation
Bobbi Humphrey - Blacks and Blues
Stateless - Falling Into [Swell Session's Boy Wonder Mix]
Jamiroquai - If I Like It I Do It
Jack Benson - Tabitha

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