It feels like it’s been a minute since we’ve done a hip-hop mix, but quite honestly I haven’t come across anything quite inspiring, until now that is. Q-Tip is the shit, ’nuff said. He has a new album coming out and teamed up with Dj Dub to present an array of songs that he’s been featured as an artist or produced.This soon-to-be classic features new, classic and unreleased from Q-Tip. Artists like Busta Rhymes, Andre 3000, Kanye West, D’Angelo and more all make appearances on this momentous mixtape.
1. Intro - DJ Dub
2. Verses From the Abstract - A Tribe Called Quest
3. Midnight - A Tribe Called Quest
4. Midnight 08 Smirnoff Signature mix - Q-Tip
5. Wild Hot - Q-Tip / Busta Rhymes
6. Oh My God - A Tribe Called Quest
7. Got Til Its Gone - Janet Jackson / Q-Tip / Joni Mitchell
8. Footprints - A Tribe Called Quest
9. The Promo - Jungle Bros / Q-Tip
10. Buddy Remix - A Tribe Called Quest / Jungle Bros / De La Soul
11. Check The Rhime - A Tribe Called Quest
12. Groove Is In The Heart - Dee-Lite / Q-Tip
13. Sh. Fe. Mcs - A Tribe Called Quest / De La Soul
14. Excursions - A Tribe Called Quest
15. Drink Away The Pain - Mobb Deep (Prod by Q-Tip)
16. Get Down Q-Tip Remix - Q-Tip / Craig Mack
17. Dont Curse - Heavy D / Kool G Rap / Grand Puba / CL Smooth / Big Daddy Kane / Pete Rock / Q-Tip
18. Make It Better - Kanye West / Talib Kweli / Q-Tip
19. A Rolling Skating Jam Named Saturdays - Q-Tip / De La Soul
20. Heels - Q-Tip
21. Abstractionisms - Q-Tip
22. I Believe - Q-Tip / D’Angelo
23. Vivrant Thing - Q-Tip
24. Can I Kick It (Spirit Mix) - A Tribe Called Quest
25. Lyrics To Go (Tumblin Dice Remix) - A Tribe Called Quest
26. Get It Together Remix - Beastie Boys / Q-Tip
27. Sucka Nigga - A Tribe Called Quest
28. Get A Hold - A Tribe Called Quest
29. Lets Ride - Q-Tip
30. One Love - Nas (Prod by Q-Tip)
31. Give Up The Goods - Mobb Deep (Prod By Q-Tip)
32. The World Is Yours Remix - Nas (Prod by Q-Tip)
33. In The Sun - Large Professor / Q-Tip
34. Bonita Applebum (Hootie Mix) - A Tribe Called Quest
35. Glamour & Glitz - A Tribe Called Quest
36. Feva - Q-Tip
37. Practice Session - The Ummah
38. Thats Sexy - Q-Tip / Andre 3000
39. What The Fuss (Hard Remix) - Stevie Wonder / Q-Tip
40. Ill Vibe - Busta Rhymes / Q-Tip
41. Gettin Up - Q-Tip
Saturday, July 12 - GM Place, Vancouver. The final stop on the “A Wonder Summer’s Night” tour, which features the fabulous Stevie Wonder and his 14 piece band and three backup singers, one of whom was his daughter Aisha Morris - more on her later.
The show starts off with Stevie talking about his fond memories of coming to Vancouver with Ray Charles when he was a young boy and how he enjoyed the city. He also took a moment to talk about the late great jazz pianist / composer Oscar Peterson and dedicated this particular show to the legend.
As he sat down at the keys, fans were eagerly anticipating which one of his soulful joints he was going to start the show off with. The wait ended when he went straight into “As If You Read My Mind.” Fans start going crazy and I have to admit that when he hit the chorus, I had chills down my spine. To hear his records a 1,000 times and then to hear him live was amazing for myself. I’m not a religious person, but this was one of those “religious moments.” He kept the vibe going by getting into “Master Blaster (Jammin’)” and then into “Did I Hear You Say You Love Me.” It was clear from then that he was doing his hits off of the 1980s album with the iconic album cover, Hotter Than July. Next off the album was “All I Do,” and the performance was powerful, moving and soulful.
From there he moved on to “Knocks Me Off My Feet,” the quintessential love song. This is a baby making jam for sure. With lines like, “There’s something ‘bout your love that makes me weak and knocks me off my feet,” what girl wouldn’t fall in love with that?
A reminder to all that the Stevie Wonder concert presented by LiveNation, in Vancouver is a week away.Three other tour stops include: Los Angeles, Concord and Auburn. Check out www.livenation.com for more information on tickets. I’ve been looking forward to this concert since the day it was announced and I’m sure it won’t disappoint, if you haven’t copped your tickets do so now.
So Vancouver just really somehow lucked out and got Stevie Wonder live at GM Place. The concert takes place Saturday July 12 so get ready to get your grown and sexy on. This legend has released 28 major studio releases with sales totaling more than 72 million units, 30 Top Ten Hits, 11 #1 Pop singles and 19 time Grammy award winner. So Vancity come out and watch a legend perform on stage, this could very well be your only chance to catch him and this show will no doubt sell out. Visit www.ticketmaster.com for more info.
Off of the mixtape Barack-OTrama, is this song by Trama featuring Stevie Wonder for the song “Do”. As you can see this video is inspired by the movie Belly. Edits done by Trama. Mixtape scheduled to hit store May 13th.
Um, you can file this one under “useless gifts.” Sarah Lewitinn, author of The Pocket DJ - oh, what’s that? You’ve never heard of that book? That’s because unless you can’t decide a simple thing like whether or not you like a song, it’s pretty much a complete waste of $10 - has released a second book: the just as useless Pocket Karaoke!
So, this is what her book publishers were probably thinking: Imagine you’re at a crowded karaoke bar, and you really want to wow your crush with the perfect song. But what would that song be? Do you want to sing a song by Gladys Knight? Or would Stevie Wonder be a better choice? Omigod, I don’t know! I WISH I HAD THE POCKET KARAOKE!
And so, Lewitinn (aka Ultragrrrl from Spin magazine) was handed a book deal, and soon there will be copies of this paperback in Chapters’ half-off bin.
If you’re really interested, the Pocket Karaoke is 320 pages of the best karaoke songs, which allows you to search by artist, genre and occasion. It also lists the places to find the best karaoke gear! Score!
Well, in case I’ve convinced you to buy the book, you can check it out HERE.
