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stayingunderground:

Erykah Badu // Didn’t Cha Know (prod. by J Dilla)

This song is a huge part of the soundtrack to my life. I could live in a Badu x Dilla world forever.

“Love is life, and life is free
Take a ride on life with me
Free your mind and find your way
There will be a brighter day..”

- Erykah Badu

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mazungu:

Julian Marley - Harder Dayz

With samples from his father’s “Natty Dread”

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araggamuffinworld:

Mind Control (Acoustic) - Stephen Marley

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creativesomething:

Recently on Times.com there was an article about the benefits of struggling.

In a world where struggling – and, more importantly, failing – is looked down on, it’s important to remind yourself that the only real way to become successful in anything you do is to flounder.

If you want to become a master of anything, whether it’s painting or writing or photography or being a leader, you have to struggle in the beginning. It’s through those struggles and failings that you often discover what works and, to the point, why it works.

So get out there today and make some wrong moves, struggle, and embrace the idea that you might fail in the things you’re passionate about. But by doing so, you’re building an understanding of everything it takes to succeed.

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soulfullradio:

You Send Me

 - Sam Cooke

The course of true love never did run smooth, and so it was with one of the great pop love songs of all time. Indeed, the soft caress of “You Send Me” belies its contentious birth. In 1957, Sam Cooke was singing gospel with the vocal group The Soul Stirrers on the Specialty label. Wishing to avoid alienating gospel fans, Cooke recorded and released a secular song, “Lovable,” under the pseudonym of “Dale Cook.” Few were fooled. The single led to Cooke’s split from The Soul Stirrers and the beginning of his career as a solo artist.

 Staying with Specialty, Cooke redoubled his efforts at a crossover, working with producer Bumps Blackwell on new material, including his own pop songs. But when label owner Art Rupe heard the distinctly Caucasian background singers on “You Send Me,” he reportedly protested that Cooke and Blackwell had gone too far. The problem was effectively solved when Blackwell bought both Cooke’s contract and the  new masters from Rupe. “You Send Me”was then released on Bob Keane’s new Keen label, with writing credits originally going to Charles “L. C.” Cooke, Sam’s brother, for legal reasons. On the B-side was an unusual take on Gershwin’s”Summertime.”

 The single quickly shot up the charts, reaching No.1 on both the pop and R&B charts and going on to sell over two million copies. Sam Cooke, the inventor of soul, had arrived.