Syreeta & Stevie get housed...

Rainer Trueby - "To Know You " (Compost Recs White Label 2009)

Great House reworking of the 1972 classic "To Know You Is To Love You" by Stevie Wonder's protege, Syreeta. The original was written by and featured Stevie. This new mix is great, using snippets of the original smartly to build a great Deep House track. This is on a limited edition white label released by Compost Records out of Germany, a label usually known for Deep Techno. I was fortunate enough to be able to track down a copy here in NYC. It's a very recent release so 12"s should still be floating around. Easily one of my favorite club records of 2009.

CHECK OUT THE REWORK HERE

CHECK OUT THE ORIGINAL VERSION HERE

My mixtape's better than your album....

WALE & 9th WONDER - " BACK TO THE FEATURE " MIXTAPE

I don't plan on posting much new Hip Hop on here, there are a million blogs out there for that, but I will on occasion when it's a project as good as this one by one of DC's finest, Wale.

I've been a fan of Wale's since I first heard the "100 Miles & Running" mixtape a couple of years ago. Since then he's kept working hard, growing as a lyricist and songwriter. Add to that 9th Wonder's consistent boom bap production and a bunch of established and up & coming MC's and you've got one of the better releases of 2009. And yes, like has been the case for years now, this free mixtape, or "street album" really, is better than of the most official releases that are out right now. Enjoy...

DOWNLOAD IT HERE

One Step Forward, Two Steps Backwards..

Yes, a Whites only kid's pool in the Philly area, 2009.

Despicable but not surprising unfortunately. Many in the mainstream media, particularly on Cable News, have feigned shock in this case. Reporting this incident as something that doesn't fit into the current racial climate, even in the "liberal" Northeast, is to ignore the realities of racism, particularly towards Blacks, in Modern America. In my opinion, only when situations like this, and the causes of them, are openly and honestly discussed and dealt with can things really move forward in this country. That may sound like a cliched statement, but it's also a true one.

If you'd like to be involved in bringing justice to this case, here is a good place to start: http://www.colorofchange.org/swim/email/?id=2082-70047