EUPHIMIE??: March 2009

Friday, March 27, 2009

petra's friday top eleven [chart]

spring is starting to warm the city and it's got me in a funky-chill mood.
these tracks are perfect for cruisin around town or hangin out on a sunny afternoon.

1. THE TEMPTATIONS "sweet gypsy jane"
from the 1976 album WINGS OF LOVE
listen on youtube

2. AZ "sugar hill"
laid-back rap from east new york, brooklyn
from the 1995 album DOE OR DIE
listen on undergroundhiphop.com

3. BLACK UHURU "party next door"
the classic jamaican reggae band, going strong since 1977
listen on last.fm

4. OUTKAST "ain't no thang"
rappers big boi and andre 3000 from atlanta
from their 1994 album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
listen on last.fm

5. MAC DRE "something you must know"
gangsta rap legend from vallejo, ca
listen on imeem.com

6. SOUND DIMENSION "real rock"
old-school dub from the studio one in-house band of the 1960's
listen at last.fm

7. SANTOGOLD (FT. SPANK ROCK) "shove it"
new, eclectic artist from brooklyn
listen on imeem.com

8. T.I. "ride wit me"
established rapper from atlanta
from his 2006 album KING
listen on youtube

9. DIGITAL UNDERGROUND "freaks of the industry"
throw-back funky hip hop from oakland, ca
listen on last.fm

10. STEVIE WONDER "higher ground"
classic from his 1973 album INNERVISIONS
watch the live performance on youtube

11. DR. DRE "let me ride"
gangsta rap legend from compton
from his classic 1992 album THE CHRONIC, sampling PARLIAMENT'S "mothership connection"
watch the music video on youtube