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Monthly Archives: December 2022

My Favorite Film Soundtracks

30 Friday Dec 2022

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Here are some of my favorite film soundtracks.

1 Superfly

Curtis Mayfield

2 Shaft

Isaac Hayes

3 The Mack

Willie Hutch

4 Foxy Brown

Willie Hutch

5 Cooley High

Various Artists

6 Sparkle

Aretha Franklin

7 Car Wash

Rose Royce

8 Across 110th Street

Bobby Womack

9 Come Back Charleston Blue

Donny Hathaway

10 Truck Turner

Isaac Hayes

11 Youngblood

War

12 Cornbread, Earl & Me

The Blackbyrds

13 Krush Groove

Various Artists

14 Soul Food

Various Artists

15 Waiting To Exhale

Various Artists

16 The Bodyguard

Whitney Houston

17 The Preacher’s Wife

Whitney Houston

18 The Color Purple

Various Artists

19 The Show

Various Artists

20 Menace To Society

Various Artists

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Megan Thee Stallion’s Battle With Her Record Label Over The Definition Of Album Headed To Jury Trial

30 Friday Dec 2022

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A Houston judge sided with Megan Thee Stallion on Wednesday in an early skirmish in her legal war with record label 1501 Certified Entertainment, refusing to grant the company a quick victory and ordering the case to instead be decided by a jury.

Megan has long been at odds with the label over a record deal she calls “unconscionable,” but the current battle was filed earlier this year over claims that 1501 was unfairly refusing to count her 2021 Something for Thee Hotties as an “album” to keep her locked into the deal for another release.

In September, 1501 asked a judge to quickly decide that dispute himself — arguing Megan’s contract had a clear definition of “album” and that Thee Hotties obviously didn’t meet it. Megan’s lawyers fought back, saying there were key disputes that need to be decided a jury and that the rapper must be “allowed her day in court.”

On Wednesday, Judge Robert Schaffer sided with Megan in that dispute, denying 1501’s motion and allowing the “album” question to proceed to a jury trial. The ruling came with no written explanation, simply saying Schaffer was “of the opinion that the motion should be and hereby is denied in its entirety.” A trial date has not yet been set.

A rep for Megan declined to comment on the ruling. Steven Zager, lead attorney for 1501, told Billboard he disagreed with the judge’s decision but stressed that the ruling had not resolved any issues in either side’s favor.

The star rapper (real name Megan Pete) has been fighting with 1501 for more than two years, claiming the company duped a young artist into signing an “unconscionable” record deal in 2018 that was well-below industry standards. She says that when she signed a new management deal with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation in 2019, she got “real lawyers” who helped her see that the deal was “crazy.”

She filed the current case in February, claiming 1501 had wrongly classified Thee Hotties as something less than an album — a key distinction, since she owes a set number of albums under the record deal. 1501 quickly countersued, arguing that Thee Hotties contained just 29 minutes of original material and was obviously not an “album.”

The two sides then escalated the case last summer. Megan filed a new complaint seeking more than $1 million in damages over claims that 1501 had “systematically failed” to pay enough royalties. 1501 then fired back with new accusations of its own, claiming it’s actually Megan who owes “millions of dollars.”

With those other issues still pending, 1501 asked the judge in September for a so-called summary judgment on the core dispute — meaning a quick ruling about whether Thee Hotties counted as an album. The company argued there was nothing ambiguous about the contract, and that the judge himself could decide the issue without further proceedings.

“There is no amount of discovery that will change the answer to that question,” 1501’s lawyers wrote at the time. “The court can compare the recording to the contractual requirements for an album and determine that ‘Something for Thee Hotties’ is not an album as a matter of law.”

Megan’s lawyers sharply disagreed. In a response this month, they cited supposed disputes over basic facts, like whether or not 1501 gave approval prior to the release of Thee Hotties, and said those disagreements would need to be sorted out by a jury, not a judge.

“Pete should be allowed her day in court to present evidence and testimony to the jury demonstrating that she has done all that was required of her in the delivery and release of her albums,” her lawyers wrote.

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SZA Teases Vengeful Kill Bill Video It’s What Y’all Deserve

30 Friday Dec 2022

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SZA dropped a teaser on Thursday (Dec. 29) for the upcoming visual for her new single “Kill Bill.”

In the 20-second clip, the R&B star appears to suit up for revenge, zipping up a red-and-black moto jacket, sheathing a katana and jetting off on a motorcycle before “SZA…Kill Bill…A film by Christian Breslauer” flashes across the screen in bold, red lettering.

After promising the full-length music video is “coming soon,” the teaser ends with a ferocious tag, in which SZA twirls around to decapitate a fighting dummy with her sword. “It’s what y’all deserve,” she tweeted alongside the video using a saluting emoji, SOS sign and white heart.

“Kill Bill” instantly became a fan favorite when the recent Billboard cover star released her long-awaited sophomore album S.O.S in early December and eventually reached No. 1 on the Streaming Songs chart (dated Dec. 24). On the murderous psychedelic-tinged bop, she admits, “I might/ I might kill my ex, not the best idea/ His new girlfriend’s next, how’d I get here?/ I might kill my ex, I still love him though/ Rather be in jail than alone.”

The 23-track studio set also contains singles “Good Days,” “I Hate U,” “Shirt” and “Nobody Gets Me” as well as collaborations with the likes of Don Toliver (“Used”), Phoebe Bridgers (“Ghost in the Machine“), Open Arms (“Travis Scott”) and the late Ol’ Dirty Bastard (closer “Forgiveless”). Upon its unveiling, S.O.S bowed atop the Billboard 200, becoming the very first No. 1 album of SZA’s career.

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Hip Hop Spotlight: Shootouts In Soho-Westside Gunn

30 Friday Dec 2022

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This song is the property of Griselda Records/Empire.

Alvin Lamar Worthy, known professionally as Westside Gunn, is an American rapper from Buffalo, New York. He is a co-founder of the record label Griselda Records. He is the brother of rapper Conway the Machine and cousin of rapper Benny the Butcher, both of whom he frequently collaborates with. He has released the albums “Flygod” (2016), “Supreme Blientele” (2018), “Pray for Paris” (2020) and “Who Made the Sunshine” (2020).

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R&B Spotlight: One Good Thing-Babyface Ft. Amaarae

30 Friday Dec 2022

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This song is the property of Babyface/ECAF Inc./Capitol.

Singer Babyface collaborated with emerging artist Amaarae on the single “One Good Thing.” The two sound as if they’ve performed together forever. Enjoy.

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Celebrity Birthdays

30 Friday Dec 2022

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Happy Birthday

Singer Andra Day 38

Singer/rapper/actor/model Tyrese Gibson 44

Singer/songwriter/musician Chris Jasper 71

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Inside The Industry: New Music From Skye Morales-Sedative

30 Friday Dec 2022

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Singer Skye Morales is a rising star in the world of R&B. Her sultry-but-toxic love stories over soothing vocals and eerie R&B productions elevated her to one of next generation R&B’s must hear promising sensations. After wowing fans with the single “Me, Myself & You”, a collaboration with rapper Trippie Redd, Morales released her debut EP, “Skye.” One of the standout tracks on the album is “Sedative.” Enjoy.

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My Favorite Hip Hop Groups

29 Thursday Dec 2022

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Here are some of my favorite hip hop groups.

1 Boogie Down Productions

2 Public Enemy

3 Salt-N-Pepa

4 Run-DMC

5 EPMD

6 Eric B & Rakim

7 The Beastie Boys

8 A Tribe Called Quest

9 The Wu Tang Clan

10 N.W.A.

11 Heavy D & The Boyz

12 The Fat Boys

13 Kid-N-Play

14 The Cold Crush Brothers

15 Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

16 The Funky Four + 1

The Sugarhill Gang

17 JJ Fad

18 Kool G Rap & DJ Polo

19 DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

20 Leaders Of The New School

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My Favorite R&B Groups

29 Thursday Dec 2022

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Here are some of my favorite R&B groups.

1 The Temptations

2 The Four Tops

3 The Main Ingredient

4 The Emotions

5 The Miracles

6 Honeycone

7 Black Ivory

8 The Stylistics

9 Blue Magic

10 Sister Sledge

11 The Moments

12 Love Unlimited

13 The Independents

13 The Friends Of Distinction

14 High Inergy

15 LaBelle

16 The Dramatics

17 The Dells

18 The Mary Jane Girls

19 Envogue

20 Enchantment

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All Music Notes Playlist

29 Thursday Dec 2022

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Here’s what you’ll find on my Spotify playlist.

1 There’ll Never Be

The Isley Brothers Ft. Earth, Wind & Fire & El DeBarge

2 Whatever

Maysa

3 Coasting

Boney James Ft. Lalah Hathaway

4 Lost For Words

The Womack Sisters

5 Tomorrow Can Wait

After 7

6 Lonely

Kem

7 Carry The Weight

Acantha Lang

8 No Stopping Us

Charlie Wilson Ft. Babyface, K-Ci Hailey & Johnny Gill

9 Love Ship

LKHAN

10 Give Her Your Love

Eric Nolan Ft. Walter Williams Sr.

11 Tell Me You Love Me

Jamison Ross

12 All My Black

Stokes & Machine Ft. Algebra Blessett & Linn Roundtress

13 Make Me Say It Again Girl

The Isley Brothers Ft. Beyonce

14 Summertime Kim Tibbs

15 Kinda Guy

Will Downing

16 Hurt A Little

Kwabs

17 Love And Fire

Hil St. Soul

18 Footsteps In The Dark

Brother Reggie

19 We Are The People

Chris Jasper

20 That Good Love

Eric Seats Presents Sidiooo3 Ft. Will Preston

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