My Definition of Cool: Queen Latifah

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Saturday, February 21, 2015

Ten Music Videos With The Whole Posse

1. Joey Bada$$ - "Big Dusty" 2014 The Pro Era team is still killin' it, Joey especially. The dude at :06 is a Jarv Dee doppelganger.

Pause and see what I mean...

2. BADBADNOTGOOD feat. Leland Whitty - "UVM" 2012 It's hard to watch this without pausing for cereal.

3. Intelligent Hoodlum - "The Posse (Shoot Em Up)" 1993 This is the first track on the Posse Soundtrack. I have a VHS tape with Intelligent Hoodlum performing this song Live on BET (and many other early 90's music videos), it's one of my most prized possessions.

4. Seinabo Sey - "Younger" 2014 Swedes have the chillest parties. I'm looking forward to hearing and seeing what she does with the buzz she created with this song.

5. ILOVEMAKONNEN - "Tuesday" 2014 This song always makes me think of Stop Biting! Tuesdays at Lo-Fi.

6. Queen Latifah - "Just Another Day" 1993 It must have been quite a neighborhood spectacle when they rolled in the lift for the video shoot. It's an advanced posse shot.

Some Seattle artists covered this song last year...

Mic Flont, Gabriel Teodros, Ka.lil, + Jillthy - "Just Another Day" 2013 It's a pretty great cover and I love to see music celebrating our city. Eric Miller makes pretty great videos.

7. Lords Of The Underground - "Neva Faded" 1994 Backwards down the step twirl skills on lock. More Rappers Behind Fences from the Keepers Of The Funk album.

8. Dead Prez - "Hip Hop"2000 This is some classic shit right here. Dead Prez will be at Nectar Lounge on April 24 with Grayskul.

9. Kendrick Lamar - "i" 2014 It's a happy Kendrick song! I think it's great that he's mixing it up, that's what life is all about.

10. Homeboy Sandman - "Anything" 2014 He's such a charismatic dude that he doesn't even need a good beat to keep my attention.

Monday, February 16, 2015

Ten Great Live Performance Videos Part III

1. Filthy Fingers United Cassette Release Party 2014 Incredibly proud to say that this was the first show I ever booked in The Crocodile Back Bar. Diogenes is to FFU as Peanut Butter Wolf is to Stones Throw. I would love to help the 50+ Filthy Fingers United members be able to quit their day jobs to make music. They release a monthly themed compilation that I post on the ReignCity website on the 20th of every month.

2. Madlib Makes A Beat w/ Sony's MVR - "LA To Tokyo" 2014 I haven't seen Madlib live since Neumos 2007, that's way too long. I have only great memories of the show, but according to this article from The Stranger it was shitty.

3. Ol Dirty Bastard On Yo! MTV RAPS 1995? We miss you ODB.

4. FKA Twigs - "Hide" 2014 This is one of my favorite videos of all time. It's a bummer that the little kid had peed his pants for his YouTube debut. They filmed the visuals in Aztec ruins, which is fucking awesome. The percussion getting a bit wonky is part of why it is so great. I also appreciate the KEXP version.

5. Homeboy Sandman + Paul White - "Wade In The Water" 2014 Homeboy Sandman is one of my favorite rappers. My ReignCity team got to host his January 23 Bellingham show with Aesop Rock, Rob Sonic, DJ Abilities, and Dark Time Sunshine for the Hail Mary Mallon Tour. It was one of the best days ever.

6. Grape God - "Time Travel Television" 2014 Very proud to say that I brought some of Portland's most interesting artists to The Crocodile Back Bar on February 8. Grape God brought Slick Devious, Renaissance Coalition, and Soopah Eype up with him. Super genius OCnotes performed as well. I love that they used live footage and made it into Time Travel Television.

7. Brandy, MC Lyte, Yo-Yo, and Queen Latifah Are Still Down - "Live at BET Hip Hop Awards 2014" These Queens are still amazing. The audience shots are pretty great too.

8. Daughter - "Youth" NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert 2013 The original is a great song, but Budo's Remix of the song is incredible.

9. Shabazz Palaces - "Live On KEXP" 2014 (SEATTLE MUSIC) The Black Constellation is light years ahead of the rest.

10. Fink - "Warm Shadow" 2013 I got to see them at their show at The Crocodile back in October. I had never heard their music before and it was probably one of the best shows I've ever seen. "Warm Shadow" was featured on Walking Dead.

Here's the link to the original Ten Incredible Live Performance Videos and here's the link to the second.

Monday, June 24, 2013

Ten In-Studio Music Videos

1. INXS - "Mystify" 1987 *INXS just isn't INXS without Michael Hutchence.

2. Grayskul - "Come On" 2013 (SEATTLE) *These guys have their rap faces down.

3. Portishead - "Chase The Tear" 2009 *Amazing.

4. Kendrick Lamar - "Cut You Off" 2010 *From this I learned that when Kendrick cut off the negative energy of others, he was able to make Good Kid, Maad City.

5. Queen Latifah, Yo-Yo, TLC, MC Lyte, Nefertiti, Salt-N-Pepa, Patra, and Meshell Ndegeocello - "Freedom" 1995 (Panther Soundtrack) *Female supercrew jam.

6. The Beatles - "Let It Be" 1969 *Holy shit, this is good.

7. Foals - "Milk and Black Spiders" 2013 *Sometimes I like this, sometimes I just want it to be over.

8. The Police - "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" 1981 *This video is 32 years old, crazy.

9. I.N.I. (Pete Rock, Rob-O, I Love H.I.M., Grap Luva) - "Fakin' Jax" Recorded 1995/Released 2003 *I just found this song in the last month and have already overplayed it.