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MAIYA PRESENTS…757

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There are a few reasons I decided to do this compilation. First, I lived in the 757 Virginia Beach area for half of my high school experience and I must say that the radio down there is consistently two steps ahead. Through The Neptunes, Timbaland, Missy Elliott all the way back to vets like Teddy Riley, the 757 has clearly proven to be a hotbed for musical creativity. Aside from that, during this era every artist you see in the cover artwork from our wonderful NO had a collective synergy and a distinct sound that was simply indelible.  The samples used, the drum machine skills, the sound effects and the overall style has never been fully duplicated. And none of them rapped that great but somehow every song was bounce-worthy enough to overcompensate. I culled some of my favorite Tim, Missy, Ginuwine, Playa and Aaliyah joints that embodied their movement to pay homage.  I had to fish some of the CDs out of my collection and convert them to MP3s (see: time consuming) so you better enjoy.

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Tags: AALIYAH, BLIND I, GINUWINE, Magoo, MAIYA, MAIYA PRESENTS...757, Missy Elliott, PLAYA, Timbaland

DJ EKOGIRL – SOULIFE

My homie DJ EkoGirl made a nice mix of soulful goodness that y’all need to DL. In her own words…

Soulife is the nuSoul sound I’m most well-known for at a residency called Kiss.?some well-known heavy hitters in there with new tracks: Alicia, Sade ~ some really fly remixes: Stardust, Erykah+Bisope, Bugz ~ some super amazing new music from: Electric Wire Hustle, Fat Freddy’s drop ~ and then a lot of unfamiliar staples that have been in my soul crates for a few years to round it out.it definitely could use some woofer-love for the low end on the dubstep at the front.I hope you like it too.. but really.. I do. and that’s why I do it. It’s SUCH a pleasure to share it with you.

love,

Ekogirl

Soulife by djeko

TRACK LIST AFTER THE J…

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Tags: A BUNCH OF DOPE SCHITT, AALIYAH, ALICIA KEYS, ALLEN ANTHONY, ALOE BLACC, D'ANGELO, DAFT PUNK, Dam Funk, DJ EKO, DJ EKOGIRL, DWELE, Erykah Badu, J DILLA, J*DAVEY, NUJAZZ, NUSOUL, R&B, SADE, soul, SOULIFE, STEVE SPACEK, YARBROUGH & PEOPLES

NO KNOWS DOPE – JULY 2009

Cali is so damn hot these daze…. so I had to make it hotter by murkin the damn NKD game with this months edition. UBER Jedi respecognition to my DJ for lacing me with a few heaters that I included on this. Major NEW NEW!! Along with that current & true that you always get from me. The faithful already knows whats up. Last month when I began working on this The Clipse’s Eyes On Me was my fave @ the time… NOW it’s track 25 peep…

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Yup. You know who it is. Ef a jump. DL now!

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Tags: ?uestlove, AALIYAH, ACEYALONE, Amerie, Az, BLACK SPADE, blu, CARLITTA DURAND, CHASE AND STATUS, CLYDE CARSON, Dam Funk, Dead Prez, DISCOVERY, DJ BUZZ, DJ HEAT, DJ PREMIER, DJ QUIK, DJ Vinroc, DON PRAHFIT, DORIAN CONCEPT, drake, ELECTRICK RED, FABOLOUS, FRANK NITTY, GHOSTFACE KILLAH, GLASSES MALONE, GOAPELE, GOLDENCHYLD, HAWTHORNE HEADHUNTERS, INSPECTAH DECK, J DILLA, JAMIROQUAI, Jay-z, Kanye West, KEELAY AND ZAIRE, Keri Hilson, Keys N Krates, Kid Cudi, KURUPT, Lyrics Born, MADLIB, MICHAEL JACKSON, MISTAH F.A.B., NOSAJ THING, NOVEL, ONE, Pharrell, PROH MIC, Raashan Ahmad, ROYCE DA 5'9, Ryan Leslie, SLAKAH THE BEATCHILD, STATIK SELEKTAH, STEVIE WONDER, Tanya Morgan, TAPE MASTAH STEPH, THE BANGERZ, The Clipse, THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE, THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G., TRACKADEMICKS, WU TANG CLAN, ZO!