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Author: GG

  • Friday Throwback – I Feel For You

    When I was growing up, I thought that Chaka Khan was like this B-girl who made music that people liked to break dance to. Little did I know that she was historically one of the greatest female soul singers of all time, and originally in the group Rufus. Why did I think that? Because of this song.

    Chaka-chaka-chaka-khan.

    Chaka-chaka-chaka-khan.

    • I thought Turbo and Ozone were supposed to be in every Chaka Khan video.
    • I feel for you Chaka … I think I love you too Chaka.
    • That white dude was gettin’ down.
    • I’ve always wondered why she stood next to a half gated fence throughout.
    • I saw just a tiny bit of the Re-Run dance. Word to Fred Berry. RIP.
    • Did they just moonwalk off that ramp?
    • I like the scarves deal, but Turbo has to dance with a broom again.
    • I always liked it when Fingertips Part 2 all of a sudden came out of nowhere in this song.
    • How many takes until Chaka got the scratchin’ part right?
    • Turbo should’ve been a bigger star than he was.

    I believe Prince wrote this, and I’ve heard that Stevie actually played on this record, but I’m not sure. I think I also heard that Grandmaster Melle Mel was on the record as well (I’m not hip hop enough to know what he even looks like, sad to say). Mike, you need to help me out here.

    She actually has a new album out called Funk This.

  • Friday Throwback – Doin’ Just Fine

    Boyz II Men peaked with their second album II. It was larger than life and they would never be able to duplicate that success. You could say that album was a gift and a curse at the same time. They sold tons of records, were on top of the music world, but by the time their third album dropped, they couldn’t keep the momentum going. But who could? With Evolution, they tried to stay relevant as the R&B group that everyone could love. They also tried to keep up with the times, but because music is so trendy and fast moving, by the time the album came out, what was hot when they were recording, might not’ve been hot at the time of the album release. Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs produced a handful of tracks, with one of them actually being a nice dance song. But you can’t really blame it on old Diddy. Boyz II Men were stuck with what they were good at and that was emotional ballads that allowed them to show off their fantastic harmonies. Part of the reason this album started their downward trend is because it’s simply uneven. But also, lead single 4 Seasons Of Loneliness failed to create the necessary buzz for the album. It was a fine song, just not a lead single. I’m not sure if there is a lead single on this album, but the Shawn Stockman produced Doin’ Just Fine was probably their best bet. It’s really an underrated Boyz II Men song and might be my favorite BIIM song ever. I didn’t even know there was a video for it. At the very least, it should’ve been a single.

    – Hey, matching white suits. We’ve never seen that before.

    – Didn’t Nate have the lead single to the soundtrack of Shaquille O’Neal’s movie Kazaam?

    – “Now you say that you made a big mistake. Never meant to take your love away. But you can save your tired apologies. Cause it may seem hard to believe, but I’m doin’ just fine.” You tell her Nate! I just did a fist pump the equivalent of Tiger Woods at the US Open.

    – Shawn is my favorite of the BIIM crew, but never in this man’s life should he be shirtless in a music video. If you have to, at least do some push ups man.

    – A kiss in the wind and her love was gone. It was long gone. Like a whisper in the wind.

    – Is Mike wearing some high waters?

    – Ok, remember what I said about Shawn and being shirtless? Same goes for Wanya, but for different reasons.

    – By the way, where’s Brandy in this video?

    – “So unfair to me girl, you’re no longer my world, and I ain’t missing you at all!” Sing it Wanya, sing it! Wait, if you ain’t missing her, why all the emotion bruh?

    – I like how Wanya rhymed his own name with “someday”.

  • Friday Throwback – Go For It

    I took a bit of a hiatus from the Friday Throwback and I want to give a shout out to Money Mike for picking it up for me. I needed a bit of a break to get the creative juices flowing again. But I’m coming back with a vengeance. Well maybe not, unless you like Joey B. Ellis. Who is Joey B. Ellis for the 95% of you who probably think I need to take a longer hiatus? Um, I’m not really sure. Dude doesn’t even have a wikipedia page. But really, he just wants you to go for it.

    – Why is a shirtless Hammer in some tight drawers, introducing the video? I almost forgot. Joey B. Ellis was on his label.

    – To be or not to be dope, that’s the question.

    – Why do you see Rocky Balboa you ask? Well, this was the lead single to that great movie, Rocky V.

    – I know that’s not B Angie B singing background. Where is she these days anyway?

    – And while we’re at it, what about Oaktown 3.5.7.?

    – I wonder who would’ve won between Joey B. Ellis and The Fresh Prince? We know they couldn’t beat Mike Tyson.

    – I think this might hold the record for most versions of the running man in a music video.

    – This might be the only video in the world where a girl wearing head gear and a pointed bra twirling the American flag fits right in.

    – I think Sly needed to be in the video thinking Joey B. Ellis was Apollo’s son.