DJ Milton: Come Up
Wax Master Maurice: Bounce That Body
The Track Stars: S__k My M____f_____ D___

Those Guys: Tonite (1991)

Those Guys went on to greater house fame later as The Basement Boys. This early production is one monster of a song, clocking in at 11:14. Towards the end they even slow it down and speed it back up French Kiss style.
Once again I’ll have to shout out my man DJ Pirkka who first played me this back in 1998 or so.

Too bad Cheryl Lynn- who sings the chorus on the record- is not onstage with them.

This song always reminds me of my man DJ Pirkka, he used to play this every single time…

She was just perfect and died way too young in 1979, at just 31 years of age. I usually don’t even read Youtube comments & responses, but I can definitely respect Babybear62 dropping knowledge here:

“Minnie is the only singer 2 reach beyond 5 octave vocal range. In the song “Reasons” she holds a crescendo scale up to 6th & 7th octave range & ends up two octaves above the staff. Mariah Carey cannot do this. Mariah Carey can only hold five octave. Minnie goes 7th octave. In 1999, Mariah’s album “Rainbow”, Mariah “mimicked” Minnie’s song “Bliss” on the 3rd track of the album. Carey can be heard singing the phrase “On and On” similar to Minnie Rippleton’s style but not as good as Minnie”

And here’s 3 slightly less known but still very much essential Minnie moments for your enjoyment…

Minnie Ripperton: Here We Go (1980)
Minnie Ripperton: Memory Lane (1979)
Minnie Ripperton: Reasons (1974)

S.O.U.L.. Burning Spear (7″ Version)
S.O.U.L.: Peace Of Mind
Burning Spear might very well be my all time favorite funk 45 (wait until you hear the cue burn… just ignore it) and Peace Of Mind is one of those great vocal funk tunes with a message as relevant today as back in 1972 when it was recorded.

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Part 2:

Possibly the roughest two tracks to ever appear back to back on the same 12″…
Spoonie Gee & The Treacherous Three: New Rap Language
Spoonie Gee: Love Rap

I’m off to Munich for a gig now, dunno if I’ll have time to update until next week..

Mary Clark: Take Me I’m Yours
Top Cat & Mary Clark: Disco Request (Noisy Bunch Remix)

The Disco Request Remix has been one of my secret weapons ever since it’s release a few years back. Seems like it works no matter where you drop it. Mary Clark is the disco record they used for the beat: a semi-obscure, extra-funky Patrick Adams production from 1980. If you enjoyed the remix check out the Noisy Bunch Myspace, they got a cool Mr Oizo remix up there.