Exposed to funk and early 80s hip hop and electro music when I was 12 or 13 listened to my local radio station's old school segment on Saturday nights.

followed the crowd at my elementry school of dancing to MC Hammer and also wear the pants and the shoes

it seems like among my siblings when we were each a sophomore in high school some well-known musicians died. When my oldest brother was a sophomore in 1995 Selena and Eazy-E passed away, when I was a sophomore in 1996-97 Tupac and Biggie Smalls passed away, when my other brother was a sophomore in 1999-00 Big Pun died and when my sister was a sophomore 2001-02 Aaliyah and Left Eye of TLC died.

during the summer 1991 (my favorite summer) I can be hearing and loving hearing Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam "Let the Beat hear em", Damien Dame "Exclusivity", Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff "Summertime", Boyz II Men "Motownphilly" Another Bad Creation "Jealous Girl" , Naughty By Nature Opp, Whitney Houston "Miracle" and Mariah Carey "I don't wanna cry" dominant my local R&B station playlist. Also speaking of that summer me and my brothers bragged about how it was cool seeing Ice Cube the rapper acting as we saw him on previews of Boyz In the hood.

watch the Source Awards 1995 with my brothers and watched in amazement how Suge Knight dissed Puff Daddy and also how Snoop Dogg came on that there wasn't no other place like Death Row.

dressing in those plaid shirts and tried to be gangstas during 1993-94 era when
West Coast rappers ruled the charts.

me, my siblings and young cousins were the talk of the night at the family club meeting in 1988 as we danced to E.U. "Da Butt"

Discoverd Prince, Seen Prince in concert, When I found music to be my life.

That show was the first place I ever heard Prince's "Head" or Rick James' "Come Into My Life". They got much deeper in the funk than "Soul Train" did. They played stuff like Midnight Star's "Electricity", The Evasions' "Wikka Wrap", Prince's "Lady Cab Driver", etc. Lots of times they played 12 Inch versions too. If it was hot on R&B radio, they played it. It didn't have to even be a single.

namepeace said:

That a good C.D. Tribe called Quest if one of my favorites.

vainandy said:

I wish I could of seen that. Now that a dance show.

Seeing Motowns 25th anniversry in 83 and getting fascinated with Michael Jackson and his brothers performance. I liked seeing all the Motown artists but I was into Michael and Debarge at this time.


And looking at Soul train seeing every one from Deneice Williams New Edition Guy and alot of upcoming new artists. Some popular and some were not.

performing the Kabalevsky violin concerto
performing Vivaldi's "Spring" concerto
travelling to NYC with the college orchestra and playing Shostakovich's 5th in Carnegie Hall
2 spiritual experiences involving seeing Prince perform in June 2004 and listening to The Beekeeper by Tori Amos
ripping up carpets while listening to Itzhak Perlman play Paganini

angela74 said:

Indeed, it is an all-time classic. One of the best hip-hop joints ever made and one of the classic albums of its time.
[Edited 12/4/05 14:04pm]

Sitting in the kitchen as my mom played the S.O.S. Band, Janet Jackson, Ready For The World, Michael Jackson, and New Edition frequently on a Rocord player that was too high for me to touch ..playing with my toys.





or

or

My cousin Lyddie:
"Isaiah play the song on that record you know!!!!!" while drinkin and partyin with my family...

I didnt know....what the record was...


I looked at the record... it was called "Diana Ross"


"Play the good side!!"

I looked at the song titles...I saw one song called "Upsidedown"

i was scared...I put it on..

"wwwwoh! That's my baby!!"

heartbeatocean said:

Very impressive Heartbeat ~ you have wonderfully diverse musical experience ~ always interesting to read. How is your new house?

***In 1977,coming home from school and seeing the 'Saturday Night Fever' soundtrack in our living room by the stereo.I had just seen the movie a week earlier,and my mother went out and bought the soundtrack.I was in heaven

theAudience said:

How amazing! Where did you meet him? Can you remember the conversation? Did you understand the importance at the time?

MoonSongs said:

Aw thanks! I love my cottage. I have fewer distractions so my creativity is blossoming and soon I'll have a piano.

I also forgot to include:

My dad and his band playing amplified with Bobby Z on drums outside in our backyard in our quiet suburb until the cops came and made them shut up.