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PrintableSupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said: TonyWilliams said: Ah....it´s brave, too. It´s brave to put this out. Especially when the general public will be completely lost on it  ExactlyLove...thy will b done | |
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calldapplwondery83 said: Damnit, how AWESOME is this album? Not even all the way through yet. It's everything it's said to be, IMO. Damn. This will take weeks and weeks to fully grab. How funky is The Cell? Whew, this really leaves me speechless. And I haven't even sat down to take a look at the lyrics to fully understand them. I'm all for a more organic sound like 'Mama's Gun' but this is one sounds really awesome.
I'm really, really totally amazed by this right now. Can't believe it. And I'm glad Supa, that it has such a personal meaning for you. I know it's really important sometimes to find someone, some artist, to speak to you. Music is so important, really. This album really woke my eyes up. She did it in a upbeat way too...thats why i love it so much. It is an eclectic sound of funk hip hop r&b and jazz. Man people will sleep on this album definitley because there are no commercial hits; though i know ones who do appreciate it will forever. I am still astounded by: What if there were no niggas And only Master Teachers? I'd Stay Woke. THAT LINE makes me so damn proud that sone1 .. a female R&B artist is saying the things that positive rappers are saying. Although mainstream love to make money off of 'niggas', there is a definite void of positive hip hop music in the mainstream for profit...as I watch Soulja Boy's "Yah Trick Yah" video 
anyway..back to the Cell now  Straight Jacket Funk Affair
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I just finished listening and I'm so glad I went back to Best Buy (already supported some great record stores this week) and picked this up. It's amazing. I love "Honey" as a special ingredient. It's a perfect "pop" song taht doesn't fit the album, but sounds awesome. I got to give this another listen soon. | |
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VinnyM27 said: I just finished listening and I'm so glad I went back to Best Buy (already supported some great record stores this week) and picked this up. It's amazing. I love "Honey" as a special ingredient. It's a perfect "pop" song taht doesn't fit the album, but sounds awesome. I got to give this another listen soon.
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VinnyM27 said: I just finished listening and I'm so glad I went back to Best Buy (already supported some great record stores this week) and picked this up. It's amazing. I love "Honey" as a special ingredient. It's a perfect "pop" song taht doesn't fit the album, but sounds awesome. I got to give this another listen soon.
I thought it was weird that Honey was a bonus track till I heard the CD. It made total sense to do it that way. I haven't read the whole thread so I hope no one has said this already but to me, Honey is the desert after you've finished eating your dinner and it's so sweet too! It's the perfect ending to an incredible CD.  I'm not a fan of "old Prince". I'm not a fan of "new Prince". I'm just a fan of Prince. Simple as that | |
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After a few listens, I am absolutely loving this album. I already think it's probably her best.  "Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis | |
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AlexdeParis said: After a few listens, I am absolutely loving this album. I already think it's probably her best.
Yeah, she definitely stepped up her game on this one, but that isn't surprising since she has always dished out incredible stuff throughout her career. Nu Amerykah is just like a drug. I haven't stopped listening to it ever since I got it in from the mail last Tuesday. This masterpiece of an album just shows that our "analog girl in a digital world" is taking her artistry to a whole new plateau and beyond. What's even more interesting is how the subject matter here are so realistic and deep. Erykah's subject matter this time around is concentrated on social ills, drug addiction, and self determination in the ghettos. She even gives kudos to Minister Farrakhan from the Nation of Islam and the late great J. Dilla on two occasions: "The Healer" and "Telephone". This whole record is hip... [Edited 3/2/08 8:07am] Check me out and add me on:
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purplecam said: VinnyM27 said: I just finished listening and I'm so glad I went back to Best Buy (already supported some great record stores this week) and picked this up. It's amazing. I love "Honey" as a special ingredient. It's a perfect "pop" song taht doesn't fit the album, but sounds awesome. I got to give this another listen soon.
I thought it was weird that Honey was a bonus track till I heard the CD. It made total sense to do it that way. I haven't read the whole thread so I hope no one has said this already but to me, Honey is the desert after you've finished eating your dinner and it's so sweet too! It's the perfect ending to an incredible CD. Honey could only have been a bonus track  It doesn't fit anywhere on the album and I love that it is an afterthought, just like you said desert after your 8 course meal That song was a total fake out too I am sure most of us (at least those of us who didn't cheat ) had a kind of expectation as to the direction and sound of the album and that expectation really threw my ass for a loop because I never saw this album coming. NOT. AT. ALL! Fucking brilliant 
Now, I have a feeling that Honey is setting the tone of the next album that drops in the summer.....The Return of the Ankh But maybe it's just a bridge between the two  2010: Healing the Wounds of the Past.... http://prince.org/msg/8/325740 | |
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SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said: SCNDLS said: She also studied reiki – a type of healing therapy – and earned a license as a holistic health practitioner.
Mach does that!
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SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said: purplecam said: I thought it was weird that Honey was a bonus track till I heard the CD. It made total sense to do it that way. I haven't read the whole thread so I hope no one has said this already but to me, Honey is the desert after you've finished eating your dinner and it's so sweet too! It's the perfect ending to an incredible CD. Honey could only have been a bonus track It doesn't fit anywhere on the album and I love that it is an afterthought, just like you said desert after your 8 course meal That song was a total fake out too I am sure most of us (at least those of us who didn't cheat ) had a kind of expectation as to the direction and sound of the album and that expectation really threw my ass for a loop because I never saw this album coming. NOT. AT. ALL! Fucking brilliant
Now, I have a feeling that Honey is setting the tone of the next album that drops in the summer.....The Return of the Ankh But maybe it's just a bridge between the two I'm so with ya on that Supa! I know I didn't see it coming either. I thought the CD was going to go in the same route as Honey and that would have been fantastic too but what we got was SO MUCH BETTER! If Honey is that bridge, then what a ride! I don't know about y'all but I'm so glad we don't have to wait a year or 2 or more for Part 2. Just a few months man! That's exciting cause I'm ready for the next part in this journey, for real! I'm not a fan of "old Prince". I'm not a fan of "new Prince". I'm just a fan of Prince. Simple as that | |
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SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said: purplecam said: I thought it was weird that Honey was a bonus track till I heard the CD. It made total sense to do it that way. I haven't read the whole thread so I hope no one has said this already but to me, Honey is the desert after you've finished eating your dinner and it's so sweet too! It's the perfect ending to an incredible CD. Honey could only have been a bonus track It doesn't fit anywhere on the album and I love that it is an afterthought, just like you said desert after your 8 course meal That song was a total fake out too I am sure most of us (at least those of us who didn't cheat ) had a kind of expectation as to the direction and sound of the album and that expectation really threw my ass for a loop because I never saw this album coming. NOT. AT. ALL! Fucking brilliant
Now, I have a feeling that Honey is setting the tone of the next album that drops in the summer.....The Return of the Ankh But maybe it's just a bridge between the two I think this is a great album and it's great hat it only has one obvious (and/or accessible) hit single with "Honey". That way, the next album might actually come out during the summer since they will play this to death until it's time for the new album. Can they even attempt any of the other stuff for even R&B radio? | |
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SOLDIER
see he's organized/and he's on the ball/never miss a day at school/and he's the underdog/he wanna learn more and more/cause his mama taught him good/he's bout to change the face/of your ghetto neighborhood walking to school today/saw a brotha on the street/seem like everything was cool/cept the brotha was packin heat ...then everything changed/cause he saw his own wings/and his mother was sad/time will pass/pain will last STOP what am I talkin about/everybody know what the songs about/they trying to hide the history/but the know who we are/do you want to to see/everybody rise to the next degree/raise your hands high if you agree/just say YES SIR-REE... NOW TO THE FOLKS THAT THINK THEY LIVIN' SWEET/THEY (POWERS) GONE FUCK AROUND & PUSH DELETE/ TO MY GIRLS ON PRESCRIPTION PILLS/I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL/TO MY FOLKS IN IRAQI FEILDS/THIS AINT NO TIME TO KILL/TO MY GIRLS IN THERAPY/IM'MA TELL YOU THIS FOR FREE/TO MY BOYS UP ON THE HILL/WITH THE CAKE & THE DOLLA BILLS/YOU NEED TO WATCH THE DIRTY COPS/THEY THE ONES YOU NEED TO WATCH/I'M TALKIN BOUT THE DIRTY COPS/THEY THE ONES YOU NEED TO WATCH STOP YOU GOT THE WAKE UP CALL/WHEN YOU SAW THE BUILDINGS FALL/BOW TIES WITH THE FINAL CALLS/GET YO MONEY, DOLLA BILL YALL/BOW TIES WITH THE FINAL CALLS/GET YO MONEY DOLLA BILL YALL/TO MY FOLKS ON THE PICKET LINE/DONT STOP TILL YOU CHANGE THEY MIND/I GOT LOVE FOR MY FOLKS/BAPTIZED WHEN THE LEVY BROKE/WE GONE KEEP MARCHIN ON/TILL WE HEAR THAT FREEDOM SONG/AND IF YOU THINK ABOUT TURNIN BACK/I GOT THE SHOT GUN FOR YOUR BACK/AND IF YOU THINK ABOUT TURNIN BACK/I GOT A SHOT GUN ON YA' BACK/BLAT! back black!!! what am I talkin about/everybody know what this songs about/they be trying to hide history/but they know who we are/do you want to see/everybody rise to this degree/raise your hands high if you agree/just say YES SIR-REE | |
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Rhondab said: Erykah is always touring...we have to keep our eyes open So Damn Funky!!! She killed it!!! “Wait a second. Do you think I’m a racist?”
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Wow, wow...wow. Best album thus far this year. I've noticed I tend to avoid discussion about new albums to allow myself to self-discover a work and boy was I in for an awesome surprise. This is a great album!!! Really good...and no it's not too short. I will appreciate this album so much more because there aint no filler.
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sosgemini said: Wow, wow...wow. Best album thus far this year. I've noticed I tend to avoid discussion about new albums to allow myself to self-discover a work and boy was I in for an awesome surprise. This is a great album!!! Really good...and no it's not too short. I will appreciate this album so much more because there aint no filler.
Sweet!!! I agree. It's a masterpiece. "Soldier" is stunning. Amazing tune, amazing lyrics - like vintage Gil Scott Heron. There are three sides to every story. My side, your side, and the truth. And no one is lying. Memories shared serve each one differently | |
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llf553 said: Rhondab said: Erykah is always touring...we have to keep our eyes open So Damn Funky!!! She killed it!!! Can you imagine the new stuff...she hasn't even begun to do her thing live yet with this new cd. I LOVEEEEE this cd. | |
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Rhondab said: llf553 said: So Damn Funky!!! She killed it!!! Can you imagine the new stuff...she hasn't even begun to do her thing live yet with this new cd. I LOVEEEEE this cd. OK Rhonnie, have you heard the other stuff out there like Granny and Loretta Brown and maybe that one youtube clip of her singin that song on Girlfriends (can't remember what song that was)....? Do you think I'm right that the Return of the Ankh will be more like the soundtrack to a blaxpectation movie as opposed to being the blaxpectation movie like this one is?  2010: Healing the Wounds of the Past.... http://prince.org/msg/8/325740 | |
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Rhondab said: You're calling me a lazy heffa aintcha? 
. [Edited 3/3/08 13:41pm] [Edited 3/3/08 13:43pm] 2010: Healing the Wounds of the Past.... http://prince.org/msg/8/325740 | |
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SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said: Rhondab said:  You're calling me a lazy heffa aintcha?
ummmm...well....uh..... | |
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Rhondab said: SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said: You're calling me a lazy heffa aintcha?
ummmm...well....uh..... OK, can you point this lazy whore in the direction of Loretta Brown?
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SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said: DirtyChris said: sorry to hear that SupaFunky 
my thoughts on "That Hump" now known as the thread entitled SORRY FANS... don't buy Earcandy was edited because I think I shared too much but in short... I cried uncontrollably the first time I heard that song I'm >>>>><<<<< with that song the "dope" meaning other things as well as bad habits I partake of... like she said "I ain't never done dope to cope" but these days, what was once done for pleasure feels like a crutch... or helium to keep me afloat... (I been through a tremendous amount of shit the past 2 months of my life) deep ass song... "what if it was you" I LOVE HER [Edited 2/26/08 19:45pm] OK....That Hump. Since my cousin was killed, there have only been a few songs that have moved the fuck out of me in relation to that event. The very first song I heard after hearing the news that my family had pulled the plug on the life support was Bilal's "Sometimes" I only got through 20 seconds before feeling as if I was going to lose my absolute mind. Me'Shell's "Jabril" spoke to me in the same way because that song is a tribute to those who'se names we shall not speak and my cousin was one of those people that society points at and blames for all its problems. That Hump has sufficently destroyed me. I wrote 2 articles that I feel I must share with this audience. The first article is about my own experience with domestic abuse: http://prince.org/msg/100/114206 The second is about my cousin's death and the lessons that I learned after that first year. Without a doubt it is the most profound event of my entire life. that article is here: http://prince.org/msg/100/220882 While totally destroying me, Erykah STILL brought the healing..... The song transitions and she talks about her experience and she implores all of us to think about this one thing: "What if it was you"..... That was the motivation for both those threads, to get people to understand the bad choices that people make and WHY they make them. I wanted people to understand the whole story so that the next time they pointed their finger at the weak and wicked, they might understand why they are weak in the first place and sometimes unable to make righteous decisions. When you don't love yourself, you never seek or expect others to love you. If you don't even think you yourself are worthy to be loved, you defintitely don't think you deserve that from anybody else. What if it was you? What if? Life is ALWAYS 2 choices. Life is forks in the road. People only know what they know and how can they recognize the beauty of one side of that fork when they have never ever seen it before? Can you blame someone for choosing what they know? Through a series of events that I know as confirmation, I became connected to a group called Heart Centered Speakers and I did my first presentation on 2/13 using both of these articles and I spoke about the power of forgiveness. I made a promise to my cousin that I would live the rest of my life honoring her memory and bringing hope, peace and healing to those in need and being a part of this group is a way for me to fullfill that promise. This song rips my fucking heart out and puts it back stronger and with a divine purpose. I am extremely proud for this to be the official thread where this announcement of my place in this group is made. Sorry that you folks had to wait so long for the next Badu album but she released this shit on MY timetable for obvious reasons
And with that my signature has changed to recognize this next phase of mine..... . [Edited 2/27/08 21:08pm] Thanks for sharing those two difficult instances in your life and how you dealt with it all. I found them very moving and inspiring. Uhm, Erykah's new album looks like it has some very deep lyrics. I bought the album, but I am gonna wait to listen to it when I feeling less angry and more optimistic. I loved Erykah's music since Baduizm and I still do. | |
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I'm still getting into it, so all I can say for now after only one and a half listens is that the FUNK drew me in first. I need to load it on my computer cuz I've only listened in the car, turned up pretty loud so that the bass could permeate while driving on the freeway to school or running errands. The music grabs the senses, and the lyrics grab the heart and head. It's definitely deep lyrically, and it's a great progression musically. I didn't know what to expect since I'm not a big fan, but I do own all her releases and probably more of a fan of the 1st one and WWU. The listening shall continue, and I will make sure not miss her on the next tour. Erykah's is preachin on this one and it's surely needed. [Edited 3/3/08 18:47pm] "Funkyslsistah… you ain't funky at all, you just a little ol' prude"!
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gyro34 said: SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said: OK....That Hump. Since my cousin was killed, there have only been a few songs that have moved the fuck out of me in relation to that event. The very first song I heard after hearing the news that my family had pulled the plug on the life support was Bilal's "Sometimes" I only got through 20 seconds before feeling as if I was going to lose my absolute mind. Me'Shell's "Jabril" spoke to me in the same way because that song is a tribute to those who'se names we shall not speak and my cousin was one of those people that society points at and blames for all its problems. That Hump has sufficently destroyed me. I wrote 2 articles that I feel I must share with this audience. The first article is about my own experience with domestic abuse: http://prince.org/msg/100/114206 The second is about my cousin's death and the lessons that I learned after that first year. Without a doubt it is the most profound event of my entire life. that article is here: http://prince.org/msg/100/220882 While totally destroying me, Erykah STILL brought the healing..... The song transitions and she talks about her experience and she implores all of us to think about this one thing: "What if it was you"..... That was the motivation for both those threads, to get people to understand the bad choices that people make and WHY they make them. I wanted people to understand the whole story so that the next time they pointed their finger at the weak and wicked, they might understand why they are weak in the first place and sometimes unable to make righteous decisions. When you don't love yourself, you never seek or expect others to love you. If you don't even think you yourself are worthy to be loved, you defintitely don't think you deserve that from anybody else. What if it was you? What if? Life is ALWAYS 2 choices. Life is forks in the road. People only know what they know and how can they recognize the beauty of one side of that fork when they have never ever seen it before? Can you blame someone for choosing what they know? Through a series of events that I know as confirmation, I became connected to a group called Heart Centered Speakers and I did my first presentation on 2/13 using both of these articles and I spoke about the power of forgiveness. I made a promise to my cousin that I would live the rest of my life honoring her memory and bringing hope, peace and healing to those in need and being a part of this group is a way for me to fullfill that promise. This song rips my fucking heart out and puts it back stronger and with a divine purpose. I am extremely proud for this to be the official thread where this announcement of my place in this group is made. Sorry that you folks had to wait so long for the next Badu album but she released this shit on MY timetable for obvious reasons
And with that my signature has changed to recognize this next phase of mine..... . [Edited 2/27/08 21:08pm] Thanks for sharing those two difficult instances in your life and how you dealt with it all. I found them very moving and inspiring. | |
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This is a really good cd.A breathe of fresh air . Too bad Janet's crappy cd will get more attention. | |
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fantasticjoy said: This is a really good cd.A breathe of fresh air . Too bad Janet's crappy cd will get more attention.
For the next month or so, perhaps! However, when Erykah drops Part 2 this summer, Janet and Mariah fever will have significantly subsided!  | |
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Straight Jacket Funk Affair
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This album is HUGE!
A modern masterpiece. I lent it to a friend and he was lik OMFG  [Edited 3/4/08 10:35am] |
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paisleypark4 said: how the F did you do that? I'm DYING for a recording of that song!!!!! I'll leave it alone babe...just be me | |
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