Remember how back in the day as soon as summer hit... so did the new jams. There hasn't been any good music released this summer at all. It seems like a black hole for music. Unless I've missed something....Please let me know.

one word EMINEM

jaimestarr79 said:

Remember how back in the day as soon as summer hit... so did the new jams. There hasn't been any good music released this summer at all. It seems like a black hole for music. Unless I've missed something....Please let me know.

The Roots just released a new album. Check it out.

R&B has been fucked up for damn near 20 years, all year long, not just in the summertime.

I'm sorry, you don't want to learn to Dougie with your Pretty Boy Swag?

you gonna make people want Jay Z and Beyonce back.....

Prince 2-Ten

The Roots

Ceelo Green Mix tape

Graycap23 said:

Prince 2-Ten

The Roots

Ceelo Green Mix tape

Agreed!! Also, Big Boi's new one, Janelle Monae, and Nas/Damian Marley.

fec06 said:

Graycap23 said:

Prince 2-Ten

The Roots

Ceelo Green Mix tape

Agreed!! Also, Big Boi's new one, Janelle Monae, and Nas/Damian Marley.

I'm a roots fan but I'm not feeling that one. I also think Big Boi's CD is terrible. Big boi ain't nothing without Andre 3000. Outkast needs to get back together. Eminem is Terrible. He either has an angry flow or he sounds silly. He needs to mature with his music. I will check out that Celo and Prince. I haven't liked prince stuff since early 2001. He is too much of a religious freak and has lost his creativity. With that said I will still check out 2-ten. I'm usually on the same page with gray cap on music and sports though.

Liquid Swords 2 is in the works at the moment

But I'm sure it wont drop until 2011

Janelle Monae has put out one of the most exciting albums I ever heard in some time (though she's probably not what you call "R&B" or "hip-hop") and Cee-Lo's mixtape is bonkers.

minneapolisFunq said:

Liquid Swords 2 is in the works at the moment

But I'm sure it wont drop until 2011

Oh no... Raekwon tried to make a sequel to his first album and that was some old tiring bullshit. I hope it doesn't turn into that.

Anyway, OP where have you for the pass 7 years? The only thing that I'm truly looking foward to is Kanye, Ludacris, not so much now, (but I still go love for him) .

vainandy said:

R&B has been fucked up for damn near 20 years, all year long, not just in the summertime.

There'll never be another summer of '81.

uPtoWnNY said:

vainandy said:

R&B has been fucked up for damn near 20 years, all year long, not just in the summertime.

There'll never be another summer of '81.

Or a summer of '96/'97/01!!!!

There is still good music out there, but it does take a lot of effort to find it.

I second those who mentioned the Roots and Janelle Monae as quality albums. I really liked Erykah's album when it came out but have not played it lately.

Some of my other favorites this year are the new Lenny White, Cool Million - Back For More, Andy Compton - Kholoefelo, Paul Randolph - Echoes of Lonely Eden, and M-Swift - Evening Sun (came out in 2009 but is slamming).

NastradumasKid said:

minneapolisFunq said:

Liquid Swords 2 is in the works at the moment

But I'm sure it wont drop until 2011

Oh no... Raekwon tried to make a sequel to his first album and that was some old tiring bullshit. I hope it doesn't turn into that.

Anyway, OP where have you for the pass 7 years? The only thing that I'm truly looking foward to is Kanye, Ludacris, not so much now, (but I still go love for him) .

4real?

CubanLinx2 has a gang of dope ass cutz

Rza is the exclusive producer 4 the project so U know its bound to be classic

GGGGGGENIUS

minneapolisFunq said:

NastradumasKid said:

Oh no... Raekwon tried to make a sequel to his first album and that was some old tiring bullshit. I hope it doesn't turn into that.

Anyway, OP where have you for the pass 7 years? The only thing that I'm truly looking foward to is Kanye, Ludacris, not so much now, (but I still go love for him) .

4real?

CubanLinx2 has a gang of dope ass cutz

Rza is the exclusive producer 4 the project so U know its bound to be classic

GGGGGGENIUS

On the real, that shit wasn't that great, but I'm glad to see you enjoyed it. I'm sure RZA will do well...I hope.

uPtoWnNY said:

vainandy said:

R&B has been fucked up for damn near 20 years, all year long, not just in the summertime.

There'll never be another summer of '81.

You know how I feel about the summer of '81 So many jams that summer,it was ridiculous!

SoulAlive said:

uPtoWnNY said:

There'll never be another summer of '81.

You know how I feel about the summer of '81 So many jams that summer,it was ridiculous!

What was going on back then?

NastradumasKid said:

minneapolisFunq said:

4real?

CubanLinx2 has a gang of dope ass cutz

Rza is the exclusive producer 4 the project so U know its bound to be classic

GGGGGGENIUS

On the real, that shit wasn't that great, but I'm glad to see you enjoyed it. I'm sure RZA will do well...I hope.

If u dont like the beat for 10 bricks you must be deaf!

NastradumasKid said:

SoulAlive said:

You know how I feel about the summer of '81 So many jams that summer,it was ridiculous!

What was going on back then?

This is what was going on back then...

"SuperFreak" by Rick James

"Square Biz" by Teena Marie

"Shake It Up Tonight" by Cheryl Lynn

"I'm In Love" by Evelyn King

"Double Dutch Bus" by Frankie Smith

"Pull Up To The Bumper" by Grace Jones

"She's A Bad Mama Jama" by Carl Carlton

"Running Away" by Maze featuring Frankie Beverly

"Lady (You Bring Me Up)" by the Commodores

"Before I Let Go" by Maze featuring Frankie Beverly

"Razzamatazz" by Quincy Jones featuring Patti Austin

"This Is For The Lover In You" by Shalamar

"Sweet Baby" by Stanley Clarke and George Duke

"Walking Into Sunshine" by Central Line

"Give It To Me Baby" by Rick James

"Love On A Two-Way Street" by Stacy Lattisaw

"Searching To Find The One" by Unlimited Touch

"Get It Up" by The Time

"Is It You" by Lee Ritenour

"Numbers" by Kraftwerk

"I Heard It Through The Grapevine" by Roger

UptownNY will add any songs that I missed

"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjSG6z_13-Q

So far, THIS^ is the summer jam of 2010. Ain't that a bitch?!?

TonyVanDam said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjSG6z_13-Q

So far, THIS^ is the summer jam of 2010. Ain't that a bitch?!?

If so.................POP Musik is DEAD!

SoulAlive said:

NastradumasKid said:

What was going on back then?

This is what was going on back then...

"SuperFreak" by Rick James

"Square Biz" by Teena Marie

"Shake It Up Tonight" by Cheryl Lynn

"I'm In Love" by Evelyn King

"Double Dutch Bus" by Frankie Smith

"Pull Up To The Bumper" by Grace Jones

"She's A Bad Mama Jama" by Carl Carlton

"Running Away" by Maze featuring Frankie Beverly

"Lady (You Bring Me Up)" by the Commodores

"Before I Let Go" by Maze featuring Frankie Beverly

"Razzamatazz" by Quincy Jones featuring Patti Austin

"This Is For The Lover In You" by Shalamar

"Sweet Baby" by Stanley Clarke and George Duke

"Walking Into Sunshine" by Central Line

"Give It To Me Baby" by Rick James

"Love On A Two-Way Street" by Stacy Lattisaw

"Searching To Find The One" by Unlimited Touch

"Get It Up" by The Time

"Is It You" by Lee Ritenour

"Numbers" by Kraftwerk

"I Heard It Through The Grapevine" by Roger

UptownNY will add any songs that I missed

"

"Never Too Much" - Luther Vandross

"A Little Bit of Jazz" - Nick Straker Band

"Dying to be Dancing" - Empress

"On the Beat" - B.B. & Q. Band

"Yearning for Your Love" - Gap Band

"We're in this Love Together" - Al Jarreau

"When Love Calls" & "Send for Me" - Atlantic Starr

"Paradise" - Change

"I'll Do Anything for You" - Denroy Morgan

"Body Music" - The Strikers

"Wikka Wrap" - The Evasions

"If You Want My Lovin" - Evelyn King

"Magic Man" & "When Will My Love Be Right" - Robert Winters & Fall

"Is It In" - Jimmy Bo Horne

"Fire & Desire" - Rick James & Teena Marie

"Magnificent Dance" - The Clash

"This Kind of Lovin" - The Whispers

"Together" - Tierra

"Bon Bon Vie" - TS Monk

To me, Heaven would be living that summer over and over again.

uPtoWnNY said:

SoulAlive said:

This is what was going on back then...

"SuperFreak" by Rick James

"Square Biz" by Teena Marie

"Shake It Up Tonight" by Cheryl Lynn

"I'm In Love" by Evelyn King

"Double Dutch Bus" by Frankie Smith

"Pull Up To The Bumper" by Grace Jones

"She's A Bad Mama Jama" by Carl Carlton

"Running Away" by Maze featuring Frankie Beverly

"Lady (You Bring Me Up)" by the Commodores

"Before I Let Go" by Maze featuring Frankie Beverly

"Razzamatazz" by Quincy Jones featuring Patti Austin

"This Is For The Lover In You" by Shalamar

"Sweet Baby" by Stanley Clarke and George Duke

"Walking Into Sunshine" by Central Line

"Give It To Me Baby" by Rick James

"Love On A Two-Way Street" by Stacy Lattisaw

"Searching To Find The One" by Unlimited Touch

"Get It Up" by The Time

"Is It You" by Lee Ritenour

"Numbers" by Kraftwerk

"I Heard It Through The Grapevine" by Roger

UptownNY will add any songs that I missed

"

"Never Too Much" - Luther Vandross

"A Little Bit of Jazz" - Nick Straker Band

"Dying to be Dancing" - Empress

"On the Beat" - B.B. & Q. Band

"Yearning for Your Love" - Gap Band

"We're in this Love Together" - Al Jarreau

"When Love Calls" & "Send for Me" - Atlantic Starr

"Paradise" - Change

"I'll Do Anything for You" - Denroy Morgan

"Body Music" - The Strikers

"Wikka Wrap" - The Evasions

"If You Want My Lovin" - Evelyn King

"Magic Man" & "When Will My Love Be Right" - Robert Winters & Fall

"Is It In" - Jimmy Bo Horne

"Fire & Desire" - Rick James & Teena Marie

"Magnificent Dance" - The Clash

"This Kind of Lovin" - The Whispers

"Together" - Tierra

"Bon Bon Vie" - TS Monk

To me, Heaven would be living that summer over and over again.

Oh hell yeah I'll hop on that time machine with you.

I miss the summer of 1984...

Purple Rain, The SOS Band, Midnight Star, The Time, Cameo, early Hip Hop ....Afrika Bambaataa &The Soul Sonic Force, Whodini, Run DMC, Fat Boys, UTFO, Full Force, Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam, Mantronix, World Class Wreckin´Cru, The Whispers, The Bar-Kays, Planet Patrol, Melle Mel and the Furious Five....what a great summer that was.

KoolEaze said:

I miss the summer of 1984...

Purple Rain, The SOS Band, Midnight Star, The Time, Cameo, early Hip Hop ....Afrika Bambaataa &The Soul Sonic Force, Whodini, Run DMC, Fat Boys, UTFO, Full Force, Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam, Mantronix, World Class Wreckin´Cru, The Whispers, The Bar-Kays, Planet Patrol, Melle Mel and the Furious Five....what a great summer that was.

From '79-'86, summer music was the shit!

minneapolisFunq said:

NastradumasKid said:

On the real, that shit wasn't that great, but I'm glad to see you enjoyed it. I'm sure RZA will do well...I hope.

If u dont like the beat for 10 bricks you must be deaf!

No, it's called having a different opinion and taste for things.

Hell, I miss the summer of Umbrella and Please Don't Stop the Music

so far, 2010 sucks

JoeTyler said:

Hell, I miss the summer of Umbrella and Please Don't Stop the Music

so far, 2010 sucks

I miss the summer of 112 and the Space Jam soundtrack!

I agree. Going back to Jazzie Jeff and the Fresh Prince's "Summertime" and Juvenile's "Back That Thing Up" there has always been at least one song that you could listen to and say " this is this year's summertime anthem." But, not this year. Is it because of the options or lack thereof or is it because of our individual musical taste have grown? Idk.