Rap Ish of the Day 8/12/15

Rap Ish of the Day

8/12/15

Raggedy Man-True Colors

Yo--for some reason, I've been listenin' to mad Combat Jack episodes recently.  One of my favorites was when Bobbito Garcia was being interviewed.  Homeboy spoke on a lot of things but he was goin' in on some folks who, in his humble opinion, had the potential to to blow up and for some reason or another, simply did not.  One of the names he dropped was Raggedy Man.  Looked him up--dude happened to be from Paterson, New Jersey.  Being from NJ, I'm with Raggedy.  Got with this track, True Colors from the jump.  

For this track, I knew I recognized the sample immediately but could not put my finger on it.  Couple days later,  I realized it's from a Stax record I dug recently; Ain't That Lovin You by Johnnie Taylor.  Though the raggedy flip ain't got much to it, more than a straight loop, there are some cool lil' thangs thrown into the flip.  Peep the sample though.  Peace Y'all.  

Dig of the Week 8/12

August 12, 2015

Sample of the Day, George Jackson's "Talking in Your Sleep"

Been on that hard-body soul tip.  Been familiar with George Jackson for some time now after hearing the organ-laced, soul-drenched Jackson track Mackin' on You.  That shit goes dummy hard.  Each time I drop into a record store, George Jackson is on my list of "must-cops" but the gawd is rare as hell, I guess.  Saw a pricey re-issue in Frisco but I decided against that.  Instead, I went on the youtube diggin' spree; copped about 15 George Jackson tracks.  Here is one of the best finds, but all of 'em bang.  I'm in a lotta soul but there's something about my guy right here's voice.  Undoubtedly one of my soul favorites.  Buy his music though.