We take back it with this fine live performance by roots reggae legend and son Robert Nesta Marley [R.I.P], the title track "So Much Things To Say" off the Bob Marley and the Wailers classic album "Exodus" released in 1977.
January 31, 2010
We go back a step with this classic and thought provoke by reggae artist Capleton's "Jah Jah City" off "More Fire" released in 2000. Have a butcher's at this roots reggae riddim with lyrics and video and as per usual let it be known.
January 17, 2010
As we do from time to time on this blog channel present a hit of romance in the form of music or poetry [ahem]. This is how you do the soul, R & B pop-ti-tude gig to all the aspirants out there {laughing out loud} and live from the legendary British born soul singer Seal recorded [...]
November 23, 2009
This quality track of 10 years ago “The Truth” is from the debut album So… How’s Your Girl? by former the hip hop duo Handsome Boy Modeling School (Dan the Automator & Prince Paul [De la Soul Fame]) and features Róisín Murphy (Moloko fame) this has got to be classic, right? “The Truth’s” vibe and groove [...]
October 12, 2009
Black on Both Sides an album released 10 years ago, is still refreshing and potent lyrically in delivery and message. Mos Def is one of those emcees one hold in high regard with a solid and a creditable hip hop career, a fine actor and doesn’t fail to bring the knowledge. Knowledge that led to the [...]
September 12, 2009
Anthony Hamilton is one of those brother soul singers that speaks sense, with his positive and inspirational messages on a quality mellow music production. “A brother who takes it to church vocally and on production“ Onthebuzz thought we travel down memory lane, just off Anthony Hamilton Avenue taking a left Comin’ From Where I’m From down [...]
August 1, 2009
Well definitely knew about the hip hop collective Slum Village (SV), may be ignorance but never pay attention to the names of the individuals made up the group besides J.Dilla (RIP) like T3, Elzhi (heard of his from other sources from the underground scene). One of the founders Titus Glover known to fans and the public [...]
July 7, 2009
Today’s TV and Internet coverage of this memorial, was a great and befitting tribute to Michael Jackson. As Berry Gordy founder (Motown) put it the “greatest entertainer of all time“, onthebuzz came across this MJ tribute mixtape compiled by the infamous J. Period named J.Period Presents… Man or the Music, which gives a snippet of the [...]
June 26, 2009
Here we are, heard the news via Facebook and Twitter was on mad overload as people wanted the latest news and status on Michael Jackson. It was all over, especially TV and Internet that the King of Pop Michael Jackson was called by the Big Man yesterday to the shock and amazement of many a people, [...]
June 16, 2009
Jonzi D is a pioneer and at the frontier in the consistent growth and development of UK hip hop in and around the world through his music, hip hop theatre and education on British hip hop culture ever since it’s emergence in the 80s. As a multi-talented individual his skills extends to poetry, as a renown [...]
June 6, 2009
Artists come and go, especially in the current music climate if not cutting it, dropping is word we have all become too familiar with these days. She and band surfaced on the scene in the 1980s releasing some award winning albums in Diamond Life (1984), Promise (1985) and Stronger Than Pride (1988). Out of that stable [...]
June 4, 2009
One of the finest female soul artist to come out of the United Kingdom Nicole Russo. I wonder why Nicole Russo with that soulful voice hasn’t blown up as big for a great singer/songwriter. A press quote just to put things in perspective – Nicole Russo sounds like a veteran black r’n'b singer. She came out big [...]
May 26, 2009
UK hip hop did come to prominence in the 1990’s and ealry 2000’s with equally as good a content as any on the world hip hop scene during the time. One of the pioneers and influential artist of the movement was Braintax (Joseph Christie) from Leeds and owner of the mainstay that was Low Life Records [...]
May 25, 2009
Phi Life Cypher are a hip hop group that hail from Luton in the UK. The group consist of Life, Si-Philli as the MCs and DJ Nappa as producer and pursuing solo projects besides. Phi Life Cypher have been together since 1996 releasing albums: Millennium Metaphors (2000), The Instrumentals (2000), Higher Forces (2003) and Playback (2006). [...]
May 4, 2009
Ending this series of reminiscing the respectful and acclaimed artists that have passed on, Lyden David Hall, Bernie Mac, J Dilla the few featured, we have also many more James Brown, Barry White, Jam Master Jay, Bob Marley all legends that are unfortunately not with us, naming only a few. Amongst this list of passed legends [...]
February 21, 2010