Music has...and always will be a passion of mine.
I was reading some old blog posts and I came across a Muzik Monday post. I realized that I haven't done a Muzik Monday post in more than 2 yrs.
As many of you know, I'm a huge hip hop head. But I don't listen to hip hop 24/7. One of my boys told me "At some point during the day, you've gotta smooth that thang out." And I do! One of my favorite artists is Jill Scott. I first heard Jill in 2000 when she dropped her debut album, Who is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol 1. It was crowned as a "neo-soul classic".
I've been a HUGE fan ever since. Jill has always impressed me with her melodic voice and crowd pleasing stage presence. I found it interesting that on her first album cover you could barely see her face. In an industry that would prefer to see skinny women, Jill wasn't a size 4 but she was...and still is very attractive to me. More importantly, she can sing better than MOST artists right now. If you compare her to Beyonce Carter or anybody else...she blows them away...literally!
Here are a few of my favorite joints from Jill that I'd like to share for your listening pleasure. Just press PLAY.
A Long Walk - a smoothed out neo-soul love song...
You're here
I'm pleased
I really dig your company
Your style, your smile,
Your peace mentality
Lord, have mercy on me
I was blind, now I can see...
Slowly Surely - Jill breaks down leaving undeserving love
I just don't know
Where i should go
So
Slowly surely
I walk away from
Self-serving
Undeserving
Constantly hurting me love
Deserting me love
You said, I said, we said
But
Crown Royal - sexual, erotic, sensual...all in 1 min 50 seconds. This song is TOO short but we love it!
Your hands on my hips pull me right back to
you, I
Catch that thrust give it right back to you,
you're
In so deep I'm breathing for you, you
Grab my braids arch my back high for
you your
Diesel engine, I'm squirting mad oil ah
Down on the floor til my speaker starts
to boil
All I - self explanatory!
Every time I close my eyes
All I dream about is makin' love
I can't even sleep at night
All I dream about is makin' love
It's just all the things I see when you're inside of me
That keeps my mind goin' crazy
I can't even think at night
All I dream about is makin' love to you
My Love - Jill speaks on a love that she lost...surprisingly. She wonders what happened and why they aren't together. "You know what it is! You know what it was." Classic line
Every time I close my eyes
All I dream about is makin' love
I can't even sleep at night
All I dream about is makin' love
It's just all the things I see when you're inside of me
That keeps my mind goin' crazy
I can't even think at night
All I dream about is makin' love to you
1 comment:
I am a Jill Scott FIEND. I remember hearing her first CD for the first time. I was living in New Orleans. I IMMEDIATELY called the Cowgirl Cre and told her to stop whatever she was doing and GO get that CD right now. And she too wasn't disappointed.
Rare to hear a CD that is GREAT top to bottom. That was a classic!
I have a whole section of my favorite songs on my Jill scott spotify station.
I love
Slowly Surely
Show Me
Honey Molasses
A Long Walk
How it make you feel
Le Boom Vent Suite
Whenever you're around.
and so many more.
And Paul Wall with the Diamond Chip D*ck verse on "So Gone".... O_O.... I never liked that dude but he sound like a brother on that one, lol.
I came across two VERY good crates remixes of Love Rain and Golden on Spotify. Check those out on youtube
Love Rain- Key West Mix
Golden- The B-sharp Afrocentric Mix
I think you will really like those!
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