Hello All!!!
I must say, I am glad to be back up in the mix...I've missed all of you and I hope all is well with everyone...Now to my list (it's long--sorry!!):
***The Brand New Heavies: HIGHLY underrated--CDS BNH and Rhythms & Excurrions are in HEAVY rotation in my house--Always...I love artisits bands that play their own instruments and write their own music...also listed is N'Dea Davenport...
***JazzyFatNasties: They had a single out called "The Wound". I don't think anyone mentioned them but their CD "The Once and the Future" is tight--pick it up!
***Jamiroquai: The BOMB...they've got a grammy but deserve more props than they get...
***Sade: HELLO!!! ENOUGH SAID!!! Why has she not won any grammies (correct me if I'm wrong)???
***Rashaan Paterson: I like him...Hopefully we'll see more of him.
***Eric Benet: His latest CD is solid--he deserves more props too...
***Lenny Kravitz: He's hard to classify in any particular music genre, which is why he probably doesn't as much hype as he deserves...My favorites are "I Belong to You" and "Black Velveteen".
***India Arie: I dig her too..."Brown Skin is the BOMB, not to mention she plays the acoustic guitar--NICE!!
***Erykah Badu: No one mentioned her but I think she deserves WAAAAAYYYYY more recognition than she gets for representing for the conscientios, positive, uplifting Black woman of today--I love her!!!!!
***Common: My future husband!! I love repsectable, introspective, positive Black male artists--PROPS TO ALL OF THEM!!
***Black Starr (Mos Def and Talib Kweli): Conscious rappers that promote a positive image of the Black man...also both as solo artists are tight too (I love "Umi Says").
***The Roots: ENOUGH SAID AGAIN!! Representing to the fullest...
***Dead Prez: I agree; they're too political for many to swallow...
That's all I can think of for now...But as Arnold says "I'll be Back!"