Statik Selektah x Lord Sear – Open Bar Classics Vol. 2: 90′s R&B House Party (Mixtape)

May 26, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff Music No Comments  

Tracklisting and download link after the jump.

Crystal Johnson Intro

Mary J “Real Love” (original & remix)
Meth & Mary J “All I Need” (Puff’s Remix)
112 “Only You (Remix)”
Dru Hill “In My Bed (Remix)”
R Kelly “Be Happy”
Groove Theory “Tell Me”
Gina Thompson “The Things You Do (Remix)”
702 “Steelo”
Isley Brothers “Float On (Remix)”
Total “No One Else”
Faith “i Just Can’t”
Mary J “Everyday It Rains”
Aaliyah “Back & Forth”
Adina Howard “Freak Like Me”
TLC “Creep”
Horace Brown “Things We Do For Love”
Shai “Dont Wanna Be Alone”
SWV & MJ “Right There (Human Nature Mix)”
SWV “Anything (Wu Remix)”
Mariah Carey “Fantasy (ODB Remix)”
Montell Jordan “This Is How We Do It”
Zhane “Hey Mr Dj”
Eric Benet “Georgy Porgy”
Faith “Love Like This”
Lucy Pearl “Get Involved”
Lucy Pearl “Dance Tonight” (So What Its 2000)
Koffee Brown “The After Party”

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Jay-Z & Others Named In Ticket Fixing Scandal

May 26, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments  
From HipHopDX:
When Jay-Z’s driver gets pulled over for violating traffic laws, he gets off easy. According to the New York Daily News, Hov is one of many celebrities including A-Rod and Raymond Felton to use their star power to weasel out of tickets, with policemen unlawfully fixing tickets after they learn that the violators were celebrities or celebrity affiliates.
The report claims that Jay-Z’s driver was pulled over last year for speeding on the West Side Highway. A “friendly” cop lost the paperwork after it was filed, and the case was subsequently swept under the rug. Jay-Z’s publicist declined to comment.
The Internal Affairs Bureau is currently investigating these incidents. If found in violation of the law, as many as 40 policeman could be indicted for “improperly voiding tickets, losing paperwork or purposely missing court dates in order to squash summonses.”
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Graffiti New York 80’s Exhibition Paris

May 26, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff Music No Comments  
Photography: Mathieu Vilasco for Highsnobiety
A bit left field, but graffiti is graffiti. R.I.P. to Basquiat. From High Snobiety (where you can check out plenty more pictures):
Graffiti New York 80’s is up and running at Paris’ Galerie Jerome de Noirnont. The show features a who’s who of famed 80’s bombers: A-ONE, Jean-Michel BASQUIAT, BLADE, Bill BLAST, CRASH, DONDI WHITE, FAB 5 FREDDY, FUTURA 2000, Keith HARING, RAMMELLZEE, and TOXIC. As Curated puts it, “the show is all about the pioneering spirit of New York art during the decade.” We’ve been told that the above piece by Futura and Crash is going for 60,000 Euros.
On view through July 20, 2011 at Galerie Jerome de Noirnont (36-38 Avenue Matignon, Paris).
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The Park Live Presents an Idol: Soulful, Sassy Fantasia

May 26, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff Editorials 1 Comment  

An antsy crowd seemed more than relieved when Fantasia, the Grammy-nominated songstress likened to the greats such as Aretha, Patti and Tina Turner, hit the stage for The Park Live last Thursday. The Southern belle, known to belt out tunes, melodies, beautiful sounds from the depth of her soul, donned a sexy wavy bob complementing her star-studded, short, curve-hugging dress. Nearly blinding jewels adorning her wrist and fingers were glistening as much as her toe nails, because you know, in true Fantasia fashion, she kicked those shoes off as soon as she reached for the mic.

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After telling the bouncers to move out of the way so she could get closer to her fans, Fantasia pulled out hit after hit after hit, starting with “Selfish (I Want U 2 Myself)” and “Free Yourself” from her debut album. Even in a more intimate setting such as this, Fantasia did not sing, she sang. She didn’t tip toe in her space; she monopolized every inch of the stage, removed partitions that separated her and the crowd, and filled the venue with her electrifying powerhouse presence better than any artist I’ve ever witnessed.
A millisecond of “cool down” occurred when Fantasia asked the crowd, “Anybody had love like your momma’s collard greens and cornbread?” Screams and yells brought the momentum back up and it continued with a soulful fluidity as she sang “Collard Greens & Cornbread,” followed by “When I See You.” The latter sung a cappella.
“I’m on another level right now,” she announced in a short break. “I really don’t care what you say about me. Talk as much as you want… ‘cause now, I’m doing me,” she declared just before singing the empowering anthem “I’m Doin’ Me.” Continuing with a crowd favorite “Bittersweet” and closing out with “Hood Boy,” Fantasia took her audience on an amazing journey through her career and life. She sang it, showed it, and told it–she’s unstoppable and this is just the beginning.

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