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This is my tribute to some of the great African-American entertainers who were born in my hometown borough of Brooklyn, NY. This was inspired by the "Roll Call" scene in Spike Lee's "Do The Right Thing" where Samuel L. Jackson's radio DJ character says a list of famous African-American musicians, though not necessarily from Brooklyn.I had always loved the music that was playing behind it--scored by Spike's brilliant composer/musician father, Bill Lee--but was always surprised no one tried to duplicate the idea, though I guess it was impossible to sample it since it was completely spoken over and didn't appear on the movie soundtrack.
I figured I might as well be the only person to attempt to replay some of the elements of the music and turn it into a tribute piece to Brooklyn so I hope even those who are not from there can still appreciate this and the artists I mention who made their impact on the entertainment world at large...and daring to add myself to this already illustrious list ;)
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Release date: Jul 29, 2011
Release date: Jul 29, 2011
- tweetie73
tweetie73 at 0.10 on March 01, 2012 01:28
@Ahmed Sirour: Thank you :) .. I just read the expert for this song that's so funny I didn't see it before. That's the same way I feel about this song Ive wanted to dance to it for the longest cause Im a dancer ...and was surprised that no one had any choreo to it yet. Guess I need to get to work.! :)
- Ahmed Sirour
Ahmed Sirour at 0.10 on March 01, 2012 00:29
@tweetie73: Met Terrance...love his work, as well as Bill Lee who did the music that inspired this particular joint! And I see you B'More in BK...and you're killin' me with that avi photo (lawd lol)
- tweetie73
- tweetie73
tweetie73 at 0.10 on February 29, 2012 22:00
@Ahmed Sirour: Your Welcome!Yep!!..Im a Bmore Lady repping BK Clinton Hill. Yes Im a huge fan of the Soundtracks to Spikes movies. I even attend a concert in NJ about 3 years ago That was just his music from his movies Headed by Terrance Blanchard It was soooo good! A true highlight for me!!!
- Ahmed Sirour
Ahmed Sirour at 0.10 on February 29, 2012 12:56
@tweetie73: Thank you, and I think you're the first person to catch that right off the bat...and I see you live in my hometown, too ;)
- tweetie73
tweetie73 at 0.10 on February 29, 2012 10:48
Do the right thing!! My favorite piece from this album!! Nice Blend enjoyed!!
- VINK
- bklyn
- waiyen
- Jazz! Not Jazz?
- jupiter tuning center
- Mike Gurrieri
- Quiet Fish
- bagelboy
- wkcollective
- Ahmed Sirour
Ahmed Sirour at 2.37 on July 30, 2011 07:23
@Project 36: Really appreciate your comment and the perceptive analysis...as for a movie scene, I'd love if Spike Lee wanted to use it for one of his ;)
- Project 36
Project 36 at 2.37 on July 30, 2011 05:49
Very dope!!! Really feeling the jazz vibe of this track. The bassline is perfect! My favorite parts are when you mentioned the old school Hip-Hop artists like Dana Dane, Whodini, Fat Boys, Salt, Big Daddy Kane, etc... I can definitely see this track being used in a score of a movie with a scene of Brooklyn. Really nice job on this track!
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