Honey ain’t beat just yet, so here’s the Internet Crates special dedication. Even though the single’s been out for a minute now – there’s a grip of remixes, and different verses on the beat now surfacing giving Honey some new life. I wanted to run em down, since I’m still feelin the cut and it feels fresh enough (also, since I have the new album in rotation – check the last post). Here’s what’s what…

Erykah Badu – Honey (Capt. Planet Remix)
I heard this first on Soul Sides. This is one that’s grown on me and it’s a bit different. I’m pretty sure this was done by the cat at Captain’s Crates, which is great site for those of you out there who don’t read it. This remix is pretty jumpin.

Erykah Badu-Honey (DJ Day Remix)
DJ Day is killin it again with this one. Makes me want to bust out Three Times Dope. Rumor has it there’s a limited 7″ coming out next month. Check in at olski.net to see what’s up with that – don’t sleep!

Erykah Badu-Honey (JBLOW Remix)
I’m throwing mine in too. I’d been listening to a lot of S.O.U.L lately and also been chopping up drums in some experiments… (Live 7 is pretty bananas) so, this happened to come out. I tried to make the cut slam a little more. Been playing it around the way a bit so I figured I’d give it up.

Here’s one more i’m feeling by Toba;

Osay’s verse is kinda dope and here’s a version with a Little Brother verse – kinda eh…

Lastly, here’s Badu doing Honey live. Interesting to hear the live interpretation on it.

SOUNDS GOOD WITH

Common – The Light (Remix For U) feat. Erykah Badu – WAY slept on remix. I ain’t feelin the Just Blaze version for 08.

Erykah Badu – Don’t Cha Know (Soulquarian Remix)

I’m not going to make excuse on why I haven’t posted in over 2 weeks. I been damn busy, and It doesn’t even matter. All that does matter is that I got some things for your earholes. Chalk this up to the “things i’ve been feeling recently” series. Meanwhile, sit tight cause we got goodies in the can and some special things lines up (Gabe, what up?!).

DJ Spinna – Dillagence (One 4 Jay) (feat. Phonte of Little Brother)
The homie JDL got at me about this cut. Likely part of the whole homage wave of cuts that started coming out after Dilla passed, this was releases as a 45 by Spinna and made it on the Mick Boogie & Busta Rhymes DILLAGENCE mixtape (though that version has Busta running his mouth on the cut). This is pretty crazy actually. It features Phonte from Little Brother doing his best Dwele impression. He runs through a mess of “classic” Slum Village and Dilla lines. Spinna is the dude… more on that later.

Lil Wayne – Always Strapped
“Strawberry paint, seats vanilla puddin”. nuff said. Weezy is crazy with it. is this dude ever gonna release another album or just pump out 50 tracks a month for mixtapes? Why is this shit so catchy? Oh yeah, Juelz Santana is on this cut too if anyone cares. YOUNG MONEY!

Dark Sun Riders – Dark Sun Riders
Man, I slept on this album bad in 96. Recently it’s been back in my earholes in heavy rotation. I’ve been an X-Clan fan for a while yet for some reason never really caught up with Dark Sun Riders. Brother J formed Dark Sun Riders after X-Clan split up in 94 (before the reassembly of X-Clan). This cut is definitely good shit though. You gotta give it up to artist/bands that have songs that are their names…

BONUS CUT
Dark Sun Riders – Dark Sun Riders (Ultra Jazz Mix)

Pete Rock – Heard Em Say f. Vanessa Sanchez
Pete Rock with a Kanye West cover AND on the positive tip? What’s going on. This is dope though, and I think the 12″ is from 2006 actually. Pete is making moves as of late and coming with a new album for 08. The new Jim Jones (We Roll) cut is cool by me, I ain’t mad. I got high hopes for the new album. Hit up Metal Lungies on the Pete Rock comeback already.

LASTLY… FUCK that new Michael Jackson and Akon shit . Seriously, what the fuck is this? I heard this shit in the car the other day and nearly ran that shit off the road. Y’all need to leave them Michael Jackson songs alone. MICHAEL… shame on you!

I have been sick. I have been busy. I have been tired. In sound mind, all I’ve really had time to do on a regular basis these last few weeks is listen to music, work, and DJ (one day). So, here’s some stuff that’s been in rotation. Sorry for the weak post. I’ll be in the swing of things again soon. Enjoy.
KC & The Sunshine Band – I Get Lifted

A-Trak w/ Little Brother – Step Off

Platinum Pied Pipers – Now Or Never

Syl Johnson – I Hear The Love Chimes

Pharcyde – Runnin’ (Rae And Christian Remix)

BONUS TREAT
made this a while ago, but recently decided i liked it
Q-Tip – For The Nasty (JBLOW RMX)

Nicolay is an amazing producer. Really. When the Foreign Exchange album dropped in 04, I was floored. That was one of the best albums released that year. Now, in 06 he’s dropped the Here album. I gave it a listen and for some reason I wasn’t feelin it. Tracks have recently seeped into my playlists and I’ve finally given them a propper listen. I stand corrected, there’s some damn good cuts on this album. I don’t think I made any “he fell off!” statements but I may have. So, I apologize. Let’s get to some music.

“Light It Up” first caught my ear as a B-Side on the Little Brother 12″. This was a crazy hot Al Green chop (instrumental version below). After that, I was checkin for Nicolay. Then Foreign Exchange dropped – and “Nic’s Groove” was the jam for me off that album – classic! The rest of the cuts below are off the new album. If you haven’t heard it yet, you need to pick it up. Also, check his discography – cause he’s done some amazing cuts.

Nicolay – Light It Up (inst)

Foreign Exchange – Nic’s Groove

Nicolay – Give Her Everything

Nicolay – My Story (Feat. Kay & Sy Smith)

Nicolay – What It Used To Be (Feat. Wiz Khalifa)