Ah, February 14th. The day of love. Or not. I've been known to ship flowers cross country, or over seas, but today I let the roses live another day. In all honesty, if you love your lady you should get her shit all year, not just on this commercially motivated excuse to pamper your girl. But shit, in the grips of an economic chokehold a bouquet of carnations and a handful of Hershey's kisses should do the job. I've been sick as a dog spending the better part of the day compiling lists of tracks that one could play for their sweetheart, or ex-sweetheart. I tried to keep it even and tried to keep it hip-hop. If an R&B track is included it's because it contains a rap cameo or jacked a hip hop beat, or just because I fucking like it. My list, my rules. Before we get into the list I need to spark it with some real crooner shit- the king of soul in my opinion, Mr. Sam Cooke. How could your girl not love you after hearing this. I know mine did.
Sam Cooke- Desire Me
And here we go with the joints. No particular order. 53 joints in total (3 have been added- they were meant to be on but got lost in the shuffle- The Light by Pharoahe, Mahogany by Eric B & Rakim, and Ex Girl to the Next Girl by Gang Starr)- wow- shit took a while, so hopefully somebody enjoys it. It's personal, so I might be missing some shit you would include in your list. If so, hit the comments section and drop your thoughts.
HowfreshEats Loves V-Day 2009
HowfreshEats Hates V-Day 2009
Love is in the air:
Diamond D- This One
A Tribe Called Quest- Electric Relaxation
Sean Price- I Love You (Bitch)
Eric B & Rakim- What's On Your Mind
Ghostface Killah- Camay- baked Macaroni, turkey wings...
Mary J. Blige- All My Love
De La Soul- Eye Know
Common- The Light
MF Grimm- Bloody Love Letter
The Roots- Silent Treatment
Gang Starr- Royalty
Sean Price- Heartburn
The Roots- You Got Me
Pete Rock & CL Smooth- Lots of Lovin
Pete Rock & CL Smooth- Lots of Lovin Remix
Masta Ace- Beautiful
UGK- International Player's Anthem
Amerie- Why Don't We Fall In Love Remix ft. Cam'ron- what would this mix be without any Cam?
The Pharcyde- Passin' Me By
Pete Rock- Take Your Time ft. Loose Ends
Fat Joe- All I Need
Groove Theory- Tell Me Hip Hop Remix ft. Brand Nubian
Lost Boyz- Renee
Mya ft. Jay-Z- Best of Me Remix
DJ Shadow- What Does Your Soul Look Like Part 1
Pharoahe Monch- The Light
Eric B & Rakim- Mahogany
Not so much love:
Mayer Hawthorne & The County- Just Ain't Gonna Work Out
Jim Kahn- Ho
Brand Nubian- Love Me or Leave Me Alone
Main Source- Walking Out the Front Door
Gang Starr- Ex Girl to the Next Girl
Da King & I- Tears
Akinyele- I Luh Hur
Biz Markie- Just a Friend
I Gotta Love- Jin ft. Kanye West
Da King & I- Tears -Darp Vibe Mix
Kurious- Nikole
Ghostface Killah ft. Keisha Cole- Walk Away
Amel Larrieux- Sweet Misery (Stretch Remix)
Original Flavor- All That
Organized Konfusion- Why?
Ghostface Killah- Tooken Back
Three Times Dope- Funky Dividends
Heavy D & The Boyz- Truthful
Smooth- You Been Played
No love at all- more like hate:
Eamon- I Don't Want You Back
Ghostface Killah- Wildflower
Street Smartz- Problemz
Ghostface Killah- Never Be The Same Again
Ghostface Killah- Back Like That- the puppies are staying...
To end this on an upbeat note, the great Teddy P. He adds such enthusiasm to heart ache.
Teddy Pendergrass- I Don't Love You Anymore
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7 comments:
comprehensive and well articulated. Teddy is the icing
THE BOMB!!!!
Nice playlist for the peoples.
I can forgive you for not posting anything from 808s since that is an album for futuristic thinkers, but no giving us any Rose Royce - Love Don't Live Here Anymore - the anthem music for all heartbreaks (pre-Sade).
SMH HowFresh, SMH
DP- if by futuristic thinkers you mean people with terrible taste, I can dig it. Get me a lego heart if you can so I can throw it off a 40 story building.
I tried to keep it hip hop- only Teddy P made the list and that's off of GP.
Silent Treatment and Passing Me By should be under the category - Not so much love.
Tell Me is one of my favorite songs of all time. Every time I hear that song it brings me back to simpler times.
Great Post.
Love the Vday project. Nice mixes. Glad to see you're still eating fresh and buying kicks.
A year plus later and this post maintains its relevance. Anyway, I was enjoying the treats herein when I realized one of the greatest hate tracks ever recorded was not included. Now I know Howfresh don't like to mess with the light-skinned rapper, but Eminem's "Kim" is a must-add to this list. Just don't listen to this song if your girl is annoying you in even the slightest fashion.
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