DAY 184 GRAMMY CHASE: YEEEEAH BOWIEEEEE

David Bowie – 1984  – Album of the Year Nomination, losing to Lionel Richie’s “Can’t Slow Down.” Nevertheless, a nomination is a nomination and who better to lose to than a sensation like Lionel. However, one of the most popular cuts from David’s album, was the title track, “Let’s Dance,” which was sampled  years later by the “80’s Sampling Don,” Puff Daddy or better known now as Diddy. Diddy’s version titled “Been Around the World” was featured on his Grammy Award Winning Album, No Way Out – 1998 – Best Rap Album – Puff Daddy.

DAY 138 GRAMMY CHASE: JODECI

How is it that one of the greatest hip hop/r&b groups and more precisely, the FIRST group to successfully usher in and blend the two styles together, was never awarded a Grammy, or even a Grammy nomination. Unless someone has other information, I have only found that Jodeci was awarded American Music Awards, but not a Grammy. My man Dre would claim that outside of obvious groups like Jackson 5, Beatles, Temptation, Ohio Players, Earth Wind Fire etc and the likes, that Jodeci deserves a high place in the history of music as one of the most influential groups ever and i would agree.

Gotta give it up to Puff for his vision with these cats and Puff is STILL swaggin’ em to def!!!

GOOD EVENING BILLY REMIXED

Whether professional or amateur, here is your chance to give a great album a GOOD OL’ Make Over! We’re encouraging producers and DJ’s to totally remix this body of work and give it a new and unique soundscape. Please be sure to email your remixed versions of any song or the entire album to tone@dtr45.com or edreys@dtr45.com. Select remixes will be compiled and digitally re-released under a new  title, new graphics, credits etc.
GO CREATE!! and Thank you for your time and energy!

DOWNLOAD – Click the link to download (9) a cappella’s for the album “Good Evening Billy.”

RYAN LESLIE: AWESOME

Ryan Leslie aka R-Les. This cat is in incredible musician, songwriter, self-promoter, visionary, etc etc.
If you aren’t familiar with his material, you should take some time to get acquainted as his just dropped Feb 10. 
Full length video below. 

How It Was Supposed To Be (Military Version) from Ryan Leslie on Vimeo.

Also, you should check out his YouTube Channel for stuff like this: