Saturday 11 December 2010

Nina Simone Baltimore 1977


Top track by Nina Simone. Sampled very nicely by Brother Ali a few years ago.

Wednesday 8 December 2010

LEGENDS OF THE OLD SCHOOL - TAMMY PAYNE LIVE THIS SATURDAY!!!



LEGENDS OF THE OLD SCHOOL LIVE FEATURING A LIVE PA FROM THE ONE AND ONLY TAMMY PAYNE! THIS SATURDAY AT SOUND CONTROL, NEW WAKEFIELD STREET MANCHESTER. £10 ENTRANCE FEE. HEAR ALL THE TUNES ON THIS BLOG!!

Tuesday 5 October 2010

80's 90's Soul Night This Saturday in Manchester

LEGENDS OF THE OLD SCHOOL
LIVE PAS - MARTINE GIRAULT & GEE MORRIS OSBOURNE FROM INNOCENCE!!
STRICTLY 80'S 90'S SOUL/RNB

Sound Control
1 New Wakefield Street
Manchester
M1 5NP
0161 2360340

Tickets/Info - 07973550828

THIS SATURDAY NIGHT IN MANCHESTER

Tuesday 14 September 2010

Dorian Wright Say I Do 2010



Wow, wow, and wow again. Neo soul never sounded so good! Check this guy out.

Sunday 22 August 2010

Starship Orchestra New York, New York (1980)



Love this cut.

Friday 20 August 2010

Joanna Law First Time Ever 1990



KILLER cover version of 'First Time Ever' by Joanna Law.

Wednesday 11 August 2010

Tashan Thank You Father (1986)



Killer soul track from Tashan!

Tuesday 10 August 2010

Loose Ends - Hanging on a String (The All Night Mix)



Nice remix.

Sunday 8 August 2010

Curtis Mayfield Right On For The Darkness 1973



Classic Curtis Mayfield.

Tuesday 27 July 2010

Sunday 25 July 2010

Labi Siffre My Song



Beautiful tune from Labi Siffre.

Tuesday 20 July 2010

Omar There's Nothing Like This 1990



Classic.

The Rah Band - Messages From The Stars (1983)



Trippy electro/soul/funk bomb! The Rah Band, Messages From The Stars.

Tuesday 13 July 2010

ARTISTS - ANYONE OUT THERE

LOOKING FOR ARTISTS TO PLAY AT A FEW CLUB NIGHTS. ANYONE KNOW WHERE ANY OF THEM ARE? UK BASED ONES THAT IS? PLEASE EMAIL ME badboy-soul@hotmail.co.uk

WOULD LOVE TO GET HOLD OF ARTISTS LIKE 'HIGHER GROUND' WHO DID 'SUGARFREE' AND MORE!!! HELP IF YOU CAN! THANKS.

Wednesday 7 July 2010

Eric Roberson & Marsha Ambrosius - N2U



This is SERIOUS sh*t! Your day just got better, much better..!

Tuesday 29 June 2010

Roberta Flack That's No Way To Say Goodbye (1969)



Beautiful music from Roberta Flack.

The Blackbyrds Mysterious Vibes 1977



I wish I was in on that sampling game in the early 90's. Is it any wonder tracks like this had parts borrowed..the first few bars are screaming out to be rhymed over...Domino used this on the remix to 'Sweet Potato Pie' in case you're head scratching.

Bobby Caldwell - Open Your Eyes 1980



Sampled to great effect on Common's 'The Light' But you know that already!

Monday 24 May 2010

Street Drums



Amazing!

Tuesday 11 May 2010

Common Feat Queen Latifah - Next Time (2010)



Check this out!!

Lena Horne Stormy Weather 1943



Lena Horne - RIP. A very important and interesting lady.

Wednesday 5 May 2010

The Isleys - Love Put Me On The Corner (1972)



Another 70's gem. Thanks Dez Andres.

Monday 26 April 2010

Herbie Hancock Watermelon Man 1973



Much sampled Herbie Hancock gem.

Thursday 15 April 2010

Loose Ends Don't Worry 1992



Forgot how good this was, from Tighten Up Vol 1.

Monday 5 April 2010

DJ Get Live - Beatminerz Mixmasters Weekend Easter Sunday 4th April 2010



THROW YOUR 1200/1210s away, there's just no point. Check this out.

Sunday 28 March 2010

Saturday 6 March 2010

Mirage - Summer Grooves

Dramatics - Get It (1980)

Skyy Here's To You (1980)

Monday 1 March 2010

Gangstarr Mass Appeal



Get well Guru.

Tuesday 23 February 2010

Diana Ross Brown Baby



Very nice, thanks Dez Andres.

Sunday 21 February 2010

Ohio Players Good Luck Charm 1977



Amazing intro sample used by Nas on his disgraceful Nastradamus album for 'Last Words'

Saturday 13 February 2010

LIVE!

Live video by Ustream

Wednesday 10 February 2010

Erykah Badu Window Seat



Unmistakable sound of Erykah Badu. Taken from new album 'New Amerykah Part II: Return Of The Ankh' out in March apparently..

Rahel - Hope

<a href="http://mashibeats.bandcamp.com/track/rahel-hope">Rahel - Hope by Mark de Clive-Lowe presents...</a>

Saturday 6 February 2010

Banbarra Shack Up 1975



Classic beats!!

Saturday 30 January 2010

Sunday 3 January 2010

Recruitment Drive



Ok, I started a Facebook and Twitter account and need some members, followers!

FACEBOOK: Bad Boy Soul

TWITTER: badboy_soul

The idea is to collect some DJs and do more live shows here:

http://www.badboysoul.com

If you like the music on this blog and appreciate soulful house music, good rap music, 70's, 80's soul etc then I will be using these two channels to promote any live shows which are intended to be as interactive as possible, so please join for these updates..Thanks and Happy New Year.

Saturday 2 January 2010

Bad Boy Soul Live

Stream videos at Ustream

Had a lazy decade on the decks if I'm honest...:) Went live before and here is the recording! Check it out, it isn't Cash Money either..! Will be broadcasting every Sunday at 2pm GMT, here is the link, tune in and take part! Set a reminder...:)

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/bad-boy-soul