Inspired by the upcoming biopic & in commemoration of the B.I.G. legacy, I present SAMPLOLOGY: The Notorious Chapter...enjoy

For the free download go to:

http://djparler.blogspot.com/..2009/01/samplology-notorious-..chapter.html

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Very unfortunate to have lost two great ones this past weekend...R.I.P. to Bernie Mac & Isaac Hayes...started going through & listening to his catalog and decided to press record...though this is an impromptu chapter for the SAMPLOLOGY Series, if there's anyone that deserves to have one created it would be Mr. Isaac Hayes...his countless contributions to music & film helped lay the groundwork for Hip Hop, R&B, Disco, Funk & more...

For discography & more information on Isaac Hayes go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Hayes

For the free download go to: http://djparler.blogspot.com/2008/08/isaac-hayes-chapter.html

SAMPLOLOGY-The Isaac Hayes Chapter
SAMPLOLOGY mixtape series, mixed by DJ Parler, is a compilation of music & the original songs that inspired them. Connecting the dots between your favorite Hip Hop/R&B tracks and the classic hard-to-find gems, each chapter highlights a select artist, producer or genre.

Tracklisting:
"Theme From Shaft" - Isaac Hayes
"Reservoir Dogs" - Jay-Z ft The Lox, Beanie Sigel & Sauce Money
"Hung Up On My Baby" - Isaac Hayes
"My Mind Playin' Tricks On Me" - Geto Boys
"Gangster, Gangster" - Styles P ft Jadakiss & Sheek Louch
"Ike's Mood" - Isaac Hayes
"I Love You" Remix - Mary J. Blige ft Smif-N-Wessun
"Walk On By" - Isaac Hayes
"I Can't Go To Sleep" - Wu-Tang Clan ft Isaac Hayes
"Can I Live" - Jay-Z
"The Look Of Love" - Isaac Hayes
"A Few More Kisses To Go" - Isaac Hayes
"Tonight's Da Night" - Redman
"Ellie's Love Theme" - Isaac Hayes
"The Wickedest Freestyle" - The Notorious BIG
"Bumpy's Lament" - Isaac Hayes
"Back At You" - Mobb Deep
"Hyperbolicsyllabicseequedalymystic" - Isaac Hayes
"Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos" - Public Enemy
"Do Your Thing" - Isaac Hayes
"Breakthrough" - Isaac Hayes
"Joy" - Isaac Hayes
"Never Can Say Goodbye" - Isaac Hayes

Shout out to SOHH.com & writer Soul Rebel for reaching out and bringing me onboard to create the weekly SOHH-ful Mix.  A free new mix will be available every Friday...

For Info & News go to http://blogs.sohh.com/soul

For Mix Downloads go to: http://djparler.blogspot.com

SOHH-ful Mix 01

Marsha Intro

The Light '08 Remix - Common ft Marsha Ambrosius & Bilal

Where Do We Go From Here - Alicia Keys

After Laughter - Wendy Rene

Honey - Erykah Badu

Stronger Than Me - Amy Winehouse

To Zion - Lauryn Hil

My Soul Ain't for Sale - DJ Jazzy Jeff ft Raheem DeVaughn

What You Won't Do for Love - Bobby Caldwell

All I Know - DJ Jazzy Jeff ft CL Smooth

Look Of Love - J-88

SOHH-ful Mix 02

Dwele Intro

"I'm Cheatin" - Dwele

"The Healer" - Erykah Badu

"Believe In God" - J Dilla feat. Ma Dukes

"Ghetto Love" - J Dilla feat. Truth Hurts

"Since I Seen't You" - Anthony Hamilton

"Simply So" Sa-Ra feat Spacek

"She Lives In My Lap" - Outkast

"Ice King" - Res

"Home" - D. Folks

"Who's Gonna Save My Soul?" - Gnarls Barkley

SOHH-ful Mix 03

Old School Intro

Street Life - The Crusaders

Before I Let Go - Maze Feat. Frankie Beverly

Outstanding - The Gap Band

It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down - Barry White

Give Me The Night - George Benson

Never Too Much - Luther Vandross

I Want to Thank You - Alicia Meyers

Just A Touch Of Love - Slave

Give Me Your Love - Sylvia Striplin

Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin

Brazilian Rhyme Outro

SOHH-ful Mix 04

Customer - Raheem DeVaughn

What's Going On? - Marsha Ambrosius

Footsteps In The Dark - The Isley Brothers

MILF - Bilal featuring 88 Keys

Beautiful Woman - Ryan Toby

Make Your Move - Hieroglyphics featuring Goaple

Home Is Where The Hatred Is - Gil Scott Heron

Stay with Me ft Tiombe Lockhart - Platinum Pied Pipers

Royal Flush - OutKast featuring Raekwon

Voyage To Atlantis - The Isley Brothers

Love of My Life - Lissen

What's Life Like - Raphael Saadiq

Top Albums You Most Likely Have

Common - Finding Forever

Kanye West - Graduation

Jay Z - American Gangster

Talib Kweli- Eardrum

Lupe Fiasco - The Cool

UGK- Underground Kingz

50 Cent - Curtis

Top Albums You Probably Slept On

Sa-Ra - The Hollywood Recordings

Little Brother- Getback

J Dilla - Ruff Draft

Black Milk - Popular Demand

Pharoahe Monch - Desire

J Dilla - Jay Love Japan

Jazzy Jeff - Return of the Magnificent

Ghostface - The Big Doe Rehab

Phat Kat - Carte Blanche

Prodigy- Return of the Mac

Styles P - Super Gangster Extraordinary Gentleman

Consequence - Don't Quit Your Day Job

Joell Ortiz- The Brick: Bodega Chronicles

9th Wonder - Dream Merchant

Marco Polo - Port Authority

Hi-Tek - Hi-Teknology 3

R&B Honorable Mentions

Amy Winehouse - Back To Black

Ne-Yo - Because Of You

Robin Thicke - Evolution of Robin Thicke

Alicia Keys - As I Am

Chrisette Michele - I Am

Musiq Soulchild - Luvanmusiq

Emily King - East Side Story

Mary J Blige - Growing Pains

Keyshia Cole - Just Like You

J Holiday - Back Of My Lac

Regions That Had Rap Music On Lock

M-I-Yayo…Miami, FL

A-T-L shawty…Atlanta, GA

The CHI…Chicago, IL

H-Town…Houston, TX

NYC…New York, NY 

Breakthrough Regions of the Year
Washington, DC
Baton Rouge/New Orleans/Shreveport, LA
Breakthrough Artists
Amy Winehouse
Rhianna
The Dream
Best Collaborations/Features
Lil Wayne
T-Pain
Best "Re-invent Yourself Award"
Snoop Dogg
Best TV show
The Wire

Biggest Disappointments
50 vs. Kanye "Battle"
Singles & ringtones outweighing the importance of Hip Hop Albums
Britney comeback
Michael Vick Sentence
CD sales
Any show with "Celebrity" placed in front of it
Most Overdone Dances

Crank That (Soulja Boy)

Wipe Me Down (Lil Boosie)

"Get Me Bodied" Booty Shake (Beyonce)

"Rock Star" Air Guitar (Shop Boyz)

Walk It Out (Unk)

"Ballin" Jumpshot (Jim Jones)

Best Songs In The Club
"Good Life" Kanye West ft T-Pain

"I Get Money" 50 Cent

"The Way I Are" Timbaland ft Keri Hilson

"Buy U A Drank"T-Pain ft Yung Joc

"Umbrella" Rihanna ft Jay-Z

"Int'l Players Anthem" UGK ft Outkast

"Duffle Bag Boy" Playaz Circle ft Lil Wayne

"Crank That" Soulja Boy

"Walk It Out (Remix)" Unk ft. Andre 3000, Jim Jones

"Make Me Better" Fabolous ft Ne-Yo

"Shawty Is A 10" The Dream

"Ay Bay Bay" Hurricane Chris

"Throw Some D's" Rich Boy

"Wipe Me Down" Lil' Boosie, Foxx, Webbie

"Come Around" Collie Buddz

"My Drink N My Two Step" Cassidy ft Swizz Beatz

"It's Me Bitches (Remix)" Swizz Beatz ft Lil Wayne, R. Kelly, Jadakiss

"Stronger" Kanye West

"Roc Boys (And The Winner Is...)" Jay Z

"We Takin' Over" DJ Khaled ft Akon, T.I., Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Birdman, Lil Wayne

"You" Lloyd ft Lil Wayne

"I'm So Hood" (Remix) DJ Khaled ft T-Pain, Trick Daddy, Ludacris, Busta, Big Boi, Lil' Wayne, Fat Joe

"Youth Dem Cold" Richie Spice

"No One" Alicia Keys

"Bed" J. Holiday

"This Is Why I'm Hot" Mims

"Stop Me" Mark Ronson ft Daniel Merriwather

What a year for Hip Hop...what are your Top 5/ Top 10 records this year?

Here are some top contenders for me (not in order)

Nas-Hip Hop Is Dead

J Dilla - The Shining

Roots- Game Theory

Game-Doctor's Advocate

Little Brother- Separate But Equal (eventhough a mixtape, was better than most CDs)

Lupe Fiasco- Food & Liquor

Snoop-Blue Carpet Treatment

Ghostface Killah-Fishscale

T.I.- King

Clipse- Hell Hath No Fury

Jay-Z- Kingdom Come

Honorable Mentions:

Styles P- Time Is Money

Hi Tek- Hi Teknology vol 2

AZ- The Format

J Dilla- Donuts

Rhymefest- Blue Collar

Independent Music Shoutouts:

Kidz in the Hall- School was my Hustle

Stimulus- A Kings County Tale

Tabi Bonney-Fly Guy's Theme

*Provided by Liaison Records

Go-Go music is Washington D.C.'s own home grown staple music form.  It was first started in 1966 by the "Godfather of Go-Go", Chuck Brown. Chuck, as he is affectionately called by his legion of fans, combined Afro/Latin percussion, jazz improvisation, Afrikan call and response, and hard funk energy over a continuous drumbeat to create a new non-stop live dance musical form. 

The basic beat that drives all Go-Go is the beat from "Mr. Magic" by Grover Washington Jr. however depending on the particular band this rhythmic foundation can be taken in a multitude of directions. Chuck Brown's music has heavy jazz and blues influences, Rare Essence, R&B influences, E.U. has rock influences, Trouble Funk, funk influences and Backyard Band has a heavy hip-hop influence. But the key to Go-Go is the Beat and the live energy provided by the interaction of the crowd and the band.

Go-Go music is 3 dimensional and to truly hear it, know it and love it you have to go to a Go-Go and experience it in its true live raw form.

I was responding to my boy Dul's blog (http://www.myspace.com/dullydul88) about Down South Rap music and the current state of Hip Hop.  The responses started leaning towards why Down South & Midwest suck, real Hip Hop, Where's NY at?, Etc...Guess I got into a talkative mood, so I'm sharing my response with yall...

"The state of music today is more a reflection of bullshit corporate interest and manipulation.  All these Down South and Midwest rappers were around during the golden era 90s...but no one was giving them airplay or paying them any mind...all it takes now is a check and "synergy" between the powers-that-be to create this formulaic playdough (pardon the pun) rap

Hip Hop is on life support, Hip Pop is alive and well.  I dont care where you're from as long as your music has integrity; Mos Def, Dr Dre, Snoop, Scarface, Outkast, Common, Jay-Z...all different, but successful because it was good music that was created by individuals via their own principles.  A major problem is that we hustle Hip Hop (a cultural movement) as if it were a drug, that's why everyone's running around saying the Rap game is like the Crack game---well Crack is bad, its bad people, it makes few rich, but leaves most broke, F'd up, incarcerated or dead.  As a result, you have a slew of artists trying to be and say things they aren't, just to live up to these fabricated images.  No more sheep!  I'm sick of sheep, follow your own spirit, do you.  When the money goes, then Hip Hop will return to its formative state---this isnt about mainstream vs underground or East vs West vs Down South, it's about quality control and respect for a music, for a people, for a culture.  They put our music out there like any dispensable product with no regard, following trends, and simulating the competitors product.  We've lost the balance in music.

There's a bigger issue at hand for my people because Hip Hop is the current form of pop music (like glam rock in the 80s, and disco in the 70s, to which music purists were against as well during their respective eras).  But it's also a form of Black Music, which has helped reinforce the inaccurate one-sided images ingrained in societys psyche of African American culture.  That is why some people are soooo confused when they meet a normal multi dimensional brother or sister---"Wait a damn minute Malik!  Let me get this straight---you went to college AND you're down, you live in Harlem AND wear a suit, you speak slang AND proper English---dude call Ripley's" (one of the reason people couldnt understand the complexities and contradictions in 2Pacs music---ummm because he was a human being, not just a MC, not just a thug, not just a son, not just an aggressor, not just a victim)

Hip Hop will never die, and when the popularity phases out and these Forbes 500 companies no longer find it a viable marketing tool, we'll begin to see artists who create music for the sake of creating music

And for the rest of the Mantans & Sleep-N-Eats...cut that shit out!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Just got back from Paris, France...Hip Hop is on fire out there!  They have mad love for Hip Hop & Reggae but also have local talent with serious beats |& rhymes.  Too bad I had to leave today, Raekwon is performing tomorrow and I know it'll be a hot show.

Shout out to all the new people and crews that I met, the good food in the 1st district and the good looks on the kicks.  Special shout to Tmaxx (the hottest music shop) for carrying my mixtapes...

"C'est un celebration bitches"

Next up, Italy...

Some of my favorites...what are yours?

"These cats drink champagne and toast to death and pain,
Like slaves on a ship talking about who got the flyest chain" (Talib Kweil-Africa Dream)

"Fuck getting money for real, get freedom" (The Roots-Thought @ Work)

"They in love like the 14th of February, Play 'em like April 1st right before I slide off, It could be March 2nd, sound like July 4th" (Cam'Ron- The ROC)