Chris Just Writes#BMM30 Day 10 — The mid 80s were the perfect days to “Set It Off”As the post-disco hybrid feel of Electro-Funk and Boogie began to evolve by 1984, a lot of that had to do with the burgeoning House music…Jun 10, 2017Jun 10, 2017
Chris Just Writes#BMM30 Day 9 — SOS vs. Loose Ends: Battle of the beatsSampling records might be a practice that’s widely accepted now but not too long ago, it was thought of as lacking in creativity and…Jun 9, 2017Jun 9, 2017
Chris Just Writes#BMM30 Day 8 — Funk lives in Dayton, OhioWhen you think of the capitals of certain kinds of music, hotbeds of R&B and Funk are almost always New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia…Jun 8, 2017Jun 8, 2017
Chris Just Writes#BMM30 Day 7 — #PrinceDay bop — “Lady Cab Driver”We’ll be back tomorrow with some more substantial thoughts on Black Music Month, but for now, I’ll share the Prince song I keep coming back…Jun 7, 2017Jun 7, 2017
Chris Just Writes#BMM30 Day 6 — Bobby still gets it done 25 years laterBobby Brown had effectively beat the sophomore jinx in 1988 with the timeless New Jack Swing album Don’t Be Cruel and raised his profile…Jun 6, 2017Jun 6, 2017
Chris Just Writes#BMM30 Day 5 — Girl, you Nasty — Betty Davis was ahead of her timeSometimes a musician or artist might be a bit too far ahead of their time, forcing their work to be re-examined and given more critical…Jun 5, 2017Jun 5, 2017
Chris Just Writes#BMM30 Day 4 — Shaqtin’ a fool on the micShaquille O’Neal, just about six years into retirement, is now known as the humorous, Simon Cowell-esque judge of NBA centers on TNT’s…Jun 4, 2017Jun 4, 2017
Chris Just Writes#BMM30 Day 3 — Earl Young was Disco’s heartbeat — and drum beatThe culture of Disco in the mid and late 1970s was a spectacle, a movement and an era all its own — a dance-friendly genre of music that…Jun 3, 2017Jun 3, 2017
Chris Just Writes#BMM30 Day 2 — Sister Rosetta was the Mother to Rock N’ Roll’s styleBlack women have been ahead of trends forever, it seems — fashion, beauty, music, you name it.Jun 2, 2017Jun 2, 2017
Chris Just WritesIntro to #BMM30 102 — Black Music Month ForeverJune is Black Music Month.Jun 1, 2017Jun 1, 2017
