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3-Year Milestones1st track: (22 Jan 2007)
4hero - Take My Time (feat. Jack Davey)
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Lupe Fiasco - He Say, She Say (Featuring Gemini and Sarah Green)
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A Tribe Called Quest - Buggin' Out
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BodyRockers - I Like The Way
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Donell Jones - Where I Wanna Be
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Erykah Badu - I Want You
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Heavy - mylittlesong
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Utada - Wonder 'Bout
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Amel Larrieux - Say You Want It All
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Date de sortie: 7 Juillet 2009
Label: Decon Records
Format: CD/Vinyle


Retour aux sources, les années 90, à l’époque Charles Stewart Jr. aka Chali 2na est un MC originaire de Chi-Town venu s’installer à Los Angeles.
D’abord un habitué des scènes underground avec son groupe le Unity Committee (Mark 7even, Cut Chemist, Kermit, Metalogik, Lonjevity and Jahli), il a côtoyé notamment le Good Life Café qui est le lieu de la formation du groupe que l’on connaît aujourd’hui sous le nom de Jurassic 5 anciennement composé de Akil The MC, Chali 2na, Soup (aka Zaakir), Mark 7even, DJ Nu-Mark et Cut Chemist.
Peu à peu, le groupe s’est constitué une véritable identité musicalité et a finalement pu signer un contrat avec Pickininny Records (label de T-Love) pour sortir son premier album éponyme Jurassic 5 LP en 1998 (précédemment sorti en EP en 1997) marquant ainsi le début de l’ère Jurassic.

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Jaspects (37) (pictured above)
Choklate (31)
Karma Stewart (18)
Steely Dan (18)
Passion Pit (17)

I've been complaining about the paucity of interesting music releases all year. Finally, there seems to be signs of relief for me. Four out of five of my top listens this week represent that.

For starters, color me impressed with Jaspects's latest album The Polkadotted Stripe. I've been a fan of the Atlanta's group mix of straight ahead/acid jazz and humor for years. In 2008 they surprised me with the single "Unifunk". This punchy, jazz/electronic dance track set the stage for their new blend of jazz/hip hop/elctronic music with a bit of help from fellow Atliens Janelle Monáe and PJ Morton. Not perfect but yummy.

Next up is independent soul/r&b artist Choklate. She builds on her underground debut with the competent To Whom It May Concern. Again, she delivers more of what's missing from black/urban radio.
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