Listen, this might sound corny AF but I've been on a Like Water For Chocolate binge lately, got both the album and the instrumental album on repeat, and though Soulquarians projects were collaborative efforts from several drum gods (you know who), LWFC might have some of my fav ?uest drums (sounds + grooves) to date

This inspired me to hop on over to the OKP store and cop some Soulquarians merch (wish they had some Ummah tees over there too lol)

I'm thinking damn there was ALOT of good music flowing through these boards back when, and I'd love to make a playlist (for my own listening pleasure) of the defining jams from the early OKP days

Obviously we'll have VASTLY different opinions on what the jams were, but I know we'll all agree on some music and I'm on a memory lane type vibe with the selection these days.. so yeah I'm inspired lol. And its spring time!

I'm looking for some Ummah stuff, Soulquarians... What was your favorite song from Love 4 Sale... What were your Sa-Ra jams? Lets not forget J Davey.... Etc etc. I might even f around and throw some Pharrell & The Yessirs on there

Bilal’s version is good, but Sa Ra’s is more raw/sensual at the same time.

I actually feel Sa Ra was slightly overrated as a whole. Some songs go, but
others are just soul fusion.

Make sure you put some Jdavey in there. A lot of people stole their sound.


lol @ WASHED.

At least those were *my* jams lol

Agree 100% on SCP. They had a few bops but it was style over content. Om'Mas Keith is forever the man tho

I used to get lost in that track lol

Def my initial fave off that album, but I liked it as a whole.


Sa-Ra was also my gateway to checking specifically for Shafiq, Om'mas, Thundercat, etc all that Cali stuff


Can't think of my fave J Davey tbh... I'm glad I caught them and Blu live in DC pre-hiatus tho

for the first time in a lonnng while

The level of joy I derive from that song!


So perfect and positive and timeless lol

Yeah so much good music related to the early boards, hopefully we could get a few titles poppin in this springtime positivity post !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_327Jk0d3M

Gotta include one or two joints from each of the classic Soulquarian albums...everyone’s pick would be different but here’s mine:

Act Too (Things Fall Apart)
Spanish Joint (Voodoo)
Penitentiary Philosophy (Mama’s Gun)
Nag Champa (LWFC)
Sometimes (1st Born Second)

Then some others that I’d add...

Fall in Love (Fantastic Vol 2)
The Way (Who is Jill Scott)
Speed (The Listening)
I’ll Stay (RH Factor by Roy Hargrove - essentially another Soulquarian album)

I’m sure I’m missing a ton...

The best Dilla beats on Fantastic Vol. 2 are some of the greatest Dilla beats, period.

Great list! I’m adding the ones I find on Spotify

>Gotta include one or two joints from each of the classic
>Soulquarian albums...everyone’s pick would be different but
>here’s mine:
>
>Act Too (Things Fall Apart)
>Spanish Joint (Voodoo)
>Penitentiary Philosophy (Mama’s Gun)
>Nag Champa (LWFC)
>Sometimes (1st Born Second)
>
>Then some others that I’d add...
>
>Fall in Love (Fantastic Vol 2)
>The Way (Who is Jill Scott)
>Speed (The Listening)
>I’ll Stay (RH Factor by Roy Hargrove - essentially another
>Soulquarian album)
>
>I’m sure I’m missing a ton...
>
>

Or else it’ll just turn into a OKPlaylist according to me, its cool if theres just a bunch of people’s reccs & faves on there

That song will never cease to give me chills. What an incredible, perfect song.

The Blast - Reflection Eternal
Unconventional Ways - Jazzyfatnastees
Worst Comes to Worst - Dilated Peoples
Quality Control - Jurasic 5
You Got Me (Live Version w/ Jill Scott from The Roots Come Alive

Trying to avoid those I'd have submitted that have already been listed so my bad if I duplicate:

The Roots - Ain't Sayin' Nuthin' New
The Roots - 100% Dundee
Reflection Eternal - Four Women
Reflection Eternal - Africa Dream ... whole album really
Common - Soul Power
Common - Dooin' It
Common - Cold Blooded
Mos Def - Mathematics
Mos Def - Hip Hop
Mos Def - Speed
Talib Kweli - Good to You
The Roots - Thought @ Work
Black Star - Respiration

Reflection Eternal - 2000 Seasons

Off God’s Stepson.

Unfortunately that won’t be on Spotify. But man, what a beat.

http://youtu.be/v6zmXstIq5A

I just want that instrumental, lol.

http://youtu.be/rqc-bxmawwY

http://youtu.be/ZPG_14px3IM

that beat is so peaceful

http://youtu.be/i1VJ3GWdw0Q

http://youtu.be/7-3jb8a4qmA

That whole Instant Vintage album reminds me of OKP golden age.

http://youtu.be/fce41OOpUPk

One of the quintessential Soulquarian tracks I feel like, for a couple of reasons.

Hopefully we’d get to about 100+ songs or so and I’ll share the full list in here

i need to think of some more stuff

Doesn't get more classic OKP than that. Probably Happiness or Nic's Groove from the first album...

since I believe that was the first time they worked together.

How about some Tanya Morgan too?

a lil bit lol

I haven't read the last few replies to make sure I'm not repeating suggestions, but I took time to think of all my old faves.

I think I might also be slightly younger than the avg charter member okp, so I don't even know what years make up the okp golden era boundaries lol. I'm guessing I was pretty late to the party, but I was a non-registered lurker for years too before finally setting up an account.

Other interesting thing is I actually came to okp for the laughs, not music... lol. I checked blogs for my playery music fix, but then I noticed a lot of them would mention okp or posted here and so I started hanging out here too lol

As far as the music, I was surprised how sentimental I am about a lot of these projects. All the DMV stuff, in particular, got me through a very hungry and tranformative phase of my life. I don't think Kev Brown's beats will ever age to me lol. After moving there tho (for school not the music lol), I was glad I got to see Oddisee live at least

I'll post each in a reply to this so it's easier for you to skim

Blu Collar Worker
The Narrow Path
Dancing in the Rain

Could really just put this whole album on this playlist haha

So fucking hype.

Motown 25 deserves a nod, too while we're here.

All 3 are basically flawless.

What an incredible mix of talent

>a lil bit lol
>
>I haven't read the last few replies to make sure I'm not
>repeating suggestions, but I took time to think of all my old
>faves.
>
>I think I might also be slightly younger than the avg charter
>member okp, so I don't even know what years make up the okp
>golden era boundaries lol. I'm guessing I was pretty late to
>the party, but I was a non-registered lurker for years too
>before finally setting up an account.
>
>Other interesting thing is I actually came to okp for the
>laughs, not music... lol. I checked blogs for my playery music
>fix, but then I noticed a lot of them would mention okp or
>posted here and so I started hanging out here too lol
>
>As far as the music, I was surprised how sentimental I am
>about a lot of these projects. All the DMV stuff, in
>particular, got me through a very hungry and tranformative
>phase of my life. I don't think Kev Brown's beats will ever
>age to me lol. After moving there tho (for school not the
>music lol), I was glad I got to see Oddisee live at least
>
>I'll post each in a reply to this so it's easier for you to
>skim

Holla at me baby


on sabbatical.

does it really matter?

wonder what bin's doing?
http://i.imgur.com/phECCMp.jpg

Spotify too

Throw us some song suggestions, playa!

Awesome! Looking forward to seeing that posted and adding to my Spotify.

I feel like one hundred song titles is a good number. We cant be that far off already I think

add the rest of Fantastic Vol 2 until you get there lol...

.

I’d happily take inputs on the sequencing, but that’s probably not a big deal. The selection is more important

E=MC2 and So Far 2 Go from The Shining...
Workinonit from Donuts...
Champion Sound from the Jaylib album...

Had to add some additional Dilla.

>E=MC2 and So Far 2 Go from The Shining...
>Workinonit from Donuts...
>Champion Sound from the Jaylib album...
>
>Had to add some additional Dilla.

I remember all the 15 posts about how Dilla chopped that sample. Didn't an OKP manage to recreate it at some point?

America has imported more warlord theocracy from Afghanistan than it has exported democracy.

Upping the list this weekend

stars - kindred the family soul


America has imported more warlord theocracy from Afghanistan than it has exported democracy.