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Get Schooled In Funk 101

May 27th, 2011 | by Mikey The Footlocker

Listen to that bass pull your muscles toward your wildest dreams. Neighborhood cats suddenly seem more groovy than before. Feel those drums lift your knees as you totally give in to the funk. You'll never want to leave

Features

Not Every Voice Is Heard: Salsoul Records’ Outreach To the Black Community

May 21st, 2011 | by Mikey The Footlocker

Thirty years after Billie Holiday’s haunting “Strange Fruit,” the 1970’s had its own variety of musical “calls to action" — we can hear it clearly in the music of the period

Track of the Day

“Loving You Is Killing Me” — Aloe Blacc

May 5th, 2011 | by Mikey The Footlocker

All you classic hip-hoppers out there, break out your shell toes and ghetto-blaster! Funk, electro funk, break beats and soulful singing have struck again in this seamlessly mixed track from Aloe Blacc titled, “Loving You Is Killing Me,” from his album Good Things.

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Bring that beat back! — How Sir Mix-A-Lot Changed Rap with His Debut Album, SWASS

May 4th, 2011 | by Mikey The Footlocker

Everyone knows who likes big butts: it’s Sir Mix-A-Lot. However, the Seattle native known for his novelty rap also contributed something to the rap scene that goes largely unnoticed