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@MrChuckD I read how you used the x-to knife to cut E-Love image

@MagicJohnson 39 yrs ago, a magician was born!

@PUSHA_T “Admirin’ the splendor/scared cuz she remebered/how a dope dealer ruined the life of Kemba” those bars flew over 99% of listeners don’t know who she is You & Malice are the Mitch and Ace of the rap game.#Daytona500 #4CheapVol2

@GlynnTurman Watching you in Centennial: “No cowboy is any man’s slave” #artimitateslife #reallifeblackcowboy #streaming

@brandonousley When I made my rounds to my friends’ homes during the early-mid 80s, this album was in every household.

Album of the day. The grandiose swoop of the MFSB strings. Catchy hooks that linger in the mind. Those enveloping, close-knit harmonies that tip-toe the gospel and doo-wop tradition. And the haunting, anguished voice of a man in the throes of love, while calling for unity in a nation coming undone. This is the unmissable sound of Wake Up Everybody. Released in November 1975, it was the last of four great albums the vocal group cut on Philadelphia International, starting with 1972’s I Miss You. It also marked the swan song for their fiery lead singer, Teddy Pendergrass, before he left the fold to begin his storied solo career. The whole album is a Philly soul landmark, peaking with the seven-minute title track, easily one of the all-time great socially-charged battle cries of the '70s. Emerging disco grooves permeate dance floor stunners like their timeless original of "Don't Leave Me This Way" and "Tell the World How I Feel About 'Cha Baby." And then there's sexy quiet storm splendor on "You Know How to Make Me Feel So Good" and "I'm Searching for a Love," which both feature the lovely vocals of late great songstress, Sharon Paige. A home run of style, sophistication, and social commentary, Wake Up Everybody is undoubtedly one of the definitive albums in the Philly soul canon.

@KendallG13 This came across my FB timeline. Enjoy the memories. Happy Holidays

@617MikeBiv Interesting doc on Boston gentrification. Orchard Park is referenced. youtu.be/KrikDJx39TE

@DonnieSimpson Yes!!

You’ve asked for it, and we’ve delivered! My former #VideoSoul co-host Sherry Carter joins me this week! Catch the full interview on my YouTube channel or listen wherever you get your podcasts. Don’t miss this special episode & make sure you follow subscribe everywhere! 👊🏾🙏🏾🔥

@TichinaArnold Blast from the past! Your crew is rocking your custom bandannas!

@jdwitherspoon @John_POPS_Spoon Wishing you comforting memories

6 years later…❤️🕊️ Love you Dad, thanks for everything.

@DondreWhitfield Mrs. Whitfield been had jobs since Ronald Reagan was president! facebook.com/share/r/17PZdq…

@AlexHolleyFOX29 I thought you were just being Santa but when I saw the preening 😆 I knew it was MC 😂

It’s Time!!!!!

@abbydphillip Headed to the register!

@Slickjfootlong @MLBONFOX Go join Charlie. He needs some company. You should have caught a stray.

@MLBONFOX Of course he’s black if he were white it wouldn’t be a story

"He's an unbelievable human being." RJ Peete, a longtime clubhouse attendant for the Dodgers, embodies what it truly means to be family within the clubhouse. Tom Rinaldi shares the inspiring story of how RJ has defied expectations and found purpose with the team.

@KekePalmer Alice is getting a new life! collider.com/keke-palmer-al…

@LorenLorosa This Dame Dash Breakfast Club parody is crazy. facebook.com/share/r/1Ez4fE…

@chjournalist @brandonousley The Death of R&B

@brandonousley Preach. Nelson George wrote a book about how Soul and R&B music reached its peak in the 70s

Why do y'all over-romanticize '90s R&B? Sure, there was greatness in the '90s R&B landscape. But the variety, creative freedom, and analog warmth that came out of '70s R&B/soul remains unparalleled.

@KStrawbridge81 @brandonousley Stokley’s vocals are right out of the 70’s Donny Hathaway and Stevie Wonder playbook…you’re right there are some standouts but name two male singers who equally Stevie Wonder or Marvin Gaye’s 70s album run? There is no Gladys or PFunk equiv

@brandonousley There’s a different kind of excellence with r&b in the 90s. Toni Braxton’s first record is a classic. Sounds of blackness, mint condition. Babyfaces production was on another level 93-96

@AjaTheWriter @brandonousley I said the same thing.. if a person was born in the 1980s or after 90s R&B is their bar….a lot of 90s producers and acts’ signature musical and vocal footprints came out of the 1970s model..

My thoughts are that it could be their age and musical influences at home which is also about age. My mom listened to soul, funk, etc. so I listened to it. Some of the people on this app don’t have that background. Their first contact with r&b music is late 80s and 90s with that pop influence. Either their folks are younger (they were babies in the 70s) or they didn’t enter the Black American music scene until later and latched onto what they liked and didn’t explore the origins.

@brandonousley There some high points in 90s R&B for sure but the musical diversity of the 1970s can’t be surpassed