Jadakiss

 

Jadakiss could have disappeared into the void with almost all of my Bad Boy memories had it not been for his talent as an MC.



In addition to his trademark voice, I was always curious to hear what he was going to say.



I especially wanted to know more about him in the post-Lox era.



It would be no surprise he would appear on so many tracks in the last few years.

I was happy to have found a 2LP copy of his Kiss Tha Game Goodbye album in New York during one of my CMJ crate-digging trips a few years ago.

Jadakiss is easily one of my favorite MCs and one whose music I hope to find, see and hear at anytime.  

The Suite Delight new time slot is Tuesday morning 2-3am EST on www.ckut.ca & 90.3 FM.

If you haven't already, please make yourself familiar with the link below for more of your favorite show and mine.

Below are some playlists of podcasts to bring you up to speed.  Click here to download them and more.

The Suite Delight - April 29, 2014 Playlist:

1. Darondo - Legs, Pt. 1
2. Jimmy McGriff - The Bird
3. Ziggy Marley - So Good So Right
4. Sola Rosa - Turn Around (Alister Johnson Remix)
5. Anoushka Shankar - Beloved (Thievery Corporation Remix)
6. Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno - Dog With A Rope
7. Lumineers - Ho Hey (Dubmatix Prince Blanco Reggae Remix)
8. Little Brother - Carolina Agents
9. Zion I - Temperature feat. Talib Kweli
10. Pharoahe Monch - Right Here
11. Ohmega Watts - That Sound (Quantic Soul Orchestra Version) feat. Lightheaded & The Procussions
12. Jazz Spastiks - Move feat. Apani B. Fly
13. Apollo Brown - Hungry feat. Rapper Big Pooh & Black Milk
14. Statik Selektah - For The City feat. M.O.P. & Jadakiss

Kelly Price

I remember learning of Kelly Price, in the mid-late 90s, singing back-up for Bad Boy, Brian McKnight and her work with R. Kelly. I bought her Soul of a Woman CD, as I did with most 90s R&B releases, and remembered being surprised by her vocals and realized she is a better singer than I already gave her credit for.

For many reasons, I didn’t follow Kelly Price’s music career after the release of her 1998 debut. I was Price-less because I had moved away from urban/hip hop music of the time and spent a great deal of focus on 1960/1970s soul, jazz, funk, rock and reggae.



Through the course of the last decade, I've learned that I can’t resist talented, female recording artists with powerful voices. Not too long ago, I remembered Kelly Price as one I should revisit. I scooped up a number of Kelly Price 12" singles I came across during record shopping trips. Rather than hunt through my collection, I bought a second copy of her debut CD for easier access.

My research reveals she is releasing an album, Sing.Pray.Love, in 2014.

With Whitney Houston’s passing, I remember the late legend allied with Price and Faith Evans.



My quest has begun to get her music that I'm missing. As I've come to learn, Kelly's music is priceless and will feature in DJ sets whenever possible.

I have yet to see and hear Kelly Price perform live which I know will be an experience I will never forget.  Looks like I have a second quest as far as her music is concerned.



News of a new Kelly Price album was the time fans like myself were waiting for.