Wiz Khalifa

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Music Matters remembering Gerald Levert!

On December 7, 2006, it was announced that Levert, along with soul legend Chaka Khan, gospel singer Yolanda Adams, and R&B crooner Carl Thomas were nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best R&B Performance by a Duo Or Group With Vocals for their collaboration on "Everyday (Family Reunion)", a song from the soundtrack of Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion.^[8] He was nominated again for the Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance for his single, "In My Songs". At the 50th annual Grammy Awards, it was announced that Levert had won the award for "In My Songs". Levert's brother and former founding Levert member Sean Levert (deceased) accepted in his late brother's behalf.

• American Music Award
  • 1999, Favorite R&B/Soul Band, Duo or Group (Nominated) w/ LSG
  • 1993, Favorite Male R&B/Soul Artist (Nominated)
  • 1988, Favorite R&B/Soul Single: "Casanova" (Nominated) w/ Levert

• BET Awards
  • 2007, Favorite Male R&B Artist: (Nominated)
  • 2007, BET J Cool Like Dat: (Winner)

• Grammy Awards
  • 2008, Best Traditional R&B Performance: "In My Songs" (Winner)
  • 2007, Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group: "Everyday (Family Reunion)" (Nominated) w/ Chaka Khan, Carl Thomas & Yolanda Adams
  • 1998, Best R&B Album By A Duo or Group: "Levert Sweat Gill" (Nominated) w/ w/ LSG
  • 1988, Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group: "Cassnova" (Nominated) w/ Levert

• Image Awards
  • 2004, Outstanding Male Artist (Nominated)
  • 2008, Best Duo or Group (Winner) as Gerald Levert & Eddie Levert

• Soul Train Awards
  
  • 2003, Favorite Male Soul/R&B Album: The G Spot (Nominated)
  • 1999, Favorite Band, Duo or Group Album: Levert.Sweat.Gill (Nominated)
  • 1995, Favorite Male Soul/R&B Album: Groove On (Nominated)
  • 1988, Favorite Band, Duo or Group Single: "Cassanova" (Winner) w/ Levert
  • 1988, Favorite Band, Duo or Group Album: The Big Throwdown (Winner) w/ Levert

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Subscriber shout out!!!

Shout out too Souftanorf's newest member Monique Mo Money Wiggins lol thx for joining us Mo !! Welcome!........Blesssings STN

Freeway & Statik Selektah – The Flow (Video)

Freeway & Statik Selektah – The Flow (Video)

Marsha Ambrosius Update

Please forgive my neglence good people, but I'm back to attack! I've had a chance to review this sister's entire cd and all I can say is FIYAH!!!!!!!! If you don't go get this one, you missin out on some of the baddest tracks since, dang I don't know when! Every cut is SICK, but I got my favs. Wanna here em, here they go:

1) LOSE MYSELF......OMG - I'm just done on this!!

2) WITH YOU - You better have a date when u listen to this cause u gon wanna do a lil somethin

3) I HOPE SHE CHEAT ON YOU WITH A BASKETBALL PLAYER - Need more be said!

4) FAR AWAY - The video is BANANAS!!!

5) THE BREAKUP SONG - It is what it is......

Men and Women alike will love this cd. When you hear track 13, it's a remix of Michael Jackson Butterflies. What some folks don't know is she wrote that joint! She is also one half of the dynamic duo Floetry!! We know how they rocked...remember that jam, "ALL YA GOTTA DO IS SAY YES!!! Wow, it's way too early in the morning for a sista to be feelin all warm and fuzzy inside....lol... Get @ me and let me know ur favs after you check out this cd!! I wanna know ur thoughts.... Just Chris Sayin.....

Souf Ta Norf " Get it Right!"!

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You pick the Artist of the day to feature the rest of March Music Month!!

March Music Month is dedicated to why music matters in our lives! so what we are doing is letting our readers decide who the artist of the day will be and  we will drop bios and videoes and pics,and more on that artist, all you have to do is send us an email too souftanorf@gmail.com along with a photo of you and  its on ! so tell us what artist really made music matter too you!! Let's go!!!........Blesssings STN

DMC speaks about Jam Master Jay

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Remebering Jam Master Jay

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Mizell was born in Brooklyn, New York.^[1] At the age of 3 years he started playing trumpet and played bass, guitar, and drums in various bands prior to discovering turntables.^[1][4] He moved to Hollis, Queens in 1975 with his family where he soon discovered the turntables and started DJing at the age of 13.^[1][5] He caught on quickly because of his musical experience and after a year of DJing he felt that he was good enough to play in front of people.^[1][4] He first started playing at parks and later played at bars. He also began throwing small parties around the area. ^[4] Once he got a pair of Technics 1200s he improved rapidly since he was able to practice at night with headphones on when he was supposed to be sleeping.^[4]
Mizell became a DJ because he "just wanted to be a part of the band".^[4][6] Prior to joining Run-D.M.C. he played bass and drums in several garage bands.^[5] In 1982 he hooked up with Joseph "Run" Simmons and Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels just after they graduated from high school and agreed to DJ for them because he wanted to be part of the band.^[1][6] On Run-D.M.C's album Raising Hell, Mizell played keyboards, bass, and live drums in addition to his turntable work.^[1] Mizell remained in his childhood neighborhood in Hollis, Queens his entire life.
In 1989, Mizell established the label Jam Master Jay Records, which scored a success in 1993 with the band Onyx.^[7] He also connected Chuck D with Def Jam co-founder Rick Rubin.^{[citation needed]} After achieving relative prominence, Mizell was known to use the alias Jay Gambulos so as to avoid unwanted public attention.^{[citation needed]} He is also related to the Mizell Brothers, a popular production team for Gary Bartz, Johnny "Hammond" Smith, and others.^{[citation needed]}
In 2002, Mizell founded the 'Scratch DJ Academy' in Manhattan to "provide unparalleled education and access to the art form of the DJ and producer.".......Blesssings STN

Stevie Wonder Biography

A prominent figure in popular music during the latter half of the 20th century, Wonder has recorded more than thirty U.S. top ten hits and won twenty-two Grammy Awards^[16] (the most ever won by a solo artist) as well as a Lifetime Achievement Award. He has also won an Academy Award for Best Song,^[51] and been inducted into both the Rock and Roll^[52] and Songwriters^[53] halls of fame. He has also been awarded the Polar Music Prize.^[54] American music magazine Rolling Stone named him the ninth greatest singer of all time.^[55][56] In June 2009 he became the fourth artist to receive the Montreal Jazz Festival Spirit Award.^[57]
He has ten U.S. number-one hits on the pop charts as well as 20 R&B number one hits, and album sales totaling more than 100 million units. Wonder has recorded several critically acclaimed albums and hit singles, and writes and produces songs for many of his label mates and outside artists as well. Wonder plays the piano, synthesizer, harmonica, congas, drums, bass guitar, bongos, organ, melodica, and clavinet. In his childhood, he was best known for his harmonica work, but today he is better known for his keyboard skills and vocal ability. Wonder was the first Motown artist and second African American musician to win an Academy Award for Best Original Song for his 1984 hit single "I Just Called to Say I Love You" from the movie The Woman in Red.[cit........Blesssings STN

Stevie Wonder - Living for the City

Souftanorf would like to continue March music month with focus on an old school great ...Stevie Wonder , tell us your thoughts........Blesssings STN

Kate Bush

Kate Bush (born Catherine Bush 30 July 1958)^[1] is an English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Her eclectic musical style and idiosyncratic vocal style have made her one of the United Kingdom's most successful solo female performers of the past 30 years. Bush was signed by EMI at the age of 16 after being recommended by Pink Floyd's David Gilmour. In 1978, at age 19, she topped the UK Singles Chart for four weeks with her debut single "Wuthering Heights", becoming the first woman to have a UK number-one with a self-written song. She was also the most photographed woman in the United Kingdom that year.^[3]
After her 1979 tour — the only concert tour of her career — Bush released the 1980 album Never for Ever, which made her the first British solo female artist to top the UK album charts and the first female artist ever to enter the album chart at No. 1.^[4] In 1987, she won a BRIT Award for Best British Female Solo Artist. She has released nine albums, three of which topped the UK Albums Chart, and has had UK Top 10 hit singles with "Wuthering Heights", "Running Up That Hill", "King of the Mountain", "Babooshka", "The Man with the Child in His Eyes" and "Don't Give Up".
In 2002, Bush's songwriting ability was recognised with an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music. In 2005, she released Aerial, her first album in 12 years. The album earned her a BRIT Award nomination for Best Album and another for Best Solo Female Artist. During the course of her career, she has also been nominated for three Grammy Awards. In 2011 EMI Records also announced an upcoming re-issue of four of Kate's albums (The Dreaming, Hounds of Love, The Sensual World and The Red Shoes), now that Kate has regained full control over these records.^[5]Bush is scheduled to release Director's Cut on 16 May 2011. It will consist of altered material from her The Sensual World and The Red Shoes albums. As of March 2011 Bush was working on an album of new material........Blesssings STN

Kate Bush

WANT MORE FROM KATE BUSH ??  CHECK THE YOU TUBE VIDEO BAR AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE........Blesssings STN

Why music Matters Kate Bush Composer author Teacher!!!

http://vimeo.com/10379531....... STN Blessings!

Christopher Wallace Day In New York!!

Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997) was an American rapper. He was popularly known as Biggie Smalls (after a character in the 1975 film Let's Do It Again), Big Poppa. and The Black Frank White (after the main character of the 1990 film King of New York),^[1] but primarily by his stage name The Notorious B.I.G..

Wallace was raised in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. When Wallace released his debut album Ready to Die in 1994, he became a central figure in the East Coast hip-hop scene and increased New York's visibility at a time when West Coast artists were more common in the mainstream.^[2] The following year, Wallace led his childhood friends to chart success through his protégé group, Junior M.A.F.I.A.. While recording his second album, Wallace was heavily involved in the East Coast/West Coast hip-hop feud, dominating the scene at the time.

On March 9, 1997, Wallace was killed by an unknown assailant in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles. His double-disc set Life After Death, released 15 days later, hit #1 on the U.S. album charts and was certified Diamond in 2000 (one of the few hip hop albums to receive this certification).^[3] Wallace was noted for his "loose, easy flow",^[4] dark semi-autobiographical lyrics and storytelling abilities. Since his death, a further two albums have been released. MTV ranked him at #3 on their list of The Greatest MCs (Rappers) of All Time.^[5] He has certified sales of 17 million units in the United States.^[6]

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The Urban Music Scene

Its March Music Month on the spot ! I found this bangin new site that's got everything Urban and Music on one site ! All Generes From Urban Contempary too Jazz and even Youth !! So make sure you check it out!! Let's Goooo!!!!.......Blesssings STN http://www.theurbanmusicscene.com/

Marsha Ambrosisus - Far Away!

Stillh20 Just Sayin....

What do ya think ?

Well ya'll this is my very first post so bare with my lack of flare till I get my bearings. The sista in this video is one half of the former duo, Floetry! Her name is Marsha Ambrosius and she is the TRUTH! There's been lot's of talk about this video. Check it out and tell me what you think...

Blind Fury

Shout out 106andPark for a gang if March Music Month Menories! Especially the Freestyle Friday battles featuring my homie from Lugoff SC Blind Fury!! Yaga...let's Gooo!!!

Still H20

.Souf Ta Norf would like to take a second to welcome to the Team  Chris, "Still H20"  to our blog team!! Chris' Resume speaks for itself but Im a let her show you how she gets down! Welcome to STN my friend its like water baby!!!! Let's GOOOOO!!!!!!.......Blesssings STN

Lil Wayne ft. Cory Gunz - 6"7" Foot [Official Music Video}

STN.......Exclusive Lil Wayne's first video since his release see it here first!!!!! Let's goooo!!!.......Blesssings STN

Making History through Music

Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969[1]), also known by his stage name Diddy (or P. Diddy in the UK and New Zealand), is an American rapper, singer, record producer, actor and men's fashion designer. He has won three Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards, and his clothing line earned a Council of Fashion Designers of America award.

Combs was born in Harlem and grew up in Mount Vernon, New York. He dropped out of Howard University to become a top executive at Uptown Records and founded Bad Boy Records in 1993. He was originally known as Puff Daddy and then as P. Diddy (Puff and Puffy being often used as a nickname, but never as recording names). In August 2005, he changed his stage name to simply "Diddy", but continues to use the name P. Diddy in New Zealand and the UK, the latter after a legal battle with another artist, Richard "Diddy" Dearlove.[2] In June 2008, Combs' representative denied rumors of another name change.[3]

His business interests under the umbrella of Bad Boy Entertainment Worldwide include Bad Boy Records; the clothing lines Sean John & Sean by Sean Combs; a movie production company; and two restaurants. He has taken the roles of recording executive, performer, producer of MTV's Making the Band, writer, arranger, clothing designer, and Broadway actor. Combs' net worth was estimated at US $346 million in 20

The Harlem Renaissance birthed black music and paved the way for many new artists to come! Music Matters to Sean Combs!!........Blesssings STN

The Amazing Jennifer Hudson

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Souf ta Norf March Music Month!!: Jennifer Hudson - Feeling Good (Live)

Souf ta Norf March Music Month!!: Jennifer Hudson - Feeling Good (Live): "A true inspiration for March Music Month We salute Jennifer Hudson for her contributions and inspiration to women young and old everywher..."

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Jennifer Hudson - Feeling Good (Live)

A true inspiration for March Music Month We salute Jennifer Hudson for her contributions and inspiration to women young and old everywhere ! She is why music Matters! Let's Go! ........Blesssings S

Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981) is an American recording artist, actress and spokesperson.^[1] She came to prominence in 2004 as one of the finalists on the third season of American Idol coming in seventh place. She made her film debut in the 2006 film Dreamgirls which won her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, an NAACP Image Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

She won a Grammy Award for her eponymous debut album, Jennifer Hudson, which was released in 2008 on Arista Records and was certified gold by the RIAA for selling over 700,000 copies in the US; sales exceeded 1 million copies worldwide. Additionally it spawned the hit single "Spotlight".

In late 2008, after Hudson's mother, brother and nephew were killed in a shooting, Hudson stepped out of the limelight for three months. Hudson resumed her public appearances in 2009, and has since performed at the Super Bowl XLIII, the Grammy Awards, American Idol, and The Oprah Winfrey Show.^[2] Hudson has been described as a friend of President Barack Obama, who invited her to appear with him at a fundraiser in Beverly Hills in May 2009.^[3] She also performed at the White House at the "Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement" eventTN

When music did matter!!!??

Remember.. Brick House??........Blesssings STN

Songs in the key of life by Stevie Wonder! Listen to why music matters!!

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March Music Month! Why does music matter???? "Songs in the key of Life"..Stevie Wonder

Welcome Bloggers!!! Thanx for showing us love on the Souf Ta Norf  Blogspot! YO!!! we are so excited because we have self proclaimed this month......March Music Month! We are going to be talking and showing clips on everything from Hip Hop, Gospel and R&B music genres! We will teach and also have guest Authors posting their views and thoughts on why music plays such a big role in Urban and American Culture! Our features will include links to the most popular music sites and Blogs, Artist of the day photos and Trivia and so much more ! Remember when we had the big boom box and we carried them everywhere we went ?? Things have really changed since then. Now when we travel the subways and buses everyone has a small Ipod that holds way moore music than a cassette tape! We are just getting started we will feature new and upcomming talent as well as take you back to the Old School! Remember its free to join the blogspot! Just subscribe and follow us right here!!! So are you ready for the hippest trip on the web this month? We are waiting on your ideas and comments hit us up!!  Its time to come up!!!........Blesssings STN