Prelude (Prod. By Alfa Mist)

Electric Wire Hustle – Again

Valentine's Day 2015:

Nicholas Payton — Trumpet & Keys
Braylon Lacy — Bass
Corey Fonville — Drums

The Nicholas Payton Trio Plays Erykah Badu

Written, Produced, Recorded, & Mixed by Dolphin
All Instruments (Vocals, Piano, Strings, Bass, & Drum Programming) by Dolphin

Mastered by Doc Adam
Artwork by Rob Lewis

As heard on Spike Lee's 'She's Gotta Have It' season 2 (episode #8, 2019)

 
Lyrics:

Mom worked two jobs to make sure we had
She never took a day off, even though she can
Long days and nights, she never cried in our face
When you lead by example, you do it with grace

Help me find a healthy way out of here
Somewhere safe where I can save my mind

"If this world is mine, I design this world,"
said a young black boy and girl
Did we come from the sun, or beyond the skies?
What will become of the young black mind?

Father had problems, he lived on his own
Stepfather became father, choice of his own
He’d tell me stories about wars between Egypt and Rome
He said there’s loves in these projects, but the rest of the globe -
you must know, you must go as far as you can go

Help me get healthy and get out of here
Somewhere safe where I can save my mind

"If this world is mine, I design this world,"
said a young black boy and girl
Did we come from the sun, or beyond the skies?
What will become of the young black mind?

As far as you can go…

Help me get me healthy and get out of here
Somewhere safe where I can save my babies and my mind
Living in this system that wasn’t designed for you at all
From the moment you’re born, till the moment that you fall

She said "I can’t give you much, but I’ll do what I can
One day you’ll be a family man, you’ll understand"
Life moves so fast, the future becomes the past
The day becomes the memory that barely lasts

But I have to thank you
You gave me everything that I needed to survive,
to survive...
And I know you’re watching

Dolphin "Young Black Mind"

From the EP "VI"
All music produced, composed and performed by VI.
Vocals from Poppy Ajudha
@poppyajuda

2015 Like Water
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Take Your Time Ft. Poppy Ajudha

Title track from the fourthcoming 'Aeons' EP out August 28th via Bastard Jazz and Loop Recordings.

Aeons

MARTYRLOSERKING 
Out Now
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CD and Vinyl: http://smarturl.it/MartyrLoserKing_Amz 
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/0HigHw0DYFeiBDsNW70VQc

The Noise Came From Here (Masego Remix)

Dialogue begins 10.16.17
Pre-order Dialogue: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dialogue/id1281554226

CHILDREN OF THE CITY | (A. Abernathy, A. Davis, N. Simone)
AARON ABERNATHY - ALL VOCALS , PROGRAMMED DRUMS, & KEYBOARDS;
MALIK HUNTER - BASS

Verse 1
With their foggy intuition 
They’re forced to make big decisions
That lead to massive collisions
All because they’re not conditioned
 
On how to play this game
And for years it’s remained the same
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
You know that it’s a shame
That they treat Black human beings this way
So I fall on my knees and pray

Hook
Cause I know
Lost souls trying to find their way
Before the Lord brings the judgment day
And these political crooks and Pharisees 
With dirty looks are slain 

And I hope we’re all trying to find a way
To shuffle all the cards we’ve been dealt to play
I hope the Lord hears my prayer today
And remembers the children of the city

Verse 2
Lord don’t let me backslide 
On the east side of Cleveland we ride
To thugs & Harmony 
Me and Scott Mescudi, used to listen to tribe
Pushing my Daddy’s ride
Son of Larry’s alive
And he’s breathing 
Yeah I’m still here I’m still Cleveland
A messenger for my people
You know the people
The victims of systemic evil 
And it’s been going on for centuries 
That white supremacy 
That no equality 
That store clerk in the store that follows me
Along with police brutality 
And we’re fed up 
And all lives matter is a setup 

Just like our schools with dated books 
Produce crooks that played hooky 
And now they’re out to get your daughter’s goodies 
We all know the system failed them 
Wouldn’t excel them 
They’d rather break them down and jail cell them 

Hook
Cause I know
Lost souls trying to find their way
Before the Lord brings the judgment day
And these political crooks and Pharisees 
With dirty looks are slain 

And I hope we’re all trying to find a way
To shuffle all the cards we’ve been dealt to play
I hope the Lord hears my prayer today
And remembers the children of the city


Ending Refrain
Black king you better wear your crown 
Black queen please know I worship the ground
That you walk on
Don’t let the man bring you down 
Black People said we gotta be proud 
Lord have mercy
To be young, gifted, and Black
They can’t stop that, Lord knows  
With God on our side
They can’t stop us 
Yeah
Hook
Cause I know
Lost souls trying to find their way
Before the Lord brings the judgment day
And these political crooks and Pharisees 
With dirty looks are slain 

And I hope we’re all trying to find a way
To shuffle all the cards we’ve been dealt to play
I hope the Lord hears my prayer today
And remembers the children of the city

Children of the City

Mark de Clive-Lowe LIVE on KCRW

Live recording of Mark de Clive-Lowe performing on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic (1.17.12)
Hear/Watch the full session in the archives at:
http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb/mb120117mark_de_clive-lowe

uploaded with kind permission from KCRW

MdCL - keys, piano, Maschine drums, electronics + fx
nia andrews - vocals
Tim Lefebvre - bass
Dexter Story - drums

More Than A Woman (Live on KCRW)

Blackmagic

Save Your Love for Me

A selection from 'Everlasting' by Sons Of The James – a duo project from singer/songwriter, Rob Milton and producer/musician, DJ Harrison.  Inspired by Richmond, VA and a blend of classic Gospel music and early 2000's Soulquarians-era R&B and Soul.

'Everlasting' out November 19th: smarturl.it/sotjeverlasting

Written by Donny Hathaway

Vocals by Rob Milton 
Instruments by Devonne Harris

Produced by DJ Harrison

Mixed by Zeroh and DJ Harrison 
Mastered by Kelly Hibbert at Almachrome

Artwork by Tawfiq Mardini

Executive Producer: Kenny / Fresh Selects

FSX-044 © 2020 Fresh Selects.

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@therobmilton
@djhsounds
@freshselects

Everlasting

Sons Of The James "Thank You Master (For My Soul)" [Donny Hathaway cover]

Aaron Abernathy, professionally known as Ab, is a multi-talented musician -- singer, songwriter, producer, and entertainer.  Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Ab joined the ranks of artists like Donny Hathaway and Roberta Flack as a graduate from the prestigious music program at Howard University, where he sharpened his vocal abilities and musicianship.  With outstanding talents as both a keyboard player and a vocalist, he has acted as musical director for global touring acts Black Milk and Slum Village and collaborated with Grammy-nominated artists including Jack White, The Foreign Exchange, and Eric Roberson.

Children of the City

Aaron "Ab" Abernathy

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