Liberate Your Mind. . . . . .

The Shabazz Suite

Rahsaan Abdul Musa — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 05:41:50 GMT

- In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Compassionate - I don't know how to place words together to express to you how important Malcolm X has been on my life and numerous of other individuals. A man who didn't have any college degrees yet accomplished so much in the short span of time that he was granted here on this Earth. Many know of him as a person who preached hate, yet he questioned the system of authority, maybe that is why "they" gave him that image. While Martin Luther King Jr. is shown in the light as a peace maker even though he had affairs outside of his marriage*. Malcolm X embodied truth and justice. His image and character are missed in those same urban communities that gave birth to him. Thank You Malcolm X for your hard word and dedication to making sure that we Black Folks have a chance to get free in this world. 1.) "What is a Man (Master)" - The Watts Prophets 2.) Malcolm Speaks over "Spanish Lady" - John Handy 3.) "Right On For the Darkness" - Curtis Mayfield 4.) "Miss Kane" - Donald Byrd 5.) "What About You (In The World Today)" - Co=Real Artists 6.) Malcolm Speaks on the image of Africa - "Nada Wa Selma" - Ahmed Abdul-Malik 7.) "Communication" - Ahmed Abdul-Malik 8.) "BlackNuss" - Rahsaan Roland Kirk Middle Passage Intermission 9.) "Oh Freedom" - Shirley Verret 10.) "To Be Young, Gifted and Black" - Nina Simone 11.) "Ghetto Boy" (Live) - Donny Hathaway 12.) "Needle in a Haystack" - The Whispers 13.) "Blow Your Whistle" - K.C. and the Sunshine Band 14.) "Give It Up or Turn It Loose" (Remix by Tim Rodgers) - James Brown & the J.B.'s 15.) "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" - McFadden & Whitehead 16.) "Try A Little Tenderness" (Live) - Otis Redding 17.) "Final Solution/Letter From Hajj" - Denzel Washington who plays Malcolm X in the movie Malcolm X directed by Spike Lee (*Not taking anything away from the life of MLK, but people fought to have a day for this man, while Malcolm X's Birthday isn't even thought about.)

Rasta Roots Mixtape

Rahsaan Abdul Musa — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:54:25 GMT

Blessings, here is just a mix of some inspirational roots reggae music. Enjoy. Jah Bless 1.) Vanity - Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace 2.) Door Peeper - Burning Spear 3.) Declaration of Rights - The Abyssinians 4.) Dread Lion - Lee "Scratch" Perry 5.) Take a Ride - Al Campbell 6.) African Freedom - Seke Molenga & Kalo Kawongolo 7.) Darker than Blue - Lloyd Charmers 8.) Satta Dread - Wayne Jarrett Interlude "Babylon Tricks" - Malcolm X & The Rockers 9.) A Change Is Gonna Come - Jennifer Lara 10.) Creation Skank - Prince Jazzbo 11.) Behold the Land - Joseph Hill 12.) Voodoo Man - Lee Perry & The Upsetters 13.) HiS-tory - Carlton Johnson 14.) True Experience - Prince Lincoln 15.) Natty Dread - Jacob Miller & the Inner Circle 16.) Black Man Time - I Roy 17.) Thanks & Praise - Ranking Outro - Peter Tosh/Voice of Ethopia

We People Who Are Darker Than Blue (Live!) - Curtis Mayfield

Rahsaan Abdul Musa — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 07:25:12 GMT

I swear this song has been stuck in my head for two complete days. It is a live cover of Curtis Mayfield's song, "We People Who Are Darker Than Blue." It is very political and soulful at the same time. Makes you wonder what ever happened to music like this.....

The Gangsta Lean Hip Hop Lesson

Rahsaan Abdul Musa — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 08:46:55 GMT

Here's a mix I did for a friend: 1. Express Yourself- N.W.A. 2. Express Yourself- Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band 3. Batuque - Joao Donato & Deodato Random Speeches from Malcolm X 4. The Blast (Instrumental) - Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek The Day MLK was shot. "I Have A Dream" exerts - Dr. Martin Luther King JR. 5. Strength from Street Knowledge intermission -N.W.A. 6. Today was a good day (instrumental) - Ice Cube/the Isely Brothers on the sample 7. Little Brother (Prod. J Dilla) - BlackStar 8. Bird's Eye View - Zion i 9. Act Two... The Love of My Life - The Roots 10. Get By- Talib Kweli 11. BE - Common 12. Black Jesus (Intro) - Ghostface Killah 13. Searching - Blackalicious

Raw Cuts #2

Rahsaan Abdul Musa — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:16:51 GMT

This is Raw Cuts Radio. Your main soul brothers: Skip Jones and Maple Soul. It's our second time doing a mix like this and we're smoothing out the bumps and stuff. "But don't let me stop you from dancing.." - J Dilla The list of songs will soon be up.

We Need Liberation

Rahsaan Abdul Musa — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:38:00 GMT

My second mix of some soul, reggae, funk, and jazz. Hope you enjoy it… 1. A scene from the movie: “Black Belt Jones” (1974) 2. Freddie’s Dead – Curtis Mayfield 3. Yesternow – Miles Davis Black people know God personally – Richard Pryor 4. Simple Song – Sly & the Family Stone 5. Jack Johnson – Miles Davis 6. Message from a Black Man – The Heptones 7. Whatcha See is Whatcha Get – The Dramatics 8. Savior Faire – Chic 9. When the World is at Peace – The O’jays 10. Doin’ it to Death – James Brown 11. My Book for my Teenage Daughter - Moms Mabley 12. Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved (Live at the Apollo) – James Brown 13. The Devil is Dope – The Dramatics 14. (Don’t Worry) If There’s A Hell Bellow We’re All Going To Go – Curtis Mayfield 15. Aries – Cannonball Adderley 16. Black Man’s Cry (Intro) – Fela Kuti 17. Across 110th Street – Bobby Womack 18. You Can Have Watergate – The JB’s 19. The Ghetto (Live) – Donny Hathaway 20. Come Out & Play – Roy Ayers 21. One Day Soon – Roy Ayers 22. Keep Doin’ what you Doin’ – New Birth 23. Dedicated to the one I Love – The Temprees 24. A Love Supreme – John Coltrane 25. Monster – The Bar-Kays 26. Hit and Run – Eddie Murphy

SouLFood Get Down....

Rahsaan Abdul Musa — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:09:54 GMT

My first little get down with mixing some soul: 1. Summertime - James Brown 2. The Son of Shaft - The Bar-Kays 3. Strawberry Letter #23 - The Brother's Johnson 4. Give Me Your Love - Curtis Mayfield 5. Give it Up or Turn it Loose - James Brown 6. Squib Cakes - Tower of Power 7. Oh No Not My Baby - Aretha Franklin 8. New World Symphony - Earth, Wind & Fire 9. Something Special - The Blackbyrds (On Vocals) Goodnight Kiss - Richard Pryor 10. Do Your Thing - Kashmere Stage Band 11. Recitation by Hank Ballard 12. Funky Side of Town - James Brown 13. Damn Right I Am Somebody - James Brown/Fred Wesley & The JB's 14. Doin the Do - James Brown 15. Hot Pants (She Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Wants) - James Brown 16. Escape-ism (Live) - James Brown & Bobby Byrd 17. King Heroin - James Brown 18. Eddie You Should Know Better - Curtis Mayfield 19. The Look of Love - Isaac Hayes 20. The Preacher - Richard Pryor