Sunday Oldskool Episode 70: Prayer and Time Travel in D’Angelo’s “Black Messiah”

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09/07/15 • -1 min

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Cray and Sam listen to the spiritual framework for D’Anelgo and the Vanguard’s “Black Messiah” album. The duo discusses whether the R&B singer is co-opting the Christian tradition or honoring it. THEN, we offer our unique interpretation on the album’s song structure–it involves TIME TRAVEL.

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Sunday Oldskool Episode 69: Soul Music and the Gospel Impulse with Mary McCampbell

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Mary McCampbell joins the show to look back at the legacy of soul music and Stax Records, finding similar currents of black spirituality and commercial appeal that run through hip hop today.

Here’s a playlist of the songs Mary recommends our listeners check out:

Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come”

Otis Redding’s “Respect”

Sam Moore & Dave Prater’s “Soul Man” (co-written by Isaach Hayes)

Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit”

The Staples Singers’ “When Will We Be Paid?”

Jesse Jackson reciting “I Am Somebody” at Wattsax in 1972

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Sunday Oldskool Episode 71: Scarface with Doc, Part 1

This week in Sunday Oldskool, Cray solos the first of a two part episode. In part one Cray interviews hip-hop producer Doc who shares what it’s like to be a producer and how he found his way into producing for CCM artists. We also discuss Scarface’s career and his new album, “Deeply Rooted”.

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Follow Doc on Twitter – @doc_beats

Doc’s Podcast: Clock Radio Speakers

Scarface’s “Deeply Rooted” lyric annotations at Rap Genius