Mike performing live at the 1988 Grammys

More Mike, for the Pepsi generation.

Happy Birthday, Michael !!! Nobody does it better.

Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal

Baron Silas Greenback | MySpace Video

Funk You

OP brings you a set featuring funky tracks from the 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s & today..... that's 5 decades of pure unadulterated funkiness for your listening pleasure.

 














Funk Down - Rafael Cameron (1980)
Bump - The Commodores (1974)
Insane - Cameo (1978)
Funky & You Know It - Bootsy (2002)
Super Woman Theme Song - Cee Lo Green (2010)
Fug - Cymande (1972)
Me - Raydio (1978)
You Meet My Approval - Steve Arrington (1983)
Stone Jam - Slave (1980)
Move Me - The Nation Funktasia (1991)
Pick Up The Phone - The Jamaica Boys (1990)
Out of the Sky - Van Hunt (2004)
Sumthin About Her - Plantlife (2008)
More Funky Stuff - Kool & the Gang (1973)
Doo Wa Ditty (Blow That Thing) - Zapp (1982)

Steve Arrington's Hall Of Fame: I (1983) CD-RIP w/Bonus Tracks

Nobody Can be You
You Meet My Approval
Last Nite / Nite Before
Strange (Soft & Hard)
Speak With Your Body
Weak At The Knees
Beddie-Biey
Way Out
Pocket Full Of Air (Bonus Track)
At It Again (Bonus Track)
I Love You (Bonus Track)
Way Out (Frankie Crocker Remix, Bonus Track)

Prince - Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad Live 1981 Houston

Classic Prince!

Phase 'Em Out - DâM-FunK

An unreleased treat from our man Dam-Funk... dope as usual

Phase 'Em Out - DâM-FunK by DâM-FunK

Silk's Love Lounge presents: Loveshine

Summer Love in full effect baby ~ Silk














Kool & The Gang - Sunshine And Love
The Ohio Players - You And Me
Geoffrey Williams - Sugarfly
Odyssey - I Got The Melody
Patrice Rushen - Cha Cha
Babyface - God Must Love You
Heatwave - The Night We Fell
Prince - Walk In Sand
A Taste Of Honey - Say That You'll Stay
J Davey - Crawl All Over
One Way - Wrap Your Body
Leon Ware - Sure Do Want You Now
Me'Shell Ndegeocello - Love You Down
Melvin Riley - Servin' It
Marvin Gaye - Soon I'll Be Loving You Again
Usher - Mars Vs. Venus
O'Bryan - Virtual Reality
After 7 - Can't Stop(one world remix)
Eric Roberson - When Love Calls
Janelle Monae - Say You'll Go

The Whispers - In The Raw

R.I.P. Robert Wilson of The Gap Band

Sad news today ... Robert Wilson of the Gap Band passed away today due to what's being reported as a heart attack. He was only 53.

Robert Wilson, bassist for the Gap Band, dies

By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY (AP) – 1 hour ago

NEW YORK — Robert Wilson, who as the bassist for the funk and R&B group the Gap Band had a string of hits including "You Dropped a Bomb On Me," has died. He was 53.
He died at his home Sunday in Palmdale, Calif., outside of Los Angeles. He is believed to have died of a heart attack, said Karen Lee, publicist for his brother and Gap Band singer Charlie Wilson.
Wilson provided the bass backbone for the trio, which also included another brother, Ronnie. The group, originally from Tulsa, Okla., first hit the charts in 1979 with the songs "Shake" and "Open Your Mind (Wide)."
They had their biggest success in the 1980s, though, with hits like "Outstanding," "You Dropped a Bomb On Me," "Oops Upside Your Head" and "Yearning for Your Love," among others.
"My brother Robert was a bad boy on the bass," Charlie Wilson said in a statement released Monday. "We shared a bond as brothers, musicians and friends. I loved him, and losing him is difficult for both Ronnie and I. The music world has lost a very talented man."
Robert Wilson had been touring for the past few weeks, including a stop in his hometown of Tulsa.


Peace & Blessings to the whole Wilson family ~ OP & Silk

Reunion Radio (08-11-10)

That's right your eyes are not deceiving you ... we finally have a new podcast to share. It's a somewhat short set but Silk will be along shortly with a brand new 'Love Lounge' for y'all.... Sorry about the long wait but Silk and I have both been pretty busy with the day to day thing called life. I must say the download numbers during this 'dark' period really surprised me. Getting 15-20 a week (for 3 weeks) with no new shows tells us there really is a demand out there for what we're doing.... so with that said we promise to do better moving forward and get back to at least one show every two weeks.... and once I get a new mic we'll work on a new 'Sound Table' too ... happy now Silk? :)

A Day At The Carnival - Dam-Funk
Champagne Life - Ne-Yo
Good Things - Aloe Blacc
Be Like That Sometimes - Mint Condition
She's Got The Body - Kiddo
State of Shock - Michael Jackson feat. Mick Jagger
Be Still - Big Boi feat. Janelle Monae
Lavaux - Prince
This Bed - Alicia Keys
Don't Run So Fast - Rahsaan Patterson
Take It To The Sky - Earth, Wind & Fire
Use It Or Lose It - Cameo
Tonight - Ryan Leslie
Westside Pasadena - Dam-Funk

California's Proposition 8 Overturned: Gay Marriage Ban Ruled Unconstitutional

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 I know we're not a political blog but this is an important civil rights decision and thought we should share the news as it becomes available.

Proposition 8 has been overturned by Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker, reports CNN.
The decision is expected to be appealed to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court, and could reach the Supreme Court if the high court justices agree to review it.
Developing...

Ne-Yo - Champagne Life