Sex and Soul

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Deep-soul singer Millie Jackson hit her stride when she broke away from the three-minute song format and started stretching out and telling it like it was. This set mostly concentrates on the sidelong suites from her 1978 and 1979 albums Get It Out'cha System, A Moment's Pleasure, and For Men Only, each of which includes an extended rap on Millie's central topic, Men vs. Women, and/or its corollary, Tomcatting Around. Sex and Soul actually reprises her biggest hit, 1974's "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right," from its nominal companion disc Between the Sheets, though this time we get the full 11-minute version, including her classic spiel on being the Other Woman. Jackson--whose fan base was very heavily in the deep South--had a taste for material that was way more country than most of her R&B contemporaries, and she managed to claim songs (included here) by Exile, Kenny Loggins, and Kenny Rogers for her own. She also gravitated toward slick, cheesy production, which sometimes got in the way of her voice's raw achiness; when she went all-out disco with tracks like "Never Change Lovers in the Middle of the Night" and "A Moment's Pleasure," though, she latched on to the groove and asserted her mastery over it. --Douglas Wolk

Sex and Soul,Millie Jackson,7-N Music,Pop,R&B,Retro-Soul,Soul/R & B,Soul/Reggae/Rhythm & Blues

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Average customer rating: SOLID R & B is back Lovin This CD Left alot to be desired BANGING

Sex Love & Pain Tank Manufacturer: Blackground Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Double Up Ain't Nothin' Like Me Special Occasion Because Of You Luvanmusiq ASIN: B000P6R822 Release Date: 2007-05-15

Tracks:

1. Coldest
2. I'm Coming Home
3. My Body
4. Please Don't Go
5. I Hate You
6. Heartbreaker
7. Who Dat
8. When
9. Wedding Song
10. My Heart
11. I Love You
12. I Love Them Girls

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Tank, on Sex, Love & Pain, is like Luther Vandross only slightly lewder: He'll be the first to admit, as he does on the three-part opening track "Coldest," that he's "somewhat of a hustler out here on the street... occasional strip clubs and shots of Hennessy." That doesn't stop him from laying his heart on the line, though. Repeatedly. Midtempo grooves like "I'm Coming Home," a hopeful reunion song, and "Heartbreaker," a limber-voiced lament that outlines a crumbled relationship, show Tank's tender side and take the romantically inclined places more real-seeming than Luther's songs. Throughout the long lineup of love-gone-wrong tracks, the brawny guy with the tattooed back doesn't forget his playful side, either. Before Timbaland sidles up and gets closing track "I Love Them Girls" all trademark-sizzly, Tank does some titillating of his own via the sexed-up steamer "My Body." --Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews:

SOLID.......2007-07-25

Okay - for any of you that don't know... Tank is the most underrated male R&B singer in the game. Granted - he's making his dough... he's working with the Underdogs, and penned most of Jamie Foxx's album - Unpredictable and wrote Ruben Studdard's "Change Me"... the man is a musical genius. He's the kind of guy you want to have in the studio doing the vocal arrangements; they're so layered and rich. The brotha is doing it major on his junior release.

I don't know many brothas that can sing with as much emotion and range as Tank. Hands down, other than Joe and Eric Benet, Tank is what the game needs more of. Like I've heard one person say already - this my generation is into the catchy young hip-hop layered beat with these simple hooks. I'm cool with it, but people don't sing anymore. I mean - there is no distinction between most young artist, and few of them have longevity in the game. Tank shows versatility, range, and style by jumping the cd off like I haven't heard since 112 at their prime. I mean, the opening track shows you some crazy vocals. No offense to the otha brothas - but I have yet to pop in a Chris Brown, Lloyd, Marques Houston, Omarion, or WHOEVER's CD and been wowed by the vocals talent and depth. I've heard many people do their songs better than it was recorded... and Tank doesn't even give you a chance - many people try and fail horribly.. LOL!

My personal favorites are: "Coldest","My Body" "Please Don't Go", "Heartbreaker", and "When"

There is one part that upsets me about this - I was mad that Blackground didn't take the time to separate the Intro - which is BEASTLY. I mean Tank opens up w/fire reminiscent of when people did interludes. He also reaches some ungodly note when he segways into "Heartbreaker" (which also should've had a interlude to it). The unfortunate thing about it was Joe had a banging CD and Musiq did as well... not to mention Trey Songz and Mario are also highly anticipated projects. So this year for male R&B singer - he has competition. I think that if Tank worked with some other producers and really diversified his CD and made it one of those albums that you can't skip a song, he would be in there! He gets 3 stars alone off of his talent! And another star because of some beast "interludes" and infectuous melodies of some of his songs. It's a solid CD - I haven't taken it out of the disc changer since I got it... It's worth tha money!

R & B is back.......2007-07-19

Wonderful cd. Listened to it 3 times in a row. Im glad he's back. Songs are very well written, kind of reminds me of Jaheim "Ghetto Love" CD.

Lovin This CD.......2007-07-13

This cd stays in constant rotation in my player at work and home. I love the whole cd, especially "My Body" and "Who Dat". Tank out did himself on this one.

Left alot to be desired.......2007-07-04

Anticipated this album so much, but it turned out to be a let down. Most of the songs sounded the same, you would think he would write himself a lot of #1 hits as he has done for others but it just wasn't the case here. I really gave it a 3 because I still think he is so sexy.

BANGING.......2007-07-03

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST AND BANGING CD I HAVE PURCHASED. I AM LOOKING FOR TO THE NEW CD FROM TANK, TYRESE AND GUIWINE. SORRY IF I SPELLED SOMETHING WRONG. I LISTEN TO THIS EACH AND EVERYDAY. GOOD JOB TANK

Average customer rating: mdf35 rap cd for casual rap fans A 3 and 1/2 star album that is uniquly creative Funny Music Somthing's Missing Here

Sex Packets Digital Underground Manufacturer: Rhino / Ada ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music West Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sons of the P Playwutchyalike: The Best of Digital Underground Stone Cold Rhymin' Dead Serious Future Rhythm ASIN: B000000HHM Release Date: 1990-03-26

Tracks:

1. The Humpty Dance
2. The Way We Swing
3. Rhymin' On The Funk
4. The New Jazz (One)
5. Underwater Rimes (Remix)
6. Gutfest '89 (Edit)
7. The Danger Zone
8. Freaks Of The Industry
9. Doowutchyalike
10. Packet Prelude
11. Sex Packets
12. Street Scene
13. Packet Man
14. Packet Reprise

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This huge, cartoonish Californian crew, helmed by concept-man Shock-G, seized on the ultra-bassy funk woob-woob of Parliament-Funkadelic as the platform for its ensemble tomfoolery. At its best, it's inspired, daffy give-and-take that you can shake your rump to, especially on the hits "Doowutchalike" and "The Humpty Dance" and the ridiculous aquatic hip-hop fantasia "Underwater Rimes." At times, though, an uncomfortable current of leering misogyny surfaces. The disc ends with a suite of tracks about an imaginary safe-sex drug, the "sex packets" of the title. The concept gets stretched pretty thin, but "Packet Man," a cunning dialogue between Shock G (as a dealer) and his Groucho-nosed alter ego Humpty Hump (as his customer), is outright adorable. --Douglas Wolk

Customer Reviews:

mdf35.......2007-07-13

Great Album! Never to be forgotten. I was just getting out of High school when this album had dropped and it really blew me away when I first heard the entire album. At first I heard the humpty dance and thought that in order for me to get this album, I had to listen to it first and its a very versitile one. Songs such as freaks of the industry, Do what U like, and underwater rimes really set the album off. other tracks like gut fest 89 and danger zone were definitely the bomb. This album is timeless and will never fade away. One more thing. When the original album came out, ther were more tracks on it which included certain excerpts of underground DU mixes. If anyone know how to acess that or may have a way of gettin it pls let me know. thxs

rap cd for casual rap fans.......2006-08-09

I like this cd b/c its part rap and part FUNK. Parliment Funkadelic is sampled to the max but that is a good thing.

The 2 best songs are Humpty Dance and Dowatchyalike. Great party tunes with a cool, perverted sense of humor. The rest of the songs are good, but the others are the standouts.

The music is not dated b/c funk/ P-funk is timeless. I love to upset hardcore rappers by telling them that Tupac never did any better than when he was with the Digital Underground.

Want to get a party started or even better ...get lucky? Put on the Humpty Dance for your significant other, dance around with no shame or inhibitions, and your honey will just melt. Who can resist "my nose is like a pickle and in the 69 position it'll tickle your rear" (I think that's the lyric)

A 3 and 1/2 star album that is uniquly creative.......2006-06-16

Sex Packets by Digital Underground is a creative and different album. However, it can't be compared to some deserving five star albums such as the Chronic and various Run DMC albums. Sex packets is an energetic party album, but it isn't going to be considered a classic. It has one hit song "The Humpty Dance" which saves the album but aside from that song it is a fairly average album

Funny Music.......2005-05-09

These guys are a under rated duo. All there songs are nice and they can have a pop feel to them without reaching for radio airplay like 50 Cent and Puff Daddy do these days. There are many songs on here that sound like "The Humpty Dance" and they all sound Fresh for 2005 let alone 1990.

Somthing's Missing Here.......2004-04-21

I remember first buying the cassette at my local swap-meet back in the day. It was when I was fooled into believing that Shock-G and Humpty were 2 different people. I still have that cassette to this day. I did notice that on that cassette, there was a track that isn't included with this CD. That track was called "Hip Hop Doll". It was also a B-side of Doowutchyalike on the 12" back in the day. Other that this missing classic, it is a good CD to purchase. If it had "Hip Hop Doll" on here, it would be worth 5 stars instead of 4 stars.

Average customer rating: The 80s are over and the time has come for monogamy and trust. Creepy Prince Song A must have for any prince collector or music lover. I love this cd... A Trip Out Song

Scandalous Sex EP Prince Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Dance & DJ | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 R&B | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Purple Medley S.S.T./Brand New Orleans N.E.W.S Gett Off Come ASIN: B000002KWN Release Date: 1989-11-29

Tracks:

1. The Crime
2. The Passion
3. The Rapture
4. Sex
5. When 2 R In Love

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The 80s are over and the time has come for monogamy and trust........2006-06-17

This is essentially a 19 minute remix of "Scandalous" from the Batman soundtrack, although it's broken up into three "movements". Lots of extra stuff in this version, including saxophone playing by Eric Leeds and "pillow talk" by Kim Basinger. The "b-side" is "Sex", which is a great song that wasn't included on Prince's "The B-Sides" CD. The final song is "When 2 R in Love", a great ballad from the "Lovesexy" album. Prince fans should get off on this CD.

Creepy Prince Song.......2003-03-21

Okay, so maybe Prince gets a little carried away here. This song was meant for HEADPHONES! It is still SO much fun and just look at that cover!

A must have for any prince collector or music lover........2002-10-08

This is a must have for anyone who wants to clean up their apartment/home, put on a little incense, invite that special someone over, and create some ambiance. This is from the Batman era of 1988/89. I know a lot of people have heard prince's "Insatiable" but not "Scandalous". You are getting a raw deal. This song was on the Batman Soundtrack (the first one) and is by far one of the most sensual yet tasteful songs you will EVER hear. It is rare finds like this and impossible finds like "A Place In Heaven" that make prince a legend if NOTHING ELSE. This CD is an extended version that plays all the way through, but has breaks in it (Thank God! His Lovesexy album is runs as one song. I had to recut the song in Cool Edit Pro to make it into different songs. Otherwise, you couldn't skip from song to song!)This one has some great saxaphone playing, a great cameo from Batman star Kim Bassinger, and will definitely "set that mood" for doing "you know what".

Um, er, bible study and sipping tea. What did you think I meant?

* this gets 4/5 stars for one reason: it is NOT a full album, it is a maxi single.

I love this cd..........2001-11-09

this is a great maxi single with different versions of the "Scandalous" hit from the Batman era. :) I love Prince!

A Trip Out Song.......2000-09-28

THe melody here is classic.together with Kim Bassinger Scandalous gets a whole different vibe&Feeling.I really dug the Guitar&Sly Stone Inspired Talk Box Part.The Horn of Eric Leeds was Hitting.When 2 are in Love&Sex don't really compare after the long Version of Scandalous.it's a Trip out take.

Average customer rating: Ah, James.... The real thing - totally hot, genuine and funky **** Slack Jawed ! **** As good as it gets..... The sounds of freedom

Sex Machine James Brown Manufacturer: Polydor / Umgd ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Classic R&B | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Classic R&B | Live Albums | R&B | Styles | Music Soul | Live Albums | R&B | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | R&B | Styles | Music $7.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music R&B | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $7.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Love Power Peace The Payback In the Jungle Groove Hell Revolution Of The Mind( Live At The Apollo, Vol. III) ASIN: B000001E0S Release Date: 1993-03-23

Tracks:

1. Get Up I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine
2. Brother Rapp (Part I & Part II)
3. Bewildered
4. I Got The Feelin'
5. Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose
6. I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Anything (Open Up The Door I'll Get It Myself)
7. Licking Stick-Licking Stick
8. Lowdown Popcorn
9. Spinning Wheel
10. If I Ruled The World
11. There Was A Time
12. It's A Man's Man's Man's World
13. Please, Please, Please
14. I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me)
15. Mother Popcorn

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After the legendary Live at the Apollo and the even better Love Power Peace: Live at the Olympia, James Brown could be forgiven if this 1970 live set disappoints. But this is Brother James, so skip the forgiveness. Sex Machine is the bomb, capturing a thrilling moment in Brown's funky revolution. The disc features 12 hot and sweaty, and sometimes slinky, live cuts recorded with the James Brown Band in 1969, plus three more studio jams (including a 10-minute title track) with his next band, the great JB's. "Can I get into it?" James shouts at the top. Oh man--does he even have to ask? --David Cantwell

Customer Reviews:

Ah, James...........2006-12-28

James, you let me down, brother...I thought out of all the people in the world, you were gonna be the one that lived forever. I thought you were immortal, super-bad, and impervious to death. That's okay, man, I forgive you. You will continue to live on in my heart, my mind, and of course, in my soul with your great recordings. I know that wherever you are now, James, you are makin' it funky.

Thank You for blessing my life...

The real thing - totally hot, genuine and funky.......2006-12-26

Maybe the reason i don't like hip-hop is because i heard this album (and many others) by the master of minimalism and soul. James Brown released a lot of hot albums, but this one oozes sweat and energy. That simple. Listening to this album is like standing at a primordial swamp at the dawn of creation: a TON of contemporary black music is directly indebted to and descended from J.B and especially this album. Just *$^@+++$&&!&!~ing buy it already

**** Slack Jawed ! ****.......2006-10-23

As a long time fan of Mr. Dynamite , I have collected a LOT of his recordings, and although I do especially love the Live Apollo shows especially 62 and 67 , THIS recording IMO runs circles around those two. It's the JB's with Bootsy and Catfish Collins and Bobby Byrd and Fred Wesley that make this record SMOKE !.........It's actually from two different dates and two different bands , but it ALL works !!!........If your a fan or a newcomer who wants to hear what " The Hardest Working Man in Showbusiness " is REALLY all about , then pick this record up ........You'll soon understand what all the fuss is about ....Enjoy !

As good as it gets............2006-06-26

I had this album in 1971 when I was in college. I attended many a James Brown show. It was a GREAT party album then. NOW 35 years later and one who still loves the grooves and beats, I find it long overdue in my CD collection. This is ventage James Brown at his best. This one is a "must have" for any James Brown fan especially the live version of "Sex Machine".

The sounds of freedom.......2005-07-23

For those tired of today's mainstream music scene, which seems to combine the worst of both worlds with its mix of the pointlessly offensive and the blandly sanitized, James Brown's Sex Machine is a rousing shot of pure energy, a reminder that music can have the ability to move its listeners in more ways than one. Sex Machine is a supreme distillation of decades worth of black music, compressing rock, soul, and R&B into a lean, frighteningly efficient sound that's had hips shaking since its release. Regardless of your age, race, or any other irrelevant superficial characteristic, this hour-plus-long live recording's raw, sweaty power effortlessly comes accross in every dizzyingly nimble horn inflection, every razor-sharp guitar line, and every intricate polyrhythm. And of course, towering over it all is the singular presence of James himself, exhibiting his unmistakable charisma as he shouts, howls, and wails his upbeat, liberating lyrics.

This album's finest moments are to be found in its tightly-played, compulsively danceable funk numbers, most notably the opening Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine, Brother Rapp (Part I & Part II), I Got the Feelin', and the high-octane closer Mother Popcorn. Driven by propulsive grooves and frenetic arrangements, these tracks and others like them all prove extremely effective when it comes to loosening inhibitions and provoking unconscious spasms of head-bobbing and foot-tapping. However, that's not to discount the record's emotional, horn-fueled balladry, led by the supremely soulful and musically complex Bewildered and If I Ruled the World. This set also throws in the instrumental double-shot of Lowdown Popcorn, which allows you to hear the band's instrumental chops if they weren't apparent already. All in all, Sex Machine is an essential document of the career of one of popular music's most important performers, and a must-buy for non-lame-o's everywhere.

Average customer rating: Brings back childhood memories It is the best SEXY SOULFUL MUSIC OF ROY C Roy C's music is essential

Sex & Soul Roy-C Manufacturer: Collectables ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: More Sex & More Soul Stand Up in It Help Yourself Candy Licker: The Sex & Soul of Marvin Sease Best Of Tyrone Davis ASIN: B000000943 Release Date: 1998-01-05

Tracks:

1. Got To Get Enough (Of Your Sweet Love Stuff)
2. I'm Falling In Love Again
3. Those Days Are Gone
4. I Wasn't There (But I Can feel The Pain)
5. I'm Bustin' My Rocks (Working On The Chain Gang)
6. I'm Gonna Love Somebody Else's Woman (Somebody's Lovin' Mine)
7. Don't Blame The man
8. I Found A Man In My bed
9. She Kept On Walkin'
10. Back Into My arms
11. Open Letter To The President
12. I'll Never Leave You Lonely
13. If I Could Love You Forever
14. Loneliness Has Got A Hold On Me

Customer Reviews:

Brings back childhood memories.......2006-12-04

My father passed away some 10+ years now but nothing gives me more comfort than when I put on this album. It evokes memories of him listening to his music on a Saturday evening whilst sipping his whisky. "She kept on walking" has got to be one of the most heart wrenching songs I have ever heard. Roy C sings of being betrayed not only by his woman but his best friend, but he sings with so much feeling and passion that you almost feel that you are there reliving the experience with him.

They certainly don't make music like they used to. And as old as Roy C is now he could certainly give some of these youngsters a run for their money.

It is the best.......2004-01-26

Roy-C music is just so great it is like when you hear it you can't help but to get up and move, or even tap or rock your head to his music.

SEXY SOULFUL MUSIC OF ROY C.......2002-03-20

I grew up listening to Roy C and the music just takes me back! My Mom use to listen to it. I'm only 30, but this music is a part of my childhood.... I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!

Roy C's music is essential.......2000-08-02

Sex and Soul is one of the greatest soul classics of all time. Most of the songs on this album are so good that I would put them on a CD of the top 100 souls songs of all time. Roy C's heart-wrenching music is from the same school as that of Otis Redding, Clarence Carter, Joe Simon and Solomon Burke. No self-respecting lover of soul music should be without this album. Let us see more of Roy C's music issued on CD.

Average customer rating: Excellent "Final" album from Boogie Down Productions Great album with an important message Better than I remembered! My Favorite from the Teacher!!! Question? Why everything you do is Fresh?

Sex and Violence Boogie Down Productions Manufacturer: Jive ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Old School | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Edutainment Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop By All Means Necessary Return of the Boom Bap KRS-One ASIN: B0000004YH Release Date: 1992-02-25

Tracks:

1. The Original Way
2. Duck Down
3. Drug Dealer
4. Like A Throttle
5. Build And Destroy
6. Ruff Ruff
7. 13 And Good
8. Poisonous Products
9. Questions And Answers
10. Say Gal
11. We In There
12. Sex And Violence
13. How Not To Get Jerked
14. Who Are The Pimps? - Boogie Down ProductionsBoogie Down Productions
15. The Real Holy Place

Customer Reviews:

Excellent "Final" album from Boogie Down Productions.......2007-06-05

Sex & Violence--

Released in the winter of 1992, this fifth studio album from Boogie Down Productions found its frontman, KRS-One in a state of transition. In his personal life, he was recently divorced from wife and fellow rapper Ms. Melodie, and had been recently sued by a former manager; the `BDP crew' was whittled down to DJ Kenny Parker and sideman Will `Willy D' Broady (in the liner notes a bitter KRS takes the time to point out that others "are not down, so stop frontin'"). West coast-based rap acts were coming into their own as a collective, from Ice Cube to Cypress Hill. The Geto Boys gave a southern face to gangster rap and east coast-based rap had a handful of new faces like Black Sheep and Naughty by Nature. What's more, a trend of infighting began with some of BDP's fellow politically-minded peers like X-Clan and Poor Righteous Teachers, who took to criticizing KRS on records or interviews. KRS-One's response to all of this was not as the pacifist he had gained a rep for being, but to come out with guns blazing, Criminal Minded style. The stark cover art by Robert Williams lets listeners know this will not be the average hip-hop statement. This was perhaps KRS-One's angriest album since his first, taking swipes at various perceived enemies, both internal and external to hip-hop culture.

Throughout the LP there are superb production values by the artists (DJ Kenny Parker & KRS-One), and guest collaborators Prince Paul ("Who are the Pimps?", title track) and Pal Joey ("Duck Down"). "Questions and Answers" takes on hip-hop journalism with a skeptical eye; "Build and Destroy" questions whether Islam-influenced rappers are just bandwagon-hopping; "Say Gal" bashes backstage groupie behavior. "Drug Dealer" admonishes street-level drug merchants to at least try to go legit; appealing to civic-mindedness in drug lords may seem uncouth, but in KRS' worldview, "organize and legitimize your business; remember, everybody else did this." The album's other subversive track is "13 & Good", a tale of a disco club hookup gone terribly wrong: Guy meets girl at nightclub, they go home to be intimate, girl admits to being 13, gets mad, calls her cop father who's apparently on the `down-low'... This predates R. Kelly's "Trapped in the Closet" songs by over 10 years, by the way. The album hearkens back to By All Means Necessary with a spoken-word closer, "The Real Holy Place", where KRS waxes philosophic about contemporary religious trends.

The anger reflected on this album spilled over into real life, as KRS & crew would bum-rush alternative-rap act PM Dawn at a performance and physically remove them from the stage. Album sales were overshadowed by rap's newer superstars (and likely the Soundscan system which wasn't kind to anyone who didn't post big numbers in their first week). As a result, this is arguably the most slept-on release from BDP. A deluxe re-release should include the excellent remix to "We in There" and any other bonus material.

Great album with an important message.......2007-04-23

Its kind of hard to deny what Krs-One has brought to the game. His flow is phenomenal and the insight he gives is precious even now. Standout Tracks: DUCK DOWN, RUFF RUFF(dope match up with Freddie Foxx), 13 AND GOOD(the story of a guy who sleeps with a teen that calls her father who is a gay cop will have you in stitches), POISONOUS PRODUCTS, QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, LIKE A THROTTLE, WE IN HERE, THE REAL HOLY PLACE(the deepest track on here), WHO ARE THE PIMPS? and the reggae tinged joints like SAY GAL and SEX AND VIOLENCE are gems also. Filler: NONE! Bottom Line: BDP's six album is still a classic with a message that still isnt heeded till this day. Besides the slammin production, Krs showed that he was 100 steps ahead from the average rapper with this album. Any born again hip hop head would do well to start off with Edutainment and work their way down to this album.

Better than I remembered!.......2007-01-19

For those who like real hip-hop, who know it's not about the bling bling and who want the real thing.

My Favorite from the Teacher!!!.......2006-08-11

I really feel like this was the best BDP album. KRS-1 is always amazing yes...but this is just mind blowing! It deserves 10 stars. Start your hip hop collection with this.

Question? Why everything you do is Fresh? .......2006-05-30

I've attempted to write this review before but it would not post due to it's length, so I'll attempt to be brief, (notice I said attempt). Why would I run out of space writting about a seldom heralded little known BDP album?

Well, first being that I consider this album to be perfect. And I mean perfect in every sense of the word. Sex and Violence is my all time favorite album and I ain't scared to admit it...

But first, let's set the historical context. The Blastmaster was at a very strange time in his life when he made this album. He had just divorced his wife Ms. Melodee. He had split up from the majority of the BDP crew (hence the harsh liner notes for anyone but Kenny Parker and Ill Will to "Stop Frontin'"). He'd been subliminally dissed by X-Clan, (RIP Professor X), Wise Intelligent from Poor Righteous Teachers, and Prince Be of P.M. Dawn. Maybe even a little subliminally by Ice Cube and NWA, (although that one's gotta be read into really deeply). Hell, even D-Nice was talking bad about Kris in the Source. The Heal project had failed. BDP's live album and corresponding video did not move the units that he or his label had desired. Even worse, East Coast Hip Hop seemed to be on a decline, (this album was released prior to Illmatic). What to do? Well, for starters, Krs showed up impromptu at a P.M. Dawn concert and unceremoniously through Prince Be off the stage, ("Damn, Kris IS kinda big"), and then proceeded to rock the house to the tune of "I'm Still Number One". Proof positive KRS was not havin it in '92.

Unfortunately, all of these incidents led to a very confused fan base. Seems everyone had gotten used to KRS' Stop the Violence and Edutainment messages and forgotten Criminal Minded and By All Means Necessary. They also forgot that KRS is still a human being and not some sort of deity. Ultimately, his fan base left him as it has done and will probably continue to do for years to come. The fact that KRS is an artist and will express himself with how he is feeling at the time needs to be recognized. I'm sure ALL Hip Hop fans have felt alienated by KRS albums or ideas at some point (myself included).

Sex and Violence is the culmination of all of KRS frustration. The Blastmaster of old reared his ugly head and spit hard and fast. KRS bludgeons the competition with tracks like...well, everything except "The Real Holy Place" which is a sort of spoken word piece about God being within us all and "Drug Dealer". On the later, KRS brilliantly advises drug dealers of the world to unite and use their money to improve the community. Of course, all anyone heard was that the dealers should "Organize (their) business and open up a school. This was again interpreted by any of his fickle fan base left that KRS wanted to make Drug Dealer High School, (c'mon now, Open your mind and put a book in it!!!).

Other than those two songs, from the intro where KRS plays the role of a DJ dying from lack of vinyl, (a BIG issue back in 92, believe me) to the final grand indictment of the IRS on "Who Are the Pimps?" KRS seems to have no end of material for fueling his fire. For the sudden prevalence and dominance of Gangsta Rap, (and most specifically NWA's Efil4zaggiN album), the fire of the singles "Duck Down" and "We In There" came out punching with lines like "I spit on your #1 hit" and "in jail in a pair of panties you'll look just stunning". For X-Clan and PRT there's "Build and Destroy" where KRS scientifically breaks both crews and his philosphy down with classic lines like "Too many teachers in the class spoil the school/after awhile you've got blabbering f*ckin fools" (ouch!!!). For society at large there's the second single "13 and Good", "Say Gal" and "Poisonous Products". Here Krs edutains the masses about our musical and societal problems with infidelity, morality, vanity... Basically holding up a mirror for us to look at and ask "What the f*ck is wrong with you?"

To explain all this "madness", KRS supplies "Question and Answer". Here KRS breaks down the point of the whole album. In a format similar to "Imma Break It Down" by Eazy-E, KRS interviews himself about various times in his career, his overall message, his own sincerity, and what he's doing to help. Sadly, this track was never a single so no one ever heard KRS explanation and most of the singles fell on what were becoming deaf ears.

Next come the biggest surprises of all. The first is the crazy allout breath control fest of "Like a Throttle". This is the ABSOLUTE BEST exercise in breath distribution ever. I've memorized every line in this album and am amazed to this day how KRS rips this sh*t!!!! The second big surprise comes in the form of a newly invigorated Freddie Foxxx. While Foxxx had appeared earlier on Kool G Rap's Wanted Dead or Alive track "Money In The Bank", it is on tracks "The Original Way" and "Ruff Ruff" where Freddie starts repping the sound that made him the commodity he became a short while later. His LOOOOOOOOOOONG verse on Ruff Ruff is one of his best ever and, if you ever meet me or KRS or Freddie and are so inclined to hear, has a great story behind it.

Finally, the results. After all that, the album didn't sell. In fact, it remains the worst selling BDP album of their carreer. The first album to receive a "Mic" in the source, (they were records before this album was reviewed), received a 4 1/2 rating. The label released 3 singles (all of which have near classic, must have extra tracks). They did three videos. Everything was in place except for the alienated fan base. Maybe they'd all jumped on the West Coast band wagon of Gangsterism and Mysogyny. More likely, they just weren't ready for the new Boom Bap. I figure when the revolution that Nas, Wu-Tang, Boot Camp Clik, and DITC was brought to the table, KRS had to feel like he was slapped. The Teacha and more importantly innovator was ahead of his time again. Pick it up so you can make it your time now.

(Guess that wasn't very brief, huh?)

Average customer rating: The Ultimate Get Your Freak On CD Should have been the king of baby maker slow jams In the mood This album is the bomb GIVE ME SOME

Sex Down Link Manufacturer: Relativity ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | R&B General | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | R&B General | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Rap & Hip-Hop General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Rap & Hip-Hop General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | R&B | Indie Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 R&B | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rap & Hip-Hop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Rome Cheers 2 U Imitations Of Life Ideal Uncle Sam ASIN: B000007OLX Release Date: 1998-06-30

Tracks:

1. Club Scene At Club GiGi's in Dallas (Intro)
2. D.A.N.C.E. With Me
3. Whatcha Gone Do?
4. Gimmie Some
5. I Really Wanna Sex Your Body
6. Sex Down
7. Sex-Lude
8. 911-0024
9. Link's Messages
10. All Night Freakin'
11. Spill
12. One Of A Kind Love
13. I Don't Wanna See
14. Don't Runaway (Prelude)
15. Don't Runaway
16. Thank You

Customer Reviews:

The Ultimate Get Your Freak On CD.......2006-12-29

I heard this CD back in 1999, and when I heard it I fell in LOVE.

Link is another talented brother that knows how to set the mood. I searched and searched for this cd in local stores here in TX, and couldn't find it. But when a friend hipped me to this site, and I searched for it and found it on here, I bought it with the quickness.
This is another cd that is in HEAVY rotation in my cd player.

I call this cd "The Baby Maker" because once you put it in your cd player and light some candles and have that special someone next to you...you better belive it's gonna be on and poppin.

~kisha~

Should have been the king of baby maker slow jams.......2006-12-07

Link burst onto the scene after writing LSG'S My Body and his debut CD holds no punches. The theme of this CD is SEX and he cleverly sells his tales of flesh by cloaking them with radio-ready hooks. Sex Down is pure ear candy -- beneath those slick surfaces, there's not much there (apart from some dirty talk). Link reaches the songwriting heights of his first single "Whatcha Gone Do" or "My Body," with I Really Wanna Sex Your Body,Gimme Some, Sex Down and 911 0024.

In the mood.......2006-08-04

This is a great cd. I puts you in the mood for making love or just f-ing.

This album is the bomb.......2006-05-24

I must agree with the comment below. 8 years on and this album still pumps. I brought this album in 1999 and pull it out on regular occasions. Most tracks on here are awesome. Shame we never heard from him again. He made good contributions to LSG's first album as well with some smooth as tracks. We need more sweet RnB albums like this.

GIVE ME SOME.......2006-05-14

I gave this cd 4 stars not because its something so great but because the slow jams are crazy. The beats are nice. I think if you are trying to get your groove on, some songs off of this cd will get you going. I dont recall ever hearing a song that so nicely wanted you to "give me some" or how he is going to sex you down. I think from anyone else it would have been tasteless but I can still play this cd some 8 yrs later and still love the slow hits.
If you are looking to buy it...I don't know, you may not be too happy with the overall cd.
Link does have a great voice. I would buy it for the slow jams but thats just me and since I love slow jams thats all I need from him.

Average customer rating: Sweet!

Love Kamikaze: The Lost Sex Singles & Collectors' Remixes Michael Franti Manufacturer: Liberation Music Oz ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Contemporary R&B | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Experimental Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music R&B | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Songs From the Front Porch: An Acoustic Collection Yell Fire! Everyone Deserves Music Hypocrisy Is the Greatest Luxury I Know I'm Not Alone ASIN: B0008GIXDM Release Date: 2005-08-30

Tracks:

1. Love Kamikaze
2. Love Me Unique
3. What Happens Next
4. Stay Human [Streets Are Alive Mix]
5. I Wish That I Could Be You
6. Every Single Soul [One-Two Mix]
7. Keepin' It Natural
8. Come and Mess with Me
9. One Minute's All I Need

Album Description

While moving the location of his recording studio, The Sugar Shack, Michael Franti stumbled over a box of jewels with various unreleased versions of songs from past Spearhead sessions for 'Home', 'Chocolate Supa Highway' and 'Stay Human'. The result is Love Kamikaze-The Lost Sex Singles & Collector's Remixes. This is a strictly limited, Australian exclusive release. Liberation. 2005.

Album Details

While Moving Location of his Recording Studio, the Sugar Shack, Michael Franti Stumbled Over a Box of Jewels with Various Unreleased Versions of Songs from Past Spearhead Sessions for "Home", "Chocolate Supa Highway" and "Stay Human". The Result is "Love Kamikaze: The Lost Sex Singles" (And Collectors' Re-mixes.) "The Songs on the Album Are Not all About Sex and Love Lyrically," Franti Says, "Some Mixes were Chosen Because of the Sensuality of the Rhythm and Heaviness of the Bass." The Result is a Lush Sounding Album that is Erotic in It's Sound, that Takes a Brave Look at Love Lost and Found.

Customer Reviews:

Sweet!.......2006-01-20

As always, this CD from Franti is perfection. And, the second track, "Love Me Unique" is frankly HOT! My oh my. You cannot go wrong with any of Michael Franti and Spearhead's recording, and this holds true for Love Kamikaze. Buy it!

Average customer rating:

More Sex & More Soul Roy-C Manufacturer: Collectables ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sex & Soul Slippin' and Slidin' I Got Beat Help Yourself Stand Up in It ASIN: B000000944 Release Date: 1998-01-05

Tracks:

1. From The Outside Looking In (He Used To Be My Friend)
2. You've Got Everything I Need
3. Sure Nuf In Love With You
4. You're So Good To Me
5. Forever, Forever
6. Show Me Love, I'll Show You Pain
7. Great, Great Grandson Of A Slave
8. After Loving You
9. I Want To Love You, Kiss And Hug You
10. Don't Let My Love Get Away
11. Love Me Til Tomorrow Comes
12. Virgin Girl
13. Don't Stop Short Of Satisfaction
14. Every Woman Has A Right

Average customer rating: Very Nostalgic

Love Is Not Sex Captain Hollywood Project Manufacturer: Imago Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: Serenity Mr. President Energique The Madman's Return Will to Power ASIN: B000008E00 Release Date: 1993-06-08

Tracks:

1. More and More [Single Version]
2. All I Want
3. It's Raining
4. Impossible
5. Only With You
6. Rhythm of Life
7. Love 4 U Love 4 Me
8. Rhythm Takes Control
9. Nothing's Gonna Stop Me
10. Only With You [Magic Remix]
11. More and More [Underground Mix]
12. Only With You [Paze 2 Edit][*]

Customer Reviews:

Very Nostalgic.......2005-12-09

I loved this disc when it first came out. I really wish they would reunite and make new beats.

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1. Show Me the Way
2. Sick and Tired [CD-single] [Import]
3. Simply the Best Platinum Soul [Import]
4. Smooth Sax Tribute to Stevie Wonder
5. Someone to Call My Lover, Pt. 2 [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]
6. Soul of the Blues [Original recording remastered]
7. Southern Soul Music
8. Tell It Like It Is [Import]
9. The Best of Isaac Hayes, Vol. 1
10. The Collection [Import]

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Hollies Sing Dylan [Import]

Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Op77; Mozart: Sinfonia concertante in Ef

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What Part of No

DJ Convention: Hiver & Hammer [Import]

History of My Heart

Celtic Horizons

Dirty Words [Import]

Concerto Teatro Uomo [Import]

Bryn Terfel - Handel Arias / Scottish CO, Mackerras

Electrical Storm [CD-single] [Import] [Limited Edition]

Fade and Saturn

Devuelveme Tu Amor

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