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Collectors Item - Music, Art and Life: Dwele
It's Game Over When J Dilla, Phat Kat, Dwele & Tall Black Guy Collide


Enjoy the wonderful harmonies which producer Tall Black Guy provides as fans revisit some of his best instrumentals with cool remix blends. "Game Over" (The Thriller Seeker Remix) by Treach Diesel features Dilla and Phat Kat getting bragadoccious to the music of TBG. On "Without You", DJ DEPPS pairs the heavenly vocals of Dwele to a divine beat by TBG. The result is a song that's bound to lift your soul out of your seat as good music from The D touches your eardrum.
 

Detroit Represents Soulful Hip Hop As Verdict, Dwele & Monica Blaire Unite

By JR on 6:21 PM

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In the Motor City, a special kind of soulful sound lives as Verdict, Dwele and Monica Blaire expand upon the art of Hip Hop. "Choosin" paints a picture of a perfect day in the life of Verdict as he seeks his significant other in rhyme. With a funky live bass, smooth vocals by Dwele and vivid storytelling, this stands among the best Hip Hop moments in the art of macking. From Verdict's 2019 album "Lost Files".

Dwele Interviews & Preps “Same Book… New Chapter” LP For 2017

By JR on 8:10 AM

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"It must be a challenge to try and out-do yourself, when you are indeed the one who sets the bar of expectations in your musical genre. His latest, hit single “Wanna Dance” features the Legendary Phife Dawg (A Tribe Called Quest) & R&B great Mike City and is from his forthcoming album “Same Book… New Chapter” due to be released Summer / Fall 2017."




Playlist:

01 – Dwele – Money Don’t Mean A Thing (Spacek Remix) (Subject, 2003)
02 – Dwele – Poppa Yo (Intro) (Subject, 2003)
03 – Dwele – A Pimp’s Dream (Some Kinda…, 2005)
04 – Dwele – Body Rock (…Sketches Of A Man, 2008)
05 – Dwele – If You Want To (Feat. Lloyd Dwane and J. Tait) (…Sketches Of A Man, 2008)
06 – Dwele – Wanna Dance (Feat. Phife Dawg and Mike City) (Single, 2017)

Background music during the interview:

Ahmed Sirour – DJ Soulswede’s Theme, Dwele – Truth, Dwele – Subject, A Tribe Called Quest – Jazz (We’ve Got), Dwele – Money Don’t Mean A Thing, Dwele – Some Kinda (Feat. Antwan Gardner)

Dwele feat. Monica Blaire - "SWANK" (Official Video)


Dwele and Monica Blaire personify style and originality within their inner being and sound of music through the groovy Jazz/Soul of "SWANK". Drawing inspiration from the persona and swaying rhythm of classic Jazz musicians and merging with the sophistication of modern Soul, this song represents confidence and a new sense of cool in music.

Dwele - Greater Than One by JR on Grooveshark

Dwele Sings Soul For Social Cause On The Inspirational "Drive The Future"

By JR on 1:15 AM

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Making It Happen Foundation (MIHF) and Digital Lungz supports artist, social causes and community based projects through the delivery of digital music releases, fan call to actions and social giving campaigns.

IMPACT "Every Celebrity Has A Cause, What's Yours?,speaks to the shared experiences and passion of music artist to support national and global initiatives. R&B soul singer and 5x Grammy nominated artist Dwele partnered with Black United Fund of Michigan's Drive The Future social giving campaign to support cultural arts and music educational programs nationally.


How can you support?
Text "DRIVETHE FUTURE" to 41444 and donate $5, $10 or $15 and receive a link to download Dwele's new single Drive The Future!

We invite you to record and share your vision of how your driving the future or use the #DRIVETHEFUTURE hashtag on Twitter.

Produced by: Making It Happen Foundation, Digital Lungz and Impact Music Group


3 Ways to support Drive The Future:
1. Text "DRIVETHEFUTURE to 41444 donate and receive a free download of Drive The Future by Dwele.
2. Buy the single on ITunes, Google Play and Amazon MP3.
3. Listen to new single on Soundcloud like and share! Easy as 1,2,3!

Eavesdrop Podcast #124 with In-Studio Guest: Dwele

By JR on 7:40 PM

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Fresh off the release of his album "Greater Than One", The Eavesdrop podcast welcomes Detroit vocalist and producer Dwele to their studios for an in-depth conversation about his career. It's no question that Dwele adds a unique soulful touch to Hip Hop songs with his voice and has released an impressive catalog of his own work as a strong contributor to the R&B/Soul genre. As you can probably tell by the tracklist below, Junior & Lil Dave of Eavesdrop Radio has a strong ear for quality R&B which makes this interview with Dwele a deep one when it comes to discussing music.



Listen to Eavesdrop Podcast #124 with In-Studio Guest: Dwele




Bahamadia (ft. Dwele) - Philadelphia
New Sector Movements - The Sun (ft. Dwele)
Dwele - Too Fly
Madlib - Stepping Into Tomorrow
Dwele - Early Morning (? Remix)
Dwele - Angel (? Remix)
DJ Mitsu the Beats (ft. Dwele) - Right Here (Seoul City Refix)
Dwele (ft. Phife) - What Profit (Remix)
Dwele - What You Gotta Do (ft. Raheem DaVaughn)
Dwele - Swank (ft. Monica Blaire)
Dwele - PATrick RONald (ft. Monica Blaire)
The Stepkids - Sweet Salvation
Flying Lotus (ft. Erykah Badu) - See Thru To U
Ab - Strawberry Letter 22 Interlude
Ab - Strawberry Letter 23 (ft. Nat Turner)
Grooveman Spot - Pretending (Holie Smith & Isaac Aesili)
Foreign Exchange - Daykeeper (ft. Muhsinah)
Freddie Joachim - If I Ask You
Medline (ft. Roni Alkekengi) - Everybody Loves The Sunshine
Kon & The Gang - Sunlight
JJ Doom - Winter Blues
House Shoes - Last Breath (Ft. Nottz, Oh No, & MED)
M.E.D. - Mystcal Magical
Dotmatic - Coffy Break
Maxwell - Ascension (Touchsoul Lover’s Only Edit)
Jill Scott - Crown Royal (record Breakin’ Remix)
Moodymann - Mahogani 9000 / Black Mahogani
Yellowtail - Back to the Melody (Opolopo Remix)
813 - Pan-O-Matika
Robot Koch x Kuhn - Sludge
Dam-Funk - 17 Days
Antibalas - Sare Kon Kon (Redux)
Afro Novalima - Candela (Faze Action Bump n Hustle Mix)
Louie Vega (ft. Blaze) - Elements of Life (Kay Suzuki + Sauce 81 remix)
Osunlade - Rader Du (ft. Wumni)

"SOULfisticated" - A Mix of Neo Soul Music From 2011




If you take a good look, 2011 has been pretty good for the Hip Hop-influenced sound of R&B known as Neo-Soul with artists branching out to new forms of originality, nostaliga and experimentation. On "SOULfisticated 2011", the Birmingham UK DJ who goes by the name of SOULfisticated drops some gems from a group of artists who made music to inspire, calm the spirit and keep us moving. 

 Music by Onra, Pac Div, Erykah Badu, Pharrell & Questlove, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Ishe, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Ayah, Geno, Amp Fiddler, Emmanuel, Mark De Clive Lowe, Amerie, Median, Nate Smith, Freddie Joachim, Oliver Daysoul, Slakah the Beatchild, Slum Village, Dwele, Musiq Soulchild, J Soul, Chris Daddy Dave, Gretchen Parlato, Sam Champ & D Angelo.

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