The Donut Shop (Part II)

9th Wonder's beat 3: Billy Paul - "I Want 'Cha Baby",
9th Wonder's "Let The Dollar Circulate", Steve Spacek's "Let The Dollar Circulate": Billy Paul - "Let The Dollar Circulate". WHEN LOVE IS NEW. 1975. Philadelphia International Records.
A triple threat. It's McFadden and Whitehead. It's Gamble & Huff. It's Billy Paul. It's a great record. "When Love Is New" is pretty much the joint. And before R. Kelly was "going half", Billy Paul was "making". "Let's Make A Baby" is another great album cut. This is a must-have.



Cat Stevens - "Was Dog A Doughnut?". IZITSO. 1977. A&M.
So this is a crazy ass break that I'd had on an unlabled mp3 for quite some time. Thanks go out to Bill who put me on. I've got most of Cat Stevens' earlier works. The TEA FOR TILLERMAN era folky stuff. And It pretty much stays locked up. This, however, is great. Unfortunately, "WDAD" is a stand out track, but the arrangement on songs like "To Be A Star" and "Sweet Jamaica" are listenable.




Junior MAFIA's "Get Money", 2Pac's "Hit Em Up": Dennis Edwards' "Don't Look Any Further", DON'T LOOK ANY FURTHER, 1984. Gordy.
This man is a criminal. He's the mastermind behind the east coast - west coast beef of the mid-late 1990s. Yup, I said it. Something subliminal is going on here. Something is stirring up hatred between the Bad Boy and Death Row camps. Is it his sultry, Pendegrass-esque vocals or the cheesy distorted riffs of the ever-basic guitar solo at the bridge? I have no idea. But its the jam. Let's all wop it out, shall we?


J Dilla's "Workinonit": 10cc - "Worst Band In The World", 100cc. 1975. UK Records.
Okay, so this doesn't REALLLY count. It's a greatest hits collection, but I'll replace it with the album ASAP. I promise. The basis of one of the funkier donuts, "Worst Band In The World" was originally intended for The Roots (find "Workinonit" by Black Thought ft. Dice Raw at your nearest mp3 sharing site now!). Von Pea brought it to my attention that the name of this song was destined to get sampled for The Roots specifically. Quite the sense of humor.


J Dilla's "Waves": 10cc - "Johnny Don't Do It", 10cc. 1973. UK Records.
Much like their other semi-hit "Donna", 10cc exhibits their fasination with American 50s pop rock on this sarcastic, "Earth Angel" butchery. You gotta love the shit though. On some "Leader Of The Pack" shit, it tells the story of a high school boy named Johnny who took his steady girlfriend for a ride on his hog. There is a newsman reporting about the death during a melodic bridge that became the third donut. It's pretty cool. Check it out.