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I’ve had the biggest crush on this woman since before I even ever heard one note of her music. It only got worse after I did hear her stuff. Incredible voice and a super talented instrumentalist make her one artist that you need to hear. Hit the jump to watch a dope documentary on the making of her new album, Chamber Music Society.

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The Strange Games… series which began in the summer of 1997, represents the blueprint for modern R&B and rap music. It joins the dots between 70s soul, 80s rare groove and 90s mass market hip hop. This compilation contains a wide variety of styles of tracks, from classic dance-floor fillers as well as lesser known delights. A more accessible diggers delight if you wish with an emphasis on quality track and not just songs worth having for a 2 second sample. Featuring a much more worldly selection than its predecessors – tracks by the multi platinum selling War to Sylvia ( Founder of Sugarhill Records) sit side by side with world music underground icons like C.K. Mann and Francisco Aguabella. This volume is the 5th in a series of compilations that appears to have the widest appeal of all BBEs compilations

Okay this is part of a two cd collection, the first part being an unmixed cd of the tracks and the second is DJ Spinna having his way with all of the individual songs. If you want the unmixed version then you need to drop some cash and pick it up here. You can hit the jump for the Spinna version.

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