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...i still have very mixed feelings about the term "breezy" but that's the word i keep coming back to when i think of the shit i've been wantin' to listen to since the sun finally came out. i guess breezy is like a song where the beat swings more than boom-baps, or straight apes a soul song for the chorus, or is all organs and strings...or all of the above. i'm not articulating this well, but here's what i mean:

cam'on/juelz/freezy zeekey - hey ma
little brother - for you
nas - k.i.s.s.i.n.g.
ice cube - it was a good day (remix)
push button objects/aesop - shut down
kanye - home
big pun - i'm not a player

anybody got any favorites along these lines? (i apologize for the weak definition of the term, but work with me here...)

― alexx (guitar romantik), Thursday, 6 May 2004 22:33 (twenty-one years ago)

beatnuts - off the books
g-unit feat. joe - wanna get to know you
eve - satisfaction
lil wayne - shine

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 6 May 2004 22:37 (twenty-one years ago)

The Summertime (beyonce) remix with Ghostface is Pretty damn breezy.

Snoop Dogg--Beautiful (I guess a lot of Neptunes stuff is attempting to be breezy)
Blackalicious--First in Flight

― Scott CE (Scott CE), Thursday, 6 May 2004 22:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Busta Rhymes & Erykah Badu - One
Camp Lo - Sparkle
Dr. Dre - Let Me Ride
Pharcyde - Passing Me By

― Kornél Kovács (Kornél Kovács), Thursday, 6 May 2004 22:46 (twenty-one years ago)

canibus - no return
warren g - this is the shack
coolio - ghetto highlights
bone thugs and harmony - 1st of the month
ll coolj - boomin system
tupac - all bout u

― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Thursday, 6 May 2004 22:51 (twenty-one years ago)

la the darkman - "spring water" is what you need

― fizzcaraldo (Justin M), Thursday, 6 May 2004 23:33 (twenty-one years ago)

de la soul - cool breeze on the rocks

― cutty (mcutt), Thursday, 6 May 2004 23:37 (twenty-one years ago)

This thread is owned by Souls of Mischief - 93 Til Infinity.

― M Carty (mj_c), Friday, 7 May 2004 08:25 (twenty-one years ago)

People Under The Stairs - San Francisco Knights (this owns)
Handsome Boy Modeling School feat Grand Puba and Sadat X - Once Again
Sir Menelik, Sadat X and (Name Forgotten) - Seven XL (DJ Spinna is key here)

― Barima (Barima), Friday, 7 May 2004 09:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Blackalicious--First in Flight
At times Blackalicious makes me seasick with their breeziness.

― jesus nathalie (nathalie), Friday, 7 May 2004 09:13 (twenty-one years ago)

scarface - my block
smif 'n wessun - bucktown
gang starr - ex girl to next girl (though i don't think i can listen to gang starr anymore really)
NAUGHTY BY NATURE - O.P.P ("feel me flow" too)
t.i. - let me tell you something
sean paul - punkie

― m. (mitchlnw), Friday, 7 May 2004 10:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Nas 'Nas Is Like'
9ine 'Wutcha Want'
Prefuse 73 'Perverted Undertone'
Souls Of Mischief '93 til Infinity'
Gonzales 'Gringo Star'
Kurious 'I'm Kurious'
Wu Tang 'C.R.E.A.M.'

― stevem (blueski), Friday, 7 May 2004 11:06 (twenty-one years ago)

DJ Quik - Summer Breeze is a great breezy song.

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Friday, 7 May 2004 11:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Naughty By Nature - Hip Hop Hooray (Pete Rock Remix)
Pete Rock and CL Smooth - Mecca And The Soul Brother
The Herbaliser - Goldrush, The Blend (Penaut Butter Wolf Remix)
Peanut Buter Wolf feat. Kazi - Breaks 'Em Down
The Jigmastas - Keep On Rocking
Jeru The Damaja - Me Or The Papes (Rae and Christian Remix, underrated classic)
Wu Tang Clan - Tearz
The Beastie Boys - Car Thief, Slow Ride

― Barima (Barima), Friday, 7 May 2004 12:36 (twenty-one years ago)

above the law - untouchable

― mullygrubber (gaz), Friday, 7 May 2004 12:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Beasties again - Sure Shot, The Sounds Of Science, Hey Ladies, What Comes Around, Jimmy James, Live At PJ's, Pass The Mic pt. 2 (Skills To Pay The Bills), Get It Together, Flute Loop, The Grasshopper Unit (Keep Movin')/Can't Won't Dont' Stop
Bubba Sparxxx - Comin Round
Timbaland and Magoo - It's Your Night
Missy Elliott - Back In The Day, Beep Me 911
Jay-Z - Big Pimpin'
The Blueboy - Remember Me (Rae and Christian Remix)
The Pharcyde - Runnin' (Rae and Christian Remix), Oh Shit, 4 Betta Or 4 Worse, Groupie Therapy, Why?

― Barima (Barima), Friday, 7 May 2004 13:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, and Ugly Duckling to thread.

― Barima (Barima), Friday, 7 May 2004 13:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation, Scenario
Mr. Lif - New Man Theme
The Roots - Push Up Yr Lighter, Do You Want More!??!?!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 7 May 2004 13:14 (twenty-one years ago)

This thread has reminded me how long it's been since I've listened to Camp Lo.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 7 May 2004 13:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Beatnuts - Let Off a Couple

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 7 May 2004 13:15 (twenty-one years ago)

big pimpin' ain't breezy, it's UNSTOPPABLE PIMPTOPIAN EXOTIC FUTURISM

― m. (mitchlnw), Friday, 7 May 2004 13:17 (twenty-one years ago)

How is Big Pimpin' breezy?!

The albums that immediately popped into my head when I saw this thread were Digable Planets 'Blowout Comb' and the Roots 'Do you Want More?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!'

(haha, x-post)

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 7 May 2004 13:19 (twenty-one years ago)

EPMD - Please Listen To My Demo --- BREEZIEST RAP EVAH! PERIOD.

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Friday, 7 May 2004 13:19 (twenty-one years ago)

has no-one mentioned about 200 tracks by Outkast yet? yowza

― stevem (blueski), Friday, 7 May 2004 13:21 (twenty-one years ago)

skee-lo's "I wish" ownz this thread

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Friday, 7 May 2004 13:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Ghostface Killah & Slick Rick - The Sun

― minolta (minolta), Friday, 7 May 2004 13:24 (twenty-one years ago)

All the Outkast songs that come to mind immediately are NOT breezy at all..."BOB", "Rosa Parks", "Wheels of Steel", "Ms. Jackson", etc. They're all pretty heavy.

Oh wait, okay, "So Fresh So Clean" is k-breezy.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 7 May 2004 13:25 (twenty-one years ago)

'Big Pimpin'' is more sub breezy really, but it is entirely a summer jam. It's light and simple.

Dear Tribe, I'm sorry, how could I forget:

'Everything Is Fair', 'Butter', 'Show Business', 'Vibes and Stuff', 'Jazz (We Got)', 'What?', 'Award Tour', 'We Can Get Down', 'Oh My God', 'Jam', '1nce Again', 'Separate Together' and the mondo obvious 'Can I Kick It'?

― Barima (Barima), Friday, 7 May 2004 13:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince - Summertime

― scg, Friday, 7 May 2004 13:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Jazzy Jeff's production work on Jill Scott's album is definitely breezy also, although breezy with lots of flavor, like when the wind brings the aroma of your neighbor's barbeque over the fence.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 7 May 2004 13:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Mos Def - 'Love', 'Body Rock' with Q. Tip and Tash
Black Star - 'Astronomy', 'Definition', 'Brown Skin Lady'
Common - 'The 6th Sense'
De La Soul - 'Potholes In My Lawn', 'Pass The Plugs'
Nas - 'Memory Lane'

― Barima (Barima), Friday, 7 May 2004 13:49 (twenty-one years ago)

The Sound Providers - "Get Down"

― Evanston Wade (EWW), Friday, 7 May 2004 13:51 (twenty-one years ago)

I find this thread somehow unsavory.

― Al (sitcom), Friday, 7 May 2004 14:00 (twenty-one years ago)

shit the "/strongo" tag I put in there didn't show up

― Al (sitcom), Friday, 7 May 2004 14:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Hawaiian Sophie

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Friday, 7 May 2004 14:12 (twenty-one years ago)

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