Nina Simone Sundays

It's weird, even with all this gentrification there are still drug dealers on my corner. And now some of these new white people wave hello to them in the morning walking their tiny little weird inbred dogs on their way to the new Internet cafe they opened up.

Good Morning Local neighborhood Crack Man!

It's old New York meets new New York and it's a beautiful thing to behold




Nina Simone: The Pusher

Nina Simone Sundays

Nina Simone covering Hall & Oats




Nina Simone: Rich Girl

Nina Simone Sundays

Isn't it a pity?
You don't know what I'm talking 'bout yet but I'm gonna tell you soon- Isn't it a pity?


Nina Simone: Isn't It a Pity


Go ahead and marinate on that.

Nina Simone Sundays

I knew all week this was going to be the joint for today's Nina Simone Sunday.

I've been reflecting on how delicious forbidden fruit can taste. Go on and eat it's mighty sweet.

The song reminds me of this little Dujeous diddy; the way the drummer is clickity clacking on the rim.

Dujeous is New York City's resident live hip hop band. They've been rocking for quite awhile and toured the globe. "Cinematics" is off their very first 12" back in the day.

Nina Simone: Forbidden Fruit

Dujeous: Cinematics

"Y'all went and did it and now yer gonna get it"

Nina Simone Sundays

Quote of the night (from last night 2/17/07):

"B-More is so hot right now"
-Some random weirdo hipster DJ dude

You should have heard the way way he said "Beee-More".

Like......We live busy lives. Who has time to pronounce all those syllables? That's why I stay slanging it up and getting my coffee to go.

Peace to all the non-cornballs out there, still repping. Keep your heads up!

Happy Nina Simone Day!

Nina Simone: Baltimore
from Baltimore (CTI 1978)

Nina Simone Sundays

I'm establishing yet another tradition today. From now on Sundays will be "Nina Simone Sundays"

I've heard it said that Sunday is the Lord's day.

Well He's gonna have to share it with Nina from now on.



This little clip is just gorgeous.




Nina Simone was Gangsta. Talking about getting guns and shit. Oh you didn't know? check it.



My favorite part of this is when she says "my boobies". Does that make me juvenile?