** Drum roll please.....**
Vince Staples - Norf Norf
I got into the Rap for a few tunes for you guys last week for a change, so I am going to go down the Rap road again, except this time, I will go with something a little bit more modern.
A friend of mine sent me this on Spotify around eight years ago and my initial reaction was Damn.......... @seki1 have you heard of Vince? I reckon he would be right up your street, so with any luck I am introducing you to him.
Vince Staples - Lift Me Up
Vince knew all about poverty and "the hood" growing up in Compton, California. His Mum tried to get the family including Vince and his 5 siblings away from the gangs by moving to Long Beach, but it did not really work as the family were poor and that often ends up as a poverty trap, with few escaping.
Both of these opening tunes are from his debut album Summertime '06 which was released back in 2015 and got good critical acclaim and reviews. One critic said "It's a major triumph disguised as a minor one—60 minutes of lean, inventive, important rap music that never pats itself on the back for being any of those things" which I think sums it up pretty well.
Vince Staples - Señorita
Another one from his debut album is Señorita. This song talks about his gang running days in Compton. Staples says it was something he was born into and never knew any other way, it felt natural. He has a way to convey these times very well in his songs and does not talk about them in a positive way at all.
If you like your rap and you are not familiar with the album Summertime '06 from Vince Staples, do yourself a favour and check it out. If you don't like Rap, then you'll have to jog on for this week, don't worry I will have some rock or indie or the like next week!
Three Tune Tuesday
That's right, it's Tuesday folks and for our merry little band of ladies and lads, that means sharing tunes, good vibes and engagement. As another week disappears in the rearview mirror, we have loads of engagement and tunes flying around on Three Tune Tuesday and sure isn't that bloody fantastic! I hope you're ready to share three tunes from wherever you find yourself on this magical spinning lump of rock that we all call home and sure you might even sing us a tune if we're lucky?
It's a time of the week when lovers of music, tunes and craic bring their blockchain community three of their finest and brightest tunes to share and celebrate, so let's roll on and let the tunes flow free.
This is my 110th week waxing lyrical for Three Tune Tuesday and we are still going strong.
It started off with me just sharing tunes into what seemed like a void, but little by little others joined and now I'm thrilled that we have a little corner of Hive where we come and share our tunes every Tuesday, and long may it continue. I almost stopped posting the songs and thoughts a few times, but I stuck with it and now interestingly it is my favorite thing about Hive. I love music and now I have a network of folks around the world who love music too and we share our tunes and catch up with each others tunes and discuss them each week. We get Pop, Metal, Rock, Gospel, Folk, Jazz, Rap, Hip-Hop, Trip-Hop, Reggae, Bippy bappidy Flange Hop. Ok I made that one up, but you get the idea, we are all learning about new artists, bands, back stories and sure isn't it just mighty!
Something that excites me the most is that we even get musicians sharing their covers of famous songs and even their own songs from time to time here on #ThreeTuneTuesday, which is a real favorite of mine, as that takes talent, time and dedication.
We are adding New posters and retaining our core of regulars here on #TTT which is fantastic. Let's keep it growing. Weekly, I try to find four to six hours to listen to all of the fantastic music shared from like-minded folk from around the globe and interact with their posts. This has led me to genres I don't know well and to some amazing new bands and artists and has even introduced me to some musical instruments I did not know existed. It also allows me to upvote smaller accounts and find some really interesting people from all over the world, which is heartening.
I hope you enjoy the tunes - be sure to tell me all about it in the comments below and above all else, please enjoy the rest of your Tuesday - smile at a stranger, rub a dog, be a nice human to someone who was not expecting it - peace out.
For those unfamiliar with TTT or Three Tune Tuesday....
The jist is as follows
Every Tuesday I'm going to share 3 songs which I like to listen to and I invite your feedback in the comments below. Better still, why not have a blast of your own Three Tune Tuesday and mention me in the post and I'll come and find the post and upvote it. If you could also use #threetunetuesday tag that would be great, as that is what I use when sifting through all the entries every Wednesday. It'll be a sweet way for us all to discover new music. You'll also be in with a chance of winning the prize - more on that later.
HBI contest - win 10HBI
Share your Three Tune Tuesday songs below or create a post with #ttt or #threetunetuesday and mention me so I can find the post.
I'll pick the three songs I enjoyed the most each week as the winner and transfer 1 share of HBI to the winner when this post pays out 7 days from now, but wait there's more...
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My old pal and brother from another mother @blanchy started a trend and now also commits a share of HBI each week and along came eight more Three Tune legends @blackdaisyft @hannes-stoffel @tengolotodo @inthenow @wwwiebe @grindan @jasperdick and @dbooster so now the winner will receive ten shares of HBI, not too shabby at all folks.
10 SHARES OF HBI FOLKS!!!! BOOM!!!
Special mention this week also to @emma-h who sponsored this initiative for 3 weeks - legend!
Thanks a million to our sponsors above once again.
Sin é, That's all folks, thanks for stopping by.
That's it for another week. Those are your three songs for week one hundred and ten. Let me know what you think - good, bad or indifferent? Did you like them all or just one or two?
Also, as I said before, I love getting good steers for new tunes, so please tell me about the latest and greatest from your playlist below and I'll be sure to check em out.
The YouTube videos shared are not owned by me and I am simply sharing great music with the community here on Hive
Thanks as always for stopping by everyone.
Peace Out
