The Chuckness

Today I felt inspired to drop a random Throwback Thursday post for a couple reasons.  For one, it’s been way too long since we’ve dropped a Throwback Thursday post, and secondly a Guest in the shoutbox posted a link to a dope video of a guy playing 2Pac’s “Changes” on the violin.  A super cool video of one of my favorite songs.  This was the jam back in middle school; there’s no denying it. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download: 2Pac- Changes Then another random throwback track that really has no relationship with the video or song above, … Continue reading →

Today’s post features old and new music, both performed by Jamiroquai. The throwback version of this post is Virtual Insanity – a great jam with a badass music video. The tracked dropped waaaay back in 1996 and the video absolutely blew up: at the MTV Video Music Awards in September 1997, it earned ten nominations, winning four awards. That’s a pretty amazing showing. Not sure I appreciate the symbolism and whatnot (if any); what’s with the cockroaches? or the bleeding couch? Whatever. Last week Jamiroquai dropped a track to be included on his new album called Rock Dust Light Star … Continue reading →

Hello World! Throwback Tony is in the house! I’m old school, so it’s only fitting that I share the songs from back in MY day. Enjoy, and as always, feel free to comment and let me know of anything you feel worthy of “Throwback” status. Alright let’s start this thing. 1.) Jay-Z (feat. Beyonce) – Bonnie & Clyde After reading the Forbes top list of Hip-Hop artists and their successes, I thought it would be only fitting to start off with the #1 man, Mr. Shawn Carter. He made $63 Million this past year, which definitely deserves a round of applause.  So I am … Continue reading →

I decided to put together a different kind of Throwback Thursday post this week to celebrate the monumental launch of our new format over here at The Chuckness.  The second I saw the layout that Mike from MadeByGuerilla had put together for us I knew that the font came from my favorite video game ever, Grand Theft Auto III.  Then I remembered driving through Liberty City in my Banshee (that I stole from the car dealership from braking the glass) causing a riot while bumping the crazy throwback jams from the radio station Flashback 95.6.  For those of you who … Continue reading →

So I just got back from a short trip to Maine where me and Chuck were discussing how we need to bring back Throwback Thursdays, and right when I get in my car driving from Baltimore to D.C.  this classic gem comes on the radio.  This classic from Naughty By Nature is a perfect summer jam to put on and just have a good time to.  The summer is winding down and people will start going back to school soon, but it is always good to keep the summer music bumping.  If you have any other suggestions for throwback summer … Continue reading →

DJ Lhasa – Giulia Jimbo and I were kicking around some Throwback Thursday ideas this evening, and the thought spawned to do a little Italian dance club edition.  Take a good, hard look at the legend above.  Looks a little goofy, kind of old, awkward stunner shades.  There’s no way he could be responsible for the greatest European club track of all time.  Right?  Right?  Wrong.  DJ Lhasa’s “Giulia” is 2 minutes and 45 seconds of life-altering fury.  I’ve yet to meet anyone who doesn’t fall in love with the song upon one spin.  Two plays and it’s lights out; … Continue reading →

Originally I had a different throwback jam up my sleeve for this week, but it’ll have to wait until next week. Chuck and I went off this evening and had a great discussion about how in the year 2000, an album was released that rocked our musical foundations: Funkmaster Flex Volume IV. I remember feeling like the most badass 8th grader the world had ever seen – riding in the back of the bus, flaunting my fresh Sony headphones, and just rocking track after track on this album. Check out some standouts: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download: … Continue reading →

Nelly – Here We Come I remember my parents put Funkmaster Flex’s Mixtape Vol. 4 in my stocking one Christmas and I was the happiest kid in America.  Kids wanted foosball tables, videogames, remote control cars…all I wanted was FunkFlex’s Mixtape Volume 4.  Anyways, I was also obsessed with Nelly at the time, and his flow over this beat just made my  8th grade ginger head explode.  One of the best. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download: Nelly – Here We Come St. Lunatics – Summer in the City Keeping the Nelly trend going here, I dug up … Continue reading →

So recently I have been listening to a lot of Gang Starr and I figured it would only be right to remind yall of the best duo to ever make music in my opinion.  DJ Premier kills it on the boards scratching and sampling while Guru comes with his monotone flow.  So just enjoy the perfect sound that these two created and celebrate the great work they created…..R.I.P. Guru Download: Gang Starr- Full Clip [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download: Gang Starr- Step In The Arena [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download: Gang Starr- Skills [Audio … Continue reading →

I was cruising The Hype Machine and found this stellar throwback jam. Whatever happened to awesome remixes/collaborations? It’s easy to be spoiled by this track, as it features an all-star cast: Talib Kweli, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Mos Def, and Busta Rhymes. I’m not asking for five hall of fame rappers to appears on all remixes, but everything I’ve heard recently doesn’t hold a candle to this. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download Talib Kweli – Get By (Remix) Tweet