#the Gap Band

[blackmusicdaily]

THE GAP BAND — “PARTY LIGHTS” (1981)

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[yesteryearbookclub]

Rocking some sick band tees at Belmont High School, 1983

[singonavine71]

The Gap Band was an American R&B and funk band that rose to fame during the 1970s and 1980s. The band consisted of three brothers: Charlie, Ronnie, and Robert Wilson, along with other members; it was named after streets (Greenwood, Archer, and Pine) in the historic Greenwood neighborhood in the brothers' hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

[thelensofyashunews]

TRIPLE PLATINUM HIP-HOP STAR DON TOLIVER RETURNS WITH “ATTITUDE (FT. CHARLIE WILSON AND CASH COBAIN)”

Triple Platinum hip-hop singer-songwriter Don Toliver is back with his latest single, “Attitude (Ft. Charlie Wilson and Cash Cobain).” Recently teased during an explosive live performance at BRED Abu Dhabi, the highly charged track is available now and accompanied by an electrifying music video available.

“Attitude” heralds the release of Toliver’s hugely anticipated new album, Hardstone Psycho, arriving everywhere on Friday, June 14. Pre-orders are available now HERE. 

Hardstone Psycho also includes such recently released singles as “Deep In The Water,” joined by an emotionally poignant visual. “Deep In The Water” was preceded by Toliver’s first single of 2024, “Bandit,” which arrived alongside an official visual now boasting over 5.7M views via YouTube HERE. The track – which features a sample from Tame Impala’s “One More Hour“ – proved Toliver’s first top 10 hit as a lead artist on Billboard’s “Hot Rap Songs” chart while also making a top 40 debut on Billboard’s “Hot 100” alongside critical acclaim from The FADER, Stereogum, REVOLT, and more. In addition, Tolliver and his crew recently performed “Bandit” on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, streaming HERE.

Don Toliver will celebrate the arrival of Hardstone Psycho with a number of upcoming live dates, including top-billed festival performances at New York City’s The Governor’s Ball (June 9) and Bridgeview, IL’s Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash (June 14). For updates and ticket availability, please see www.dontolivermusic.com/tour. 

Hard Stone Psycho marks the long awaited follow-up to Toliver’s acclaimed third studio album, 2023’s Love Sick, available now in an Expanded Deluxe Edition HERE. The album includes standout favorite “Private Landing (Feat. Justin Bieber & Future)“ and such hit singles as “Leave The Club (Feat. Lil Durk & GloRilla),“ “4 Me (Feat. Kali Uchis),“ and “Slow Motion (Feat. WizKid).”

Love Sick arrived alongside the self-written short film, Love Sick, which proved among the year’s most celebrated visuals including three prestigious Telly Awards honoring excellence in video and television across all screens. The video drew top trophies in a trio of “Branded Content” categories, including two Gold Telly Awards: Craft (for Directing and Videography/Cinematography) and a Bronze Telly Award: General (for Music).

Further accolades include a prestigious “Best Music Video Film” award at Hollywood’s 5th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival devoted to showcasing the best and brightest short films from around the globe. Presented by Rotation (the hip-hop and R&B brand from Amazon Music), directed by award-winning French filmmaker Alexandre Moors (Kendrick Lamar, Juice WRLD, Miley Cyrus), and produced by Good Company (Lemonade, Pharrell Williams, Adele), Love Sick is streaming exclusively on Prime Video HERE.

[culturalappreciator]

Can I Get A Sample?!

The Sample

The Gap Band- Outstanding (1982)

The Samplers

Da Brat- Da B Side [ft. Notorious B.I.G. & Jermaine Dupri] (1994)

Soul For Real- Every Little Thing I Do (1995)

The Braxtons- So Many Ways (1997)

Ashanti- Happy [ft. Ja Rule] (2002)

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Hey, girl, I think we're the right combination; A winning team, it must be for one. Let's try to keep this love together - It might bring out something real.

The Gap Band - I Found My Baby (12" Club/Dance Mix)

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Top Of The Pops Vol 81 (1980)

The Toppers cover The Gap Band

[blackmusicdaily]

The Gap Band album covers (1970s)

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[ladyxandria]

30-Day Song Challenge

Day 16: A song that’s a classic favorite

[popmusic101]

Flashback: Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars

13th January 2025

Another week in the top spot for Rosé and Bruno Mars' 'APT.' - come on 2025, we're waiting for a brand new #1 song! But while we wait for that to happen, we'll flashback ten years to 2015, when a different song featuring Bruno Mars was the #1. It's Mark Ronson's 'Uptown Funk'. Let's take a listen.

Apologies to Mark Ronson, but if you'd asked me earlier I would have said that 'Uptown Funk' was a Bruno Mars song. That's how much Mars completely owns the track. I think it actually makes a really nice comparison song with 'APT.' - both are infectious, fun, bouncy songs that really showcase Mars' sense of humour and of course his vocals, and there's even a bit of similarity in the style of the music videos.

'Uptown Funk' was a bit of an instant classic when it first came out, and deservedly so. It was in the #1 spot for nine weeks back in 2015, which is kind of funny because that's also how long 'APT.' has (currently) been at #1! It was Mars' third #1 single and Ronson's first and only #1 song, which is kind of surprising because I would have guessed 'Valerie' (his 2007 single with Amy Winehouse) was a #1 as well, and yet it only reached #39 on the charts. That's absolutely insane because 'Valerie' is such a popular song and still gets a reasonable amount of radio play today.

'Uptown Funk' was inspired by a song by The Gap Band called 'Oops Up Side Your Head', but a couple of other artists have also accused Ronson of copying their songs including Collage's 'Young Girls'; The Sequence's 'Funk You Up'; and Zapp's 'More Bounce To The Ounce'. Personally speaking, I can hear it a little in all three songs, but it seems like more of a passing similarity than anything else. People have also said the theme song for the British kids TV show 'The Really Wild Show' sounds similar and yeah, I guess it sort of does too, but I think it all really just comes down to a similar style and genre of music than anything else. Side note though: 'The Really Wild Show' looks super cool and ten year old me would have been super into it!

Regardless, 'Uptown Funk' is an incredible track and I'm glad we got to flashback to it. I just hope we can get to hear some new 2025 music next week! Please? Please?

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