Rare Gems: Aaries – All I Ever & Always Remember

Rare Gems: Aaries – All I Ever & Always Remember

I mentioned I was going to feature this group and a couple of their unreleased singles, so here they are. The group came up out of Philadelphia and eventually branched on with Musiq and got a chance to sing back up for him on tour. The group eventually went on to sign...
Rare Gem: Playa – Ride 4 Me

Rare Gem: Playa – Ride 4 Me

Another song that was mentioned in the interview with Digital Black. What’s interesting are the comments Black made about Usher hearing this song and possibly stealing the idea to make the song “I Need a Girl.” Whether that’s true or not,...
Rare Gem: Playa – Ride 4 Me

Rare Gem: Playa – Gravy Train (Produced by Keybeats)

This is one of the songs I asked about in the interview with Digital Black. It was originally supposed to appear on Playa’s second album “Throwback Legends” which has never been released. As you can hear, it is a big change from the sound that Playa...
Rare Gem: Donell Jones – Shut U Down

Rare Gem: Donell Jones – Shut U Down

As I mentioned yesterday, here is another song Donell did where he borrowed a Biggie sample. Going over the beat from “Dead Wrong,” Donell has fun with this one. I found this on an advance copy of his 2006 album “Journey of a Gemini,” and...