I actually forgot I had a media copy of From The Black Pool Of Genius until a few days ago. Since it’s not an anticipated release, I’ve been listening to all the mp3s individually as they flow through my inbox. After “Party Tonight” dropped last week and continued the string of likable songs emerging from the album, I realized that the full disc might be worth a spin. Read the rest of this entry »

Black Sheep’s From the Black Pool of Genius is starting to sound better and better with each song that pops up. It doesn’t hurt that Dres pulled in his Native Tongue brethren for the last track we posted (“Birds Of A Feather”), but now he’s gone and gotten Jean Grae for “Party Tonight.” It’s not a battle of the sexes, but more of a little playful back & forth with both sides sharing their POV of a packed club. Read the rest of this entry »

I didn’t really understand if it should be “Dres,” “Dres of Black Sheep,” or just “Black Sheep.” I asked a friend and he explained that even while Mr. Lawnge was no longer an active member of the group, Dres wanted to continue on with the name. Odd, considering a group usually has several members but I digress.

At the end of the day, it’s obviously about the music and Dres has been able to do quite well for himself the group. And when he couldn’t get the absent member onboard, he found support from his Native Tongues family for what has to be the first in a long time that this many members of the famed collective have been on one track. Yep, Q-Tip, Dave of De La Soul, and Mike Gee of the Jungle Brothers join Dres the Black Sheep for “Birds Of A Feather” off the upcoming From The Black Pool Of Genius longplayer. Read the rest of this entry »

Keeping it low budget but “LuveLee” and modest to match the lyrical content, Dres provides the reading while the cameras take us through the streets of New York. Since I’ve already decided that me and this song go well together, given it’s grounded stance, I like the laidback approach taken with the video. Read the rest of this entry »