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Miles Davis’ instruments. New York City, July 1st, 1986.
Photographs by Irving Penn.
FTW. Jack White has his first No. 1 record ever. His debut solo album, “Blunderbuss,” tops the Billboard 200, with 138,000 copies moved in its first week, according to Nielsen Soundscan.
(Via Billboard)
We’ve been digging Blunderbuss on Spotify all morning. Congrats, Jack!
Nina Simone performing at the Pan-African Festival in Algiers (1969). Photo by Guy Le Querrec.
“Did you know that the human voice is the only pure instrument? That it has notes no other instrument has? It’s like being between the keys of a piano. The notes are there, you can sing them, but they can’t be found on any instrument. That’s like me. I live in between this. I live in both worlds, the black and white world. I am Nina Simone, the star, and I am not here. I’m a woman. My secret self is between these worlds.”
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Mos Def: Sunshine
I don’t hate players, I don’t love the game
I’m the shot clock, way above the game
To be point blank with you, motherfuck the game
I got all this work on me, I ain’t come for play
You can show the little shorties how you pump and fake
But dog, not to Def, I’m not impressed
I’m not amused, I’m not confused, I’m not the dude
I’m grown man business, and I am not in school
Put your hand down, youngin’, this is not for you
