Guy: Special Edition CD

 TEDDY IS A BONAFIDE GENIUS! Yep Yep!
Not sure if I can say sumthin bout this album that hasnt already been said, but I'll try. This "record" came out in an era when it was cool to simply be FRESH!! ...before it was all about being the baddest gangsta! They were great days, back in 87, 88. There was a lot of love and positivity and creativity around in R&B and Hip-Hop back then... sure u had your Ice Ts, your Too Shorts, your NWAs, your BDPs etc, which were harder, sometimes gangsta, and definitely bangin in their own rite, but the key was that there was a balance with this stuff and lotsa variety - not everything sounded the same. Lots of different styles could co-exist and as a result black music was progressing and cross-pollinating. Outta Manhattan, TR delivered his own blend of soul, gospel, east coast 80s hip-hop, washington go- go, jazz, funk, and more, using his favourite synths and drum machine sounds plus some well chosen samples, and showed thru his genius that u can make songs for every facet of your life, every mood, every feeling - the club, your car, your crib, the street, the times with the one u love, the times when u gotta leave the one u love, and put them all together on one LP. In doing so, he inspired a generation. Back then, with this album, and on others from Keith Sweat, Daddy Kane, Bobby Brown, Johnny Kemp, Heavy D, and others, the dude proved he could literally do it all! Although I'm sceptical these days on whether his internal "radar" is still wotking, I truly hope his upcoming projects with Guy, Blackstreet and MJ, and others can see him rediscover his creative magic, in whatever form that may be. It's important to note that I've lived in Melbourne, Australia all my life, which is about as far away from Harlem, the St Nicholas Projects, and "The Rooftop" as one could be, but its amazing how a soulful, funky urban sound created thousands of miles away can change your life. It changed my life and the lives of millions! Thanks TR ;-)
Submitted by Ruffmixer :-D (Melbourne, Down Under) 
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