The baby has, tragically, stopped napping, forcing me to wave a very unwilling farewell to the few quiet moments I was able to find in my day. Posting will be more irregular than ever but one day, one day, this is going to be a real blog.
For now I'll do my best and my first post of 2012 is a look way back. I didn't know we'd lost Heavy D until I read it in the year-end farewells in a magazine. He always made me smile. He styled himself somewhere between a cuddly teddy bear and hip hop's unofficial court jester but he had a fantastic delivery and seemed well-respected by all. He did the theme song for In Living Color. His memorial in EW was written by none other than Q-Tip.
My favorite Heavy D performance is this guest rap on Guy's single Do Me Right. This goes way back to the exuberant early hook-ups between hip hop and classic soul. The resulting genre, New Jack Swing, was offensive to many- the straight up hip hop kids who thought it too poppy and the soul purists who thought it too rappy but songs like this never failed to make me want to dance. I am convinced one day some of these songs will be properly appreciated the way disco is now.
That's Heavy D in the intro these songs inevitably all had but what I absolutely love is his sketch starting at about three minutes in, his cool comedic self-possession the perfect contrast to Aaron Hall's velvety, down-on-my-knees pleading.
And anyhow, it's Friday. Let's dance while we can.
Guy feat. Heavy D - Do Me Right
I completely remember the dismay when the naps ended. That coveted piece of time gone.
I always thought I would be happier when everyone was in school and I had time alone...I like it a little, but I miss more my babies that no longer napped.
Posted by: Tricia | January 13, 2012 at 07:44 PM
I know, it is such a sweet and peaceful time xo.
Posted by: Greer | January 17, 2012 at 11:17 AM