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	<title>Essence Grooves &#187; Erykah Badu</title>
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	<itunes:summary>To groove is of the essence... Your weekly dose of the music that moves and grooves. Every other Thursday Sels is dropping a new mix of the latest and greatest in R&amp;B and Hip Hop. So turn off those radios playing the same recycled noise on repeat and put this in your ear instead.</itunes:summary>
	<itunes:author>Sels</itunes:author>
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	<itunes:keywords>R&amp;B, Soul, Hip Hop, Jazz, Electronica</itunes:keywords>
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		<title>Episode 22 &#8211; Life Is Better</title>
		<link>http://www.essencegrooves.com/2009/10/podcasts/episode-22-life-is-better/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Podcasts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carlitta Durand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carol Riddick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chico DeBarge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dwele]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Erykah Badu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J*Davey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jaspects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Laura Izibor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ledisi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lizz Fields]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maxwell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Melanie Fiona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nicholas Howard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nicolay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Norah Jones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Q-Tip]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Talib Kweli]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[V]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s my birthday but you get the treat. As crazy and hectic as my life has been so far this year, I&#8217;ve learned to appreciate free time when I get it and wanted to put it to good use. Life really is better so I have no complaints. I&#8217;m blessed to be here and to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s my birthday but you get the treat. As crazy and hectic as my life has been so far this year, I&#8217;ve learned to appreciate free time when I get it and wanted to put it to good use. Life really is better so I have no complaints. I&#8217;m blessed to be here and to be able to share my love of music with you. Enjoy this podcast while I go enjoy my day and celebrate making it through another year.</p>
<p>Thanks for listening.</p>
<ol>
<li>Cleva &#8211; Erykah Badu</li>
<li>Rock The Dancehall &#8211; J*Davey</li>
<li>Cold &#8211; Maxwell</li>
<li>Math &#8211; Chico DeBarge feat. Talib Kweli</li>
<li>Flirtatious &#8211; Carol Riddick</li>
<li>Delectable &#8211; Lizz Fields</li>
<li>Life Is Better &#8211; Q-Tip feat Norah Jones</li>
<li>This Moment &#8211; V</li>
<li>Perfect World &#8211; Laura Izibor</li>
<li>Be Your Man &#8211; Jaspects</li>
<li>Lose Your Way &#8211; Nicolay feat. Carlitta Durand</li>
<li>Trippin&#8217; &#8211; Ledisi</li>
<li>Give It To Me Right (Remix) &#8211; Melanie Fiona feat. Busta Rhymes and Raekwon</li>
<li>Vain &#8211; Dwele</li>
<li>So Much Left To Say &#8211; Nicholas Howard</li>
</ol>
<p>Got a request? Send them to sels [at] essencegrooves.com</p>
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<p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.essencegrooves.com/2009/05/podcasts/episode-15-find-the-way/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Episode 15 &#8211; Find The Way'>Episode 15 &#8211; Find The Way</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.essencegrooves.com/2009/06/podcasts/episode-17-rules-of-the-game/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Episode 17 &#8211; Rules of the Game'>Episode 17 &#8211; Rules of the Game</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.essencegrooves.com/2009/06/podcasts/episode-16-get-to-know-you/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Episode 16 &#8211; Get to Know You'>Episode 16 &#8211; Get to Know You</a></li>
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			<itunes:keywords>Carlitta Durand,Carol Riddick,Chico DeBarge,Dwele,Erykah Badu,J*Davey,Jaspects,Laura Izibor,Ledisi,Lizz Fields,Maxwell,Melanie Fiona</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:subtitle>It&#039;s my birthday but you get the treat. As crazy and hectic as my life has been so far this year, I&#039;ve learned to appreciate free time when I get it and wanted to put it to good use. Life really is better so I have no complaints.</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>It&#039;s my birthday but you get the treat. As crazy and hectic as my life has been so far this year, I&#039;ve learned to appreciate free time when I get it and wanted to put it to good use. Life really is better so I have no complaints. I&#039;m blessed to be here and to be able to share my love of music with you. Enjoy this podcast while I go enjoy my day and celebrate making it through another year.

Thanks for listening.

	* Cleva - Erykah Badu
	* Rock The Dancehall - J*Davey
	* Cold - Maxwell
	* Math - Chico DeBarge feat. Talib Kweli
	* Flirtatious - Carol Riddick
	* Delectable - Lizz Fields
	* Life Is Better - Q-Tip feat Norah Jones
	* This Moment - V
	* Perfect World - Laura Izibor
	* Be Your Man - Jaspects
	* Lose Your Way - Nicolay feat. Carlitta Durand
	* Trippin&#039; - Ledisi
	* Give It To Me Right (Remix) - Melanie Fiona feat. Busta Rhymes and Raekwon
	* Vain - Dwele
	* So Much Left To Say - Nicholas Howard

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		<itunes:author>Sels</itunes:author>
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		<itunes:duration>57:50</itunes:duration>
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		<title>Episode 21 &#8211; Electric Love</title>
		<link>http://www.essencegrooves.com/2009/10/podcasts/episode-21-electric-love/</link>
		<comments>http://www.essencegrooves.com/2009/10/podcasts/episode-21-electric-love/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:32:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Podcasts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ananda Project]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Erykah Badu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Groove Armada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Havana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Incognito]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jamiroquai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lenny Kravitz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lisa Shaw]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Little Dragon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maiysha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Hadar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sarah White]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Foreign Exchange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vikter Duplaix]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is quite an eclectic mix. I felt the need for something a little different this time around. We have Little Dragon, Maiysha, Groove Armada, The Foreign Exchange and more. Enjoy!
And just so you know&#8230; Vikter Duplaix is giving away Electric Love. And&#8230; Lisa Shaw&#8217;s sophomore album Free is available for download on Amazon for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is quite an eclectic mix. I felt the need for something a little different this time around. We have <strong>Little Dragon</strong>, <strong>Maiysha</strong>, <strong>Groove Armada</strong>, <strong>The Foreign Exchange</strong> and more. Enjoy!</p>
<p>And just so you know&#8230; <strong>Vikter Duplaix</strong> is <a title="Vikter Duplaix is giving away Electric Love" href="http://www.vikterduplaix.com">giving away</a> <em>Electric Love. </em>And&#8230; <strong>Lisa Shaw&#8217;s</strong> sophomore album <em>Free</em> is available for download on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001QQ4Z30?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B001QQ4Z30">Amazon</a><img style="border-bottom-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; margin: 0px; border-top-style: none !important; border-left-style: none !important" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B001QQ4Z30" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> for $5.00, so if you don&#8217;t have it go check it out.</p>
<ol>
<li>After The Rain &#8211; Little Dragon</li>
<li>Nitelife &#8211; Havana feat. Trackedemics</li>
<li>All Night High &#8211; Lisa Shaw</li>
<li>Chase &#8211; Maiysha</li>
<li>Cascades of Color (Wamdue Black Mix) &#8211; Ananda Project</li>
<li>Feel The Pressure &#8211; Incognito</li>
<li>You Are My Love &#8211; Jamiroquai</li>
<li>Paris &#8211; Groove Armada</li>
<li>Rhythm Lab Instrumental &#8211; Sarah White</li>
<li>Party All Night &#8211; Peter Hadar feat. Naledge</li>
<li>Electric Love &#8211; Vikter Duplaix</li>
<li>Nic&#8217;s Groove &#8211; The Foreign Exchange</li>
<li>Back In The Day (Puff) &#8211; Erykah Badu feat. Lenny Kravitz</li>
</ol>
<p>Got a request? Send them to sels [at] essencegrooves.com</p>
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<p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.essencegrooves.com/2009/05/podcasts/episode-15-find-the-way/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Episode 15 &#8211; Find The Way'>Episode 15 &#8211; Find The Way</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.essencegrooves.com/2009/04/podcasts/episode-13-vibrate-on/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Episode 13 &#8211; Vibrate On'>Episode 13 &#8211; Vibrate On</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.essencegrooves.com/2009/06/podcasts/episode-16-get-to-know-you/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Episode 16 &#8211; Get to Know You'>Episode 16 &#8211; Get to Know You</a></li>
</ol></p>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:keywords>Ananda Project,Erykah Badu,Groove Armada,Havana,Incognito,Jamiroquai,Lenny Kravitz,Lisa Shaw,Little Dragon,Maiysha,Peter Hadar,Sarah White</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:subtitle>This is quite an eclectic mix. I felt the need for something a little different this time around. We have Little Dragon, Maiysha, Groove Armada, The Foreign Exchange and more. Enjoy! - And just so you know... Vikter Duplaix is giving away Electric Love.</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>This is quite an eclectic mix. I felt the need for something a little different this time around. We have Little Dragon, Maiysha, Groove Armada, The Foreign Exchange and more. Enjoy!

And just so you know... Vikter Duplaix is giving away (http://www.vikterduplaix.com) Electric Love. And... Lisa Shaw&#039;s sophomore album Free is available for download on Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001QQ4Z30?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B001QQ4Z30)(http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B001QQ4Z30) for $5.00, so if you don&#039;t have it go check it out.

	* After The Rain - Little Dragon
	* Nitelife - Havana feat. Trackedemics
	* All Night High - Lisa Shaw
	* Chase - Maiysha
	* Cascades of Color (Wamdue Black Mix) - Ananda Project
	* Feel The Pressure - Incognito
	* You Are My Love - Jamiroquai
	* Paris - Groove Armada
	* Rhythm Lab Instrumental - Sarah White
	* Party All Night - Peter Hadar feat. Naledge
	* Electric Love - Vikter Duplaix
	* Nic&#039;s Groove - The Foreign Exchange
	* Back In The Day (Puff) - Erykah Badu feat. Lenny Kravitz

Got a request? Send them to sels [at] essencegrooves.com

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		<itunes:author>Sels</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
		<itunes:duration>57:18</itunes:duration>
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		<title>Episode 19 – Don’t Be Shy</title>
		<link>http://www.essencegrooves.com/2009/08/podcasts/episode-19-dont-be-shy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.essencegrooves.com/2009/08/podcasts/episode-19-dont-be-shy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Podcasts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amy Winehouse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chrisette Michele]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eric Roberson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Erykah Badu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goapele]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jill Scott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lizz Fields]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maxwell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mint Condition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rahsaan Patterson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robin Thicke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stevie Wonder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Toni Tone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tweet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vivian Green]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been trying to figure out how I’m going to continue this site as my schedule begins to grow exponentially over the next couple of months. Decisions, decisions. For now, I have decided that I’ll keep the site going but not on any particular schedule. I’m going to keep new podcasts coming at least twice [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I’ve been trying to figure out how I’m going to continue this site as my schedule begins to grow exponentially over the next couple of months. Decisions, decisions. For now, I have decided that I’ll keep the site going but not on any particular schedule. I’m going to keep new podcasts coming at least twice a month.</p>
<p>This time around we have <strong>Goapele</strong>, <strong>Robin Thicke</strong>, <strong>Mint Condition</strong>, <strong>Amy Winehouse</strong>, <strong>Chrisette Michele</strong> and more. Enjoy and there will be more coming your way soon.</p>
<ol>
<li>Don’t Be Shy – Goapele</li>
<li>Stop Breaking My Heart – Rahsaan Patterson</li>
<li>It’s Ok to Love Me – Lizz Fields</li>
<li>You’re My Baby – Robin Thicke</li>
<li>Beautiful &#8211; Tweet</li>
<li>Rocket Love – Stevie Wonder</li>
<li>Just Can’t Believe – Mint Condition</li>
<li>Bad Habits &#8211; Maxwell</li>
<li>If I Had a Chance – Eric Roberson</li>
<li>Just Friends – Amy Winehouse</li>
<li>No Sittin’ By The Phone – Vivian Green</li>
<li>No Love – Erykah Badu</li>
<li>Blame It On Me – Chrisette Michele</li>
<li>Only You – Jill Scott</li>
<li>Whatever You Want – Tony Toni Tone</li>
</ol>
<p>Got a request? Send them to sels [at] essencegrooves.com</p>
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<p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.essencegrooves.com/2009/03/podcasts/episode-11-100-days-100-nights/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Episode 11 &#8211; 100 Days, 100 Nights'>Episode 11 &#8211; 100 Days, 100 Nights</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.essencegrooves.com/2008/07/podcasts/try-again/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Try Again'>Try Again</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.essencegrooves.com/2010/02/podcasts/cupids-hunt-emotional-rollercoaster-pt-2/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Cupid&#8217;s Hunt &#8211; Emotional Rollercoaster &#8211; Pt 2'>Cupid&#8217;s Hunt &#8211; Emotional Rollercoaster &#8211; Pt 2</a></li>
</ol></p>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:keywords>Amy Winehouse,Chrisette Michele,Eric Roberson,Erykah Badu,Goapele,Jill Scott,Lizz Fields,Maxwell,Mint Condition,Rahsaan Patterson,Robin Thicke,Stevie Wonder</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:subtitle>Iâve been trying to figure out how Iâm going to continue this site as my schedule begins to grow exponentially over the next couple of months. Decisions, decisions. For now, I have decided that Iâll keep the site going but not on any particular s...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Iâve been trying to figure out how Iâm going to continue this site as my schedule begins to grow exponentially over the next couple of months. Decisions, decisions. For now, I have decided that Iâll keep the site going but not on any particular schedule. Iâm going to keep new podcasts coming at least twice a month.

This time around we have Goapele, Robin Thicke, Mint Condition, Amy Winehouse, Chrisette Michele and more. Enjoy and there will be more coming your way soon.

	* Donât Be Shy â Goapele
	* Stop Breaking My Heart â Rahsaan Patterson
	* Itâs Ok to Love Me â Lizz Fields
	* Youâre My Baby â Robin Thicke
	* Beautiful - Tweet
	* Rocket Love â Stevie Wonder
	* Just Canât Believe â Mint Condition
	* Bad Habits - Maxwell
	* If I Had a Chance â Eric Roberson
	* Just Friends â Amy Winehouse
	* No Sittinâ By The Phone â Vivian Green
	* No Love â Erykah Badu
	* Blame It On Me â Chrisette Michele
	* Only You â Jill Scott
	* Whatever You Want â Tony Toni Tone

Got a request? Send them to sels [at] essencegrooves.com

Subscribe to Essence Grooves by RSS (http://feeds2.feedburner.com/EssenceGrooves), iTunes (itpc://feeds2.feedburner.com/EssenceGrooves) or email (http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=2266899&amp;loc=en_US) to stay updated.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>Sels</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
		<itunes:duration>1:01:38</itunes:duration>
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		<title>Episode 17 &#8211; Rules of the Game</title>
		<link>http://www.essencegrooves.com/2009/06/podcasts/episode-17-rules-of-the-game/</link>
		<comments>http://www.essencegrooves.com/2009/06/podcasts/episode-17-rules-of-the-game/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:06:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Podcasts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Angie Stone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anthony David]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[D'Angelo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Davina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Erykah Badu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India Arie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kelis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lalah Hathaway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Laura Izibor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raphael Saadiq]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stevie Wonder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Brand New Heavies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tweet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[V]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With the number of mainstream artists putting out bad music increasing to the nth degree lately it&#8217;s good to know that there are still artists who care about their craft and don&#8217;t just throw auto-tune in new releases just for kicks. To say I&#8217;m upset cause my favorite groups and artists aren&#8217;t coming with it [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With the number of mainstream artists putting out bad music increasing to the nth degree lately it&#8217;s good to know that there are still artists who care about their craft and don&#8217;t just throw auto-tune in new releases just for kicks. To say I&#8217;m upset cause my favorite groups and artists aren&#8217;t coming with it is a huge understatement. So let&#8217;s highlight the good and just hope the others regain their senses and release music that innovates instead of regurgitating what&#8217;s already been done repeatedly by less talented acts.</p>
<p>With all that being said <em>*takes a deep breath* </em> let&#8217;s get on with the music. <strong>V&#8217;</strong>s latest release <em>It is Finished! The Paradox: Vol 1</em> is out and available now. Check out his <a href="http://www.myspace.com/vsign">MySpace</a> page for more info or head over to <a href="http://www.soundclick.com/Store/byArtist.cfm?bandID=935257">Soundclick</a> to download it or buy it from <a title="Get Paradox Vol 1 from CDBaby" href="http://cdbaby.com/cd/vnacular">CD Baby</a>. Not only do we have <strong>V</strong>, we have <strong>India.Arie</strong>, <strong>Laura Izibor</strong>, <strong>Kelis</strong>,<strong> Stevie Wonder</strong>, <strong>D&#8217;Angelo</strong> and <strong>The Brand New Heavies</strong> to provide some listening pleasure especially if you&#8217;re as sick of the radio as I am. Enjoy!</p>
<ol>
<li>Rolling Through The Hood &#8211; Kelis</li>
<li>Uptown &#8211; Raphael Saadiq</li>
<li>Iceberg &#8211; Tweet</li>
<li>Lover&#8217;s Ghetto &#8211; Angie Stone</li>
<li>Keep Together &#8211; The Brand New Heavies</li>
<li>Steady on the Grind &#8211; Erykah Badu ft Dead Prez</li>
<li>Ghetto &#8211; India.Arie</li>
<li>As &#8211; Stevie Wonder</li>
<li>From My Heart To Yours (DJ Premier Remix) &#8211; Laura Izibor</li>
<li>Smooth &#8211; D&#8217;Angelo</li>
<li>My Cryin&#8217; Blues &#8211; Davina</li>
<li>Rules of the Game &#8211; V</li>
<li>Stop Playin&#8217; &#8211; Anthony David</li>
<li>Breathe &#8211; Lalah Hathaway</li>
</ol>
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<p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.essencegrooves.com/2009/05/podcasts/episode-15-find-the-way/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Episode 15 &#8211; Find The Way'>Episode 15 &#8211; Find The Way</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.essencegrooves.com/2009/09/podcasts/episode-20-yes-ill-be-your-baby/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Episode 20 &#8211; Yes (I&#8217;ll Be Your Baby)'>Episode 20 &#8211; Yes (I&#8217;ll Be Your Baby)</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.essencegrooves.com/2008/07/podcasts/episode-1-hello-its-me/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Episode 1 &#8211; Hello It&#8217;s Me'>Episode 1 &#8211; Hello It&#8217;s Me</a></li>
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			<itunes:keywords>Angie Stone,Anthony David,D&#039;Angelo,Davina,Erykah Badu,India Arie,Kelis,Lalah Hathaway,Laura Izibor,Raphael Saadiq,Stevie Wonder,The Brand New Heavies</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:subtitle>With the number of mainstream artists putting out bad music increasing to the nth degree lately it&#039;s good to know that there are still artists who care about their craft and don&#039;t just throw auto-tune in new releases just for kicks.</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>With the number of mainstream artists putting out bad music increasing to the nth degree lately it&#039;s good to know that there are still artists who care about their craft and don&#039;t just throw auto-tune in new releases just for kicks. To say I&#039;m upset cause my favorite groups and artists aren&#039;t coming with it is a huge understatement. So let&#039;s highlight the good and just hope the others regain their senses and release music that innovates instead of regurgitating what&#039;s already been done repeatedly by less talented acts.

With all that being said *takes a deep breath*  let&#039;s get on with the music. V&#039;s latest release It is Finished! The Paradox: Vol 1 is out and available now. Check out his MySpace (http://www.myspace.com/vsign) page for more info or head over to Soundclick (http://www.soundclick.com/Store/byArtist.cfm?bandID=935257) to download it or buy it from CD Baby (http://cdbaby.com/cd/vnacular). Not only do we have V, we have India.Arie, Laura Izibor, Kelis, Stevie Wonder, D&#039;Angelo and The Brand New Heavies to provide some listening pleasure especially if you&#039;re as sick of the radio as I am. Enjoy!

	* Rolling Through The Hood - Kelis
	* Uptown - Raphael Saadiq
	* Iceberg - Tweet
	* Lover&#039;s Ghetto - Angie Stone
	* Keep Together - The Brand New Heavies
	* Steady on the Grind - Erykah Badu ft Dead Prez
	* Ghetto - India.Arie
	* As - Stevie Wonder
	* From My Heart To Yours (DJ Premier Remix) - Laura Izibor
	* Smooth - D&#039;Angelo
	* My Cryin&#039; Blues - Davina
	* Rules of the Game - V
	* Stop Playin&#039; - Anthony David
	* Breathe - Lalah Hathaway

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		<itunes:author>Sels</itunes:author>
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		<itunes:duration>59:08</itunes:duration>
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		<title>Episode 16 &#8211; Get to Know You</title>
		<link>http://www.essencegrooves.com/2009/06/podcasts/episode-16-get-to-know-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:29:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Podcasts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anthony David]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BSTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carol Riddick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Darien Brockington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dwele]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eric Benet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Erykah Badu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lalah Hathaway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ledisi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Hadar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rahsaan Patterson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raphael Saadiq]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[S1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sy Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Foreign Exchange]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week we have Anthony David, Ledisi, Sy Smith, BSTC, Peter Hadar and more. And we&#8217;re going to make it official &#8211; Essence Grooves is now going to be released every two weeks. So enjoy and expect a new podcast on June 18th.

Honey &#8211; Erykah Badu
Come Around &#8211; The Foreign Exchange
You Better Not Hurt Me [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This week we have <strong>Anthony David</strong>, <strong>Ledisi</strong>, <strong>Sy Smith</strong>, <strong>BSTC</strong>, <strong>Peter Hadar</strong> and more. And we&#8217;re going to make it official &#8211; Essence Grooves is now going to be released every two weeks. So enjoy and expect a new podcast on June 18th.</p>
<ol>
<li>Honey &#8211; Erykah Badu</li>
<li>Come Around &#8211; The Foreign Exchange</li>
<li>You Better Not Hurt Me &#8211; Carol Riddick</li>
<li>Love Ultra &#8211; Dwele</li>
<li>Something About You &#8211; Anthony David</li>
<li>Spanish Fly &#8211; Eric Benet</li>
<li>For Always &#8211; Lalah Hathaway</li>
<li>Get To Know You &#8211; Ledisi</li>
<li>No Danger &#8211; Rahsaan Patterson</li>
<li>The Art of You &#8211; Sy Smith</li>
<li>Love It &#8211; BSTC featuring JL</li>
<li>Planets &#8211; Peter Hadar</li>
<li>Tired &#8211; S1 featuring Darien Brockington</li>
<li>100 Yard Dash &#8211; Raphael Saadiq</li>
</ol>
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<p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.essencegrooves.com/2009/03/podcasts/episode-11-100-days-100-nights/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Episode 11 &#8211; 100 Days, 100 Nights'>Episode 11 &#8211; 100 Days, 100 Nights</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.essencegrooves.com/2008/07/podcasts/take-your-time/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Take Your Time'>Take Your Time</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.essencegrooves.com/2009/04/podcasts/episode-13-vibrate-on/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Episode 13 &#8211; Vibrate On'>Episode 13 &#8211; Vibrate On</a></li>
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			<itunes:keywords>Anthony David,BSTC,Carol Riddick,Darien Brockington,Dwele,Eric Benet,Erykah Badu,Lalah Hathaway,Ledisi,Peter Hadar,Rahsaan Patterson,Raphael Saadiq</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:subtitle>This week we have Anthony David, Ledisi, Sy Smith, BSTC, Peter Hadar and more. And we&#039;re going to make it official - Essence Grooves is now going to be released every two weeks. So enjoy and expect a new podcast on June 18th.</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>This week we have Anthony David, Ledisi, Sy Smith, BSTC, Peter Hadar and more. And we&#039;re going to make it official - Essence Grooves is now going to be released every two weeks. So enjoy and expect a new podcast on June 18th.

	* Honey - Erykah Badu
	* Come Around - The Foreign Exchange
	* You Better Not Hurt Me - Carol Riddick
	* Love Ultra - Dwele
	* Something About You - Anthony David
	* Spanish Fly - Eric Benet
	* For Always - Lalah Hathaway
	* Get To Know You - Ledisi
	* No Danger - Rahsaan Patterson
	* The Art of You - Sy Smith
	* Love It - BSTC featuring JL
	* Planets - Peter Hadar
	* Tired - S1 featuring Darien Brockington
	* 100 Yard Dash - Raphael Saadiq

Got a request? Send them to sels [at] essencegrooves.com

Subscribe to Essence Grooves by RSS (http://feeds2.feedburner.com/EssenceGrooves), iTunes (itpc://feeds2.feedburner.com/EssenceGrooves) or email (http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=2266899&amp;loc=en_US) to stay updated.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>Sels</itunes:author>
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		<itunes:duration>52:51</itunes:duration>
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		<title>Episode 15 &#8211; Find The Way</title>
		<link>http://www.essencegrooves.com/2009/05/podcasts/episode-15-find-the-way/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 16:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Podcasts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[4hero]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Angie Stone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Thought]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[D'Angelo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Darien Brockington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Erykah Badu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Groove Armada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India.Arie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J*Davey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jaguar Wright]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jamiroquai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jill Scott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kelis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lisa Shaw]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Little Dragon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maxwell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phonte]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raphael Saadiq]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roy Hargrove]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sarah White]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week we have Lisa Shaw, Jamiroquai, Jaguar Wright, 4hero, Sarah White and more. Enjoy!

Find The Way &#8211; Lisa Shaw
Trilogy &#8211; Kelis
Valley of Love &#8211; J*Davey
Soul Education &#8211; Jamiroquai
Feel The Same &#8211; Groove Armada ft Angie Stone
Spring Summer Feeling &#8211; Jill Scott
I Don&#8217;t Know &#8211; Jaguar Wright ft Black Thought
Give In &#8211; 4hero ft Darien [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This week we have <strong>Lisa Shaw</strong>, <strong>Jamiroquai</strong>, <strong>Jaguar Wright</strong>, <strong>4hero</strong>, <strong>Sarah White</strong> and more. Enjoy!</p>
<ol>
<li>Find The Way &#8211; Lisa Shaw</li>
<li>Trilogy &#8211; Kelis</li>
<li>Valley of Love &#8211; J*Davey</li>
<li>Soul Education &#8211; Jamiroquai</li>
<li>Feel The Same &#8211; Groove Armada ft Angie Stone</li>
<li>Spring Summer Feeling &#8211; Jill Scott</li>
<li>I Don&#8217;t Know &#8211; Jaguar Wright ft Black Thought</li>
<li>Give In &#8211; 4hero ft Darien Brockington and  Phonte</li>
<li>How Long Do I Have To Wait For You? &#8211; Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings</li>
<li>Always In My Head &#8211; India.Arie</li>
<li>No Love &#8211; Little Dragon</li>
<li>Fade &#8211; Sarah White</li>
<li>Be Here &#8211; Raphael Saadiq ft D&#8217;Angelo</li>
<li>Dancewitme &#8211; Maxwell</li>
<li>Think Twice &#8211; Erykah Badu ft Roy Hargrove</li>
</ol>


<p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.essencegrooves.com/2009/10/podcasts/episode-21-electric-love/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Episode 21 &#8211; Electric Love'>Episode 21 &#8211; Electric Love</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.essencegrooves.com/2009/04/podcasts/episode-13-vibrate-on/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Episode 13 &#8211; Vibrate On'>Episode 13 &#8211; Vibrate On</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.essencegrooves.com/2009/06/podcasts/episode-17-rules-of-the-game/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Episode 17 &#8211; Rules of the Game'>Episode 17 &#8211; Rules of the Game</a></li>
</ol></p>]]></content:encoded>
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			<itunes:keywords>4hero,Angie Stone,Black Thought,D&#039;Angelo,Darien Brockington,Erykah Badu,Groove Armada,India.Arie,J*Davey,Jaguar Wright,Jamiroquai,Jill Scott</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:subtitle>This week we have Lisa Shaw, Jamiroquai, Jaguar Wright, 4hero, Sarah White and more. Enjoy! -   Find The Way - Lisa Shaw   Trilogy - Kelis   Valley of Love - J*Davey   Soul Education - Jamiroquai   Feel The Same - Groove Armada ft Angie Stone   Spring ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>This week we have Lisa Shaw, Jamiroquai, Jaguar Wright, 4hero, Sarah White and more. Enjoy!

	* Find The Way - Lisa Shaw
	* Trilogy - Kelis
	* Valley of Love - J*Davey
	* Soul Education - Jamiroquai
	* Feel The Same - Groove Armada ft Angie Stone
	* Spring Summer Feeling - Jill Scott
	* I Don&#039;t Know - Jaguar Wright ft Black Thought
	* Give In - 4hero ft Darien Brockington andÂ  Phonte
	* How Long Do I Have To Wait For You? - Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings
	* Always In My Head - India.Arie
	* No Love - Little Dragon
	* Fade - Sarah White
	* Be Here - Raphael Saadiq ft D&#039;Angelo
	* Dancewitme - Maxwell
	* Think Twice - Erykah Badu ft Roy Hargrove
</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>Sels</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
		<itunes:duration>1:01:27</itunes:duration>
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		<title>Episode 13 &#8211; Vibrate On</title>
		<link>http://www.essencegrooves.com/2009/04/podcasts/episode-13-vibrate-on/</link>
		<comments>http://www.essencegrooves.com/2009/04/podcasts/episode-13-vibrate-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:58:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Podcasts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alice Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[D'Angelo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Darien Brockington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eric Benet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Erykah Badu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Estelle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J*Davey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jaguar Wright]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jill Scott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maxwell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Hadar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PPP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prince]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sarah White]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Foreign Exchange]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Now that I&#8217;m done with school and probably taking Spring semester off it&#8217;s time to get back to what&#8217;s important &#8211; the music of course. The Internet has been buzzing with Maxwell releasing the first official single for his upcoming summer release &#8216;Black&#8217;Summers&#8217;night. Pretty Wings is available on iTunes and
Amazon and the video [via Honey [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Now that I&#8217;m done with school and probably taking Spring semester off it&#8217;s time to get back to what&#8217;s important &#8211; the music of course. The Internet has been buzzing with <strong>Maxwell</strong> releasing the first official single for his upcoming summer release <em>&#8216;Black&#8217;Summers&#8217;night</em>. <em>Pretty Wings</em> is available on <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D312722205%2526id%253D312722062%2526s%253D143441%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a> and<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0027429VU?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=essengroov-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=B0027429VU">Amazon</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B0027429VU" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> and the video [<a title="Pretty Wings - Maxwell - video" href="http://www.honeysoul.com/wp/?p=3785">via Honey Soul</a>] premiered on BET this week. <strong>Tavis Smiley</strong> had the great honor to interview <strong>Prince</strong> this week and if you missed it <a title="Prince PBS Interview Part 1" href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/video/flv/generic.html?s=tavi08s25bbq8e1">part 1</a> and <a title="Prince PBS Interview Part 2" href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/video/flv/generic.html?s=tavi08s25bbq8e1">part 2</a> are available online. <strong>The Foreign Exchange</strong> dropped the video for <a title="Take Off Your Blues - Youtube" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iek2YZ3tppQ">Take Off Your Blues</a> last week with <strong>Darien Brockington</strong>. And congrats are in order for <strong>Jill Scott</strong> and her fiance Lil John Roberts who are celebrating the birth of their baby boy Jeff Hamilton Roberts.</p>
<p>On to this week&#8217;s mix we have <strong>Erykah Badu&#8217;s </strong><em>Vibrate On</em> which is from the <em>Girlfriends</em> soundtrack. The ever missing <strong>D&#8217;Angelo</strong> is present along with <strong>Jaguar Wright</strong>, <strong>Peter Hadar</strong>, <strong>Eric Benet</strong>, <strong>Sarah White </strong>and more. If you have checked out <strong>PPP</strong>&#8217;s new release <em>Abundance</em> please do &#8211; you&#8217;ll be glad you did. Until next week&#8230; Enjoy!</p>
<ol>
<li>No More &#8211; J*Davey</li>
<li>Jonz In My Bonz &#8211; D&#8217;Angelo</li>
<li>More Than Friends &#8211; Estelle</li>
<li>Free &#8211; Jaguar Wright</li>
<li>Vibrate On &#8211; Erykah Badu</li>
<li>Purple Pills (Sleeping Pills Remix) &#8211; Peter Hadar</li>
<li>Something to Behold &#8211; The Foreign Exchange ft Darien Brockington</li>
<li>Weekend Girl &#8211; Eric Benet</li>
<li>Now / At The Party &#8211; Maxwell</li>
<li>American Pimp &#8211; PPP</li>
<li>Hiding Blind (Altered Natives Remix) &#8211; Sarah White</li>
<li>Gary Song &#8211; Alice Smith</li>
<li>A Long Walk &#8211; Jill Scott</li>
</ol>
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			<itunes:keywords>Alice Smith,D&#039;Angelo,Darien Brockington,Eric Benet,Erykah Badu,Estelle,J*Davey,Jaguar Wright,Jill Scott,Maxwell,Peter Hadar,PPP</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:subtitle>Now that I&#039;m done with school and probably taking Spring semester off it&#039;s time to get back to what&#039;s important - the music of course. The Internet has been buzzing with Maxwell releasing the first official single for his upcoming summer release &#039;Black...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Now that I&#039;m done with school and probably taking Spring semester off it&#039;s time to get back to what&#039;s important - the music of course. The Internet has been buzzing with Maxwell releasing the first official single for his upcoming summer release &#039;Black&#039;Summers&#039;night. Pretty Wings is available on iTunes (http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D312722205%2526id%253D312722062%2526s%253D143441%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30) and 
Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0027429VU?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0027429VU)(http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B0027429VU) and the video [via Honey Soul (http://www.honeysoul.com/wp/?p=3785)] premiered on BET this week. Tavis Smiley had the great honor to interview Prince this week and if you missed it part 1 (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/video/flv/generic.html?s=tavi08s25bbq8e1) and part 2 (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/video/flv/generic.html?s=tavi08s25bbq8e1) are available online. The Foreign Exchange dropped the video for Take Off Your Blues (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iek2YZ3tppQ) last week with Darien Brockington. And congrats are in order for Jill Scott and her fiance Lil John Roberts who are celebrating the birth of their baby boy Jeff Hamilton Roberts.

On to this week&#039;s mix we have Erykah Badu&#039;s Vibrate On which is from the Girlfriends soundtrack. The ever missing D&#039;Angelo is present along with Jaguar Wright, Peter Hadar, Eric Benet, Sarah White and more. If you have checked out PPP&#039;s new release Abundance please do - you&#039;ll be glad you did. Until next week... Enjoy!

	* No More - J*Davey
	* Jonz In My Bonz - D&#039;Angelo
	* More Than Friends - Estelle
	* Free - Jaguar Wright
	* Vibrate On - Erykah Badu
	* Purple Pills (Sleeping Pills Remix) - Peter Hadar
	* Something to Behold - The Foreign Exchange ft Darien Brockington
	* Weekend Girl - Eric Benet
	* Now / At The Party - Maxwell
	* American Pimp - PPP
	* Hiding Blind (Altered Natives Remix) - Sarah White
	* Gary Song - Alice Smith
	* A Long Walk - Jill Scott

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		<title>Episode 7 &#8211; Never Too Much</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:12:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Podcasts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amel Larrieux]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Atlantic Starr]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Erykah Badu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Groove Armada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J*Davey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jazmine Sullivan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jill Scott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ledisi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Luther Vandross]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mary J. Blige]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Edition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rahsaan Patterson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robin Thicke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tweet]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week we have some old school goodness from the late Luther Vandross, New Edition, and Atlantic Starr. Also we have some not so old music from Ledisi, Rahsaan Patterson, Sharon Jones and J*Davey. Jazmine Sullivan&#8217;s debut cd Fearless is available today so make sure you check it out. Until next time&#8230;
The Playlist:

Joy &#8211; Ledisi &#8211; [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This week we have some old school goodness from the late <strong>Luther Vandross</strong>, <strong>New Edition</strong>, and <strong>Atlantic</strong><strong> Starr</strong>. Also we have some not so old music from <strong>Ledisi</strong>, <strong>Rahsaan Patterson</strong>, <strong>Sharon Jones</strong> and <strong>J*Davey</strong>. <strong>Jazmine Sullivan&#8217;s</strong> debut cd <em>Fearless</em> is available today so make sure you check it out. Until next time&#8230;</p>
<p>The Playlist:</p>
<ol>
<li>Joy &#8211; Ledisi &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FJoy%2Fdp%2FB000XUF1JC%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Ddmusic%26qid%3D1222179061%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="margin: 0px; border-top-style: none! important; border-right-style: none! important; border-left-style: none! important; border-bottom-style: none! important" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D262294089%2526id%253D262294081%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
<li>Never Too Much &#8211; Luther Vandross &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FNever-Too-Much-Luther-Vandross%2Fdp%2FB00005MKDZ%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dmusic%26qid%3D1222179184%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="margin: 0px; border-top-style: none! important; border-right-style: none! important; border-left-style: none! important; border-bottom-style: none! important" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D192662212%2526id%253D192662140%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
<li>When The Other Foot Drops, Uncle &#8211; Sharon Jones &amp; The Dap Kings &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FWhen-Other-Foot-Drops-Uncle%2Fdp%2FB000W0X2LM%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Ddmusic%26qid%3D1222179235%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="margin: 0px; border-top-style: none! important; border-right-style: none! important; border-left-style: none! important; border-bottom-style: none! important" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D264783723%2526id%253D264783631%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
<li>Need U Bad &#8211; Jazmine Sullivan &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FNeed-U-Bad%2Fdp%2FB0019GCFMK%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Ddmusic%26qid%3D1222179273%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="margin: 0px; border-top-style: none! important; border-right-style: none! important; border-left-style: none! important; border-bottom-style: none! important" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D290555301%2526id%253D290555287%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
<li>Soundboy Rock &#8211; Groove Armada &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FSoundboy-Rock-Groove-Armada%2Fdp%2FB0012IWHS2%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dmusic%26qid%3D1222179328%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="margin: 0px; border-top-style: none! important; border-right-style: none! important; border-left-style: none! important; border-bottom-style: none! important" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D275498409%2526id%253D275498190%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
<li>Cocaine &#8211; Robin Thicke &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FCocaine%2Fdp%2FB000V9G9AK%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Ddmusic%26qid%3D1222179375%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="margin: 0px; border-top-style: none! important; border-right-style: none! important; border-left-style: none! important; border-bottom-style: none! important" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D214637769%2526id%253D214637709%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
<li>Slooow &#8211; J*Davey &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FSlooow%2Fdp%2FB001BJ38J4%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Ddmusic%26qid%3D1222179426%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="margin: 0px; border-top-style: none! important; border-right-style: none! important; border-left-style: none! important; border-bottom-style: none! important" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D283755010%2526id%253D283754753%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
<li>Water &#8211; Rahsaan Patterson &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FWater%2Fdp%2FB00124JCQQ%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Ddmusic%26qid%3D1222179458%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="margin: 0px; border-top-style: none! important; border-right-style: none! important; border-left-style: none! important; border-bottom-style: none! important" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D263564329%2526id%253D263563925%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
<li>For Real &#8211; Amel Larrieux &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FFor-Real-Album-Version%2Fdp%2FB000YN6AJ8%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Ddmusic%26qid%3D1222179505%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="margin: 0px; border-top-style: none! important; border-right-style: none! important; border-left-style: none! important; border-bottom-style: none! important" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D79672201%2526id%253D79673179%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
<li>All That I Can Say &#8211; Mary J. Blige &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FAll-That-I-Can-Say%2Fdp%2FB000W1UAB6%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Ddmusic%26qid%3D1222179548%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="margin: 0px; border-top-style: none! important; border-right-style: none! important; border-left-style: none! important; border-bottom-style: none! important" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D324214%2526id%253D324219%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
<li>I&#8217;m Not Afraid &#8211; Jill Scott &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FIm-Not-Afraid%2Fdp%2FB0018OC1TA%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Ddmusic%26qid%3D1222179586%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="margin: 0px; border-top-style: none! important; border-right-style: none! important; border-left-style: none! important; border-bottom-style: none! important" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D21331355%2526id%253D21331385%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
<li>Motel &#8211; Tweet &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMotel-LP-Version%2Fdp%2FB001200KXY%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Ddmusic%26qid%3D1222179655%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="margin: 0px; border-top-style: none! important; border-right-style: none! important; border-left-style: none! important; border-bottom-style: none! important" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D3731202%2526id%253D3731204%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
<li>Can You Stand the Rain &#8211; New Edition &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FCan-You-Stand-The-Rain%2Fdp%2FB000WIFSGG%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Ddmusic%26qid%3D1222179724%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="margin: 0px; border-top-style: none! important; border-right-style: none! important; border-left-style: none! important; border-bottom-style: none! important" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D99060%2526id%253D99068%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
<li>Secret Lovers &#8211; Atlantic Starr &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FSecret-Lovers%2Fdp%2FB000W0VHV4%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Ddmusic%26qid%3D1222179759%26sr%3D8-4&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="margin: 0px; border-top-style: none! important; border-right-style: none! important; border-left-style: none! important; border-bottom-style: none! important" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D1967038%2526id%253D1967046%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
<li>Searching &#8211; Erykah Badu &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FErykah-Badu%2Fe%2FB000APRAGW%2F&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="margin: 0px; border-top-style: none! important; border-right-style: none! important; border-left-style: none! important; border-bottom-style: none! important" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D358409%2526id%253D358425%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
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			<itunes:keywords>Amel Larrieux,Atlantic Starr,Erykah Badu,Groove Armada,J*Davey,Jazmine Sullivan,Jill Scott,Ledisi,Luther Vandross,Mary J. Blige,New Edition,Rahsaan Patterson</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:subtitle>This week we have some old school goodness from the late Luther Vandross, New Edition, and AtlanticÂ Starr. Also we have some not so old music from Ledisi, Rahsaan Patterson, Sharon Jones and J*Davey. Jazmine Sullivan&#039;s debut cd Fearless is available t...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>This week we have some old school goodness from the late Luther Vandross, New Edition, and AtlanticÂ Starr. Also we have some not so old music from Ledisi, Rahsaan Patterson, Sharon Jones and J*Davey. Jazmine Sullivan&#039;s debut cd Fearless is available today so make sure you check it out. Until next time...

The Playlist:

	* Joy - Ledisi - Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FJoy%2Fdp%2FB000XUF1JC%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Ddmusic%26qid%3D1222179061%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325)(http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1) | iTunes (http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D262294089%2526id%253D262294081%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30)
	* Never Too Much - Luther Vandross - Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FNever-Too-Much-Luther-Vandross%2Fdp%2FB00005MKDZ%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dmusic%26qid%3D1222179184%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325)(http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1) | iTunes (http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D192662212%2526id%253D192662140%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30)
	* When The Other Foot Drops, Uncle - Sharon Jones &amp; The Dap Kings - Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FWhen-Other-Foot-Drops-Uncle%2Fdp%2FB000W0X2LM%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Ddmusic%26qid%3D1222179235%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325)(http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1) | iTunes (http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D264783723%2526id%253D264783631%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30)
	* Need U Bad - Jazmine Sullivan - Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FNeed-U-Bad%2Fdp%2FB0019GCFMK%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Ddmusic%26qid%3D1222179273%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325)(http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1) | iTunes (http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D290555301%2526id%253D290555287%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30)
	* Soundboy Rock - Groove Armada - Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FSoundboy-Rock-Groove-Armada%2Fdp%2FB0012IWHS2%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dmusic%26qid%3D1222179328%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325)(http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1) | iTunes (http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D275498409%2526id%253D275498190%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30)
	* Cocaine - Robin Thicke - Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FCocaine%2Fdp%2FB000V9G9AK%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Ddmusic%26qid%3D1222179375%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325)(http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1) | iTunes (http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>Sels</itunes:author>
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		<title>Episode 4 &#8211; What&#8217;s Going On</title>
		<link>http://www.essencegrooves.com/2008/09/podcasts/episode-4-whats-going-on/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Podcasts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anthony David]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anthony Hamilton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Big Boi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bishop G]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Common]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[D'Angelo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[D'Nell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Darien Brockington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Erykah Badu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Janelle Monae]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jill Scott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Johnny Polygon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lauryn Hill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ledisi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Little Brother]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lupe Fiasco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marvin Gaye]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mary J. Blige]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nappy Roots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nikki Jean]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Q-Tip]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Marvin Gaye&#8217;s classic album What&#8217;s Going On released in May 1971 focused on the social and political ills of that time. Thirty seven years later the album is still relevant today as the same issues that Marvin Gaye sung about then are still affecting us now.
We have to look around us and contemplate what really [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Marvin Gaye&#8217;s classic album <strong>What&#8217;s Going On</strong> released in May 1971 focused on the social and political ills of that time. Thirty seven years later the album is still relevant today as the same issues that Marvin Gaye sung about then are still affecting us now.</p>
<p>We have to look around us and contemplate what really is going on around us. Yes, we are making progress. Last week marked the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr&#8217;s <a title="MLK Jr I Have A Dream Speech" href="http://www.mlkonline.net/dream.html">&#8220;I Have A Dream&#8221;</a> speech. Barack Obama is the Democratic nominee and can potentially be the first black President of the US.</p>
<p>Yet the country as a whole is hurting. We are in the middle of an economic crisis and gas is teetering around $4 a gallon. Families don&#8217;t have health care, houses are being foreclosed on daily. And then there is the war in Iraq.</p>
<p>How much progress have we really made? Is the one step forward, two steps back scenario playing on repeat? Are we going to keep moving forward or end up with more of the same? The choice is in our hands, just something to think about. Be blessed.</p>
<p>The Playlist:</p>
<ol>
<li>Sumthin&#8217;s Gotta Give &#8211; Big Boi ft Mary J. Blige &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FSumthins-Gotta-Give-Main-Version%2Fdp%2FB001DTRCS0%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Ddmusic%26qid%3D1220299244%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D287322256%2526id%253D287322246%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
<li>Down &#8216;N Out &#8211; Nappy Roots ft Anthony Hamilton &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FDown-N-Out-Explicit%2Fdp%2FB001D9TJWM%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Ddmusic%26qid%3D1220299316%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D286223673%2526id%253D286223596%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
<li>Dreams &#8211; Little Brother &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FGetback-Explicit%2Fdp%2FB000WXU80M%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Ddmusic%26qid%3D1220299396%26sr%3D8-2&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D265926548%2526id%253D265925697%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
<li>Testify (Remix) &#8211; Common ft Darien Brockington &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FBe-Common%2Fdp%2FB0009IFEJ0%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dmusic%26qid%3D1220299456%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D63574208%2526id%253D63574173%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
<li>I&#8217;ve Read About &#8211; D&#8217;Nell &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2F1st-Magic-DNell%2Fdp%2FB0009NCPJ2%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dmusic%26qid%3D1220299514%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D75177635%2526id%253D75177748%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
<li>Upside Down &#8211; Ledisi &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FLost-Found-Ledisi%2Fdp%2FB000RO8UAQ%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dmusic%26qid%3D1220299562%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D262294133%2526id%253D262294081%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
<li>Doo Wop (That Thing) &#8211; Lauryn Hill &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMiseducation-Lauryn-Hill%2Fdp%2FB00000ADG2%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dmusic%26qid%3D1220299622%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D157497337%2526id%253D157496745%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
<li>What&#8217;s Going On &#8211; Marvin Gaye &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FWhats-Going-Marvin-Gaye%2Fdp%2FB00007FOMP%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dmusic%26qid%3D1220299711%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D3251278%2526id%253D3251350%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
<li>I Believe &#8211; Q-Tip ft D&#8217;Angelo &#8211; <a title="Q-Tip on MySpace" href="http://www.myspace.com/qtip">MySpace</a></li>
<li>Black President &#8211; Nas ft Johnny Polygon &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FBlack-President-Explicit%2Fdp%2FB001C3FQGC%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Ddmusic%26qid%3D1220299784%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D284871640%2526id%253D284871433%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
<li>Little Weapon &#8211; Lupe Fiasco ft Bishop G &amp; Nikki Jean &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FLittle-Weapon-Bishop-Explicit-Version%2Fdp%2FB001230NJW%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Ddmusic%26qid%3D1220299825%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D269747068%2526id%253D269746624%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
<li>Twinkle &#8211; Erykah Badu &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FTwinkle%2Fdp%2FB001458LWY%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Ddmusic%26qid%3D1220299881%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D274232020%2526id%253D274231990%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
<li>My Petition &#8211; Jill Scott &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMy-Petition%2Fdp%2FB0018O886A%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Ddmusic%26qid%3D1220299926%26sr%3D8-3&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D21331381%2526id%253D21331385%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
<li>Krooked Kop &#8211; Anthony David &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FKrooked-Kop%2Fdp%2FB001B199R2%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Ddmusic%26qid%3D1220299977%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D283033489%2526id%253D283033458%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
<li>Mr. President &#8211; Janelle Monae &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMr-President-EP-Version%2Fdp%2FB001DQIVBK%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Ddmusic%26qid%3D1220300020%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D286635633%2526id%253D286635617%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
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			<itunes:keywords>Anthony David,Anthony Hamilton,Big Boi,Bishop G,Common,D&#039;Angelo,D&#039;Nell,Darien Brockington,Erykah Badu,Janelle Monae,Jill Scott,Johnny Polygon</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:subtitle>Marvin Gaye&#039;s classic album What&#039;s Going On released in May 1971 focused on the social and political ills of that time. Thirty seven years later the album is still relevant today as the same issues that Marvin Gaye sung about then are still affecting u...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Marvin Gaye&#039;s classic album What&#039;s Going On released in May 1971 focused on the social and political ills of that time. Thirty seven years later the album is still relevant today as the same issues that Marvin Gaye sung about then are still affecting us now.

We have to look around us and contemplate what really is going on around us. Yes, we are making progress. Last week marked the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr&#039;s &quot;I Have A Dream&quot; (http://www.mlkonline.net/dream.html) speech. Barack Obama is the Democratic nominee and can potentially be the first black President of the US.

Yet the country as a whole is hurting. We are in the middle of an economic crisis and gas is teetering around $4 a gallon. Families don&#039;t have health care, houses are being foreclosed on daily. And then there is the war in Iraq.

How much progress have we really made? Is the one step forward, two steps back scenario playing on repeat? Are we going to keep moving forward or end up with more of the same? The choice is in our hands, just something to think about. Be blessed.

The Playlist:

	* Sumthin&#039;s Gotta Give - Big Boi ft Mary J. Blige - Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FSumthins-Gotta-Give-Main-Version%2Fdp%2FB001DTRCS0%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Ddmusic%26qid%3D1220299244%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325)(http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1) | iTunes (http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D287322256%2526id%253D287322246%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30)
	* Down &#039;N Out - Nappy Roots ft Anthony Hamilton - Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FDown-N-Out-Explicit%2Fdp%2FB001D9TJWM%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Ddmusic%26qid%3D1220299316%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325)(http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1) | iTunes (http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D286223673%2526id%253D286223596%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30)
	* Dreams - Little Brother - Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FGetback-Explicit%2Fdp%2FB000WXU80M%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Ddmusic%26qid%3D1220299396%26sr%3D8-2&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325)(http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1) | iTunes (http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D265926548%2526id%253D265925697%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30)
	* Testify (Remix) - Common ft Darien Brockington - Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FBe-Common%2Fdp%2FB0009IFEJ0%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dmusic%26qid%3D1220299456%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325)(http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1) | iTunes (http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D63574208%2526id%253D63574173%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30)
	* I&#039;ve Read About - D&#039;Nell - Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2F1st-Magic-DNell%2Fdp%2FB0009NCPJ2%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dmusic%26qid%3D1220299514%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325)(http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1) | iTunes (http://click.linksynergy.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Episode 3: Stoke Up the Fire</title>
		<link>http://www.essencegrooves.com/2008/08/podcasts/episode-3-stoke-up-the-fire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:59:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sels</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[4hero]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Al Green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ananda Project]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andre 3000]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bilal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Candi Staton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chaka Khan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chrisette Michelle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Erykah Badu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Groove Armada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J Dilla]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jamiroquai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Legend]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kelis]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lina]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this week&#8217;s episode we&#8217;re leading off with The Roots Rising Up featuring Wale and Chrisette Michelle. The intro echos how I feel about the radio lately but I&#8217;m not going to get started with that, not today anyway. I&#8217;ll save that for another day and just enjoy the go-go beat. Remember is on J [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this week&#8217;s episode we&#8217;re leading off with <strong>The Roots</strong> <em>Rising Up</em> featuring <strong>Wale</strong> and <strong>Chrisette Michelle</strong>. The intro echos how I feel about the radio lately but I&#8217;m not going to get started with that, not today anyway. I&#8217;ll save that for another day and just enjoy the go-go beat. <em>Remember </em>is on <strong>J Dilla&#8217;s</strong> unreleased <em>Pay Jay</em> cd which hopefully will be released soon. I know posthumous releases can get a bit numerous and dated but this is DIlla. <strong>Erykah Badu&#8217;s</strong> <em>Soldier</em> makes an appearance followed by <strong>4hero&#8217;s</strong> <em>Stoke Up the Fire</em>. Since I love just about anything with <strong>Andre 3000&#8217;s</strong> name on it we also have <strong>John Legend&#8217;s</strong> new single <em>Green Light</em>. It&#8217;s good to hear John Legend switch it up with something more uptempo. <strong>Ledisi&#8217;s</strong> <em>Alright</em> has been getting me through a few things here and there. I&#8217;ve been on a dance kick lately and for that there&#8217;s <strong>Groove Armada</strong> and <strong>Ananda Project</strong>. <em>Cosmic Girl</em> was part of my introduction to <strong>Jamiroquai</strong> back in my dorm cafeteria working days at MSU (another story for another day). Let&#8217;s just say that <em>Traveling Without Moving</em> was the work soundtrack. Closing out this mix are two artists who shouldn&#8217;t be slept on and a legend. <strong>Rahsaan Patterson&#8217;s</strong> <em>Feels Good</em> is from his latest cd <em>Wines &amp; Spirits</em>, <strong>Al Green&#8217;s</strong> latest featuring John Legend <em>Stay With Me</em> and finally <strong>Lina</strong> is sticking around with her latest cd <em>Morning Star</em>. Enjoy this week&#8217;s mix.</p>
<p>Last weekend we were hit with the double loss of Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes two great entertainers. I&#8217;m still at a loss for words even after having a few days to let it sink in. My thoughts and prayers are with they&#8217;re families.  TGrundy&#8217;s <a href="http://rhythmsinblacksatin.com/2008/08/14/ribs-tptd-isaac-hayes-rip/">latest podcast</a> is a tribute to Isaac Hayes. Make sure you check it out.</p>
<p>The Playlist:</p>
<ol>
<li>Rising Up &#8211; The Roots ft Wale and Chrisette Michelle &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FRising-Down-Roots%2Fdp%2FB000ZK08HK%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dmusic%26qid%3D1218726641%26sr%3D1-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D278927914%2526id%253D278927840%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
<li>Remember &#8211; J Dilla ft Bilal</li>
<li>Soldier &#8211; Erykah Badu &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FNew-Amerykah-Pt-4th-World%2Fdp%2FB0012K1ILW%2F&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D274232008%2526id%253D274231990%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
<li>Stoke Up the Fire &#8211; 4hero ft Face &#8211; <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D215656318%2526id%253D215656169%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
<li>Soul Spaceship &#8211; Me&#8217;Shell Ndegeocello &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FWorld-Has-Made-Man-Dreams%2Fdp%2FB000YNOXMY%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Ddmusic%26qid%3D1218726945%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D264365164%2526id%253D264364930%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
<li>Green Light &#8211; John Legend ft Andre 3000 &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FGreen-Light%2Fdp%2FB001CX7MU0%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Ddmusic%26qid%3D1218727020%26sr%3D8-2&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D285831759%2526id%253D285831744%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
<li>Chaka Khan &#8211; Ain&#8217;t Nobody &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fproduct%2FB0019C9BGC%3Fie%3DUTF8%26child%3DB0019BW59I%26qid%3D1218727105%26sr%3D102-2&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D643212%2526id%253D643240%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
<li>Alright (Matty&#8217;s Soulflower Mix) &#8211; Ledisi &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FLost-Found-Ledisi%2Fdp%2FB000RO8UAQ%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dmusic%26qid%3D1218727207%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D262294111%2526id%253D262294081%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
<li>Love Sweet Sound &#8211; Groove Armada ft Candi Staton &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FSoundboy-Rock-Groove-Armada%2Fdp%2FB0012IWHS2%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dmusic%26qid%3D1218727283%26sr%3D1-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D275498372%2526id%253D275498190%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
<li>Kiss Kiss Kiss (Alternative Mix) &#8211; Ananda Project &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FNight-Blossom-Fire-Flower-Revisited%2Fdp%2FB0011NK4T2%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dmusic%26qid%3D1218727345%26sr%3D1-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D274219106%2526id%253D274218717%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
<li>Cosmic Girl &#8211; Jamiroquai &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FTravelling-Without-Moving-Jamiroquai%2Fdp%2FB000002BSG%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dmusic%26qid%3D1218727430%26sr%3D1-2&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D190383409%2526id%253D190383333%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
<li>Glow &#8211; Kelis ft Raphael Saadiq &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FTasty-Kelis%2Fdp%2FB0000AKOMI%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dmusic%26qid%3D1218727479%26sr%3D1-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D3849632%2526id%253D3849644%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
<li>Feels Good &#8211; Rahsaan Patterson &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FWines-Spirits-Rahsaan-Patterson%2Fdp%2FB000V8MR52%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dmusic%26qid%3D1218727541%26sr%3D1-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D263563977%2526id%253D263563925%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
<li>Stay With Me (By The Sea) &#8211; Al Green ft John Legend &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FLay-Down-Al-Green%2Fdp%2FB0016A2FFG%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dmusic%26qid%3D1218727610%26sr%3D1-2&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D279947646%2526id%253D279947537%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
<li>I&#8217;ll Stick Around &#8211; Lina &#8211; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMorning-Star-Lina%2Fdp%2FB0014ZWI14%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dmusic%26qid%3D1218727687%26sr%3D1-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Amazon</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> |<a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D275084998%2526id%253D275084941%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a></li>
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<p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.essencegrooves.com/2009/05/podcasts/episode-15-find-the-way/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Episode 15 &#8211; Find The Way'>Episode 15 &#8211; Find The Way</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.essencegrooves.com/2008/07/podcasts/goodbyes/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Goodbyes'>Goodbyes</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.essencegrooves.com/2009/10/podcasts/episode-21-electric-love/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Episode 21 &#8211; Electric Love'>Episode 21 &#8211; Electric Love</a></li>
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			<itunes:keywords>4hero,Al Green,Ananda Project,Andre 3000,Bilal,Candi Staton,Chaka Khan,Chrisette Michelle,Erykah Badu,Groove Armada,J Dilla,Jamiroquai</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:subtitle>In this week&#039;s episode we&#039;re leading off with The Roots Rising Up featuring Wale and Chrisette Michelle. The intro echos how I feel about the radio lately but I&#039;m not going to get started with that, not today anyway.</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>In this week&#039;s episode we&#039;re leading off with The Roots Rising Up featuring Wale and Chrisette Michelle. The intro echos how I feel about the radio lately but I&#039;m not going to get started with that, not today anyway. I&#039;ll save that for another day and just enjoy the go-go beat. Remember is on J Dilla&#039;s unreleased Pay Jay cd which hopefully will be released soon. I know posthumous releases can get a bit numerous and dated but this is DIlla. Erykah Badu&#039;s Soldier makes an appearance followed by 4hero&#039;s Stoke Up the Fire. Since I love just about anything with Andre 3000&#039;s name on it we also have John Legend&#039;s new single Green Light. It&#039;s good to hear John Legend switch it up with something more uptempo. Ledisi&#039;s Alright has been getting me through a few things here and there. I&#039;ve been on a dance kick lately and for that there&#039;s Groove Armada and Ananda Project. Cosmic Girl was part of my introduction to Jamiroquai back in my dorm cafeteria working days at MSU (another story for another day). Let&#039;s just say that Traveling Without Moving was the work soundtrack. Closing out this mix are two artists who shouldn&#039;t be slept on and a legend. Rahsaan Patterson&#039;s Feels Good is from his latest cd Wines &amp; Spirits, Al Green&#039;s latest featuring John Legend Stay With Me and finally Lina is sticking around with her latest cd Morning Star. Enjoy this week&#039;s mix.

Last weekend we were hit with the double loss of Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes two great entertainers. I&#039;m still at a loss for words even after having a few days to let it sink in. My thoughts and prayers are with they&#039;re families.Â  TGrundy&#039;s latest podcast (http://rhythmsinblacksatin.com/2008/08/14/ribs-tptd-isaac-hayes-rip/) is a tribute to Isaac Hayes. Make sure you check it out.

The Playlist:

	* Rising Up - The Roots ft Wale and Chrisette Michelle - Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FRising-Down-Roots%2Fdp%2FB000ZK08HK%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dmusic%26qid%3D1218726641%26sr%3D1-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325)(http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1) | iTunes (http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D278927914%2526id%253D278927840%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30)
	* Remember - J Dilla ft Bilal
	* Soldier - Erykah Badu - Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FNew-Amerykah-Pt-4th-World%2Fdp%2FB0012K1ILW%2F&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325)(http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1) | iTunes (http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D274232008%2526id%253D274231990%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30)
	* Stoke Up the Fire - 4hero ft Face - iTunes (http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D215656318%2526id%253D215656169%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30)
	* Soul Spaceship - Me&#039;Shell Ndegeocello - Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FWorld-Has-Made-Man-Dreams%2Fdp%2FB000YNOXMY%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Ddmusic%26qid%3D1218726945%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=essengroov-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325)(http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=essengroov-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1) | iTunes (http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=P9QKRYawom8&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D264365164%2526id%253D264364930%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30)
</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>Sels</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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