1988

This album is LaFace before there was a LaFace Records. Before Babyface and L.A. Reid officially put their names on a label, you could already hear the blueprint all over …

The first time I heard Groove Me, my reaction was simple.Don’t I know THIS sound? 🎶 I was already a music lover. That part wasn’t new. But this? Those drums, …

I have been riding with New Edition since the very beginning. I am talking about the first album, Candy Girl, when they were young and energetic, giving us their own …

Ready for the World – “Gently” (1988, from the album Ruff ‘n’ Ready) One of my favorite groups from the 80s was Ready for the World. I always felt like …

Welcome back to the 80s. Not the watered-down version.Not the playlist that only gives you the same ten songs everybody already knows. I’m talking about the real 80s. The era …

For my birthday this year, I had two songs battling it out to be the post of the day. Donny Hathaway’s ‘A Song For You’ almost took it. Almost.But the …