90s State of Mind #26: "Erykah Badu: Mama's Gun"

Supple & Lean | A Geekcast 15: 'Supple & Lean Go South' (pt1)

Welcome to Episode #15 of the 4ever in Electric Dreams & CONFESSIONS OF A CURLY MIND co-production - Supple & Lean | A Geekcast. Presented by Imran Mirza from London, UK, and Vahé Vishapakagh Koshayan from Melbourne, Australia, for this episode we delve into the classic 90s series, Due South. Created by the esteemed Paul Haggis (screenwriter for the Oscar-winning Million Dollar Baby (2004) and Crash (2005), along with the James Bond films Casino Royale (2006) and Quantum of Solace (2008)), the show followed the adventures of Royal Canadian Mounted Police Constable Benton Fraser, who first comes to Chicago on the trail of the killers of his father, and has remained, attached as liaison with the Canadian Consulate while also working alongside a detective of the Chicago Police Department to solve crimes. The show ran between 1994-1999 and spawned four seasons. Part 1 of our Due South deep dive finds Vahé and Imran exploring the 22-part season 1 as they unpack the dynamics between its two incredible leads in Paul Gross and David Marciano, the show's fantastic music along with its excellent balance of comedy, drama and tinges of fantasy. Today's episode features an original song from Supple & Lean featuring Franklin Rayzer for 'A Mountie's Lament'. www.4everinelectricdreams.com/ Emanating from London, UK, the 4ever in Electric Dreams website and podcast network is designed to help us celebrate the things we loved growing up and the things that continue to excite and inspire us today. With podcast episodes of the Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind, 90s State of Mind and Supple & Lean, there's lots of reasons to visit us again and again, and to join us in our ongoing celebration of the things we can't leave behind.

90s State of Mind #28: "DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince: Code Red"

Welcome to Episode #28 of the 90s State of Mind podcast - a collaborative project between 4ever in Electric Dreams and Blue-in-Green:RADIO. This podcast series sees Imran (London, UK) and Rhonda (California, USA) delve into some of their favourite releases from the 90s and for this episode, the pair celebrate the fifth and final album by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, 'Code Red'. Released on October 12, 1993, on Jive Records, the album peaked at number sixty-four on the Billboard 200 and number thirty-nine on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. On January 14, 1994, the Recording Industry Association of America certified the album gold. Four singles reached the Billboard charts; "Boom! Shake the Room", "I'm Looking for the One (To Be with Me)", "I Wanna Rock", and "Can't Wait to Be with You". Imran & Rhonda delve deep into the album's make-up exploring the singles, collaborators, and discuss the notion of positive feel-good hip-hop versus the burgeoning edgier sounds that would ultimately captivate audiences and dominate chart success in the 90s. www.4everinelectricdreams.com/ Blue-in-Green:RADIO is a London-based online internet radio station which celebrates 21st century soul, jazz, funk, Latin & hip-hop music. www.blueingreenradio.com TuneIn: bit.ly/2LBK0BD

90s State of Mind #27: 90s State of Mind MIXTAPE 01

Welcome to an extra special episode of the 90s State of Mind podcast - a collaborative project between 4ever in Electric Dreams and Blue-in-Green:RADIO. Typically, this podcast series sees Imran (London, UK) and Rhonda (California, USA) delve into some of their favourite releases from the 90s through long-form explorations into the albums and artists... For a minor change in proceedings, we thought we'd pay homage to the albums that have been showcased across all episodes thus far by featuring our first mixtape boasting a selection of tracks across all albums. It's a delicious slice of 90s nostalgia as we navigate the realms of 90s R&B, soul, neo-soul and hip-hop with music from #GrooveTheory #LaurynHill #DigablePlanets #NotoriousBIG #Brandy #LutherVandross #Kelis #Aaliyah #Dangelo + more... With more podcast episodes in the works, we hope you'll enjoy the mix and feel free to catch-up on past episodes as well. www.4everinelectricdreams.com/ Blue-in-Green:RADIO is a London-based online internet radio station which celebrates 21st century soul, jazz, funk, Latin & hip-hop music. www.blueingreenradio.com TuneIn: bit.ly/2LBK0BD

90s State of Mind #26: "Erykah Badu: Mama's Gun"

Welcome to Episode #26 of the 90s State of Mind podcast - a collaborative project between 4ever in Electric Dreams and Blue-in-Green:RADIO. This podcast series sees Imran (London, UK) and Rhonda (California, USA) delve into some of their favourite releases from the 90s and for this episode, the pair celebrate the sophomore album release of Erykah Badu's 'Mama's Gun'. Released on November 18, 2000, by Motown Records, the album was largely recorded at the Electric Lady Studios in New York City with the Soulquarians at the project's helm. Spearheaded by the singles 'Bag Lady', 'Didn't Cha Know' and 'Cleva', Badu explored themes of love, self-worth and social equity across the album's 14 tracks. The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America four weeks after release, denoting shipments of one million units in the US. 'Mama's Gun' became Badu's first top-10 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 by peaking at number six, and earned two nominations at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards (2001). Imran & Rhonda delve deep into the album's make-up exploring the singles, collaborators and Badu's growth from 'Baduizm'. www.4everinelectricdreams.com/ Blue-in-Green:RADIO is a London-based online internet radio station which celebrates 21st century soul, jazz, funk, Latin & hip-hop music. www.blueingreenradio.com TuneIn: bit.ly/2LBK0BD

A-Z Til Infinity - BONUS Episode #1 - "Hammer & Ice"

In support of the team's typical alphabetical foray into 90's hip-hop nostalgia, the A-Z til Infinity series will now be introducing a series of bonus episodes affording us the platform to speak more broadly on specific topics. With upcoming episodes that will see us delve into hip-hop's range of 90s music videos that saw the full range of do-it-yourself productions eventually scaling all the way up to the infamous Hype Williams era of $1million epics; we also have upcoming discussions that will find us delve deeper into a selection of our favourite hip-hop DJs and producers that painted the golden era's very canvas. Before then however, let's we're turning our attention to two of the decade's most divisive icons in MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice. At the height of their respective popularity, a transition to the silver screen seemed the logical way to capitalise upon their success so we were eventually treated to MC Hammer's 'Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em' in 1990 and 'Cool as Ice' in 1991. A lengthy discussion unfolds within the team as we unpack the pair's popularity, view and discuss both films and consider whether history has been kind to each's contributions to hip-hop. https://www.4everinelectricdreams.com/ Dan, Tee-J and Imran revel in their affections for 90s hip-hop by playing the expanded version of the Alphabet Game - each episode of A-Z Til Infinity sees the trio delve into subsequent letters of the alphabet in a bid to remember, reminisce and celebrate our affections for the bygone Golden Era of hip-hop by spotlighting artists and groups that meant the most to each of us.