#westside connection

┊“as long as i’ve got you” or “i’ll never grow old” was a song sang by the charmels, a female group emerging in 1966 previously known as the dixiebells and then the tonettes, the members being mary hunt, barbara mccoy, mildred pratchett, and eula jean rivers. they released 3-4 singles on the volt label (part of memphis based stax records or soulsville usa, that brought us many iconic southern soul artists like otis redding, booker t. & the m.g’s, william bell and many others.) in the late 60s. 𓂃˖ ࣪

┊the charmels recorded their singles 1966 – 1967 under the guidance of Isaac hayes, their official singles being “baby come get it” and “loving material” released in 1967, and “something sweet about my baby” released just the year before, but more of their songs can be found in compilation albums of the stax-volt. the song “as long as ive got you” was written by david porter and isaac hayes and released in 1967, the song talks about the feeling of eternal youth and freedom that comes from being in love, and how being in love makes one person feel youthful and ageless, tho the song never got any attention back in the late 60s, nobody knows why but my theory is that maybe it’s because people were busy giving attention to other artists under the same record label ??

┊anyways, fast forward to 1993, a short lived rap-rock group called smokin suckaz wit logic released a song sampling “as long as ive got you” produced by peter “ajoe” jorge called “gangsta story”. 𓂃˖ ࣪

(sample comes in 3:00).

the song talks about a gangster little boy named sunny, even though this song explains well on how somebody lives as a gangster and the sad truth of it, and how it was produced by mixing soul, hiphop, and rock into one song, it didnt gain any attention.

┊coincidentally a week after that song was released, the wu tang song “C.R.E.A.M”, sampling the same song and its produced by the RZA, releases and steals the spotlight. 𓂃˖ ࣪

the song is considered iconic due to the lyricism, production, and the concept of it, since it talks about the struggles of poverty and the hustle for survival, and the way the RZA sampled such a romantic song into making it sound hypnotic. the song was so iconic it influenced hiphop culture, ever since it came out people have been quoting the hook “cash rules everything around me”, the song “as long as ive got you” started gaining the attention it deserves and more rappers & producers sampled it — like mad flava, westside connection, snoop dogg and more.

MAYA:

13.0.13.6.16

lajun[10] KIB|AJMAQ [wisdom] - kanlajun[14] KAYAB

galactic tone: manifestation

sun sign: WISDOM| vulture or bee/yellow or blue/south

sit on a rock

NAHUA:

mahtlactli [10] - COZCACUAUHTLI [vulture]

Tezcatlipoca | Itzpapalotl

tecolotl [great horned owl]

lord of the night: Tlaloc

trecena [10]: Tepeyollotl

x: chicuei [8] - tecuilhuitontli

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"Connection", Miriam Schapiro, 1978

"Mysterious Connection", Nina Tokhtaman Valetova, 2011

"Connected By Joy", Helen Frankenthaler, 1969 - 1973

"In the connection with with house-warming", Mariam Aslamazian, 1977

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Heart Sign: The predominant sign of your Mayan Cross

This sign has a great propensity for receiving signs and information from the ancestors, with whom they are well-connected. Wisdom lives are filled with many twists and turns that steadily build to create a long and amazing life. Overtly, the person born on this day is a well-defined, popular character, getting along well with all sorts of people, creating many friends and admirers. Little do all these people know that the Wisdom is quite insecure on the inside and may be prone to depressing, worry and negative thoughts. Their work is to learn to forgive. They do well and are inspiring in their service to others. (www.mayancross.com)

Songs that mention CONNECT:

George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic: Mothership Connection

Kermit the Frog: Rainbow Connection

De La Soul: Afro Connections at a Hi 5 (In the Eyes of the Hoodlum)

Mary J Blige: Here with Me

Mariah Carey: There's Got to be a Way

Car Seat Headrest: Connect the Dots (The Saga of Frank Sinatra)

Stereo MCs: Connected

Tanya Tucker: Call on Me

Ministry: TV Song

Kehlani: Nights Like These

The Killers: Shadowplay

Big Pun: Caribbean Connection

TURNSTILE: T.L.C. (Turnstile Love Connection)

Paul Weller: Cobwebs/Connections

Gotye: Hearts a Mess

The Chemical Brothers: Not Another Drugstore

The War on Drugs: Disappearing

TLC: Communicate

Tame Impala: Ethereal Connection

Vampire Weekend: Connect

Melanie Martinez: DEATH

Spoon: Not Turning Off

System of a Down: Nuguns

Jill Scott: The Way

Modest Mouse: Blue Cadet-3, Do You Connect?

The Head and the Heart: Missed Connection

Silversun Pickups: The Wreckage

Westside Connection: Bow Down

St. Vincent: Marrow

Raekwon: Incarcerated Scarfaces

Elastica: Connection

Rush: Time and Motion

Pearl Jam: Other Side

Everything But the Girl: Single

Gorillaz: Broken

Dinosaur Jr: Sludgefeast

Crowded House: Silent House

The Chicks: Silent House

U2: Numb

Wu-Tang Clan: Triumph

Devo: Out of Sync

Van Morrison: Carrying a Torch

Billie Eilish: bury a friend

Paul Simon: Oh, Marion

Jack White: Connected by Love

Eagles: I Love to Watch a Woman Dance

Elton John: Stone's Throw from Hurtin'

Bob Dylan: If You Gotta Go, Go Now (Or Else You Got to Stay All Night)

Madonna: Future Lovers

Björk: Atopos

Depeche Mode: My Little Universe

David Bowie: Station to Station

James Brown: I Got the Feelin'

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