Rest In Beats

Preserving legacy and bridging generations in music. #restinbeats • (📱 @opiyookeyo)

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@JonBatiste when the music is your blood, you barely sit still

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Quincy Jones showed us that collaboration is the heart of innovation in music. He brought legends together to create magic. Rest in beats, Quincy. 🫡

[Isaac Hayes III @IsaacHayes3]

You listen to Isaac Hayes everyday. lol 🤣

[Gerrick Kennedy @GerrickKennedy]

If you're a young and scrappy journo and want some guidance, hit me privately. I won't hand you sources, but I am happy to help flesh out ideas.

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Rest in beats, Bobby Caldwell 🎹

[BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ @mmpadellan]

Damn, Bobby Caldwell just died.😢

This little girl is 100% me every time "What You Won't Do For Love" is playing on the radio.

Undeniable SOUL.
RIP Legend. 👑

[Rest In Beats @RestInBeats]

Celebrating Dave, Trugoy aka 🔌✌🏾. He did it for us. Rest in beats.

#delasoul

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@okayplayer Appreciate this 🙏🏾

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@okayplayer What is Musiq listening to these days. Any thoughts on the state of R&B and persistence of sample culture?

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Rest in beats, Biz 🎤

#justafriend #bizmarkie

[JazzTimes Magazine @JazzTimes]

#HappyBirthday: With his unique blend of spoken word, political activism and jazz underpinnings, Gil Scott-Heron will always be remembered for his major influence on several generations of jazz and rap performers. Photo by waymedia.

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@Dart_Adams The king of “putting people onto” 👑🙏🏾

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It’s criminal that we almost would’ve never known about this story, this show, or this man. Thank you @mhaizlip #MrSoulPBS

[PBS @PBS]

Premiering in 1968, SOUL! was the first nationally broadcast all-Black variety show on public television. @IndependentLens presents #MrSoulPBS on Mon, Feb 22 at 10/9c.

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Rest in beats, Dilla. 🍩

Had to let his music fill the crib like sage on his birthday. #restinbeats

[D a n y e l 🔆 S m i t h @danamo]

i created a show called Black Girl Songbook. It centers the stories and genius of black women in music. i lean into everything I've experienced as a black woman in music. we debut thursday, exclusively @Spotify. here's the trailer

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Lady legend... Cicely Tyson 💐#restinbeats #JustAsIAm

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Happy 50th Mary J Blige 👑🎙

[Chuck D @MrChuckD]

1987 I entered the @Defjam tour w PE. I tended to be nervous looking at 15000 fans in front of me every night. There were 2 MCS that directly mentored my calm that summer. 1 was @RealDougEFresh the other was Ecstacy of Whodini. Always there to reassure w advice tips #RestInBeats

[HipHopGods @hiphopgods]

Had the absolute pleasure of meeting Ecstasy in 2013 and he couldn’t have been nicer. What a tremendous loss this is.
Our deepest condolences to the family, friends and fans of Ecstasy. Rest In Beats Legend. You will be forever celebrated. 🙏 #ripecstasy #restinbeats

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Breakdancing becomes an official Olympic sport for #Paris2024 #Olympics.

Salute to legends like @CrazyLegsBX @POPMASTERFABEL @Mrwavenycb1 @BBoyLondon @MoneyMikeHolman @NYCBreakers #mrfreeze #ubc for paving the way.

[The Olympic Games @Olympics]

Breaking will make its Olympic Games debut, building on the success of the sport at the Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018.