Craig's Pop Life: 5.14.22

Hey, party people! 

Hope you had a wonderful week. My momma told me to start sending these out on Sundays again. I’ma compromise by sending it Saturday evening. It’s on y’all if I catch a switch!

NEW TO CRAIGSPOPLIFEPLAYHOUSE

“I am still outrageous/Just got my feet down on the floor.“ - Keith Barrow - “Just As I Am”

HOT R&B

Sidibe - “Tellin’ U”

FOR MY HACKS SEASON 2 PEOPLE

Diana Ross - “That’s How You Start Over (Sunburn Collective Rework)”

GREAT PERFORMANCES

JR's World Of Soul @JrWorldOfSoul

Mary J. Blige & Janet Jackson are my two favorite artists! To see Janet adding the bassline of Mary's "Be Happy" to "That's The Way Love Goes" and doing the Mary dance is EVERYTHING!!! This clip will forever make me smile 😁😁😁

May 8th 2022

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Chaka Khan, Jazmine Sullivan, Ari Lennox, Lalah Hathaway, and Mary J. Blige at Essence 2017

Stephanie Mills - “Give It Half A Chance (Live)” * Kenny Loggins cover* (Stephanie’s Studio Version)

CURRENT-ISH REMIXES

Lalah Hathaway - “Where It All Begins (Keemix 2K21)”

Atlantic Starr (not featuring Sharon Bryant) - “Silver Shadows (Strange Rollers Mix)”

GALLERY: HIRO

“He is able to bring his fear, his isolation, his darkness, his splendid light, to film.” Richard Avedon on Hiro

SOUL FOR YOUR SOUL: QUIET ELEGANCE

Quiet Elegance - “Have You Been Making Out OK”

Quiet Elegance - “Will You Be My Man (In The Morning)”

*track has the wrong title on YouTube”

CLUB VAULT

MAW Feat India - Backfired ( Frankie Feliciano edit )

Simply Red - “Mellow My Mind (R.H. Factor Club Mix)”

Björk - “I Miss You (R.H. Factor Ugly Mix)”

* “If you believe in dreams…”

Whitney Houston ‎- “I'm Every Woman (Every Woman's Beat)”

AMEN CORNER

Yolanda Adams - “The Battle Is The Lord’s (Original)”

This song sums up my approach to life. People wonder how I can be so open about myself in writing. It’s because it ain’t about me. This is God’s life. The only thing that matters in my trivial existence is my ability to turn trials into testimony.

Thanks for hanging out again. I hope you enjoyed the letter. Until next week, be cool, be kind, be creative, be yourself. Love, Craig