These are some of the songs I'm spinning today. My musical tastes are all over the place but that's just how I roll. Variety is after all the spice of life and I like my life spicy. Hope you enjoy

Artist	Michael Franti & Spearhead
Song	Stay Human
Album	Stay Human
Year	2000
Wikipedia Link	Stay Human

Michael Franti is a cool dude I've had the pleasure of hanging out with more than a few times and we smoked plenty of blunts together. Back in the day before he started his band Spearhead, he played in a hard-edged band called the Disposable Heros Of Hiphopricy. Once he started smoking herb he chilled out and Spearhead was born. Last time I saw them play was at a backyard private party at a friends house and they were as cool as ever.

I love the lyrics and the chill groove of this song and it's a great track for smoking trees in the summer breeze.

Artist	Black Eyed Peas
Song	Sexy
Album	Elephunk
Year	2003
Wikipedia Link	Elephunk

Sergio Mendes piano playing on this track by the Black Eyed Peas is so smooth I never get tired of listening to it. This song was the song in the dance scene of the movie Get Shorty starring John Travolta and Uma Thurman.

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Artist	George Clinton
Song	Atomic Dog
Album	Computer Games
Year	1982
Wikipedia Link	George Clinton

Want to know where Snoop Dogg got his inspiration look no further than George Clinton, one of my favorite artists and innovators of funk. George Clinton of Parliament and Funkadelic is a great musician and producer and this song is where Snoop Dogg stole his name from.

George has produced so many records from Grand Master Flash to the Red Hot Chili Peppers. I opened for him once at the Exotic Erotic Ball in San Francisco and he was as cool then as he is now.

When the Red Hot Chili Peppers were asked who would they like to produce their second album without missing a beat they picked George Clinton.

Freaky Styley was recorded at United Sound Studios in Detroit. Martinez recalled that "George had a party atmosphere in the studio all the time, but a productive party atmosphere. You took care of business, but he made sure you had a lot of fun doing it." The band and Clinton began using copious amounts of cocaine together, which had a negative effect on the band's overall health. When the time came for Kiedis to record his vocals, he decided to abstain from cocaine use for two weeks, an experience he likened to "deciding to be celibate when you're living in a brothel. Wikipedia

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