Up Again

I posted this before but managed to screw up the embedded link, so here we go again! Here is "Up" the first single from the new AD album Splash.

Latest From Dionne Farris

While I don't believe Dionne Farris was ever an "official" member of Arrested Development, AD fans will always have a special place in their heart for her work on "Tennessee." She has released a number of projects in the years since, including, of course, the smash hit "I Know" (which I have below in case you somehow missed that hit years ago) from her album Wild Seed, Wild Flower. Anyway, I found this and thought I would share--she is working on a duo album with Charlie Hunter. Details can be found here at their Pledge Music page.

New AD Video "Out to the World"

I'm a tad bit late on this, but maybe you are too--so here's the new video from Splash called "Out to the World"! I'm still digesting the new album, which was released briefly last week in a special pre-release promotion, but so far this is probably my favorite song. Really love the background vocals on it.

Fantastic AD Article

Here is a great article on what Arrested Development is currently up to from Rhyme Junkie. Yes, it touches a bit on how they've been out of the mainstream and so forth like most articles about the group, but it doesn't dwell on it and goes much further. I really like this paragraph--I think the phrase "positive rap" is a misnomer for a lot of music labeled as such. A better term might be productive rap rather than "destructive" rap.

They were making songs that sounded upbeat, but didn’t necessarily have upbeat lyrics to go along with it. “Tennessee” is about the death of Speech’s grandmother. “Mr. Wendal” is about a homeless guy. “People Everyday” is about getting into a fight while on a date.

In case you missed it above, here's another link. Enjoy!