Few people in the world get to have a wildly successful career, and by wild we mean lights, cameras and screaming fans. However Wayman Tisdale managed not only one, but 2 wildly successful careers. First as a star athlete and NBA players on several major leagues and then as a jazz recording artist/composer whose albums topped the jazz Billboard charts and crossed over to R&B. But that's not all, before his untimely death Wayman was gearing up to show us yet another brilliant side of him: the funk master!

For 12 years Wayman had worked on a true labor of love, The Fonk Record, featuring collaborations from funk legends George Duke and George Clinton. His dream is finally realized today with the release of The Fonk Record out today via Mack Avenue Records.

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The soulful Gregory Porter now has a video for his smooth ballad about love and loss, "Illusion."  The song is from his latest album, Water.

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We're a little late on this one but couldn't let a Quadron video pass by...

Our last in the SVEDKA Vodka and Giant Step Present N*E*R*D Listening Party series will take place this Saturday, October 30th at the Redwood Room at Clift in San Francisco. N*E*R*D's new album Nothing hits stores on November 2nd, so this is your last chance to get an exclusive first listen to the full album before its release. Entrance is free but strictly RSVP only and you must be 21+ with a valid ID.

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