Black Entertainment : The Ohio Players

The Ohio Players are a funk/soul band best known for their 1970's hits "Fire" and "Love Rollercoaster."



Album cover
http://wfnk.com/ohioplayers/images/cv_mrmean.jpg

Any Ohio Players fans out there?

 

I of my personal faves by them was a track called 'Angel'

Did they ever put this out as a single?



'' Afros, ''

'yea'

''I want my revenge''

Hollywood Shuffle

 

I don't know whether the Ohio Players released that song as a single, but the "Love Rollercoaster" track is hot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiEUsIGpg20

YouTube

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Ohio Players Album Cover Angel
http://wfnk.com/ohioplayers/images/cv_angel.jpg

 

[ Fo Shizzle lol I became a fan with "SKINTIGHT"...brother I loved them just for the album cover, but the music....man I am listening to it now.. Skintight...! The funk that preceded Parliament/|Funkadelic

T.S.C.

Peace![/B]

 

Yes, those Ohio Players album covers always put a big smile on my face.

Ohio Players- Skin Tight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHLz5ZcVVLc

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http://wfnk.com/ohioplayers/images/cv_skintight.jpg

http://wfnk.com/ohioplayers/images/cv_gold.jpg

 

At first I thought that Parliament's Chocolate City predated Skin Tight but my crates proved me wrong. But I got another one from an earlier album which happens to be the only Ohio Players I have left on vinyl.

 

And one more....

 

Now you know we got a young crew up in here! Skin Tight and all that stuff. In order to know the Ohio Players we got to go back to their first cut...."Funky Worm"....then their second cut called "Pain".

 

Thanks brothers for that wonderful trip down memory lane. My grandson just got a taste of some classic funk, afros and all (lol)

 

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Thanks brothers for that wonderful trip down memory lane. My grandson just got a taste of some classic funk, afros and all (lol)

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Here's an Ohio Player song he (grand son)might be familar with.

''Ecstasy''

Jay Z feat. Biggie Smalls was spittin back and forth over a
Ecstasy sample loop for those who don't know.

In a song called Brooklyn's Finest

with an added bonus for your grand son's grand pa

"Sweet Sticky Thing" a song I think, (don't hold me to that) that was inspired by the women on their album covers. I know that I'm thinking about those models on their covers as a I'm grooving to that track.



Enjoy


Oh what the heck,
here is a YouTube clip composed from a collage of Jay Z and Biggie, videos To look an authentic Brooklyn Finest music video.