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OutKast
Today’s Artist
OutKast 1991-
Two teenagers from Atlanta who never agreed on anything except how to be great. Built the most eccentric catalog in hip-hop, moving from Southern playas to intergalactic funk without losing the thread. One album won Album of the Year. The next was stranger and better. More on OutKast →
01 Roses
02 Ms. Jackson
03 Hey Baby
B1 Spaghetti Junction
Who Did It Better
play The Ghetto
No you ain't doin' what you're suppose to
You doin' what you wanna do
Donny Hathaway 1970
Donny Hathaway
George Benson 2000
George Benson

A portrait of poverty from the inside. His voice carries the specific gravity of someone who has seen the ghetto from both sides. The arrangement walks like a street past its prime.

Donny Hathaway released it in 1971. George Benson covered it in 1980 on "Give Me the Night," smoothing the block without leaving the neighborhood.

Today’s Record
We Are Family
We are family
I got all my sisters with me
Sister Sledge 1979
Sister Sledge

Blood and chosen family unite in celebration. The speaker declares solidarity with her sisters. Together they are unstoppable and complete. The bond between them transcends any obstacle. Love and loyalty define their connection. She will never walk alone. Family means everything.

We Are Family Sister Sledge →
Yesterday’s Track
Simply Red 1989
Simply Red
If You Don't Know Me By Now
Time runs out for understanding. A relationship reaches its breaking point. Familiarity should have grown by now. The singer laments love without true knowledge. Surface-level connection is not enough. Deep knowing requires years together. The ultimatum arrives with heavy certainty. Love cannot survive fundamental ignorance.
If You Don't Know Me By Now Simply Red →
Today’s Theme
Soul-Jazz Grooves
Soloists who know when to step back and arrangers who let the groove breathe. Organ trios, Latin percussion, and horn sections locked into a pocket that never rushes the beat.

Killing Me Softly with His Song Roberta Flack →
Everybody Loves the Sunshine Roy Ayers →
The Ghetto Donny Hathaway →
Soul in the Movies
Deadpool 2016
Deadpool

Wade Wilson gets cancer, gets an experimental treatment that leaves him disfigured, and becomes a mercenary who breaks the fourth wall like a conversation with the audience. Ryan Reynolds waited a decade to play this role right. Wham!'s 'Careless Whisper' scores the opening credits, the sax setting the tone for a film that refuses to take itself seriously.

The song about infidelity becomes the soundtrack for a man with nothing left to lose. Deadpool is a comedy routine that involves violence.

Word Up Cameo →
No Good Kaleo →
The Sunday Drop
One song. One story. Every Sunday.

No algorithms. No trending sections. Just a song someone loved and the story behind it. Delivered Sunday morning.

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Image Credits

1,449 artist portraits across 5 genres (Rock, Jazz, Soul, Blues, Folk). 1,363 sourced from Wikipedia (Creative Commons / Public Domain), 50 from Deezer (promotional artwork).

Full attribution breakdown →

We are a music discovery project.
OutKast
Today’s Artist
OutKast1991 –
Two teenagers from Atlanta who never agreed on anything except how to be great. Built the most eccentric catalog in hip-hop, moving from Southern playas to intergalactic funk without losing the thread. One album won Album of the Year. The next was stranger and better.
01 Roses
02 Ms. Jackson
03 Hey Baby
B1 Spaghetti Junction
Who Did It Better
play The Ghetto 1970
No you ain't doin' what you're suppose to
You doin' what you wanna do
Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway
George Benson
George Benson

A portrait of poverty from the inside. His voice carries the specific gravity of someone who has seen the ghetto from both sides. The arrangement walks like a street past its prime.

Donny Hathaway released it in 1971. George Benson covered it in 1980 on "Give Me the Night," smoothing the block without leaving the neighborhood.

Today’s Record
We Are Family 1979
We are family
I got all my sisters with me
Album art
Sister Sledge
Blood and chosen family unite in celebration. The speaker declares solidarity with her sisters. Together they are unstoppable and complete. The bond between them transcends any obstacle. Love and loyalty define their connection. She will never walk alone. Family means everything.
We Are Family Sister Sledge →
Today’s Theme
Soul-Jazz Grooves
Soloists who know when to step back and arrangers who let the groove breathe. Organ trios, Latin percussion, and horn sections locked into a pocket that never rushes the beat.
Killing Me Softly with His Song Roberta Flack →
Everybody Loves the Sunshine Roy Ayers →
The Ghetto Donny Hathaway →
Soul in the Movies
Deadpool 2016
Deadpool Wade Wilson gets cancer, gets an experimental treatment that leaves him disfigured, and becomes a mercenary who breaks the fourth wall like a conversation with the audience. Ryan Reynolds waited a decade to play this role right. Wham!'s 'Careless Whisper' scores the opening credits, the sax setting the tone for a film that refuses to take itself seriously. The song about infidelity becomes the soundtrack for a man with nothing left to lose. Deadpool is a comedy routine that involves violence.
Word Up Cameo →
No Good Kaleo →
Why We're Here
Most of us grew up with free radio. Then corporations took over the playlist. Then we found Spotify and YouTube -- until the algorithm quietly decided what we liked, and suddenly we were stuck on repeat again. There's so much music out there, and only so much time to hear it.
At HotSupper, we just want to open things up a little. Maybe you'll stumble on an artist you've never heard of. Maybe you'll rediscover a song you'd completely forgotten. Maybe you'll just tap your toes. Either way, it's yours to explore. And if you have ideas to make this place better, we're all ears.
The Sunday Drop
One song. One story. Every Sunday.

No algorithms. No trending sections. Just a song someone loved and the story behind it. Delivered Sunday morning.

Free. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

Image Credits

1,449 artist portraits across 5 genres (Rock, Jazz, Soul, Blues, Folk). 1,363 sourced from Wikipedia (Creative Commons / Public Domain), 50 from Deezer (promotional artwork).

Full attribution breakdown →

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