Maceo Musicology Webcast #45 (The Funk of Me'Shell Ndegéocello) by Mace2theo on Mixcloud
Maceo Musicology Webcast #45
The Funk of Me'Shell Ndegéocello
Me'Shell Ndegeocello is an American singer-songwriter, bassist, vocalist and rapper. Her music incorporates a wide variety of influences, including funk, soul, jazz, hip hop, reggae and rock. She has received significant critical acclaim throughout her career, and has had ten career Grammy Award nominations. She has been credited for having "sparked the neo-soul movement."
Ndegeocello honed her skills on the D.C. go-go circuit in the late 1980s with the bands Prophecy, Little Bennie and the Masters, and Rare Essence. She unsuccessfully tried out for Living Colour's bassist position, vacated in 1992 by Muzz Skillings. Going solo, she was one of the first artists to sign with Madonna's Maverick Records. Ndegeocello's debut release, 1993's Plantation Lullabies, spawned the hit "If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night)" and received three Grammy nominations.
Her singles "If That’s Your Boyfriend (He Wasn’t Last Night)", "Leviticus: Faggot", and her cover of Bill Withers' "Who Is He and What Is He to You?" have all charted in the Billboard top 20.
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