Rick James, Give It To Me Baby | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶
![Rick James, “Give It To Me Baby”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 82 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; UMG Recordings, Inc.; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/rick-james-give-it-to-me-baby-throwback-vibez-82-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 82nd edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Give It To Me Baby” by the late, great Rick James.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![Rick James, “Give It To Me Baby”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 82 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; UMG Recordings, Inc.; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/rick-james-give-it-to-me-baby-throwback-vibez-82-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 82nd edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Give It To Me Baby” by the late, great Rick James.
![Bobby Caldwell vs. John Legend: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 20 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Big Deal, Getting Out Our Dreams / Columbia; Antoni Shkraba via Pexels; andresilva5, talha khalil, Valentin Tikhonov via Pixabay; Nick Wang on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/bobby-caldwell-john-legend-head-2-head-20-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 20th edition of Head 🗣️ 2 Head 🗣️ (2023), Bobby Caldwell and John Legend contend for the best rendition of “Open Your Eyes.”
![John Legend, “Open Your Eyes”: Covers No. 21 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner /The Musical Hype; Getting Out Our Dreams / Columbia; Paul Brennan from Pixabay; Sdf Rahbar on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/john-legend-open-your-eyes-covers-21-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 21st edition of COVERS (2023), John Legend delivers a compelling rendition of “Open Your Eyes,” originally performed by Bobby Caldwell.
![Teddy Pendergrass, “Can’t We Try”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 78 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sony Music Entertainment; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/teddy-pendergrass-cant-we-try-throwback-vibez-78-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 78th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Can’t We Try” by soul great, Teddy Pendergrass.
![Luther Vandross, “Here and Now”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 77 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sony Music Entertainment; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/luther-vandross-here-and-now-throwback-vibez-77-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 77th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Here and Now” by Luther Vandross.
![15 Must-Hear, Throwback Vibez, Vol. 10 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Columbia, Epic, Jones / Tintoretto Entertainment Company LLC, Mercury, Motown, RCA, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner; Gerd Altmann, Kiddkos from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/15-must-hear-throwback-vibez-vol-10.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
15 Must-Hear, Throwback Vibez, Vol. 10 features music courtesy of Barrett Strong, Carpenters, he O’Jays, Pink Floyd, and Tears For Fears.
![L.T.D., “Where Did We Go Wrong”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 72 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; A&M; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/ltd-where-did-we-go-wrong-throwback-vibez-72-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 72nd edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Where Did We Go Wrong” by L.T.D..
![Incredible Songs: 1980s, Vol. 2 [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype; Tatiana Castrillon via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/incredible-songs-1980s-vol-2.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Incredible Songs: 1980s, Vol. 2 features music courtesy of Aretha Franklin, George Michael, Kool & The Gang, Queen, and Pink Floyd.
![Aretha Franklin & George Michael, “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 69 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; RCA; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/aretha-franklin-i-knew-you-were-waiting-for-me-throwback-vibez-68-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 68th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)” by Aretha Franklin & George Michael.
![‘Oh, The PLACES You’ll Go’ on These 15 Songs [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Christian Heitz, Marius Mann, Nataliya Vaitkevich, Nork Photography, Oliver Sjöström, Pierre Blaché, Rudolf Kirchner, Scott Webb via Pexels, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/oh-the-places-youll-go-on-these-15-songs.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
‘Oh, The PLACES You’ll Go’ on These 15 Songs features music courtesy of 100 gecs, Daniel Caesar, Dominic Fike, Lana Del Rey, and Logic.
![Superstar: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 33 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Ivan Samkov, Tamilles Esposito via Pexels]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/superstar-3-to-5-bops-33-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Superstar: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 33 (2023), features musical BOPS courtesy of Beyoncé, Lupe Fiasco, Luther Vandross, Usher, and Yves Tumor.
![Rick James, “Fire And Desire”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 67 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; UMG Recordings, Inc.; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/rick-james-fire-and-desire-throwback-vibez-67-2023.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In the 67th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Fire And Desire” by R&B singer/songwriter, Rick James.