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The inner city is the central area of a major city or metropolis. Inner city areas tend to have higher population densities than outer suburbs, with more of the population living inside multi-floored townhouses and apartment buildings.
In the United States, the term "inner city" is often used as a euphemism for lower-income residential districts in the city centre and nearby areas, with the additional connotation of impoverished black and/or Hispanic neighborhoods. Sociologists sometimes turn this euphemism into a formal designation, applying the term "inner city" to such residential areas, rather than to geographically more central commercial districts. However, some inner city areas of American cities have undergone gentrification, especially since the 1990s.
Such connotations are less common in other countries, where deprived areas may be located in outlying parts of cities. For instance, in many European and Brazilian cities, the inner city is the most prosperous part of the metropolis, where housing is expensive and where elites and high-income individuals dwell. Poverty and crime are more associated with the distant suburbs. The Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French and Swedish words for suburb (sobborgo, suburbio, subúrbio, banlieue and förort respectively) often have a negative connotation similar to that of the English term "inner city", especially when used in the plural.
Marvin Gaye (/ɡeɪ/; born Marvin Pentz Gay Jr.; April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American soul singer, songwriter, and musician. Gaye helped to shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as an in-house session player and later as a solo artist with a string of hits, including How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) and I Heard It Through the Grapevine, and duet recordings with Mary Wells, Kim Weston, and Tammi Terrell, later earning the titles Prince of Motown and Prince of Soul.
During the 1970s, he recorded the concept albums What's Going On and Let's Get It On and became one of the first artists in Motown to break away from the reins of their production company.
Gaye's later recordings influenced several contemporary R&B subgenres, such as quiet storm and neo-soul. Following a period in Europe as a tax exile in the early 1980s, Gaye released the 1982 Grammy Award-winning hit "Sexual Healing" and its parent album Midnight Love.
On April 1, 1984, Gaye's father, Marvin Gay Sr., fatally shot him at their house in the West Adams district of Los Angeles. Since his death, many institutions have posthumously bestowed Gaye with awards and other honors—including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Inner City - Good Life
Good Life - Inner City
Inner City - Big Fun (1988)
Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
Goldie - Inner City Life (HD)
Inner City - Big fun (Extended mix)
Commentators | S6 E16: "How Not To Fix Inner-City Gun Violence"
Inner City - Watcha Gonna Do With My Lovin
Inner City - Big Fun (The Classic Magic Juan Remake) (HQ)
Inner City Spelling Bee
Doo doo doo-doo)
Ooh I’m wishin’, boy I’ve got my eyes on you
This mystery is thrillin’
I’m not sure just what to do (doo doo-doo doo-doo-doo)
Ooh ooh ooh, it’s so easy, it is no mirage to me
Touchin’ gently, feel the love in me
Tell me whatcha gonna do with my lovin’
I’m crazy ‘bout your smile
Whatcha gonna do with my lovin’
Please don’t make me fantasize
Whatcha gonna do with my lovin’
Tell me now, ooh oh-oh
(Doo doo doo-doo)
So hard lovin’ daydreams, all my pleasures make believe
(doo doo-doo doo)
I’m with you as my daydream
I never want to leave (doo-doo-doo doo-doo-doo doo)
Ooh ooh ooh, this feeling shines like a precious jewel
And if you want me (me) all my love is for you
Tell me whatcha gonna do with my lovin’
I’m crazy ‘bout your smile
Whatcha gonna do with my lovin’
Please don’t make me fantasize
Whatcha gonna do with my lovin’
Tell me now, tell me now
(Whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do) come on
(Whatcha gonna do) tell me
Come on (ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah)
Tell me (whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do, whatcha
gonna do)
Whatcha gonna do with my lovin’ now
(Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah)
Tell me (whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do)
Whatcha gonna do baby (whatcha gonna do), whatcha gonna
(Ah ah) ah-ah-ah (ah ah) ah-ah-ah-ah (ah ah ah ah ah)
Tell me (whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do, whatcha
gonna do)
Whatcha gonna do with my lovin’ now