Feb 3, 2011
I’ve been following DJ Soulchild’s work for sometime now and I’ve been very impressed by the quality of his remixes. Not only the blends are flawless, but his choice of beats and samples show his passion for REAL Hip-Hop and R&B. For this...
Feb 3, 2011
As if the whole Jack Herrera project wasn’t rare enough, here are two tracks that were left off the “Retro Futuristico” album which was eventually became shelved and has lived on to be a gem itself. If you aren’t familiar with Jack Herrera, Jon...
Feb 3, 2011
Donell Jones is an artist that we’ve greatly admired for all of his contributions to r&b since the mid 90’s, so for that reason we were very excited to get this list. As part of our Artist Top 10 feature, Donell Jones picks his top 10 favorite songs...
Feb 3, 2011
In our mind, it wasn’t a tough chore to track down one of Donell’s biggest fans to help us out with this feature. In fact, look no further than the liner notes on Donell’s latest album “Lyrics” and you will find that he even acknowledges...
Feb 2, 2011
It has become pretty evident that something that’s been desperately missing in music over the past few years has been the timeless element. Typically a song you hear on the radio these days won’t have the lasting power and will quickly become irrelevant in...
Feb 2, 2011
This is the second single from his new album “Lost in Time.” As I talked to him about in the interview, it must have been really hard to make a choice on a single with so many solid songs on there!
Feb 2, 2011
Here is a nice jam from Ciara’s first album. The song was written by R. Kelly. No one should ever confuse Ciara for a powerhouse singer, but when she sticks to her range, she is usually quite easy on the ears. It will be interesting to see what Ciara has in...
Feb 1, 2011
Vivian Green’s music career is a prime example of the way the climate of r&b and the music industry in general has shifted over the past decade. Although her album sales have progressively declined, it wasn’t the quality of the music that was...
Feb 1, 2011
Here is “Treat U Good” by Lloyd. The song was written by Johnta Austin. One thing I’ve always liked about Lloyd is how unique his voice is.
Feb 1, 2011
I got a chance to see Erin Christine live at SOBs here in NYC recently and WOW she can really sing. As you can hear, she has a pop/r&b sound to her which comes from influences that include Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, and Mariah Carey.
