Dec 18, 2009
Here is D’Angelo’s rendition of the classic Smokey Robinson song “Cruisin” from his debut album “Brown Sugar.” What’s interesting is, although the album is now tabbed for the neo-soul genre, at it’s release the movement...
Dec 16, 2009
Besides her work in Groove Theory, this has to be my favorite song from the very talented Amel Larrieux. This song is so soulful and I keep it in heavy rotation still to this day. Speaking of Groove Theory, their debut is one of my favorite albums of all time and I...
Dec 15, 2009
What always made me really like this song is the way Mariah switches up her singing to match the Bone Thugs uptempo melodic flow. Although it might not appear so now, this collaboration was actually unique for the fact that Mariah had primarily been an adult...
Dec 14, 2009
Another group that you have to wonder what could have been if they avoided internal issues. After releasing “The Score” in 1996 and achieving worldwide album sales of over 18 million, the group pretty much went extinct. Maybe Lauryn Hill was the curse,...
Dec 13, 2009
“Stay the Night” was the only single released from IMx’s (formerly Immature) fifth album “Introducing IMx.” These were the days when Marques Houston went by the nickname “Batman,” and you could see in the video he’s...
Dec 12, 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anemdasc_EY Here is one of my favorite songs from Raphael Saadiq. If you never heard the song before, even though it was released as a single, it was featured only on the obscure “P.J.’s Soundtrack.” The way these two...