Shout out to my man DaVaughn from SoulStarMusic for putting me on to Dave Young, the first artist signed to Mary J. Blige’s Matriarch Records. Like Blige, he truly believes in helping to preserve old should r&b and soul by tapping into his idols such as Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and Anita Baker. I’ll tell you, that’s refreshing to hear in a day and age when most new r&b artists seemed more concerned with creating the flavor of the moment. He’s currently working on his self titled debut album, so stay tuned for that.