New Mixtape: J. Holiday – M.I.A. (The Lost Pages)

New Mixtape: J. Holiday – M.I.A. (The Lost Pages)

After a disappointing reception to his sophomore album “Round 2” in 2009, J. Holiday is looking to right the ship this year with a new album. To begin building the excitement for that project, he has just treated fans to his first mixtape.
Editor Pick: Brian McKnight – Stay

Editor Pick: Brian McKnight – Stay

When I think of the qualities I like in an r&b song, I can honestly say that Brian McKnight’s “Stay” embodies each of those. If you take a listen, you will hear soulful melodies, good vocal arrangements, nice music backing it, and well written...
Editor Pick: Keyshia Cole – Thought You Had My Back

Editor Pick: Keyshia Cole – Thought You Had My Back

Even though her debut album did fairly well and her singles had chart success, I still think this song should have been a single because of how well the beat blended with Keyshia’s voice. I immediately loved the track when I first listened to album and to this...
Editor Pick: R. Kelly – If

Editor Pick: R. Kelly – If

Whereas I was very much underwhelmed with the “Chocolate Factory” album (led by singles like “Snake” and “Ignition) R. Kelly released in 2003, I was very impressed with his “Happy People/U Saved Me” record he released the...
Editor Pick: Groove Theory – Time Flies

Editor Pick: Groove Theory – Time Flies

I was just reading an article from last February that mentioned that the original Groove Theory lineup of Amel Larrieux and Bryce Wilson had reunited as a group to start a new project. However, here we are a year later and there hasn’t been much more news about...