Dec 24, 2010
Boy that Twitter is a powerful weapon. Imagine a recording artist stepping out of the limelight for over seven years only to begin recording again and have instant access to their fan base like they never left. Yep it’s possible these days, and Meelah is living...
Dec 23, 2010
New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh) is Ms. Badu’s fifth studio album to date. With production from J Dilla, ?uestlove, Madlib, 9th Wonder, Sa-Ra, Karriem Riggins, and Ms. Badu herself; the album tells a troubled love story through a beautiful blend of...
Dec 23, 2010
In any normal year for r&b, there is no conceivable way this would be anything less than number one; the song is that good. At the same time, there was SO much good r&b out this year that I had no choice but to slot this at number three. In any case,...
Dec 23, 2010
The game has changed. With the internet giving artists the opportunity for exposure that was once never there and suddenly creating intense competition, artists are forced to question what value they are adding to the consumer to differentiate from the next. Although...
Dec 23, 2010
Coming from New Haven, Connecticut Deborah Bond brings a very unique soultry sound to the music scene. “Keep On” was released on Deborah’s Debut album “Day After” in 2003. Three years later, Deborah released “After Day” a...
Dec 23, 2010
Although Bell Biv Devoe’s third and final album “BBD” was by all intensive purposes considered a commerical flop, they did manage to catch my attention with the song “My Crib” which features Jagged Edge on background vocals.
Dec 22, 2010
Among that numerous comebacks that occurred in 2010, probably one of the most highly publicized and most successful was from the legendary El DeBarge. With the help of Mike City, not only was he able to create one of the best songs of the year with “Lay With...
Dec 22, 2010
Coming back strong from a four year hiatus, Monica snatched the spotlight once again with her fifth studio album “Still Standing”. Her 2010 campaign was launched with her hit reality show on BET also titled “Still Standing” and a publicized...
Dec 21, 2010
How do you think you would feel when after ten years of being in the music industry, making real music, really singing and staying true to r&b, when you turn on the radio not only do you NOT hear your own music, but you hear that of less talented singers than...
Dec 21, 2010
Coming off of his very successful Grammy nominated “Sex, Love & Pain” album in 2007, the anticipation for Tank’s follow up effort continued to grow. Now with Atlantic and having the support of a major label fully backing his project, Tank seemed...
