Omarion’s second album “21” was one of the most underrated R&B albums of 2006. It featured great production from the likes of Timbaland, Pharrell, B-Cox and The Underdogs, and also had Omarion sounding better than ever. The song I will be...
Better known for her duet with R. Kelly on the song “Be Careful,” Sparkle hit the limelight during the late 90’s with her Self-Titled debut album “Sparkle.” The album went Platinum and Sparkle had created a really good buzz as the next up...
Prior to his performance at The Theater at Madison Square Garden for a stop on his “Intimacy” tour, I had a chance to sit down with Kem for this brief interview. We discussed how it’s been touring with Musiq Soulchild and Ledisi, his recent Grammy...
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.
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...
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...
If you spoke to the casual fan of r&b, they would probably consider Tony Rich a one hit wonder for his song “Nobody Knows It But Me” and how could you blame them. Although he won a Grammy award for his debut album “Words” in 1996, he...
Lead and only single released from Marc Dorsey’s debut album “Crave” in 1999. Despite a few guest appearances in the years following, we’ve still yet to hear a follow up to this album from Marc.
This song has always been a personal favorite of mine, but I’ve always found a few things interesting about the song. First, I’m intrigued by the collaboration with Marc Dorsey (who also appeared on “U Should” from the same album) who seemingly...
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...
