New Music: The Roots – Doin It Again (featuring John Legend)

New Music: The Roots – Doin It Again (featuring John Legend)

The Roots are currently working on their new album “How I Got Over” which is due for release June 22nd and this is potentially a cut from that album. As you can hear, they sampled (although it sounds like John re-recorded the vocals) John Legend’s...
Classic Vibe: Lauryn Hill – The Sweetest Thing (1997)

Classic Vibe: Lauryn Hill – The Sweetest Thing (1997)

I think the best way to summarize Lauryn Hill’s solo career was a quiet storm that appeared almost out of nowhere, caused major commotion for a short period of time only to disappear and not be heard from again. Man, r&b really misses her!
New Mixtape: K. Michelle – What’s the 901?

New Mixtape: K. Michelle – What’s the 901?

Jive recording artist K. Michelle has just released her new mixtape “What’s the 901?” (a play off of Mary J’s ‘What’s the 411?’) today. She’s an up and coming artist in r&b, so if you haven’t heard her music...
Rare Gem: Donell Jones – Lovin U

Rare Gem: Donell Jones – Lovin U

We first heard this song on an advance copy of Donell Jones’ 2006 album “Journey of a Gemini” and for a couple of years wondered how this had never been released on an album. A couple of months back, I did have the opportunity to ask Donell himself...
Rare Gem: Rahsaan Patterson – Where You Are (Steve Hurley Remix)

Rare Gem: Rahsaan Patterson – Where You Are (Steve Hurley Remix)

It’s amazing, it’s been only a week since I’ve discovered Rahsaan and already I’ve been able to find that he has a huge following. This gem was passed along to me by a reader who discovered this site because of my posts about Rahsaan. I really...