Shout out to Adam for sending over this rare gem. From what he’s told me and from what I can dig up, this song surfaced around the time when Tyrese released his “2000 Watts” album and is possibly a bonus from a deluxe version of the album....
As he’s managed to do successfully three times in years prior, Ne-Yo dropped another very solid album this past year. However, the standout to me on the album was in fact none of the singles he chose to release, but the bedroom joint...
Seemingly every year a new artist will pop up out of nowhere and release an amazing song that will take the r&b scene by storm. In 2010 to me that was G. Martin with his song “You.” Although I didn’t hear much else from him in 2010, this song...
Monica made a highly publicized comeback to r&b in 2010 with her first album in over four years “Still Standing.” She relied on the writing and production of Johnta Austin and Bryan-Michael Cox who helped her create a very strong effort.
Eric Benet made a major impact in 2010 with his “Lost in Time” album which was considered by many to be his finest effort to date. The album was lead by the album track “Summer Love” which featured him in a duet with his daughter.
Unfortunately we still have yet to hear Avery Storm’s debut album, but the good news in 2010 was we got a very solid mixtape from him. The Heatmarkerz produced “It’s Not Over” was the standout track from the mixtape.
Another big headline in r&b this year was despite the solid r&b that continued to emerge, the lack of sales made things discouraging. Take Chrisette for example, her album debuted at number 25 and now sits at number 93 on the charts. Despite the lack of...
With other former Xscape members Kandi and Tiny currently in the spotlight, LaTocha now emerges with some music of her own. Some considered her the strongest voice in the group when they were together, but I’d say each girls’ unique voice blended together...
The biggest controversy in r&b in 2010 arguably goes to Erykah Badu for the video to “Window Seat” where she stripped naked in public during the filming. Controversy aside, the song is actually very good.
