Oct 24, 2010
After releasing “First Lady” in 2005, Faith took a hiatus that lasted over three years until this song called “Maybe” popped up in 2008. Instead of signaling that Faith was working on her new album (which we finally just got in 2010), it came...
Oct 22, 2010
For a second time, YouKnowIGotSoul got a chance to interview Donell Jones and we touched on his new album “Lyrics,” how being on an independent label will allow him to release albums more often, experimenting with new sounds and showing his creativity as...
Oct 22, 2010
After much deliberation, I’ve decided that this is my favorite song off of Faith’s new album “Something About Faith.” What’s interesting is, this song is the last track on the album and is marked “Bonus Ballad.” This one...
Oct 22, 2010
Before you get confused and wonder when I turned this into a punk/rock/pop site, keep in mind Pink’s debut album “Can’t Take Me Home” had an r&b feel with contributions from Babyface, Kandi, 112, and Tricky Stewart to name a few. In fact,...
Oct 22, 2010
Since I got such a positive response to my Parle posts, I did a little further digging and pulled out what was supposed to be their first single. This is back from 2001.
Oct 22, 2010
Even though Eric Cire released this album back in 2005, I’m just now discovering it. How did I discover it? He actually did some writing on Marques Houston’s just released “Mattress Music” album, so after talking to him on twitter, I found out...
Oct 21, 2010
Recently YouKnowIGotSoul in collaboration with StaticMajorIsMusic had the pleasure of speaking with the beautiful “Southern Hummingbird” Tweet and we had the chance to talk about originally meeting DeVante Swing and getting her start, working with Missy...
Oct 21, 2010
Well, since I posted one Parle song, I might as well post the other since it’s pretty decent as well. This one has a real old school feel to it, and I’m not sure but I feel like this definitely samples something. If you can pick out the sample, let me...
Oct 21, 2010
Don’t get scared off by the album cover, this is actually pretty decent r&b music. In fact, Parle provided the only r&b song to the third Ruff Ryders album filled with gritty hip hop. The group was actually in the Ruff Ryders camp, but only had two...
Oct 20, 2010
Check out the new single “Back Bone” from emerging R&B artist Niecy Williams. The 17 year old Bronx based artist shows us her massive potential with the new single.
