http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8sjcASie94 Although this is not actually Zhane’s song, and they aren’t featured prominently in the video, I’m a big fan of this feature they did. The single ended up doing very well, reaching number 10 on the Billboard...
Although it was only her debut album, that didn’t stop Tamia from aiming high and performing her own rendition of this number 1 single by George Michael. In my humble opinion, she passed this initial test with flying colors. In fact, I felt myself longing to...
Whether it was from lack of promotion, poor choice of singles, or overall just not good quality music, 702’s third album “Star” didn’t quite live up to the success of their previous two gold selling albums. Whatever the reason was, you...
Here is a leak from Avery Storm’s upcoming mixtape “Diary of a Takeoff” that will be available February 14th. We’re glad to see some artists are starting to release mixtapes to help build buzz prior to their albums. It’s a smart way to do...
Unbeknownst to many, Toni Braxton actually has a younger sister who can also sing and launched a short lived solo career back in the late 90’s. Tamar released her self titled debut album in 1999 and while it didn’t make much noise commercially, it did...
I’m not sure of the origin of this song or where it was intended to be released, but I remember hearing “Why You Tryin to Play Me” on the radio back in the day and not being able to find it anywhere! Eventually, I tracked it down to an album called...
Throughout the 90’s, Blackstreet managed to have a very successful run and “Don’t Leave Me” was one of their two number 1 singles. The beat for this song, which was sampled from DeBarge’s hit “A Dream,” was actually sampled...
While we are on the subject of Kiley Dean, here is a personal favorite of mine from her shelved debut album “Simple Girl.” Many people (including me at first) may not have taken her seriously because her image didn’t fit the bill of a talented adult...
If you aren’t familiar with Kiley Dean, she was an r&b singer previously signed to Timbaland’s Beat Club Records. Her debut album from 2002 “Simple Girl” was shelved but her debut single “Make Me a Song” made a decent impact on...
