Jan 12, 2017
With his third album “8701”, Usher took his superstardom to the next level. He’d already established himself as one of r&b’s elite with his 8X platinum sophomore album “My Way, but “8701” was arguably his best release....
Jan 12, 2017
Essence is getting ready to host its greatly anticipated 8th annual “Black Women in Music” as part of the Grammy Week event on Thursday, February 9th, in Los Angeles. As part of the invitation only event, Erykah Badu will be honored in celebration of the...
Jan 11, 2017
When Amel Larrieux and Bryce Wilson came together to form the group Groove Theory, they created magic. It’s really a shame that their collaborative efforts only gave us one album, the 1995 self titled debut. While most groups find away to reunite, this pair has...
Jan 11, 2017
Depending on who you speak with, an argument could be made that SWV was the top female r&b group of the 90’s. Sure, TLC had more commercial success, but SWV had plenty of hits, and nobody was topping their vocals. Unfortunately the group disbanded in the...
Jan 11, 2017
Following a successful run as part of the legendary group After 7, it was only a matter of time before Kevon Edmonds branched out as a solo artist. He did so in 1999 with the release of his solo debut album “24/7” which spawned the Gold single of the same...
Jan 11, 2017
A few weeks back, Jon B. posted a young picture of himself alongside the King of Pop Michael Jackson. The meeting is from when the two worked together in the mid 90’s, when Jon was really making his mark as a writer and a producer. The result of that...
Jan 11, 2017
We love digging up these r&b rare gems, because everyone once in awhile we come across these types of amazing songs we would have otherwise never known about. “Up All Night” is a slow jam that was set to included on Gina Thompson’s shelved...
Jan 11, 2017
It’s well known that the legendary Babyface was the one who help discover, groom, and introduce Jon B. to the world. In fact, Jon will surely credit Babyface for helping his debut album “Bonafide” go platinum. The second album “Cool...
Jan 10, 2017
R&B LeToya Luckett has just released the powerful new video for her latest single, “Back 2 LIfe”. The song was produced by Jo Blaq and YBZ, and is set to be featured on her upcoming album due out in Spring 2017. More details about the album will be...
Jan 10, 2017
Alicia Keys and Kaytranada have partnered up to create the smooth jam “Sweet F’in Love”. The song is contrast to what we heard on Alicia’s latest album “Here” which had more of a socially consciousness vibe to it. Aside from new...
