Category: R&B
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My Favorite R&B Song From Every Year (2003 – 1974)
Recently, I thought about what people meant in YouTube comment sections when they say “this is REAL R&B” (this is usually under a Leon Bridges or Coco Jones visualizer/video), because it just sounds stupid. R&B is multi-faceted.
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Every Producer’s Best Sample Flip – The South
What would music be without producers? From the well-known ones like Quincy Jones (RIP), Dr. Dre, and Teddy Riley, to the more underground ones like The Alchemist and Conductor Williams, producers have shaped the way music is made for over half a century. But, the one genre where producers are the most recognized is, of…
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My Favorite R&B Song of Each Year 2024 – 2004
My favorite R&B song 2004 til now. Criteria is simple: only one song per year, artists can pop up twice, and we will be going in backward chronological order.
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12 Remixes Better Than The Original Song
The value of a remix can not be overstated. It can rework a song to show another person’s vision of what could have been. Here’s my take on a dozen remixes that are better than the original song.
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4Batz and D’Angelo: The Same?
For the past few years, the R&B world has been looking for a new male heir to the throne for when The Weeknd retires (who took the crown from Frank Ocean). And, there have been many artists that are up to the challenge: Bryson Tiller, Brent Fiyaz, Don Toliver, etc. Then, in late 2023, a…
The Music In My Mind 