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    2016 R&B track reviews

    Usher, Hard II Love @ RCA
    Music

    Usher, Rivals | Track Review 🎵

    Usher returns with a fifth pre-release single from upcoming album ‘Hard II Love’ entitled “Rivals.” “Rivals” features ubiquitous rapper, Future.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsSeptember 5, 2016 ago
    Usher, Hard II Love @ RCA
    Music

    Usher, Missin U | Track Review 🎵

    On his fourth single from Hard II Love, “Missin U,” Usher shows he has lost little of his sexy swagger over the years.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsAugust 30, 2016 ago
    Usher, Hard II Love @ RCA
    Music

    Usher, No Limit | Track Review

    After releasing many singles, Usher drops the slick “No Limit” (ft. Young Thug) as his promotional single for Hard II Love.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsAugust 30, 2016 ago
    PARTYNEXTDOOR, PARTYNEXTDOOR 3 (P3) © OVO Sound/Warner Bros
    Music

    PARTYNEXTDOOR, Not Nice | Track Review 🎵

    With the infectious “Not Nice,” Drake protégé and OVO (October’s Very Own) signee PARTYNEXTDOOR potentially has a breakthrough hit single.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsJuly 25, 2016 ago
    Kehlani, SweetSexySavage [📷: Atlantic]
    LGBTQ

    Kehlani, Distraction | Track Review 🎵

    R&B Singer Kehlani One-Ups Herself, Dropping the magnificent contemporary R&B single “Distraction” just one week after “CRZY.”

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsJuly 24, 2016 ago
    Kehlani, SweetSexySavage [📷: Atlantic]
    LGBTQ

    Kehlani, CRZY | Track Review 🎵

    Up-and-coming R&B singer Kehlani takes a page out of the Rihanna textbook with one ‘crazy’ single, fittingly titled “CRZY.”

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsJuly 24, 2016 ago
    Alicia Keys, In Common © RCA
    Music

    Alicia Keys, In Common | Track Review 🎵

    “In Common” continues to find R&B singer/songwriter Alicia Keys searching for her next big hit. Unfortunately, “In Common” probably isn’t it.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsMay 17, 2016 ago
    Fantasia, The Definition of... [📷: RCA]
    Music

    Fantasia, Ugly | Track Review 🎵

    Contemporary R&B standout Fantasia dabbles in countrified soul on “Ugly,” a single from her upcoming LP, ‘The Definition of…’

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsApril 19, 2016 ago

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