Music
Pharrell Williams, Runnin’ | Track Review 🎵
Pharrell Williams nails throwback, vintage soul on single “Runnin’,” a song that appears on the soundtrack to upcoming film, Hidden Figures.
Music
Bryson Tiller, Let Me Explain | Track Review 🎵
“Let Me Explain” gives breakthrough Louisville rapper/singer Bryson Tiller another potential hit. It serves as the promo single for his upcoming LP.
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Album 💿
Shelley FKA DRAM, Big Baby DRAM | Album Review 💿
Even though DRAM’s debut album Big Baby D.R.A.M. is “all over the place,” it’s intriguing and enjoyable through and through.
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JoJo, Mad Love. | Album Review 💿
After 10 long years, urban-pop musician JoJo returns with a respectable third studio album, ‘Mad Love’.
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Music
John Legend, Love Me Now | Track Review 🎵
On promo single “Love Me Now,” John Legend embraces the neo-, post-R&B script, embedding soulfulness within the context of pop.
Album 💿
Solange, A Seat at the Table | Album Review 💿
Solange delivers a homerun on A Seat at the Table. ‘Seat’ encompasses feelings, attitudes, and reality for black men and women. A socially-conscious gem.
Music
La’Porsha Renae, Good Woman | Track Review 🎵
La’Porsha Renae exceptionally conveys the strength and importance of women on debut single, “Good Woman.”
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Music
The Weeknd, False Alarm | Track Review 🎵
With “False Alarm,” Canadian R&B artist The Weeknd delivers an ambitious second single from forthcoming album, ‘Starboy’.
Music
The Weeknd, Starboy | Track Review 🎵
Urban contemporary superstar The Weeknd picks up where he left off in 2015 with promo single “Starboy” featuring Daft Punk.
Album 💿
Tory Lanez Delivers an Ambitious Debut With ‘I Told You’
Up-and-coming rapper and singer Tory Lanez delivers an ambitious debut album with ‘I Told You’. It’s imperfect, but he showcases plenty of potential.
Columns
Pros & Cons | R. Kelly
Pros & Cons profiles the best and worst qualities of today’s musicians. Pros & Cons is simultaneously objective and subjective.
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Fantasia, The Definition of… | Album Review 💿
Fantasia delivers an eclectic fifth album with ‘The Definition of.’ Like many eclectic albums, sometimes risks lead to rewards and other times not so much.