jodeci
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How Come Nobody Cares About Boyz II Men Anymore?
There was a time in my life when I absolutely hated Boyz II Men’s “End Of The Road”. Not because it isn’t a good song – it is – but because I couldn’t go ANYWHERE in 1992 without hearing this song. Drunk white people were singing it on benders. Black dudes were blasting it from…
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#ThatSo90s: Jodeci – Stay
There is no conversation about 90s r&b without Jodeci. Sure Boyz II Men had the great ballads and what not and henceforth, but nobody gives a shit about Boyz II Men in 2014. Jodeci, however, still reigns supreme as the blueprint for most male bad boy groups. Sure they sang songs you could play at…
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Adult R&B Isn't Dead. It's Just Having A Mid-Life Crisis (And So Am I)
My regular rotation of music rests firmly planted somewhere in the 1990s, with pinches of the 1980s and beyond. When I cue something up on Songza? “Essential ‘90s R&B,” “‘90s R&B Wake-Up Call,” or “This is How We Do It: R&B Dance Party,” are the playlists of choice. I don’t deviate too much from a…