r&b
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Replay, Revisit, Reject: This Was a Rough Weekend, but Did New Music Help?
We get it: With everything going on in the world, it can be difficult to carve out time to discover new music. Industry-pushed tunes that you may not even bang with like that could also get in the way of you finding something that tingles your consumer taste buds. While new tunes are usually released…
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Replay, Revisit, Reject: Did the Long Weekend Give Way to Better Music?
We get it: With everything going on in the world, it can be difficult to carve out time to discover new music. Industry-pushed tunes that you may not even bang with like that could also get in the way of you finding something that tingles your consumer taste buds. While new tunes are usually released…
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We Ain’t Gettin No Younger, so We Might as Well Give 112 Verzuz Jagged Edge a Try
Oh, you thought we were having a regular Verzuz weekend? Nope! Since this upcoming weekend is a long weekend thanks to Memorial Day, aka the unofficial start of summer, Timbaland and Swizz Beatz have managed to provide us with a double feature along with Saturday night’s Beenie Man vs. Bounty Killer showdown. After some speculation…
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How to Get Away With Murder: Five Questions for a Fine Man Named Rome Flynn
So, how do you get away with hiding the fact that you’re really bummed about How to Get Away With Murder ending for good? I guess the answer is, you don’t. Thursday nights will never be the same without Viola Davis. In the spirit of celebrating the final season of the popular ABC show, we’ve…
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Teddy Riley Says Bobby Brown Stormed Out During Recording of 'My Prerogative'
Bobby Brown’s hit song “My Prerogative” was No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 24 weeks in 1989 and was also nominated for a Grammy Award for the Best R&B Urban Contemporary Single category. Despite the song’s accolades and commercial success, the recording process was apparently not peaches and cream. Just ask the…
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Monica Is Open to a Brandy 'Verzuz' Match-Up…But There Are Conditions
With the first-ever female Verzuz battle between Erykah Badu and Jill Scott happening this weekend, a few other talented women’s names are being tossed around for potential battles in the future. Fans are clamoring for a possible matchup of R&B superstars and longtime rivals, Brandy and Monica. Last week, Brandy’s brother Ray J told Wendy…
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Replay, Revisit, Reject: For Last Week's New Music, R&B Prevails While Hip-Hop Features Fail
We get it: With everything going on in the world, it can be difficult to carve out time to discover new music. Industry-pushed tunes that you may not even bang with like that could also get in the way of you finding something that tingles your consumer taste buds. While new tunes are usually released…
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10 Pieces of Unsolicited Advice for Teddy Riley for His Rematch With Babyface (Using Songs He Produced)
I can’t lie, Teddy Riley keeps pissing me off. Some of it may not even be his fault but he keeps fucking up my vibe in a way that is grating on me so I’m laying my burdens down at his Uptowns. I do, however, want to be clear here: Teddy Riley is a legend.…
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'MmmmGurl,' I'm Sharing My Life as the Daughter and Little Sister of Kem Fans
Hey Auntie, let’s talk about Kem. Much like I’ve always attributed the sounds of The Tom Joyner Morning Show to my mama, I can also vividly picture her turning on Chicago local station V103 with a freshly warmed cup of Dunkin Donuts coffee as I sat in the passenger seat of her car. We’ve already…
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Diddy, to Grammys Academy: Y'all Are Shady to Rap and R&B. Mase, to Diddy: But Did You Hold Me Down, Though?
Wow, Diddy, I guess mo’ money really does come with mo’ problems. One of those problems just happens to be one of your fellow artists calling you out on your hypocrisy. At Clive Davis’ annual pre-Grammy gala, Diddy made waves when he decided to “get real” about the Recording Academy’s propensity to sideline the rap…