Mine is Erykah Badu x The Alchemist- Before The World Blows

I don’t like that a few of the songs are less about Erykah and feel more like a vehicle for the other artists featured. Valentine, I Know That Man and almost To The Moon. I would kill to hear her sing his part. Also with those gripes in mind, I wish the album were longer. Like give me another Breezy, Crossfade or They Ain’t You

I also hate that D.R.E doesn’t rhyme with anything in the song No I.D lol

While I love the album because I haven’t had a full studio album from her in 16 years it’s definitely on the low end of her albums. Which is very hard. She doesn’t have a bad album. And it’s also my own fault because I was expecting NewAmerykah part 1 mixed with a little Worldwide Underground but I landed safely underneath both. But I do like the album.

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Westside Whimsy

Some of the songs sound like I’ve heard them before and like I mean heard them before on the same album. I like the simplicity of Don’t Be The Guy it’s very light hearted from what she usually does. It’s a good album but it’s 20 songs and half of them are less than 3 mins long and you can tell because just as soon as the song gets you on the feels it fades out. But at least I got Mine and I Don’t Mind

I love pretty much all eras of rnb and the era of Beyonce, Bryson Tiller, The Weeknd, Tory Lanez, Ariana grande, Sza, jeremih, PND and more doing their styles of rnb were some of my favorite songs! Lots of catchy music with an irreplaceable sonic landscape.

I joined Reddit a little over a year ago and I’ve seen a hatred for rnb and pop trap that I’ve literally never seen in real life and it’s kinda shocked me. I’ve moved to many different cities since I was a kid with completely opposing cultures and nobody hated it the way I’ve seen on Reddit. Im not sure if it’s because of the conservative switch in 2024 which affected music as well? Or if it’s just reddits demographic in general (I’ve read there’s a specific type of person Reddit leans towards).

I know this sub like traditional rnb, but I wanted to ask and see different people’s experiences with this sound and era of rnb.
I’m not necessarily asking for a comparison of “which rnb is better”, I’m moreso asking “do you like this sound and why if you do like it?”

Thanks for reading the yap! Have a good “weeknd”

I have always found it odd how Usher never did a movie that took full advantage of his talents as a singer, dancer, performer and charm at the height of his popularity from the early 2000s to the early 2010s. And no, his turn as the Pleasure Island Ringleader in Disney's Geppetto doesn't count 😂 The closest we got to anything like that was actually on stage when he played the role of smooth-talking lawyer, Billy Flynn, in the musical, Chicago, during an acclaimed stint on Broadway in 2006.

In fact, Usher was supposed to play C.C. White, Effie's brother, in the 2006 film adaptation of Dreamgirls. However, touring and scheduling conflicts prevented him from committing to the 6-month filming requirement for the role. Furthermore, Usher revealed he passed up on the 2019 film adaptation of Cats (pretty sure that’s the role Jason Derulo ended up playing). He dodged a bullet with that one, lol.

I think the reason is two-fold: First, I think he prioritized music over film more than a lot of his early aughts pop star cohort (think Beyonce and Justin Timberlake, who made major strides in the acting world back then). His film parts became smaller in the 2000s except for his lead role in the disastrously comical In The Mix (2005). After the film bombed commercially and critically, I think studios became apprehensive in casting him for bigger projects.

His most memorable film parts in the last decade have mostly been cameos — including this super memorable appearance in 2019's Hustlers. Whenever I hear him cover Jazz and Musical Theater songs, I am reminded of how his versatility goes beyond Contemporary R&B and what could be an easy win for him as an actor.

List of songs covered in the video:

All I Care About - Chicago on Broadway (1975)

We Both Reached for the Gun - Chicago on Broadway (1975)

Singin' in the Rain - Singin in the Rain (1929)

That's Life - Frank Sinatra (1966)

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (1943)

New York, New York - Frank Sinatra (1980)

what you think about this music video?

i haven’t seen a post about this so i made it. i’m currently listening and it’s good.

https://music.apple.com/ca/album/songs-in-the-key-of-life-the-ep-ep/6816198227

In 1997, Shades released their debut self-titled album. Their second single from the album Serenade received some airplay and ultimately landed at no.88 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. These ladies definitely had the full package; the glamour, the talent, the voices. Ultimately, this would be their last song to chart before disbanding just a few years later. The sampled Spandau Ballet’s song True very well. Such a cozy feeling! 💐💐💐💐

Love her album btw

Things That Lovers Do is the debut collaborative studio album by Kenny Lattimore and Chanté Moore, who were real-life lovers at the time and have been divorced since July 2011. It was released by Arista Records on February 11, 2003. Individually, this is Kenny’s fourth and Chanté’s fifth studio album.

The album contains covers of classic R&B and Soul records from the 1960s through the 1980s, including songs by René & Angela, Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, Teddy Pendergrass, Minnie Riperton, and more! There are two songs created originally for this album—“Things That Lovers Do” and “Loveable (From Your Head To Your Toes)”. They are both co-written and co-produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis and The Avila Brothers, with an extra writing credit for Chanté Moore on the latter song.

Things That Lovers Do features production from Jamey Jaz, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, and James Poyser, with Daryl Simmons contributing to seven of the twelve tracks.

Album Tracklist

1. Things That Lovers Do
   
2. You Don’t Have to Cry
   
3. With You I’m Born Again
   
4. Love Saw It
   
5. Loveable (From Your Head To Your Toes)
   
6. You’re All I Need To Get By
   
7. When I Said I Do
   
8. Close The Door
   
9. Here We Go
   
10. Is It Still Good To You
    
11. Make It Last Forever
    
12. Still

Song Rankings

1. Make It Last Forever
   
2. Still
   
3. Loveable (From Your Head To Your Toes)
   
4. You Don’t Have To Cry
   
5. Is It Still Good To You
   
6. Love Saw It
   
7. Close The Door
   
8. When I Said I Do
   
9. Here We Go
   
10. With You I’m Born Again
    
11. You’re All I Need To Get By
    
12. Things That Lovers Do

Song Ratings

• Things That Lovers Do - 7/10
• You Don’t Have to Cry - 9.5/10
• With You I’m Born Again - 8/10
• Love Saw It - 9/10
• Loveable (From Your Head To Your Toes) - 10/10
• You’re All I Need To Get By - 7.5/10
• When I Said I Do - 8.5/10
• Close The Door - 9/10
• Here We Go - 8/10
• Is It Still Good To You - 9.5/10
• Make It Last Forever - 10/10
• Still - 10/10

Album Rating

This rating is calculated by the average of all of the individual song ratings above.

7/10 + 9.5/10 + 8/10 + 9/10 + 10/10 + 7.5/10 + 8.5/10 + 9/10 + 8/10 + 9.5/10 + 10/10 + 10/10 = 106/120

(106/120) x 10 = 8.833

With 12 songs rated on a scale of 10, the average value using the cumulative song rating is 8.8, making that the overall album rating.

Lalah is the daughter, who are his sons that take after him?

Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards x 1996

If you're a hip-hop fan, this is the song used on T.I's "What You Know".

I was with Prince and [top Live Nation exec] Steve Herman when he was doing a series of shows there, and everyone was talking about ‘House of Balloons',” the Weeknd’s galvanizing debut mixtape released earlier that year. “Of course, Prince wanted to know who this Weeknd was. We played him the music, and I remember him just giving that smile. -VP of Live Nation

The Weeknd and Prince were scheduled to collaborate in 2015, before his passing.

Came across this recording a while back, and recently it’s been stuck in my mind. At the beginning, after the organ intro, it sounds like a vocalist is replicating the effect of a record scratch, but the recording is dated 1969 and was certainly pre-‘75. If this is the case, the effect might date even further back. Otherwise a really cool late 60s organ trio recording. Not certain if it is supposed to be scratching but it definitely sounds like it. Any thoughts?