Tag Archives: Joi Gilliam

My Own Hurt Tape

Posted on May 26, 2011 by tlewisisdope

My thoughts on some of my favorite heartbreak songs.
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Posted in Music | Tagged Anthony Hamilton, blues, Cindy Herron, Cindy Herron-Braggs, Dawn Robinson, En Vogue, George Michael, heartbreak songs, I'm A Mess, It's Over, Joi, Joi Gilliam, Maxine Jones, No Sittin By The Phone, One More Try, Rahsaan Patterson, Sad But True, sad love songs, Tears Ago, Terry Ellis, Vivian Green | 2 Comments

Best Songs of 2010 (6-1)

Posted on December 31, 2010 by tlewisisdope

My thoughts on the best songs of 2010, numbers 6-1.
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Posted in Best of 2010 - Songs, Music | Tagged Atlanta Funk, Best Songs of 2010, Big Boi, black music, Cee-Lo, Daddy Fat Sax, Devon Lee, Dungeon Family, emcee, Erykah Badu, Goodie Mob, hip hop, Hot Heavy & Bad, Joi, Joi Gilliam, Legato Blues Summer, mixtape, Night Train, Novel, R. Kelly, R&B, Ryan Shaw, Sir Lucious Left Foot, soul music, State of Loneliness | Leave a comment

Tigger’s 25 Best Albums of the Aughts (00s), Part 1

Posted on January 5, 2010 by tlewisisdope

The thing that is interesting to me about all the lists I’ve read about music in the Aughts is how little the lists reflect the impact of the internet. Reading most lists, you wouldn’t think that the industry changed as … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Aaliyah, adina howard, amerie, Anthony Hamilton, ashanti, bedtime stories, beethoven, benjamin bush, Beyonce, Bobby Brown, Bobby Womack, Brandy, Britney Spears, carlis p, Ciara, Cindy Herron, daily trade, dance of the sugar plum fairy, Dawn Robinson, Digital Black, dinah washington, En Vogue, Erykah Badu, freedom, Goodie Mob, jawann peacock, Jazz, Jill Scott, johnta austin, Joi, Joi Gilliam, klientel, lala brown, Latocha Scott, Latoiya Williams, Lil Kim, lina, Lyfe Jennings, Madonna, mama's gun, Mariah Carey, mark middleton, Maxine Jones, millie jackson, moonlight sonata, neptunes, operatic vocals, Organized Noize, OutKast, panther, pharrell, Playa, posh spice, Rich Harrison, Ricky Bell, Rihanna, rodney jerkins, ryan leslie, Sad But True, sean garrett, shanice, Smoke E. Digglera, Static Major, stephen garrett, steve garrett, stranger on earth, swing, tchaikovsky, Terry Ellis, Timbaland, Usher, Van Hunt, victoria beckham | 1 Comment

Best of the Rest: Shanice’s Don’t Break My Heart

Posted on June 9, 2009 by tlewisisdope

Shanice is among a generation of singers that never quite found a suitable home in the industry because the music industry has never quite known what to do with vocalists who can pretty much do anything (see Melba Moore, Phyllis Hyman, … Continue reading →

Posted in Best of the Rest, Music | Tagged Betty Davis, Daryl Simmons, Joi Gilliam, Mariah Carey, Melba Moore, Minnie Ripperton, Phyllis Hyman, power ballad, R&B, shanice, Stephanie Mills, Vesta, Whitney Houston | Leave a comment

Hot Videos VII

Posted on October 2, 2008 by tlewisisdope

Janelle Monae, Many Moons I just finished listening to Janelle Monae’s EP a bunch of times. I kinda love it. This video works for me though. I think though that there is nothing electronic about her music (as it has … Continue reading →

Posted in Hot Videos, Music | Tagged black male singers, Cee-Lo Green, emcee, Here I Stand, hip hop, Janelle Monae, Joi Gilliam, p-funk, Q-Tip, R&B, Sleepy Brown, Trading Places, Usher | Leave a comment