Tag Archives: R&B music
Brandy the Maddening Cipher: Reviewing ‘Two Eleven’
I wrote this about my hopes for Brandy’s new album when she was in the early stages of promoting it: The question … is really about whether or not Brandy has a clear sense of what it means to age … Continue reading
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Tagged 90s music, Aaliyah, Afrodisiac, album review, Boyz II Men, Brandy, Full Moon, Human, Monica, music review, Never Say Never, R&B music, Two Eleven, Usher, Wanya Morris
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Flashback – Ne-Yo’s “Addicted”
I wrote a piece a few years ago about how, on a work trip listening to my iPod playlist of male R&B vocalists, I began to appreciate that there is greater diversity within black male singers’ voices than I think … Continue reading
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Tagged addicted, hetersexist, male R&B, male R&B singers, Ne-Yo, R&B music, vocalist
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On Monifah and White Construction of Sexuality
My thoughts on an AfterEllen interview of Monifah.
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Posted in Music, Sexuality, Television
Tagged AfterEllen, AfterElton, black gay women, black lesbian, black singer, black woman singer, gay, gay women, lesbian, LGBT, Lindsey Byrnes, Monifah, Monifah Carter, queer, R&B Divas, R&B music, same gender loving, same gender loving women, Touch It, TVOne, white gay, white lesbian
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I Still Wanna Ride for Brandy
My thoughts on what Brandy needs to do for her next album.
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Tagged 90s music, Afrodisiac, Bei Maejor, Brandy, Centric, Ciara, Essence Music Festival, Full Moon, Just Blaze, Kanye West, Keith Crouch, Keri Hilson, Mike City, Never Say Never, R&B, R&B music, Rahsaan Patterson, Rihanna, Salaam Remi
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Beyonce the Annoying; or, Why Blond Hair Does Not a Star Make
My thoughts on why Beyonce Knowles is annoying.
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Tagged Apple Pie La Mode, Bee Gees, Beyonce, Beyonce Knowles, blonde, Bootylicious, Britney Spears, Cater 2 You, Christina Aguilera, colorstruck, cover, Dangerously in Love, Destiny Fulfilled, Destiny's Child, diva, diva trip, emotions, female empowerment, Gift From Virgo, Girl, girl groups, Hip Hop Star, homothug, if, Jay-Z, jezebel, Kelly Rowland, Latavia Robertson, Letoya Luckett, Lose My Breath, Matthew Knowles, Me Myself & I, Michelle Williams, Nasty Girl, Naughty Girl, pop music, R&B music, Rolling Stone, Sexy Daddy, Soldier, songwriter, Speechless, stilettos, Survivor, Sweet Sixteen, Through With Love, vocal groups, Yes
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