Tag Archives: Salaam Remi
What’s the Best Way to Make Music?
I’m rather opinionated about music. Folks know this. And while all that frustration criticism comes through loud and clear when I write or tweet, I’m definitely not as good at communicating that I understand and respect how profoundly difficult making … Continue reading
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Tagged A Song For You, appropriation, black music, black pop, black popular music, Brandy, Jamey Jaz, Janet Jackson, Jazmine Sullivan, Jimmy Jam, Kelly Rowland, Lalah Hathaway, making music, music industry, music producers, producers, Rahsaan Patterson, Salaam Remi, singer-songwriter, songwriters, standards, Terry Lewis, Tyrese, Usher
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Best Songs of 2011
My thoughts on the 10 best songs of 2011.
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Posted in Best of 2011, Music
Tagged 4, 70s soul, Anwar Robinson, Aston Merrygold, best songs of 2011, Beyonce, black synth pop, Bleuphoria, Cali Swag District, Dougie, EPMD, Fatback, Feel Inside, Frank Ocean, Ginuwine, Havoc, hip hop soul, Insomnia, Jay-Z, Jazmine Sullivan, JB Gill, Jean Grae, JLS, Johnny Gill, Kelly Rowland, Kevin Michael, Kickback, Lalah Hathaway, Last Offence, LastO, Marvin Humes, Mary J. Blige, Mint Condition, Mobb Deep, Motivation, Mountain Top, Nas, Naughty By Nature, O'Dell, Oritse, Prodigy, Rahsaan Patterson, Rick James, Salaam Remi, soul, Spray, Stay, Stern Savage, Stokely, Talib Kweli, Teedra Moses, The Deel, They, Trey Songz, Triumph, Tyrese, Uh Oh, Usher, Van Hunt, Wu-Tang Clan
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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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Nas – ‘Nasty’
My thoughts on Nas’s new song, “Nasty.”
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On Kelly Rowland
My thoughts on Kelly Rowland’s career as she readies her third album.
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Tagged Beyonce, Commander, David Guetta, Destiny's Child, Eve, Heaven, Just Blaze, Kelly Rowland, Like This, Love Takes Over, Michelle Williams, Mike City, pop singer, R&B, Raphael Saadiq, Salaam Remi, soul, T-Shirt
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