Tag Archives: Alicia Keys

Best Albums and Songs of 2010 – Explanation

Posted on December 27, 2010 by tlewisisdope

Introducing my thoughts on the best albums and songs of 2010.
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Posted in Best of 2010 - Albums, Best of 2010 - Songs, Music | Tagged Alicia Keys, Best albums of 2010, Best Songs of 2010, black music, Chrisette Michele, Drake, emcee, hip hop, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, mixtape, Nicki Minaj, R&B, Raheem DeVaughn, soul music | Leave a comment

Tigger’s Best Songs of 2009

Posted on December 30, 2009 by tlewisisdope

This list represents what I consider to be the 20 best recorded songs in black music this year. You should know before reading that I don’t just consider singles, as singles are such a small sample of what is recorded … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged 2009, a-yo, Aaliyah, aaliyah revisited, addiction, Alicia Keys, auditorium, baby sol, babymakin, best songs, black einstein, Black Roses, blacksummers'night, chico debarge, Chrisette Michele, chucky thompson, Day26, epiphany, flying daggers, fresh as i wanna be, gay rapper, Ghostface Killah, gravy train, gza, Inspectah Deck, jayz, Kanye West, Keith Sweat, Kid Cudi, Last Offence, Ledisi, lloyd, Mary J. Blige, maxwell, Meshell N'degeocello, Method Man, Mos Def, My Life, Playa, pretty wings, R&B, Raekwon, ready, Redman, Rich Harrison, Richgirl, robert curry, saukrates, slick rick, Smoke E. Digglera, solange, soul, stillness is the move, Tank, Trey Songz, Usher, wu-tang | Leave a comment

Best of the Rest: Alicia Keys’ Jane Doe

Posted on January 23, 2009 by tlewisisdope

This is one of the better songs from Alicia’s debut joint, but a lot of critics called the song too childish and beneath the talent of an artist like Alicia Keys. The song is a catty little ditty about not … Continue reading →

Posted in Best of the Rest, Music | Tagged Alicia Keys, Jane Doe, Kandi Burress, Songs in A Minor | Leave a comment

Tigger’s Favorite Music of 2007

Posted on December 21, 2007 by tlewisisdope

This was the first year I didn’t really bother to listen to or keep up with most of popular music. I did hear the Radiohead album and I loved it, but it won’t be on this list anywhere. My lists … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged 50 Cent, Aaliyah, adina howard, Alicia Keys, Angie Stone, black music, Chaka Khan, Chris Brown, Chrisette Michele, Common, DJ Premier, Donnie, Havoc, hip hop, Jay-Z, Jill Scott, Kanye West, Keith Murray, Kelly Clarkson, Kelly Rowland, Ledisi, Lil Wayne, Lyfe Jennings, Madonna, Mario, Mary J. Blige, Matthew Knowles, Mike City, Mos Def, Ne-Yo, neo-soul, Pharoahe Monche, Prodigy, Rahsaan Patterson, Raphael Saadiq, shanice, solange, Solange Knowles, soul music, Sy Smith, T.I., Tank, Trey Songz, Truth Hurts, Usher, Wu-Tang Clan | Leave a comment

Great Songs in the Black Musical Tradition, 2000-2004

Posted on February 14, 2006 by tlewisisdope

This essay was originally written for Epinions.com on October 6, 2005. This version is slightly different, with some language clarification. The choices are identical to the original list. Like many writers on this site, and writers in mainstream and non-mainstream … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged 112, Aaliyah, Alicia Keys, Amel Larrieux, Angie Stone, Anthony Hamilton, Aretha Franklin, black church, black music, black pop, black popular music, Calvin Richardson, Daron Jones, Destiny's Child, Erykah Badu, gospel, Jazz, Jill Scott, Kelly Price, Latoiya Williams, lina, Mariah Carey, Marvin Gaye, Meshell N'degeocello, Michelle Williams, neo-soul, Philly Soul, Q. Parker, R. Kelly, R&B, Rahsaan Patterson, Raphael Saadiq, rock and roll, soul music, Tank, Van Hunt, Vivian Green, Whitney Houston | Leave a comment