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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 2012 (10-1)
Here are the songs that I think are the finest that I had the opportunity to hear in 2012. If you want to see the other 10, go here.
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Tagged 80s synth pop, ABC, Austin Brown, Avant, Billy Ocean, blues, Brandy, Channel Orange, duet, Euro dance pop, Frank Ocean, jackson 5, Keke Wyatt, lina, Lina Loi, Nas, new wave, Pyramids, R. Kelly, R&B, Rahsaan Patterson, solange, soulman, Sy Smith, The Don, torch song, True, Two Eleven, Usher
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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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