Tag Archives: Mariah Carey

Soul Man: Revisiting Usher’s “Here I Stand”

Posted on July 7, 2011 by tlewisisdope

My thoughts on Usher’s “Here I Stand.”
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Posted in Music | Tagged Bobby, Bobby Brown, Confessions, Don't Be Cruel, Donny Hathaway, Dre and Vidal, Here I Stand, His Mistakes, Jermaine Dupri, Love You Gently, Luther Vandross, Manuel Seal, Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson, Ne-Yo, Raymond v. Raymond, Revolver, Something Special, soul man, Tameka Foster, This Ain't Sex, Usher, Versus, Whitney Houston, Xscape | 3 Comments

Whitney 2.0

Posted on January 24, 2011 by tlewisisdope

My thoughts on the new Jennifer Hudson single, “Where You At.”
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Posted in Music | Tagged black woman singers, bombast, Celine Dion, Christina Aguilera, Clive Davis, David Foster, Deborah Cox, Diane Warren, Exhale, Jennifer Hudson, Jordin Sparks, Kelly Clarkson, Mariah Carey, melisma, Ne-Yo, pop balladry, R. Kelly, R&B, soul music, Spotlight, Where You At, Whitney Houston | 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

Why Janet Jackson’s ‘Discipline’ Sucks

Posted on February 28, 2008 by tlewisisdope

Few people are going to say Janet Jackson’s new album, Discipline, is the unmitigated disaster it is. At least not for the right reasons, or rather, the reasons that go beyond America’s love of destroying an icon, love of beating … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Sexuality | Tagged Babyface, Clive Davis, Discipline, Erykah Badu, Invincible, Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam, L.A. Reid, Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson, Mike City, Ne-Yo, rodney jerkins, Terry Lewis | 2 Comments