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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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Best Albums of 2011
My thoughts about the 10 best albums of 2011.
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Tagged 4, 7..., 80s synth pop, Anthony Hamilton, Anwar Robinson, Avenue: A, b-side, Best Albums of 2011, Beyonce, Big K.R.I.T., Bleuphoria, Common, Complex Simplicity, Cookies or Comas, Dre and Vidal, Elgin, Everything, Frank Ocean, Ginuwine, Goodie Mob, Gutter Rainbows, Habits of the Heart, Here I Am, Idle Warship, Jean Grae, Jewell, Jill Scott, Johnny Gill, Kelly, Kelly Price, Kelly Rowland, Lalah Hathaway, Ledisi, Luxurious Underground, Mary J. Blige, Meshell N'degeocello, Mint Condition, My Life, My Life 2, Nicole Wray, nostalgia/ultra, Open Invitation, Organized Noize, Pharoahe Monche, Pieces of Me, Raekwon, Rahsaan Patterson, Raphael Saadiq, remix, Return of 4Eva, Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang, Still Winning, Stone Rollin', Sy Smith, Talib Kweli, Tamar Davis, Teedra Moses, The Bootleg of the Bootleg EP, The Breakthrough, The Light of the Sun, The Paxtons, The Roots, Trey Songz, Tyrese, Van Hunt, W.A.R., We Are Renegades, What Were You Hopin For? Michael Jackson, What's The 411?, Wines and Spirits
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Best Songs of 2011
My thoughts on the 10 best songs of 2011.
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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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