Plus, I would assume female r&b has a more dominating presence in the U.S. Though female r&b does get the short end of the stick as far as being lauded critically, male r&b has been going through (in my opinion) an identity crisis for awhile now. And I feel like that is REALLY needed in male r&b. I think that is why guys are keen on him. (His family are Hurricane Katrina survivors.) He has his ladies' man moments sure, but it doesn't totally dominate. While Hamilton was the middle class blue collar worker, Ocean's image (in my mind at least) as a young twenty-something Gen Y'er nomad who is just going through life. Though his tone or range doesn't remind me of Anthony Hamilton, his "everyman", sincere approach to singing does. It brings in a little twist of a story I might have actually heard a friend doing or a friend's friend doing.Īlso the song, "We All Try" his support of gay marriage and a woman's right to choose is sounds very sincere and non-preachy. Just the thought of fucking while high on Novocaine twists the whole "I'm fucking this girl" r&b songs. Listening to "Novocaine" for the first time, the lyrics kind of made me go O_O. I think the songs and Frank's non-image image is ten times more interesting than what Miguel is presenting. The only website I can think of who is close to that was Stylus Magazine but of course that closed down 4 years ago. Unfortunately these websites don't analyze or have fun with r&b as much as this board does (which is the main reason why I come here). However, their selection of their preferred music taste is expansive and more open minded to what is typically branded as "soul/r&b." I HATE how they denounce contemporary r&b of today while lauding the genre's 90s/80s era as if the music was a sacred cow. is great for the grown-up/alternative/indie r&b and hip hop. The reviews of both albums, singles, and remixes are typically fair, and they do cover the up and comers as well the established artists. He does cover more than r&b/hip hop and he is less about snark and more about the music itself.Īlso, caters to more of what DJ's think of the genre. The author is reminds me of the website HYPETRAK even though he started he's first. It's kinda like a one man Stylus's Singles Jukebox. I personally like this one guy's blog called.
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Well that depends on if you want a website devoted to commentary and/or giving you the latest songs that leak. This has probably been covered elsewhere, but what are some of the good R&B blogs we should be checking out?
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Personally, I just want to hear her version of Claude Kelley's Electro Love demo and the full version of the Neptunes-produced Hide and I will be a happy Cassie fan for the rest of my life. It was also reported that the label would focus on her after Diddy-Dirty Money was released. I know that Cassie's career has been in limbo since her first album but that's what she gets for being signed to Bad Boy.Įven though this may not mean anything but a Bad Boy employee said that Cassie recorded more than 50 songs since the move to Atlantic and is working hard.
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I must admit they both don't have that cliched "it" factor like others but r&b singers never had to have that before. This is a shame since they both put out pretty solid (not great) albums in the last quarter of 2010. It seems like a hard time being a r&b star nowadays as you have blogs critiquing your every move and looks record labels pressuring them to compete with the r&b turned pop stars like Usher and Rihanna and dealing with the always impossible balance of not being too mainstream but not too hood/black/r&b (I apologize for not having a more appropriate neutral term). I don't quite get the obsession some people have with Ciara and Keri Hilson flopping.Īccording to the urban music blogs I frequent, the reason why so much focus on them flopping is due to the gossip about their (lack of)personality rather than their music.