All I’ve got to say is this. This video is both sexy as hell and grown up, something that some R&B these days can’t really accomplish (sorry not sorry). It takes me back to the days of Aaliyah covering “At Your Best (You Are Love).” It’s playful in some ways without being goofy and “turn […]
Read moreNew Music: @levicantsing – "Damn"
San Antonio-based music collective, FRITOGANG, hit me up with this one. One of the group’s members, levicantsing dropped a loosie over in-house producer dubbisdope’s (@dubbdagreat) beat. They mentioned that “with a cuffing season amongst this melodic soulful bop is bound to have you thinking about an old flame.” I like the “‘Oakland’ by Lloyd”-type introduction […]
Read moreRetrospective: Some of Speed’s Favorite Left Eye Verses
Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes is an underrated artist. When people usually mention some of the best “female MCs,” they’ll mention Nicki, they’ll mention L. Boogie, they’ll mention Eve. Essentially, people will mention a wide variety of artists. But, not too often will you hear people mention Left Eye’s contribution to women gaining recognition in hip-hop […]
Read moreNew Visuals: @HEYITSLUKA – "Shaved"
Have you ever had someone be so blunt about doing the sex that you can’t say anything but “aight, let’s do it?” That’s the story Maryland native HEYITSLUKA presents in the visuals for his newest single “Shaved.” Within the clean-in-a-dirty-way track, LUKA describes a situation where his love interest shaved her lovely bits and wants to […]
Read moreRetro Retrospective: Ideal – "Get Gone"
In 1999, I was an eleven-year old boy who loved music. Because of this, I got exposed to a lot of artists and groups who, today, we’ve probably forgotten about. Today’s discussion topic comes to us from, essentially, a one-hit wonder known as Ideal. Ideal, a Houston-based quartet, had some pretty legit supporters in artists […]
Read moreNew Music: @ImJeRonelle – "Finally The EP"
This young man’s voice is what got me into the project. It’s a mix of those 90s power groups with a bit of John Legend and 2010s sensibilities infused. Overall, it’s a nice mesh of those same sort of energies. JeRonelle even manages to hit the Marvin Gaye route and sing his pain about the […]
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