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The 'Evolution' Of Brian McKnight

Music veterans build their reputation through years of constant dedication to their craft. In the case of Brian McKnight, he's endured the battle scars of love and connected his experiences to ours with heartfelt R&B compositions. His eleventh studio album,...

Fave  |  10/26/2009 at 12:00 PM  |  Comments (7)  |  Permalink

Soul Cynic

Are The Lights On? When Did Everybody Get So Dark?

When I say "dark," I'm not referring to the not-so-friendly debate at the center of "Good And Bad Hair." What I'm referring to is popular music's infatuation with emo-goth-vampirism so much that it has seeped into almost everything labeled as...

ill Mami  |  10/21/2009 at 2:00 PM  |  Comments (10)  |  Permalink

Bounce-Worthy

Bounce-Worthy: Jessica Tonder

There is just something about the weather turning colder than makes me yearn for darker, more introspective melodies, especially when sung by an emotional yet unaffected-sounding chanteuse. For the record, my Bjork phase is about to be in full swing...

ill Mami  |  11/11/2008 at 3:00 PM  |  Comments (6)  |  Permalink

Soul Cynic

Prince Goes 'Crazy' Over Baby Dancing To His Song

Most of you by now have heard of Prince being very controlling of his music, and why not? When you're an independent artist who happens to be a musical genius and who has been screwed over royally by your former...

ill Mami  |  09/11/2008 at 2:00 PM  |  Comments (13)  |  Permalink

A Soulful Noise

Prince Purple Rains On Radiohead

Everyone knows that Prince can be a little diva at times. But now, the former slave of Warner Brothers has taken it to another level. Your purple highness has not only blocked his fans from watching the low-quality videos of...

Soul Bounce  |  06/03/2008 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

Reviews

The Roots Step Up With 'Rising Down'

I can't front. I haven't been interested in an album from The Roots since 1999's Things Fall Apart. It had cameos from some unlikely artists such as Eve, but old standbys Common and Mos Def came to represent, so it...

ill Mami  |  05/01/2008 at 2:00 PM  |  Comments (10)  |  Permalink

First Spin

Mark Ronson 'Just (DJ Premier Remix)'

Still pondering the freshness of this remix, but it's certain to draw the ire of RadioHeads once again. Alex Greenwald's "Just" produced by Mark Ronson first appeared on Exit Music: Songs With Radioheads (also featuring Bilal, Meshell Ndegeocello and Eric...

nOvaMatic  |  02/04/2008 at 11:15 AM  |  Permalink