R&B
R&B: Miguel – “Candles In The Sun” (Video)
February 21, 2013
New soulful offering from Miguel entitled “Candles in the Sun.” Check out the visuals for it above; and what the singer has to say about his joint below:
“It’s so easy to ignore what’s right in front of us sometimes. I wanted to create a song and visual that addressed my everyday concerns of life as I know it in the world that we live in.”
Miguel’s latest effort – “Kaleidoscope Dream” – is available now. We got that link for you to cop (from an earlier post) below.
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Tags: Candles In The Sun, MIGUEL, Miguel - Candles In The Sun [Video Premiere] | 
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Michael Jackson – “Butterflies” (DwillBeats Heavily Medicated Remix)
February 20, 2013
Nice! Zone out to this rework of the classic by the late great Michael Jackson – “Butterfiles” – by DwillBeats. Click play, and be ready to click play again; as the experience is over too soon. Good news is… you get experience it over and over, as often as you will, via FREE download here.
DOWNLOAD: MICHAEL JACKSON – BUTTERFLIES (DWILLBEATS HEAVILY MEDICATED REMIX)
Posted in Instrumental, Music, R&B, Soul | Tags: Butterflies, DwillBeats, Heavily Medicated Remix, Michael Jackson | No Comments »
Justin Timberlake – “Suit & Tie” feat. Jay-Z (Video)
February 14, 2013
Perfect timing for Justin Timberlake to drop the new video for “Suite & Tie” featuring Jay-Z on Valentines Day. It was announced earlier that ‘JT & JZ’ are gonna do a 10-City stadium tour together, but maybe this is just a preview of another ‘Best Of Both Worlds’ type of album too.
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Zo! – “This Could Be The Night” ft. Eric Roberson x Darien Brockington x Phonte (Tall Black Guy Remix)
February 13, 2013
Zo!, Eric Roberson, Darien Brockington, and Phonte team up on the Tall Black Guy remix to Zo!’s 2010 original “This Could Be The Night.” This self-described ‘fly love song’ is the second leak from the “+FE Music: The Reworks” compilation that features remixes from Nicolay, Zo!, 4hero, ?uestlove and James Poyser and more. “+FE Music: The Reworks” is due out February 26, 2013. Zo! has his own album (“ManMade”) coming out this Spring.
Posted in Hip-Hop, Music, R&B, Soul | Tags: Darien Brockington, Eric Roberson, Phonte, TALL BLACK GUY, This Could Be The Night, Zo! | No Comments »
The ‘Dilla Day Radio’ Special: Live Mix By DJ Rasta Root On Monday February 11th 6:00pm-9pm EST
February 11, 2013
On Monday, February 11, 2013, DJ Rasta Root will be honoring the late great James Yancy (better known in Hip-Hop circles as J Dilla) with a live mix. The mix will go on from 6:00pm-9:00pm EST Monday evening on UStream TV. Watch the live Ustream here below!
Live video for mobile from Ustream
Posted in Hip-Hop, Producers, R&B, Radio | Tags: Dilla Day Radio, DJ RASTA ROOT, J Dilla, James Yancy, Ustream | No Comments »
Phil Beaudreau – “This Is Why” feat. Dawaun Parker
February 11, 2013
This is on some old soul and jazz with a little boom bap for the rap. Not gonna fret over what to call it as far as the genre. Phil Beaudreau’s “This Is Why” (featuring Dawaun Parker) is good music. That’s what it is. And check the lyrics:
And it’s got a message. This is why it’s dope.
Posted in Hip-Hop, Jazz, Music, R&B | Tags: Dawaun Parker, Phil Beaudreau, THIS IS WHY | No Comments »
R&B: Om’mas Keith – “All 4 You” feat. Erykah Badu x Shafiq Husayn (D-Felic ReFix)
February 10, 2013
Got a FREE download hookup courtesy of BamaLoveSoul. Om’mas Keith’s “All 4 You” was already good (bonus: get a download of the album here). Now, D-Felic’s Re-Fix makes it next-level funky! Erykah Badu and Shafiq Husayn in on it. Check it out.
DOWNLOAD: OM’MAS KEITH – ALL 4 YOU FEAT. ERYKAH BADU X SHAFIQ HUSAYN (D-DELIC REFIX)
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R&B: BJ The Chicago Kid – “Honey”
February 7, 2013
BJ The Chicago Kid has some great music that I’ve been occasionally going back to over the last year like his “Good Good Love” collabo with rap artist Rapsody & my favorite “Good Luv’n” off of his “Pineapple Now-Laters” project. With that said it’s a good thing he’s not one of these artists that’s been constantly throwing out disposable material on the internet every day of the week. His label reps over at Motown are claiming that this new joint “Honey” produced by B!nk is his official first single. Right away when I peeped that producer & singer/songwriter combination I knew this joint was gonna sound good & I wasn’t disappointed. Nice little nods lyrically to Aaliyah’s hit record ‘Rock The Boat’ & the Bee Gee’s heavily sampled 1979 classic ‘Love You Inside Out’.
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Phil Beaudreau – “This Is Why” feat. Dawuan Parker
February 7, 2013
I haven’t heard not one subpar record from newcomer Phil Beaudreau upon discovering his music within the past year. His unique vocals coupled with the production talent of producer Dawuan Parker is a winning combination for him. Without question “This Is Why” I believe this kid could make an even larger impact in the music industry if he wants to & if the stars align properly.
Posted in Alternative, Hip-Hop, Music, R&B | Tags: DAWUAN PARKER, Phil Beaudreau, THIS IS WHY | No Comments »
R&B/Soul: Tweet – “Enough”
February 6, 2013
Good scoop from SoulBounce. Tweet is finally dropping her EP “Simply Tweet“ after teasing us with weekly #TweetTuesdays leaks last summer. Tweet recently signed to MC Lyte’s DuBose Music Group. So… Lyte doing that work for the Jordan campaign… and the Tweet signing and coming release… Hmm. Nice moves.
Bilal – “West Side Girl”
February 6, 2013
Here’s a taste of Bilal’s upcoming album (official release date: February 26, 2013) entitled “West Side Girl.” You can pre-order the full plate – “A Love Surreal” – from iTunes now.
Hezekiah – “Cure for the Common Soul” Vol. 2 (Famous Last Works) [Promo Video]
February 6, 2013
Hezekiah delivers the “Cure for the Common Soul” Vol. 2 (Famous Last Works), mixed by Mr. Sonny James, (of illvibe Collective); and we have the FREE download from Facebook.
HEZEKIAH – CURE FOR THE COMMON SOUL VOL. 2 (FAMOUS LAST WORKS)
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Vinyl Destination | Episode III – The Magnificient ‘DJ Jazzy Jeff’ Visits Singapore, Manila, & Indonesia (Video)
February 5, 2013
One of the world’s greatest DJs, the magnificent DJ Jazzy Jeff, returns with episode three of his web series “Vinyl Destination”. In this episode DJ Jazzy Jeff along with his emcee Skillz & crew hit an Adidas in-store event in Manila, rock a party with the Black Eyed Peas’ bandmember Apl.De.Ap, & appear to run into a little trouble upon touching down in Indonesia.
WATCH: VINYL DESTINATION | EPISODE 2 – DJ JAZZY JEFF IN HONG KONG & SHANGHAI (VIDEO)
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Posted in Hip-Hop, Performance, Producers, R&B, Soul, Travel, Videos | Tags: DJ, DJ Culture, DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJs, Ep.3, EPISODE 3, EPISODE III, Vinyl Destination | 5 Comments »
R&B: Dawn Richard – “NLX”
February 4, 2013
Time and again, I say again and again: The industry is sleeping on Dawn! Here’s “NLX” by Dawn Richard (formerly of Danity Kane and Diddy Dirty Money), off the deluxe edition of her album “Goldenheart.”
DAWN RICHARDÂ -Â GOLDENHEART (ALBUM)
H∆SHTAG$: Episode 1 – “Don’t Call It #AltRnB” (Video)
February 4, 2013
H∆SHTAG$ is a new mini-documentary series from the Red Bull Music Academy, covering emerging music trends of interest across the web – like #CloudRap, #SeaPunk, #PostDubStep, and #AdvancedPop.
Above is “Don’t Call It #AltRnB” (the first episode of H∆SHTAG$), which explores… #AltRnB (or #HipsterRnB or #InternetRnB or whatever-you-get-from-watching-this-RnB). The video takes a look at the current renaissance of contemporary R&B – featuring Jeremy ‘Zodiac’ Rose (former half of The Weeknd), Miguel, Rochelle Jordan, and more. Very interesting discussion.
Posted in Producers, R&B, Technology, Videos | Tags: Alt R&B, Alt RnB, AltR&B, AltRnB, Don't Call It #AltRnB, Episode 1, HASHTAG$, HASHTAGS, H∆SHTAG$, H∆SHTAGS | No Comments »
R&B: Elli Ingram – “Poetic Justice” (video)
February 4, 2013
Respect to for TheNext2Shine the scoop on this one. Elli Ingram, a 19-year old singer from the United Kingdom, has been making YouTube noise as of late. Above, video of Elli and her remake of “Poetic Justice†by Kendrick Lamar and Drake (a retake of “Any Time, Any Place” by Janet Jackson). New music built from the old – Young Guru really dropped the knowledge on stuff like this. See an earlier post on that here.
Alternative: Frank Ocean – “Novacane” (LAKIM Edit)
February 3, 2013
LAKIM puts his spin on “Novacane” by Frank Ocean. Remember when we posted on Young Guru speaking on how modern music gets made by taking-and-remaking? This is that… in the best and most classic way! Good trance music refixx for weekend vibing. Respect to DJ Rahdu over at BamaLoveSoul for hipping us to this.
DOWNLOAD: FRANK OCEAN – NOVACANE (LAKIM EDIT)
Posted in Instrumental, Music, Producers, R&B | Tags: Frank Ocean, Lakim Edit, NOVACANE, Soulection | No Comments »
R&B: Stacy Barthe – “Hell Yeah!” feat. Rick Ross
February 2, 2013
If you’ve been following JAYFORCE.COM regularly then you already know I’m a fan of Stacy Barthe’s music. The Grammy nominated singer & songwriter has been crafting huge hits for various names in the game from Rihanna, Katy Perry, Britney Spears & more. She even was the voice on the hook of the T.I. & Andre 3000 standout collaboration “Sorry” although she wasn’t initially listed on the credits. It goes without saying she’s been in the background far too long. This new record “Hell Yeah” produced by K. Roosevelt featuring Rick Ross should help bring more attention her way further highlighting just how talented this woman is. This joint is solid & Rick Ross doesn’t sound out of place on this soulful joint. Stacy is now signed to John Legend’s HomeSchool/Motown label & things appear to be moving as she’s set to release her upcoming “P.S., I Love You” EP on Valentines Day. Good music, real lyrics, great vocals….yeah it’s a wRAP.
Posted in Hip-Hop, Music, R&B, Soul | Tags: Hell Yeah, P.S. I Love You, Rick Ross, Stacy Barthe | 1 Comment »
R&B: Kevin McCall – “High Remix” feat. Tank
February 2, 2013
Cali singer, songwriter, & producer Kevin McCall returns with a remix to his very good “High” joint but this time the only major tweak to the original version is he’s added R&B singer Tank to the record. I’m gonna drag this joint into one of my R&B slow jam playlists & put it on one of the next R&B mixtapes I put together. In the meantime you can check out more from Kevin McCall on his upcoming “Definition” mixtape that drops on Valentines Day February 14th.
DOWNLOAD: KEVIN MCCALL – HIGH REMIX FEAT. TANK
Drake- “Started From The Bottom”
February 2, 2013
Interesting Drake’s new song “Started From The Bottom” almost has a traditional boom bap sound to it & he’s doing more rapping than singing on this particular joint…I can dig it…Seems like he’s getting back to basics & bringing it ‘back from the bottom’ with this joint.
DOWNLOAD: DRAKE – STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM (DIRTY) | CLEAN VERSION
