R&B
R&B: Dawn Richard – ’86
October 1, 2012
Dope song! Dawn Richard (formerly of Diddy’s Dirty Money) is underrated as hell as an artist…and that’s a damn shame. Damn near a crime. Creative videos, excellent choreography, elaborate costumes, precision sharp dance routines, & most importantly music that touches your soul. Well, we the JayForce.com do-gooders – posters of good music and more – are here to “’86” that nonsense. Dawn’s jam “’86” (produced by Druski) is yet another beautiful example of what modern R&B/Soul/Pop is supposed to sound like. Not surprisingly the song has an early Prince feel to it in terms of its musical flavor & songwriting so it seems intentional for Dawn to name it “86” as a nod to those subtle references & dual meanings. This is the first single from Dawn’s forthcoming album, “GoldenHeart” (due out October 16, 2012). For now, you can stream to “’86” below and buy the single at iTunes.
R&B/Jazz: Freddie Joachim – “Waiting” (Album)
September 27, 2012
Freddie Joachim has dropped a seven-track album entitled “Waiting” – promising another album (“Fiberglass Kisses”) by October 2012. “Waiting” is loaded with instrumentals and beat tracks… and they are all DOPE! Respect the work! Better yet, you can support the worker by copping the entire album here.
Alternative/Soul: JMSN – “Alone” (Different Sleep Remix)
September 26, 2012
Wow! This is good. Airy… haunting… you feel it when you hear it! San Diego’s Different Sleep produced this dope remix to JMSN’s “Alone”…and kudos for it! Nice rework of a deep dope song from a while back. In case you missed it, we also posted a dope “Kno” remix of this song back in November. You can watch a video for the original version of “Alone” from JMSN after the jump. Bonus: You can stream and download it here.
DOWNLOAD: JMSN – ALONE (DIFFERENT SLEEP REMIX) | (KNO REMIX)
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Phonte feat. Carlitta Durand – “Gonna Be A Beautiful Night” (Video)
September 24, 2012
“Gonna Be A Beautiful Night” video coming at noon EST today.#FEMusic
— Phonte (@phontigallo) September 24, 2012
North Carolina emcee, singer, & occasional comedian Phonte drops some brand new visuals as promised at 12noon today for “Gonna Be A Beautiful Night” featuring Carlitta Durand. The track produced by S1 & Caleb appears on his critically acclaimed “Charity Starts At Home” album that’s available now. The album was easily one of the best projects to have dropped late 2011. Its not too late, but I hope Phonte keeps the dope visuals by their go-to-director Kenneth Price coming from the project.
DOWNLOAD: PHONTE – CHARITY STARTS AT HOME (ALBUM)
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R&B/Soul: José James – “It’s All Over Your Body” (Oddisee Remix)
September 23, 2012
José James doing that work on “It’s All Over Your Body.” His smooth vocals with band backing – Robert Glasper (Fender Rhodes, piano), Takuya Kuroda (trumpet, fluglehorn), Corey King (trombone), Pino Palladino (bass), and Chris Dave (drums) – dopenesss! So nice to chill to. Find somebody to chill with and press play. Yeah… and you can keep streaming it here or cop your own copy (follow the link below)… to um… take the jam somewhere…else.  Oddisee, producer & 1/3 of the DMV rap group Diamond District, did a very dope remix to this joint that we also posted below. Very dope…
R&B/Soul: Warren Xclnce – “Examine Me” feat. Etta Bond (Nigel One Remix)
September 23, 2012
North Carolina (by way of Michigan) producer Nigel One puts his own smooth-and-funky-bounce spin on “Examine Me” – a track originally done by London’s own Warren Xclnce (featuring vocals from Etta Bond). Check out the original version after the jump. Two very different runs at the joint give us a double-shot of good music for our listening pleasure. Nice!
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R&B/Soul: Deborah Jordan – “Home” (Simon S Rebounce)
September 23, 2012
DJ Simon S does a jazzy “rebounce” of “Home” (a single taken from Futuristica labelmate Deborah Jordan’s 2009 album “The Light”). Shout out to DJ Radhu at BamaLoveSoul for hipping us to this one. You can stream it at the link provided here.
R&B/Soul: Range Da Messenga – “Miracle” (Prod. by Hezekiah) [Video]
September 19, 2012
Southwest Virginia’s own Range Da Messenga teams up with Philly producer Hezekiah on “Miracle” off the duo’s upcoming three-song EP entiled “Battlecry†(due out November 12, 2012). Today, we share the official acapella music video (directed by Hezekiah and Chris Conway) for “Miracle” above. Plus, the single (featuring background vocals by Alexa Gold and Marjani Clark) is linked below… because we look out for you like that. Nice follow up to the first leak from the “Battlecry†– entitled “Gone” – which we posted here.
DOWNLOAD: RANGE DA MESSENGA – MIRACLE (PROD. BY HEZEKIAH)
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R&B/Soul: S3 (Miles Bonny x Brenk Sinatra) – “Don’t Stop” / “Rain”
September 18, 2012
Supa Soul Sh*t a.k.a. S3 a.k.a. the duo of Miles Bonny and Brenk Sinatra have leaked a hot one from their upcoming album, “Supa Soul Sh*t” (due out Oct 26, 2012). This supa-smooth cut is entitled “Don’t Stop.” When the album is released, you can cop it at the Melting Pot Music Store). Until then, we’ve got you covered with the streaming link for the single below. Also check out a previously released single called “Rain Don’t Stop Me Now” below as well. It’s equally as hot….
STREAM: S3 (MILES BONNY X BRENK SINATRA) – DON’T STOP
BONUS: S3 (MILES BONNY X BRENK SINATRA) – RAIN DON’T STOP ME NOW
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R&B/Soul: Bilal Performing Live at Le Poisson Rouge In NYC (Video)
September 18, 2012
Sam Wilson Photography gave us a good look on this one, y’all. Bilal did the damn thing on stage at New York City’s Le Poisson Rouge (live performance shot September 6, 2012)! Nice video and cool pictures at the end make for a nice (very nice) presentation. Enjoy.
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R&B: Elle Varner – “I Don’t Care” (Video)
September 18, 2012
Elle Varner’s superbly good “I Don’t Care” is such a dope song I even played it a few times on my hip hop radio show The Beatz & Lyrics Show on Saturday nights. Good choice to shoot a video for this standout track from her debut album “Perfectly Imperfect” that’s available now. Astute hip hop heads & connoisseurs will instantly recognize the sample used in the track is the same one flipped by Brooklyn rapper AZ for his classic song “Ho Happy Jackie” off of his 1995 album “Doe Or Die” years ago.
DOWNLOAD: ELLE VARNER – PERFECTLY IMPERFECT (ALBUM)
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Frank Ocean – “Pyramids” (Video)
September 17, 2012
Brand new video for the new single “Pyramids” off of Frank Ocean’s “Official” debut album “Channel ORANGE” that’s out right now. The Nabil directed video features a cameo from John Mayer & a few short clips of female nudity that may not be safe for work….
https://twitter.com/frank_ocean/status/247519963605250048
DOWNLOAD: FRANK OCEAN – CHANNEL ORANGE (ALBUM)
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Posted in Alternative, R&B, Soul, Videos | Tags: Channel Orange, Frank Ocean, John Mayer, Pyramids, Saturday Night Live, THINKING ABOUT YOU | 1 Comment »
R&B/Soul: D’angelo vs. Simbad – “Devilz Pie”
September 16, 2012
BamaLoveSoul dropped another another hot rock in my inbox (by way of Eavesdrop Radio) – a Simbad refix of “Devilz Pie” by D’Angelo. The track has a bouncy dance feel to it. Good stuff.
– @ojones1
M-Phazes – “The Remixes” (Album)
September 13, 2012
‘[Melbourne (Australia) producer] M-Phazes is giving YOU a collection of some of his best remixes of artists like Cee-Lo, 360, Justice, Lil Wayne, The Presets, Michael Jackson and more as part of the launch for his brand new website.’
Get your FREE download of via Facebook app or right here.
DOWNLOAD: M-PHAZES – THE REMIXES (ALBUM)
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R&B/Soul: Alex Isley – “The Love/Art Memoirs” (EP)
September 12, 2012
Damn this is dope!!! “The Love/Art Memoirs” (EP) is the self-written, self-produced debut project of Alex Isley. The daughter of R&B legend Ernie Isley (of The Isley Brothers) does not half-step at all – singing with all the smooth soul you’d expect with her pedigree. This EP is making the rounds on the internet almost as quickly as she put it up on the web. But YOU need not look any further. We’ve got what you need in your life right here. “The Love/Art Memoirs” by Alex Isley… yes, the whole EP… for FREE… here.
DOWNLOAD: ALEX ISLEY – THE LOVE/ART MEMOIRS (EP)
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R&B: Benny Love – “Jamaican Gold” (Prod. Tae Beast)
September 11, 2012
Respect and shout to SoulBounce for the scoop on this gem! Atlanta’s own Benny Love a fresh blip on the radar, but not much is known about her…YET! Tell you this much: With that voice, vibe, and Tae Beast (producer for Rochelle Jordan) on this “Jamaican Gold” track, we will hear more about her before too long! This heat is short-n-sweet, but you get the point the first time you hear it. Benny is moaning about that down-for-whatever-whenever Love on this joint. HOT! Check it out here.
BENNY LOVE – JAMAICAN GOLD (PROD. TAE BEAST)
R&B/Soul: Jesse Boykins III – “Restless Dreamer” [King re:Fix]
September 11, 2012
Chicago soul singer Jesse Boykins III is a mainstay on here…with good reason! Joints like his “Restless Dreamer” keep his rep up nicely. A slow jam so smooth you can pour it…all over her! Oh yeah, it’s hot like that. Take a listen here.
R&B/Soul: DJ Kemit – “Fortune Teller” feat. Eric Roberson (Video)
September 7, 2012
New video from the homie (and all around super-dope producer and deejay) DJ Kemit. It’s a soulful banger! Watch for the cool guest appearances. I know I saw DJ Rasta Root, DJ Salah Anase, and model/singer Linda Pearl in there. Nice. Equally as nice…the silky smooth assist from crooner Eric Roberson on this joint. Respect to director Jirard (of the Digibees) and producer Aishah Rashied Hyman on this one, too. The track “Fortune Teller” appears on DJ Kemit’s new album “Everlasting” that’s available now!
DOWNLOAD: DJ KEMIT – EVERLASTING (ALBUM)
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R&B/Alternative: I/O (Ayo Olatunji) – “You Slay Me”
September 6, 2012
Singer/songwriter/producer/instrumentalist Ayo Olatunji (better known as I/O) is the grandson of Grammy Award-Winning Nigerian drummer, educator, social activist and recording artist, Babatunde Olatunji. I/O puts down his own flavor of soul mixed with Hip-Hop – or ‘new soul wave’ (shout out to Butta at SoulBounce) – on a hot track called “You Slay Me.” Drawing comparisons to the likes of Frank Ocean and Miguel, I/O is bringing a new kind of R&B – laced with more electronic influences than traditional soul/R&B. In case your just getting up on this talent like we are, his “Isolation” mixtape he dropped about a month ago features some quality work as well. Download “You Slay Me” for FREE here, and experience I/O for yourself.
DOWNLOAD: I/O – YOU SLAY ME
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R&B/Alternative: Yuna – “Live Your Life” (Motherland God Mix) [Prod. By MeLo-X]
September 4, 2012
Influenced by his recent trip to Malabo Equatorial Guinea, Africa, producer/emcee MeLo-X is crafting a very unique Hip-Hop/R&B/Soul experience to be manifested in the form of his upcoming album “Zulu Guru” (due out October 15, 2012). This work will be his first collaborative effort with singer/songwriter Jesse Boykins III. For this post, we share a MeLo-X remix of “Live Your Life” (Motherland God Mix, with vocals by Yuna) that demonstrates his new musical direction. A FREE download of this remix of “Live Your Life” is available now; as well as a link to pre-order “Zulu Guru.” We provide both below.
DOWNLOAD: YUNA – LIVE YOUR LIFE (MOTHERLAND GOD MIX) [PROD. BY MELO-X] | ZULU GURU (PRE-ORDER)
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