R&B
Comedy: Brian McKnight Working On An Adult Themed Mixtape (Video)
April 24, 2012
The funny thing about this is…..I think he’s dead ass serious. Terrible…just terrible. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Adult Themed Mixtape, Brian McKnight, Comedy, WTF, WTF Moment Of The Day | 
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R&B/Alternative: Norah Jones – “Say Goodbye”
April 23, 2012
Norah Jones has a great voice & has put together some great songs that are personal classics in my music library including my all-time favorite “Angels” produced by Wax Poetics as well as the widely popular “Chasing Pirates” joint from a few years back. This latest single “Say Goodbye” will be added to my list of personal favorites from Norah Jones when her album “Little Broken Hearts” drops on May 1st. I noticed the sound was quite different from previous Norah Jones joints yet subtly familiar. I even mentioned aloud on my twitter page that I wondered who produced it. After doing a little digging it all made sense when I discovered former Atlanta native Brian Burton, better known to the world as DangerMouse was behind the boards. I’m still bumping the Broken Bells album with James Mercer & it’s good to see he was able to apply his magic for Norah Jones next project. I’ve had this song on repeat the last few days so I can only expect more greatness when the full-length drops.
LISTEN: NORAH JONES – SAY GOODBYE
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Zo! Interview on Love Ultra Radio
April 22, 2012
Listen to the Zo! Interview from Love Ultra Radio with Jah Prince as we talk about his album SunStorm and remember to catch him May 5 with Sy Smith @ Apache Café. Zo! is a very talented composer and we talk about his work with The Foreign Exchange and his outlook on being an independent artist.
Love Ultra Radio is heard weekly, 11pm – 1am Tuesday Nights on DaFlavaRadio.com. Twitter: @LoveUltraRadio Site: LoveUltra.com
Posted in R&B | Tags: APACHE CAFE, Atlanta, Interview, Love Ultra Radio, R&B, Radio, rnb, Soul, The Foreign Exchange, urban, Zo! | No Comments »
Frank Ocean – Live At Coachella 2012 (Video)
April 14, 2012
The Coachella festival is going down right now in Cali & Frank Ocean just performed his set for the 3 day festival. Spotted this video over at Mr. X’s spot of Frank Ocean rocking variety joints from his “Nostalgia, Ultra” project including the fan favorite “Novacane”. Frank Ocean is definitely one of my favorite new artists, but it seems like they were working out a few kinks with his band in the beginning during the performance of “Thinking About You”. It’s all good….they have time to sharpen up the live performance with the band & get things right for the future performances…..
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R&B: Karina Pasian – Its Whatever (Video)
April 13, 2012
We posted this song from singer Karina Pasian a few months back as it was sort of a freebie joint that she let loose for fans produced by Needlz. The Grammy nominated singer & songwriter breathes new life into this free track she gave away to fans by releasing a brand new video. Check out the new visuals for this joint….
DOWNLOAD: KARINA PASIAN – IT’S WHATEVER
VH1 Behind The Music: Akon (Video)
April 13, 2012
Posted in Cover Story, Hip-Hop, History, R&B, Videos | Tags: Akon, Behind The Music, Interview, VH1 | No Comments »
Naira ft Lloyd Musa – ‘Put Me On’ Interview on Love Ultra Radio
April 12, 2012
Another nice check-in with the talented N.A.I.R.A as we talk about the release of her new single featuring Sierra Leone emcee Lloyd Musa. We also joke around about her accepting the award for ‘Best U.S. Based Female Artist’ at the Nigerian Entertainment Awards.
Listen to “Put Me On” at www.naira.bandcamp.com | Check out the lyric video here: http://bit.ly/IatK77
Colin Munroe – Invincible feat. RZA & MemoryHouse
April 12, 2012
Toronto singer/Songwriter/producer & musician Colin Munroe enlists the help of the RZA & Memoryhouse for this “Invincible” track that will appear on his upcoming UnsungHero mixtape that’s poised to drop. From a production standpoint the track definitely has that early Wu-Tang & RZA flavoring to it. Nice second peek into what’s to come from the Unsung Hero project since releasing the “Fight Of My Life” joint with Pusha T about two months ago.
Posted in Alternative, Hip-Hop, Music, R&B | Tags: COLIN MUNROE, INVINCIBLE, MEMORYHOUSE, Rza | No Comments »
StaHHr x Love Ultra Radio Interview with Jah Prince
April 11, 2012
Full interview and mix of music with our special guest StaHHr as she explains her ‘Golden Era’ roots in the rap game and how it all centers around helping to keep the music focused on a positive message. But don’t let the wrap shirt and covered limbs fool you, she goes in HEAVY on the lyrics and all will be heard as she is set to release her new album, ‘Mother Nature with a Molotov: Molotov Season’. On this project we see a nice range of producers from different parts of the world. More info at: http://stahhr.com + http://stahhr.bandcamp.com
Also another segment of the weekly radio show with new music from Ledisi, 50cent & Tony Yayo, Luke James and Joe Jonas.
R&B: Michael Francis – “Dive” (Prod. By The University)
April 11, 2012
Michael Francis has dropped some pretty good R&B joints over the past several months. He falls into that lane of new artists whose music straddles an R&B/Alternative vibe. Right here he gives his growing fanbase a preview of what’s to come on his much delayed “Cold Heart Chronicles” project. In case you missed some his previous releases that I’ve been talking about just peep out his bandcamp page or some of the previous links we posted on the site.
Posted in Alternative, R&B | Tags: COLD HEART CHRONICLES, Dive, MICHAEL FRANCIS, The University | No Comments »
Ayah x Slakah The Beatchild – “Keep Up”
April 10, 2012
This is pure dopeness from the Canadian singer Ayah & fellow Canadian producer Slakah The Beatchild. Nice soulful cool out vibe. If yall dig this like I do then make that move with it below…..
Posted in Alternative, R&B | Tags: Ayah, Canadian Soul, Keep Up, SLAKAH THE BEATCHILD, Soul | 1 Comment »
David Banner – “Let Me In” feat. Tank (Video)
April 5, 2012
David Banner drops another new video from his upcoming project called “Let Me In” featuring Tank. This joint sounds like a winner right here on the R&B side of thangs & the smoothed out video obviously was shot in Atlanta. Look for this song on David Banner’s upcoming project “Sex, Drugs, & Video Games”….
DAVID BANNER – SEX, DRUGS, & VIDEO GAMES (MIXTAPE)
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R&B: Josh Xantus – “Love Games” feat. Jadakiss
April 1, 2012
Josh Xantus has some pretty dope R&B joints with hip hop artists featured on his past joints. Seems like the singer & songwriter disappeared or was absent for a minute after a steady rising out of the background for a minute. Looks like he’s about to get back to it with this new joint “Love Games” featuring D-Block’s own Jadakiss. His new mixtape “Everybody Hates Josh X” drops April 30th
TIRNB
Posted in Hip-Hop, Music, R&B, Videos | Tags: Everybody Hates Josh X, JADAKISS, Josh Xantus, Love Games | No Comments »
Goapele – Tears On My Pillow (Video)
April 1, 2012
New video for soul singer & songwriter Goapele for “Tears On My Pillow” off of her “Break Of Dawn” album that’s out right now. The Oakland soul sista’s “Closer” is still a favorite of mine, but she’s determined for people not to sleep on the new album & her acting skills because the people over at Concreteloop says Goapele is set to also appear in the “Sparkle” film remake starring Whitney Houston, Derek Luke, & more.
DOWNLOAD: GOAPELE – BREAK OF DAWN (ALBUM)
Posted in Music, R&B, Videos | Tags: Break Of Dawn, Goapele, Soul, TEARS ON MY PILLOW | No Comments »
The Res Documentary (Trailer)
March 31, 2012
Spotted this trailer for the upcoming documentary on the feminine 1/2 of the group Idle Warship with Talib Kweli over at OKP. Res’s solo album “How I Do“ still gets many spins from me on a personal level in the itunes, but what I’m surprised to see there was already a documentary being made with her as the focal point. Filmmaker Steve Zegans has been following Res (of Idle Warship fame and, well, Res fame) since the fall of 2010 as the rarely-idle musical road warrior “recorded new music, toured the country and hustled to get her music and name back out there.†The result is a documentary film on the struggles of an independent artist balancing business with creativity and the ups and downs of life and fate. And now we have the trailer for the doc, getting our first glimpse into Res’ daily grind, including performance footage and extensive interview with Talib Kweli. Watch above and we’ll keep you updated as more info about the film and its release comes our way.
Posted in Alternative, Hip-Hop, R&B, Videos | Tags: Documentary, Idle Warship, mini-documentary, Res | No Comments »
R&B: Pleasure P feat. Estelle – “Witness”
March 31, 2012
Now this joint from the former ‘Pretty Ricky’ bandmember Pleasure P sounds really good as he links with that gal from across the pond Estelle for their Mad Cobra ‘Flex’ inspired R&B joint “Witness”. Nuff R&B/Reggae flavored niceness gwan here….Mi Ah Witness the beauty of it…
DOWNLOAD: PLEASURE P FEAT. ESTELLE – WITNESS
R&B: Elle Varner – “Refill” (Video)
March 31, 2012
Talented singer & songwriter Elle Varner delivers a brand new video for “Refill” which is a favorite among her growing collection of fans. The song appears on her free “Conversational Lush” mixtape that’s out now. This is the only video she’s released since her “Only Wanna Give It To You” joint featuring J. Cole, but she doesn’t slowdown on the creativity & storyline in giving her fans another ‘Refill’ with the visuals.
In The Mood: “Velvet Reasons” (Mixtape) By DJ Jamad
March 30, 2012
One of my favorite DJs who consistently comes out with the quality R&B/Soul/Alternative mixes is the homie DJ Jamad. If you’re already a fan of his work then you know he doesn’t put out random mixes every week so fans of his mixes appreciate them more for their song selection & placement, themes, artwork, & everything else that better enhances the experience of listening to anything in his Afromentals series of projects. The latest project “Velvet Reasons” is right on time because I’ve still bumping his “Choc-Lo-Dytes” & “Ginger Snaps” mixes from January & March of last year. While most people fast food their mixes, DJ Jamad’s care in creating these mixes continues to make them timeless regardless of when they were released. Check out the complete tracklisting of this new project by clicking on it under the hood…
DOWNLOAD: DJ JAMAD – IN THE MOOD: “VELVET REASONS” (MIXTAPE) | ALT. LINK
Posted in Alternative, Mixtapes, Music, R&B | Tags: Afromentals, DJ JAMAD, IN THE MOOD, Moods Music, Soul, VELVET REASONS | No Comments »
