If I were a debuting artist in 2009, and were given the chance to pick a songwriter/producer to work with on my album, I would definitely go with The-Dream. Since making his big entry with ‘Umbrella’ back in 2007, Terius “The-Dream” Nash has been making hit after hit after hit. With this said, I was expecting nothing less than a good debut from Electrik Red. Read more…

Honestly, all I really want to say with this review is: I love Ciara. I think she’s the coolest, awesomest, tough as nails chick on the planet. And it’s not even a sexual thing, ok maybe a little, but it’s more like I want her to be my best friend, show me impressive dance moves and take me out partying. Read more…

With their first album, Day 26 made it pretty clear that they were more than just a bunch of guys from a talent show that could sing. As a matter of fact, their debut was one of my favourite rnb albums of 2008 and I’ve had some high expectations on Forever In A Day since it first was announced. Read more…

The quest list is pretty intimidating: Timbaland, Danja, Polow Da Don, Kanye West, Ne-Yo, Lil’ Wayne. Huge names? Yes. Fantastic musicians? Without a doubt. At the peak of their career? With the exception of Polow, not really. Keri Hilson’s In A Perfect World… has gone from “very” to “mildly” promising. And I actually think that that does the album a favour. As I wrote in my review of The-Dreams latest effort, anticipation can certainly kill a record. And I’m almost certain that Hilsons debut would have been a huge disappointment if it would’ve been released a year ago. Read more…

To begin, let’s get one thing out of the way: this isn’t a new Love/Hate. When you accept the fact that The-Dream’s second album just ain’t as good as his (dare I say) classic debut, some amazing music awaits you. Read more…

If a guy really liked you in the summer 2007, he’d set J Holiday’s ‘Bed’ as your personal ringtone on his cell. Still, no one can question that song to be one of 2007 absolute best tracks. Not just for the classic, somewhat-tacky-romance lyrics. ‘Bed’ really got a perfect structure. It’s slow, soft and yet it provides a extremely powerful melody. Call me a sucker for popmusic. It wouldn’t be a lie. Read more…

Who is Bobby Valentino? That’s something I’ve asked myself ever since his sophomore album Special Occasion hit the shelves in 2007. With his new album The Rebirth he’s making even less sense of his artistry. Read more…

On Charlie Wilson’s new album Uncle Charlie Underdogs are Wilson’s main collaborators. Theoretically, this is a great move. Underdogs are known for making the type of ballads that fits Charlie’s large voice. Too bad only one of their five tracks are as good as one could expect. Read more…

When I first heard about Ryan “R-Les” Leslie around 2003 I was introduced to him as the next big thing when it came to multitalented singers/producers in rnb. While the producer Ryan Leslie has had some sort of a breakthough a few years back, penning hits for Usher, New Edition, Donell Jones and of course Cassie, the artist R-Les remains pretty anonymous to the public. Things could have been very different if Universal Music hadn’t shelved what was meant to be his debut album, Just Right, in 2005 due to the fact that his singles failed to climb the charts. Still today, that album remain as one of my favorite unreleased albums ever. Read more…

Ever since I first heard Keyshia Cole sing, I’ve been having great hopes for her as a future queen of rnb. While there is lots of others artists more technically skilled, there’s something in her voice that I’ve always loved. You might call it vulnerability, emotion or just presence, but when Keyshia sings, I feel her words.

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If it wasn’t for R. Kelly, there would probably be no Avant. But while Kellz has jumped on the autotune/hiphop- train, Avant has stayed true to his rnb roots. As a matter of fact, I can’t think of many artists from 2008 that really aims for the old school rnb fan like Avant with his new album. Read more…