Kaytraminé is a new music duo featuring world-famous producer Kaytranada and Portland-born rapper Aminé. For their debut single the two artists enlisted the efforts of veteran producer Pharrell Williams who co-produced and provided vocals for the hook. "4eva" is the perfect soundtrack to a chill...
Erin Stevenson is a soulful vocalist who has performed background vocals for Janet Jackson, Pharrell, and many more. In 2017 she launched her first solo project Naked…and is slated to release its successor in 2023. Read Our Review of Her Latest Single "Smooth Soul" Erin Stevenson - Smooth...
Hubert Eaves IV thumbs his way into 2023 with the funky new single “Let’s Get Serious”. It's fun, infectious, and a perfect blend of both Smooth Jazz and Funk. With this being his 4th single in 3 years is it now time for a full length album? We're looking at you H4! The Verses Let’s Get...
The pot smoking partners in crime Wiz Khalifa and Snoop Dogg dropped some fire with the release of "Don’t Text Don’t Call". At first listen you may think…”this sounds just like Fat Joe - Drive ft. Ty Dolla Sign” and that’s because “Don’t Text, Don’t Call” was produced by talented music producer...
The smooth soulful songstress known as Erin Stevenson returns this year with her latest single "Smooth Soul". Much like her previous work, Smooth Soul is silky, sexy, groovy, and seductive. In it she is joined by Marion Meadows who contributes some very soulful sax work to the backing...
If you're looking for some hot new music to listen to make sure you follow this article as we'll be updating it once a week. MELONYX - Solar Power Melonyx's Solar Power is a smooth song with airy and soulful vocals. The bass line is funky and keeps the song moving while the Rhodes and/or pad in...
It's been 3 years since the release of "The Chauncey Hollis Project" and now Hit-Boy is back in the driver's seat with his latest album "Surf or Drown". Unlike his previous projects, Surf and Drown serves two roles in that it highlights Hit-Boy as an artist for the first half and as a producer...
Hey Sixers, we got Spring Cleaning done a bit early and have an exciting update! Design Enhancements - Two new themes that emphasize the brand’s color and personality. - The header logo now fades away upon swipe giving you more room to enjoy the content you love. - Images within the Feed are now...
Ever wondered what Doo-Wop would sound like wit 2023’s audio fidelity? Usher gives us the perfect example with “Glu”, his latest single produced by Lil Jon, Sean Garrett, and the Avila Brothers. The amazing quality that 2023 provides makes this song sonically amazing but with that we also get...
Musiq Soulchild is back with another album and this time he is joined by Hit Boy, the other half of Nas‘ King's Disease series + Magic. To be frank, this album is a breath of fresh air as Musiq Soulchild has been unable to recreate the passion and production value that made 2011's...
Whip Appeal Review If you're the TL;DR type here's a 4 minute Whip Appeal video review. If you like more detail read on! It’s been roughly two years since the now Glass Onion star Janelle Monae has dropped a single and almost 5 since Dirty Computer…well she is back. Janelle’s new song for the...
When "The One" begins you instantly know that you’ve heard it before. Not this exact composition but the thousands of others that follow the same exact formula. Greg Manning’s The One follows all the standard conventions of radio-bound Smooth Jazz with little to no deviation. We classify "The...
Smooth Jazz is a very polarizing genre that people either come to love or hate. Some Jazz purists dislike the genre because it has “Jazz” in its name while the common folk view the artform as nothing more than boring grocery store music. While both arguments have merit, Smooth Jazz is a very...
Who is Merlon Devine? Merlon Devine was born in Little Rock, Arkansas in a musical family led by a guitar playing father and a singing mother. Merlon's childhood home was faith-led so he and his nine siblings developed an affinity and appreciation for Gospel music. But unlike his siblings...
All of us use dozens of inventions created by Black inventors every single day. From the modern traffic light to the home security system, Black inventors have made significant contributions to society. In fact, the scope of Black invention is beyond what we can actually imagine as Black people...
To celebrate Black History Month we have compiled a playlist that covers 6 decades of Black American music beginning with the Civil Rights era. Black music is 400+ years of pain, pride and perseverance that serves as the continuous drum beat that carries us towards freedom. As you move through...
Music is the soundtrack of life and nothing fits the backdrop of a calm and relaxing moment better than Smooth Jazz. So to help you round out your playlist, we've rounded up some of the best Smooth Jazz artists in the industry today. To ensure only the best of the best made it on the list we...
According to BU.edu, Anti-Blackness is defined as the beliefs, attitudes, actions, practices, and behaviors of individuals and institutions that devalue, minimize, and marginalize the full participation of Black people. At the crux of Anti-Blackness is the belief that the lives of Black people...
Deemed a musical journal and gradual shift of his life, Oddisee To What End is a 16 track smorgasbord of skillful lyrical delivery, thoughtful subject matter, and expertly crafted beats. If Oddisee were only an MC, this outing would be leagues ahead of the competition. But no, Oddisee wrote...
A little over 5 hours ago, Ruff Ryders alumni Styles P announced his upcoming album Penultimate: A Calm Wolf Is Still A Wolf (1/27). Yes folks, the name says it all, Styles P is dropping one more solo album (after this) before retiring. When that time comes it will be a sad day for Hip Hop but...