R&B 2015

yeah this one seemed like a clunker to me

this interview with her is pretty great (and sheds light on what else she's been up to):
http://www.factmag.com/2015/03/20/and-another-thing-ameriie-interview/

this is the third classic half-sung half-rapped rnbass with a perfectly brief 90s nod of 2015 by my count

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVfqNmY0JRk

i miscounted

maliibu & helene - figure 8
natalie la rose ft. jeremih - somebody
jidenna ft. roman gianarthur - classic man
honey cocaine - sundae
bobby brackins ft. zendaya & jeremih - my jam

that's such a good bunch of singles

(and none for "planes" whatsoever)

i like planes too except for j cole obv

That honey cocaine is nice xp

What do we think of the new T-Pain/The-Dream

I think it's kinda eh

you mean, "that's my shit"? I like it.

Nah man Let your hair down

ah whoops, i got T.I. and T-Pain confused; too many T guys with punctuation
playing now and avoiding the MAGIC! song by the same name

i am also into "that's my shit", his voice works very well for it

Can I get a late pass https://soundcloud.com/marc_e_bassy/lock-it-up-ft-kehlani-produced-by-jahaan-sweet

I like the t-pain & terius.

This is a quick, quarterly reminder that all available tracks mentioned on this thread (and a few album selections) are being posted as updated to a thread-specific Spotify playlist that I'm maintaining. I just did a quick sweep prior to posting this message and updated as of today with everything that's been added on Spotify since it was first mentioned.... serious omissions include "Let Your Hair Down", "Sundae", "Bad News", "Race Jones" and "Serve".

That playlist is currently a bit more than three hours of music and is clickable below. Give it a spin and subscribe if you want to listen along through the year.

Rolling R&B 2015 Thread Spotify Playlist

Can I get a late pass https://soundcloud.com/marc_e_bassy/lock-it-up-ft-kehlani-produced-by-jahaan-sweet

― 龜, Thursday, March 26, 2015 7:58 AM (1 week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Bandwagon def tipping over this week lol

i am also into "that's my shit", his voice works very well for it

― dyl, Wednesday, March 25, 2015 6:26 PM (1 week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

It's his best record in years we discussed in the-dream thread although there was some stupid push back

It's his best record in years

literally no one would disagree with this, the pushback was over whether that low bar is something to get excited about

thank you for new display name

literally no one would disagree with this, the pushback was over whether that low bar is something to get excited about

― lex pretend, Friday, April 3, 2015 1:28 AM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

p sure people did disagree with that, in that thread.

surprised by all the Ne-Yo on that list (I'd have subbed "Congratulations" for "Integrity") but, yeah, that album's his best since 2008.

pia mia ft g eazy - "fuck with u" is my fav ratchet r&b single of the year i think. right up there with "my jam"

prod by nic nac who appears to be her boyfriend

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WRhbnN2ckY

i haven't heard anything about the chris brown & tyga album... was it bad? there has to be some secret jams on there right?

not rly iirc

'ayo', 'bitches n marijuana', bunch of awkward filler, upsetting song or two where they fancy themselves bone thugs doubletimers

there's an 80sish one at the end called 'it's yo shit' that isn't great but is probably better than anything on the ne-yo album i didnt listen to

may as well shout out kid ink & kells 'dolo' too to complete the nic nac vague acceptance (tho i still prefer 'body language' and the dej loaf one of course)

yeah "dolo" is great

the dej one is a single now but i like "dolo" better

dolo -> hotel -> body language -> be real

one of the better stretches on a rap album this year

ah there's a fake tyga rip off song in between there but you get the point

be real is v cool imo, goatlike nagging chorus into jump up verse is a wavy vibe of sorts

nic nac is really dating pia mia?

i'm pro nic nac since i discovered him producing pop songs for bay area street rappers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jqq4aDz-AxI

^^^he's in the video lol

at the risk of spamming the board, here's the lineup of pertinent shows at NYC's SummerStage for the upcoming season:

FREE SHOWS featuring (in alphabetical order) CHARLES BRADLEY, THE CHI-LITES, GABRIEL GARZÓN-MONTANO, GEORGE CLINTON and PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC, HORACE BROWN, JAZMINE SULLIVAN, JELLYBEAN BENITEZ, JORDAN BRATTON, JUNGLE, MARTHA REDBONE, MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO, ROY AYERS, TAANA GARDNER, WHODINI, and many more

• Saturday June 6 - Central Park - 3pm - Blue Note Jazz Festival with Meshell Ndegeocello + Roy Hargrove + Gabriel Garzón-Montano
• Sunday June 7 - Flushing Meadows / Corona Park, QNS - 4pm - Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires + Hollis Brown + Damien Escobar
• Friday June 12 - Betsy Head Park, BK - 7pm - Horace Brown + Jeff Redd + DJ Chuck Chillout + DJ Mell Starr
• Sunday June 14 - Betsy Head Park, BK - 4pm - Brooklyn Family Day with Martha Redbone + Ebony Hillbillies
• Thursday June 18 - Herbert Von King Park, BK - 7pm - Taana Gardner + Johnny Kemp + DJ Yoda + TC Izlam
• Saturday June 20 - Central Park -7pm - Jungle + Ibeyi
• Sunday June 21 - Herbert Von King Park, BK - 7pm - DJ Spinna + The Bullitts + Film Screening: They Die By Dawn (2013)
• Tuesday July 14 - Queensbridge Park, QNS - 7pm - The Chi-Lites
• Wednesday July 15 - Queensbridge Park, QNS - 7pm - George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic
• Sunday July 26 - Central Park - 3pm - The Rock Steady 38th Anniversary Concert with Whodini and Big Daddy Kane
• Wednesday July 29 - Clove Lakes Park, SI - 7pm - Jellybean Benitez + DJ Street Tech + D-Train
• Sunday August 9 - East River Park, MN - 4pm - Manhattan Family Day with Invincible: A Tribute to Michael Jackson + Marika Hughes and Bottom Heavy
• Wednesday August 12 - Marcus Garvey Park, BX - 7pm - Mobile Mondays! Live: Everybody Loves Roy Ayers
• Sunday August 23 - Central Park – 7pm - Jazmine Sullivan + Jordan Bratton

• Wednesday July 29 - Clove Lakes Park, SI - 7pm - Jellybean Benitez + DJ Street Tech + D-Train

dope i am going to staten island

RIP Brad can I have yr stereo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGVTAhjmUqA

there's a new pretty ricky single, lol

I'm pretty sure Kid Ink is my current least favorite rapper.

Rabit & Myth - Lonely Backseat Love, this is Rinse FM's track of the week, that should be popular on this thread:

a looping groove, flowing sound that is so hypnotic

Myth / Ciara - Lonely Backseat Love (Rabit Mix)
https://soundcloud.com/mythproductions/mythciara-lonely-backseat-love-rabit-mix

riyl: tinashe remixes and
the overlooked brilliant, chay$e https://soundcloud.com/chaysemusic

Rabit & Myth - Lonely Backseat Love (Blacklink Sound) - Official Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryAguA7oKiw

there's a whole ratchet R&B honey cocaine EP on spotify

"sundae" is prob the best song but it's a pretty strong listen

this one is good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gWVq9HNTYg

I like the new Trey Songz EP a lot

https://soundcloud.com/treysongz/sets/intermission

is that honey cocaine ep entirely produced by dj carisma? i love it

i feel like his drops are on all the songs?

her drops

i looked it up and it appears it's all her, yeah

someone have a dL link for that shit

xp i think shes just hosting the EP rather than producing it?

turns out that cici single could actually be enlivened by a judicious remix!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBRz5vsgqRU

someone have a dL link for that shit

on itunes or https://soundcloud.com/queenhoneyc/sets/thegiftrap-ep

ATL Bass remixes always improve the originals.

truth

new zaytoven-produced shanell is alright, primarily reminds me of what i love about some of her vocal tics, like the way she ends a lot of her lines with this sort of aggressive gasp rather than drifting off sensually as you might expect

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suxVCFRqhhQ

that first shanell mixtape came on afterwards and my goodness it is still straight fire tho

Kehlani release gonna be so good
https://soundcloud.com/kehlanimusic/kehlani-alive-feat-coucheron