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Two fairly decent R&B albums.... So I'm checkin' out some of the newer music and I have to give props to a couple of contemporary R&B records: NOT funk, NOT neo-soul but contemporary R&B.
J Holiday's "Back of My Lac" and Ryan Leslie's self=titled CDs are both fairy decent. Neither of them would be Vainandy approved but for people who are into contemporary R&B, I'd say check both of them out. The J. Holiday surprised me because I thought he'd be an Usher clone. Instead I find out that he's cloning a few other people, too. 
Neither of these two are geniuses but they are worth checking out if you like contemporary R&B. J's record has more ballads while Ryan's is a bit more uptempo. While they are not musical milestones, they do have decent production value to them. You can hear that work went int to them. | |
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I'll have 2 check them out.
I own the Holiday cd but it is still in the the "have not listened 2" pile. | |
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someone has been promoting
these guys @ this other forum I visit... and there's also a J. Valentine I been seeing pop up is he any good? maybe I will check these guys out I remember I took a chance on Bobby Valentino when his debut dropped I could use some good male R&B because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." | |
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BlaqueKnight said: So I'm checkin' out some of the newer music and I have to give props to a couple of contemporary R&B records: NOT funk, NOT neo-soul but contemporary R&B.
J Holiday's "Back of My Lac" and Ryan Leslie's self=titled CDs are both fairy decent. Neither of them would be Vainandy approved but for people who are into contemporary R&B, I'd say check both of them out. The J. Holiday surprised me because I thought he'd be an Usher clone. Instead I find out that he's cloning a few other people, too.
Neither of these two are geniuses but they are worth checking out if you like contemporary R&B. J's record has more ballads while Ryan's is a bit more uptempo. While they are not musical milestones, they do have decent production value to them. You can hear that work went int to them. I tried with Ryan Leslie....I really did but couldn't get into his music. Now J. Holiday, I liked about 3 songs from Back Of My Lac "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." |
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I agree that Ryan Leslie's production is really, really good but both will be forgotten in three years.
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"Overdose" is a very cool track by Ryan Leslie. Had it on repeat for weeks a few years ago.
And I like "Suffocate" by J. Holiday. "You put water into a cup, it becomes the cup...Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend." - Bruce Lee
"Water can nourish me, but water can also carry me. Water has magic laws." - JCVD | |
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How it was Supposed to Be - Ryan Leslie, is my current favorite song. | |
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