I've been digging alot of Neo-Soul artists lately. I just got my Wanya album today and it's awesom and I was jammin out to Algebra and Liv Warfield on Youtube earlier. Any other good neo-soul artists that I should be checking out?

BTW, what category is J*Davey in because I'm lovin the song, "Sloow" but she's not one of those artists that I would consider to be easy to stick in just one category.

Don't know if you're looking for only new stuff, cause I can't think of anything right now that's somewhat recent except for Algebra (2008).

I never bought that term "neo-soul", just like I never bought the term "gangsta rap". After New Jack Swing faded and you had 2 talk dirty and strip naked to get over, what was brought back was roots music by real musicians and sangers. And yet no matter where life took D'Angelo, Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill, Rashaan Patterson, Chico DeBarge and Maxwell, every one of them in their respective way has kept it alive.

I love it. A few of my faves are Jill Scott (who, congrats, just had a baby), India.Arie, Maxwell (COME ON ALREADY WITH THE ALBUM!)

It ain't "neo-soul", it's "soul music", lol.

You might like Amp Fiddler.

Timmy84 said:

It's NEW Soul, ergo Neo Soul.

Chico Debarge's "Long Time NO SEE" is a great underrated album

ernestsewell said:

"New soul", what's so new about it? They all admit that all they're doing is trying to see how Marvin or Donny or Aretha or Smokey would sound in a contemporary R&B production setting.

Timmy84 said:

Considering much of the dribble in the R&B market, it IS new again.

ernestsewell said:

It ain't new, it's as similar as what "contemporary R&B" was in the mid-eighties. And really this "neo-soul" ain't nothing like the "soul" of the sixties and seventies no matter how much they try to make it seem that way. I like to see John Legend or Erykah or India make anything as challenging as Here, My Dear or Music of My Mind or any of the 1970s Isley Brothers albums... oh wait...
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No.

FuNkeNsteiN said:

what is that?

Timmy84 said:

Damn you, Tim-Dawg! How many times have I been over this with y'all up in hea?:

"Neo Soul" means "The New 'Soul Artists' that are carrying on the SOUL MUSIC of the 60s/70s tradition".

MEMORIZE THAT!

MuthaFunka said:

MrSoulpower said:

yeah im witcha on that brother

IAintTheOne said:

Well, I welcome a sund counter, if you have one?

estelle81 said:

Here are some artists to peep:

D`angelo
Maxwell
Donell Jones
Brian McKnight
Lauryn Hill
Rahsaan Patterson
Chico Debarge
Glenn Lewis
Lucy Pearl
Raphael Saadiq
Angie Stone
Tony Toni Tone`
Mint Condition
Martin Luther
Lathun
Adriana Evans
Cherokee
Yahzarah/Purple St. James
Corrine Bailey Rae
Erykah Badu
Lina
Amel Larrieux
Donnie
Jaguar Wright
Conya Doss
Anthony David
Vivian Green
Frank McComb
Eric Roberson
Keite Young
Seven
Deborah Bond
Musiq
Leela James
Lalah Hathaway
Jill Scott
Heather Headley
Brigette McWilliams
Trina Broussard
Julie Dexter
Alison Crockett
Bilal
Alicia Keys
Davina
Maya Azucena
N`Dambi
Javier
Meshell N`Degeochello
Eric Benet
Goapele
Chrisette Michelle
Floetry
Kindred
India.Arie
Novel
Anthony Hamilton
Dwele
Geno Young
Joss Stone
Ledisi
Van Hunt
John Legend
Hil St. Soul
Sy Smith
Nikka Costa
Jazzyfatnastees
Carmen Rodgers
Amp Fiddler
Laurnea
Raheem DeVaughn

Timmy84 said:

Thank you!! What's new about it? Don't get me started...

Yes, I enjoy listening to the current batch of Soul singers/musicians.

YES!!!!

Timmy84 said:

c/s. I hate when people use the term "neo soul".

Boy, you guys...just followin' the trend to backlash the term Neo Soul, when NONE OF Y'ALL were saying this back in the mid 90s when it first blew up - ALL OF Y'ALL were callin' it 'NEO SOUL'.

MuthaFunka said:

UH... Speak for yourself.

TD3 said:

Yeah, right. Like you was sayin' "I hate the term Neo Soul" back in 95!

Nope. I like some of the artists from the movement:

Maxwell
Raphael Saadiq
Tony Toni Tone`
Yahzarah/Purple St. James
Amel Larrieux
Musiq
Lalah Hathaway
Floetry
Kindred
Dwele
Joss Stone
Van Hunt
Hil St. Soul
Sy Smith
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TD3 said:

I just don't get that name. That's just another way of covering up that "soul music is dead". It's alive but it's under that blanket name.

I swear every single time this topic comes up I try to understand why folks get irate over the name. New soul, old soul, neo myasshole - I really don't care. I just know that some of the mf's who fall under the banner are artists I dig

Alice Smith - she feels like she falls under this banner at times but is way more broad & crazy talented...

Martin Luther - his voice is buttery & NICE, I wanna let it slide up my thigh...

& the usual suspects: Me'Shell, Badu, Jill Scott, India (though she's not exciting me lately), Maxwell, where IS D'Angelo, Van Hunt!, Leela James, Chrisette Michelle, Anthony Hamilton, John Legend...

Somebody just told me to check out Sy Smith, I gotta do that soon...

CalhounSq said:

, neo myasshole
Well, wait, that's kinda catchy.
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@ "neomyasshole".