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R&B Songs That Aren’t Gospel But Easily Could Be
Cue any of these songs in sequence, and the distinction between sanctuary and nightclub blurs. Modulation becomes exaltation, and secular longing turns…
Aug 10
11
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The Handguide to Sean Price
Sean Price built songs from clean rhyme strings, blunt humor, and a voice that refused theatrics. Across solo and crew work, he leans on bar count…
Aug 9
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Brandon O'Sullivan
and
Phil
2
The Ten Songs That Joe Thomas Wrote for Other Artists
Joe Thomas’ résumé behind the microphone is well-known, yet his pen is just as formidable. A close read to show what makes his writing persuasive, and…
Jun 29
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Imani Raven
17
3
The Best R&B Mixtapes You Might’ve Missed In the 2010s
The 2010s produced a quiet flood of R&B tapes that redirected the genre through bedrooms, label boardrooms, and avant-garde club basements. Let’s see if…
Jun 27
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Jill Wannasa
8
R&B Groups That Never Came to Fruition
The list outlined an alternative timeline of R&B, one where everything remained central even as the business world around them kept changing the rules.
Jun 17
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Jill Wannasa
7
The Handguide to ‘70s Funk Albums (Beginners Edition)
These selected albums significantly influenced the history of funk, conveying its breadth and diversity.
Jun 1
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Brandon O'Sullivan
and
Murffey Zavier
13
The Handguide to Backwoodz Studioz
These releases chart the moment when Backwoodz Studioz forged its signature alloy of literary street rap, deconstructed samplecraft, and…
May 16
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Brandon O'Sullivan
and
Phil
2
2
Revisiting the Year 1978 in R&B
Stitch these moments together and you get a year that didn’t add chapters to R&B’s saga but opened entirely new plotlines.
Apr 28
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Brandon O'Sullivan
and
Phil
4
The Lineage of Miles Davis and Roy Ayers
Each guide is based on legendary musicians believed to be part of D’Angelo’s roots. It then branches out into post-‘Brown Sugar’ and ‘Voodoo,’ drawn…
Apr 22
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Brandon O'Sullivan
,
Phil
,
Tai Lawson
, and
Imani Raven
14
R&B Albums That Basically Counts As Going to Therapy
Below is a hand‑picked R&B syllabus for the soul—seventy albums that feel less like casual listening and more like a guided therapy session.
Apr 21
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Brandon O'Sullivan
443
23
The Lineage of Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin, and Minnie Riperton
Each guide is based on legendary musicians believed to be part of D’Angelo’s roots. It then branches out into post-‘Brown Sugar’ and ‘Voodoo,’ drawn…
Apr 15
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Brandon O'Sullivan
and
Phil
9
4
The Lineage of Roberta Flack, Nina Simone, and Billie Holiday
Each guide is based on legendary musicians believed to be part of D’Angelo’s roots. It then branches out into post-‘Brown Sugar’ and ‘Voodoo,’ drawn…
Apr 8
•
Brandon O'Sullivan
and
Phil
12
4
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