RC contributor Clay Cane spoke with the infamous K-Fed (or Fed-Ex as of late) moments before his wife Britney Spears hit him with the blackberry message heard around the world. Check out his quotable moment below…
On being a white rapper:
“Of course I’m going to be judged and eventually with enough music and enough time people [...]
Living in a post-neo-soul world of the urban music industry there have been several prolific singer/songwriters who have released critically acclaimed work like Donnie, Dwele and Pru. However, in the sticky and musically tainted land of R&B-pop, these artists get very little airplay and often times go completely unnoticed. Most artists who release an album [...]
After a four year hiatus India.Arie releases her third studio album Testimony: Vol 1, Life & Relationship - in stores June 27th.
How does an R&B-folk artist adjust in a musical world of saturated Beyoncé clones? Arie is arguably the only survivor of the “neo-soul” rush, but the land of R&B has dramatically changed since Acoustic [...]
Once upon a time… about five years ago, before the pungent arrogance of Kanye West, the sloppy publicity stunts of 50 Cent, the contrived oversexed pop tarts like "solo" Beyonce Knowles there was a category of music labeled as "neo-soul."
While we all hemmed and hawed at soul music being categorized as "neo" there was something [...]
There is only one white artist who is so deeply adored by the black community – that is the iconic legend of R&B/soul Teena Marie.
With classic songs like “Out on a Limb,” “Portuguese Love” and the legendary duet with Rick James “Fire & Desire”, Teena Marie is equally a part of soul music as Stevie [...]