Legendary Moment

With the recent emergence of of the BET Awards I have honestly forgotten about the Soul Train Awards. But as we all know Soul Train is where it all began. This years Soul Train Awards was very refreshing. Despite the absence of many A level artist, I was happy to see many of the B listers.

In todays music industry, to ever be considered a legend, one of the criteria is that you document a legendary performance. Michael Jackson's Motown Live 25, Prince 1985 AMA performance, Celine Dion at the 1996 Olympics, Jay-Z's MTV Unplugged, and many more are all performances that almost serve as the cherry on top of a flavorful career.

Sunday Night R&B's most scrutinized (well deserved might I add), prolific, and most recognized artist of the past 20 years finally had the opportunity to imprint his legendary status by giving a performance of a lifetime. R. Kelly surprised the world by even showing up, and while there gave fans a blast from the past singing a medley from his numerous hits young and old. He climaxed with his new and yet bold single "When a Woman Loves." I can't lie and pretend that this is one of my favorite songs, however, I must admit that the the guy is singing the hell out of it. The guy stood flat footed and out sang any guy in the game right now with an old school melody and it was a genuine soulful performance. The performance drew emotion whether you like the song or not. He capped it off with a celebratory reprise to the song and even danced and played the piano.

Regardless the flaws of us as human beings, our talents and abilities have the power to change the world. I am glad to have lived through his career to see it evolve.



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Album Review: R. Kelly's Untitled

I know that many people get offended when you speak negatively about R. Kelly. BUT, his previous 2 albums were kinda nonexistent. There was cool music, but it felt like vintage R. Kelly. I enjoyed his song writing, but his music was not evolving to my ears.
Untitled is his newest release and I was reluctant to listen to it, but because I’m not ready to listen to 50 Cent, I went ahead and gave it a listen. It makes me proud to say that now I feel that he is evolving as an artist. His music is fresher, and it is allowing him to shine more as a writer. Also, I think it is in order to tip hats to new writer/producer The Dream. Dreams’ music has always resembled the mind of Kels, but it is even more obvious in this work. My favs are Be My # 2, Pregnant, Elsewhere, and Like I Do. If you don’t have Untitled you can listen here.

He's Back....

R.Kelly feat. Keri Hilson

"Number One"

Looks as if R&B singer R. Kelly is relevant once again. This song has been circulating throughout the summer, and I thought it was Miss Keri's song. Some changes to the lyrics have been made, and this final cut is a good look for both artists.

Kel's new album will be album is scheduled to drop next month so be sure to pick that up.

-Deonshay Danson