R&Cs: Undecided
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Chris Brown’s new single “Undecided”… First of all, you have to respect the timing here: the first smash hit to take over the first weekend of 2019. Then, tapping into…
R&Cs: Hold Up/Fade
In terms of constantly pushing the boundaries of the music video, its format, its aesthetics, its significance and its importance in their catalog, Beyoncé and Kanye West should immediately spring…
R&Cs: Money
With a chart busting album still going strong, Cardi B reloaded out of the blue with the thumping single “Money”. Sticking to her brand of female empowerment anthems, this one…
R&Cs: I Got the Keys
Product placement in music videos isn’t a new idea. In fact, the practice is so pervasive and embedded within the video treatment that the casual person barely notices. It’s a…
R&Cs: East Atlanta Love Letter
Let’s kick off proceedings with the title track of one of the most anticipated albums of 2018 — at least to me and, frankly, that’s all that matters here. “East…
Summer 2018 As Captured by DJ R-Tistic
DJ R-Tistic is as dope a DJ as the best in the business. If my word isn’t enough for you, then the growing list of his plaudits and achievements should…
R&Cs: Get the Strap
I would have loved to get another rap-only ‘Roll & Coasters‘ to start the week, but I can settle for this: a heavy serving of rap, a dash of electro…
R&Cs: Be Alright
I could rattle off the luminaries of Australian electro-pop to prove my bonafides and establish a link to Dean Lewis, but it really ain’t that deep. I stumbled upon his…
R&Cs: Stay Woke
On paper, Meek Mill and Miguel is a combination that obviously commands high expectations. And “Stay Woke” blew those away. Then there was the performance at the BET Awards…Man! It’s…
R&Cs: Apeshit
“Apeshit” was the first single from The Carters’ (Beyoncé and Jay-Z) inevitable yet much anticipated debut album. However good you might feel about the song, it was overshadowed by its…