The genres of Soul and R&B have seen vast changes in the past decade, if not longer. While we aren't here to necessarily bemoan a lost generation of music, it's worth noting that what has emerged from artists who have been around for that entire decade and beyond—artists like Bilal Oliver—shows that those who know how to adapt without compromising originality can win out. They won't be left to exist merely on the fringes of recently discovered talent. It may sound like a noble feat but if you ask Bilal, he's...
One week shy of Bilal's newest studio album, A Love Surreal, the veteran soul enigma premiered the entire LP on NPR as part of their "First Listen" series. Still eclectic, still soulful, A Love Surreal evokes the soul-tethered funk early Bilal fans will be familiar with -- his voice pinning each melody to the ground with that tenored sense of reckless abandon. It's the kind of funky soul that is as explorative as it is intelligent, border crossing between jazzy basslines and effervescent synthpop. "Winning Hard"...
This is your Daily 2% - Chilled and Ready to Serve. We will try to bring you one "chill" track every day. This is for when you get home and you are trying to unwind. You reach for that glass of wine or that unlit Black & Mild or maybe you reach for something more herbal. This track is for...
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For all things swagged out and ratchet as the day is long, one need not look any further than Atlanta duo Mach Five (A.ware and Corey Davis). The visuals for duo's vid for the standout track "Breaking My Heart", off their latest project Ratchet Shit Vol. 2, presents the best of several...
Following her 2006 release Born & Raised, German singer-songwriter Joy Denalane maintained a relatively low profile. The songstress ended her near five-year hiatus with her third release Maureen last spring. Unfortunately for her English-speaking fans, Maureen was originally released in...
The multi-talented Grammy nominated singer-songwriter and producer Muhsinah has teased her Twitter followers for the past several weeks about releasing her remix to Bilal's "Flying" from his album Airtight's Revenge when she reached 9,000 followers on Twitter. Muhsinah reached her goal and in...
To promote his newest release, Robert Glasper, flanked by Bilal and Lupe Fiasco, took to the stage of The Late Show with David Letterman last week to perform "Always Shine", a favorite off Black Radio. With lyrical depth and vocal dexterity, Fiasco and Bilal man the mics while Derrick Hodge attacks...
The thing about Star Slinger is he knows exactly what he is doing. I do not think I have ever heard a bad, much less a mediocre, remix by the man. Admittedly, Sir Slinger wasn't off too bad with this Daedelus track, "Overwhelmed", featuring the atmospherical-soul vocals of Bilal. It can stand on...
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