Rolling R&B Thread 2012

oh yeah sure it's fun generally that she's a one but the tape didnt suggest it would be particularly fruitful musically is what i'm saying

i think the tape was a lot stronger musically than i was expecting - dunno how much of that is the surprise factor of it not being what i was expecting generally though

Who Booty is awesome.

it took me a while to figure out what the phrase that sounded like "hoop of the year" was supposed to be

xgau pretty otm about miguel

yup, he's definitely right about the 2nd album being better than the 1st

well like most of the ppl reviewing his album this year he was probably late to the game ;)

so you're saying he...wasn't otm? i'm confused

grades schmades man what's the difference between a B+ and an A-, he seems to 'get' miguel

he's so spot-on about "teach me" too

yeah def a standout

Never heard that John Hart song before. Is that getting radio play? Haven't heard it at all on my rap station

yeah it's just started to blow up the last few weeks

As much as I cheer for regional differences in radio play, there are times when I feel cheated by them. My rap station is playing "Wicked Games" about three times an hour now, and it feels like a violation every time

and here i thought making people feel violated was the weeknd's whole raison d'etre

yeah that's on constantly here too (and everything i think) and i swear i will never get used to dude's awful voice or those cheeseball '90s trip hop drums

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaPm6YESMYg

i like this song

My favorites of the year -- singles, album cuts, whatever.

http://survivalthemes.tumblr.com/post/39280625219/201240
http://open.spotify.com/user/avilyn/playlist/0FbJ4QSOki8sHBEGwsLuiB

1. Miguel - “Adorn” [RCA]
2. Frank Ocean - “Pyramids” [Def Jam]
3. Jessie Ware - “Running” [Island]
4. Storm Queen - “Let’s Make Mistakes” [Environ]
5. Elle Varner - “I Don’t Care” [RCA]
6. Brandy - “Slower” [RCA]
7. Lulu James - “Rope Mirage” [Lulu James]
8. Usher - “Climax” [RCA]
9. Robert Glasper Experiment - “Move Love” [Blue Note]
10. House Shoes - “Castles” [Tres]

11. Funkineven/Fatima - “West 2 East” [Eglo]
12. THEESatisfaction - “Queens” [Sub Pop]
13. Full Crate & Jesse Boykins III - “See with Me” [Kilawatt]
14. Meshell Ndegeocello - “See Line Woman” [Naïve]
15. José James - It’s All Over Your Body” [Blue Note]
16. Kalenna - “Black Matte Truck” [Kalenna]
17. Roses Gabor - “Night Sky” [Girls]
18. AlunaGeorge - “Your Drums, Your Love” [Island]
19. Daley - “Alone Together” [Universal Republic]
20. Andrew Ashong - “Flowers” [Sound Signature]

21. Columbia Nights - “In the Glow” [Record Breakin’]
22. Mary J. Blige - “Don’t Mind” [Geffen]
23. Georgia Anne Muldrow - “Kneecap Jelly” [SomeOthaShip]
24. Dawn Richard - “Automatic” [Chartbreaker]
25. DVA - “Eye Know” [Hyperdub]
26. The Internet - “Fastlane” [Odd Future]
27. Melanie Fiona - “Bones” [SRC]
28. Khari Mateen - “Family and Friends” [The Lunchroom]
29. Dwele - “Going Leaving” [eOne]
30. Leon Ware - “Orchids for the Sun” [Quieres Chicle]

31. Hiatus Kaiyote - “Malika” [Hiatus Kaiyote]
32. R. Kelly - “Green Light” [RCA]
33. Cody Chesnutt - “Don’t Follow Me” [Vibration Vineyard]
34. SWV - “Better Than I” [eOne]
35. Keyshia Cole - “Hey Sexy” [Geffen]
36. Inc. - “5 Days” [4AD]
37. Tank - “Compliments” [Atlantic]
38. Teena Marie - “Luv Letter” [Universal]
39. BJ the Chicago Kid - “Good Luv’n” [MAFE]
40. Khari Cabral - “Get Back” [Dome]

22. Mary J. Blige - “Don’t Mind” (Geffen)

This album didn't get much love, but it had some great singles on it

15. José James - It’s All Over Your Body” [Blue Note]

YEAH, love this, probably top 5 for me. I've watched this live version like 30 times this year:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGtHvy_3W4Q

XXP I like that Avant joint.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0nRtZbz0QI

lol @ xgau devoting precious words of his capsule to 'candle in the sun'

i feel like we need brainwasher to start the 2013 thread just so we can have that optimistic list of artists at the top

in the meantime the entire jojo mixtape is still giving; this is a slow burner, but her songwriting and vocal nuances are so on point in it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eet9zVqkGdM

OK, one last drop from me before Brainwasher reminds us that the K. Michelle album is coming out for real in 2013.

I've been lukewarm on AlunaGeorge, but their new track "Diver" is fantastic. No YouTube embed yet, but Stereogum has it here: http://stereogum.com/1228872/alunageorge-diver/mp3s/

This Austin Brown mixtape is like a weird mix of young Marvin and New Edition, filtered through the Elephant 6 collective. Shit is all over the place, but he has sort of a Bruno Mars star quality, so I feel like he could be a thing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8bIhVmGvbc

And because we all like her:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFfyFmj0Y5Y

I used to know how to embed YouTube videos. I don't know what changed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEZ17WyV9Qs

Love that. Hate the video.

I'm not sure if we have much of a choice as to whether Michael Jacksons nephew becomes 'a thing'.

oh look, the new KING song dropped and I made a thread for them

oops wrong thread lol