The song reflects on two contrasting visions. In the first verse, he looks back on his childhood growing up female and compares it to living in a dream. Then, after a stirring bridge, he revisits the same reflective structure and ponders his childhood growing up as a boy: "When I was a little boy I wanted to be real/ I wanted to feel all of the things my body wanted me to feel," he sings.
In the midst of Grammy weekend, New Edition's L.A. tour stop at the Kia Forum on Saturday was a forceful statement on longevity and a reminder never to underestimate the power of R&B. Seeing all six members of the iconic vocal group on stage for a sold-out crowd more than four decades after their careers began reflects a group still fully present, with a visible love for the music they continue to perform.
Vocalist, harmonica player and founding leader Kim Wilson says that's by design. He admits that he wasn't brought up on a strict musical diet of the blues. "I was basically raised on soul music," he says. "Motown, and some Stax." It was only when he picked up the harmonica that he discovered-and fell in love with-the blues. Wilson says that the wide-encompassing style of the band reflects his own musical proclivities, inspired by blues giant James Cotton. "It all goes back to his first record on Verve [1967's The James Cotton Blues Band]," he explains.
If you're traveling, the soundtrack is everything. It depends on where you're going. If you're going to Vegas, you want to play some party tunes. You play 'Get Low,' play some EDM songs, play whatever you want to hear that's going to turn you up! But let's say you're sightseeing, you're going on a cross-country trip, you might not want to be as hyped.
Mark begins with poise, vowing on "By the End of the Night" to rebound on the dancefloor. She's quickly swooning, swathing a new paramour in her perfume on the buoyant "ooo" and going "weak in the knees" on the sprung "Sweet Serotonin." "Too Much" features a nifty interpolation of Usher's " My Boo " as she second-guesses her enthusiasm. "Is it too much if I'm thinking about you daily?"
This October, BART Sound Tracks returns with a one-day music festival featuring some of the Bay Area's outstanding jazz and R&B talents. Sound Tracks Jazz Festival, presented in partnership with SFJAZZ, will be held on Saturday, Oct. 11, from 3pm to 6pm, in the North Berkeley Station parking lot. In addition to three unique acts - SFJAZZ High School All-Stars, B DeVeaux, and Sun Hop Fat - there will be food trucks, mocktails, and BART merch for sale.
Don Toliver has carved out a reputation for crafting songs that live in the space between rap and R&B, blending melody with mood in ways that resist easy categorization. His latest release, "Tiramisu," continues that tradition, arriving on the heels of Jack Boys 2, the collaborative summer project that further cemented his status within Houston 's current wave. With its hypnotic cadence and lush, layered production,
4Batz isn't waiting quietly for his debut album to arrive. With Still Shinin' slated to drop September 12, the Dallas-born rapper-singer is feeding anticipation with "my lil shootah," a moody, R&B-laced single that continues to showcase his unconventional approach to songwriting. Known for blunt lyricism and an ability to bend genres into his own shape, 4Batz delivers something that feels both throwback and contemporary, tapping into the minimalist intimacy of 2010s Drake while drawing from the smoother textures of '90s slow jams.
The announcement of Drake's three-day headline set for Wireless's 20th anniversary met with mixed responses. Many questioned his street credibility after a rap beef with Kendrick Lamar.
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