Sinner – Adekunle Gold ft Lucky Daye
“Sinner” is a perfect blend of Afrobeat & R’n’b pop. AG speaks of how he is addicted to the love of his lover, SheIt is a song you guys will love.
Nostalgia – Tae
This track really gives that floaty dazed sound that perfectly matches that feeling of nostalgia, leaving you in a pleasant dream-like state.
Soon As You Get Home – Rose Gold
Rose Gold is probably a name a few of you haven’t heard before, but it’s a name you should get familiar with QUICKLY. This song, alone, woke me up to her and I am a fan. Music is a very spiritual and emotional thing to me and not just because I’m an artist just because of how music can affect you and take you to another world. This song is the very definition of escapism. It makes you wish you had a boo coming home to you. The way her voice compliments this track is really just beautiful and it is a song that DESERVES to be heard by the masses right this minute and it came out in 2019.
Guide – Kenyon Dixon
Guide is a special track to me, I can remember listening to the Expectations album for the very first time and amid the hype of songs like Sky’s The Limit or Toxic or Hard Way, which are all outstanding songs as well, Guide was a song that I replay over and over again because of the smoothness and sincerity of the lyrics. Dixon’s pen is crazy but his harmonies on this song are also very beautiful and as an artist, it’s changed the way I listen to music as far as developing background voices.
MASSA – Tyler, The Creator
Hop on the freedom train with one of the standout tracks from the mid-year candidate for Album of the Year.
Sapphire Tea – Mishell Ivon
The bass line and production on this track are undeniably hot. Mishell Ivon is dropping vocals with some sass here. Bringing a funky, synthy, get up and groove vibe and choice tones all around.
Makin’ My Move – Easy Wanderlings
On the surface this hip little groover is catchy and dancy. But the Wanderlings give you much more than just that. You also get a pungent percussion break equipped with cuíca, and a fierce guitar solo. Accessible, yet tasty.
Love Doesn’t Live Here – T. Jonaè
Prairie View A&M University student T. Jonaè released this single in February of 2021. The writing on this song was superb and the vocals?????? *chef’s kiss* We don’t hear artists being this vulnerable and being able to emote in a way where you’ve never experienced or went through this pain before but you’re still able to feel and understand everything that Jonaè is singing about.
Until – Kaleem Taylor
London- native Kaleem Taylor’s style is more of an alternative R&B sound as compared artistic stylings of Kehlani, Summer Walker, Chris Brown, and so on. With that being said, Taylor brings an edge and sound to R&B that we haven’t heard in years and can be compared to artists like Marvin Gaye, Teddy Pendergrass, and even more recently, Lucky Daye.
Us At Night – Samoht
Samoht has been making music for years but he first appeared on my radar in 2019 and I was blown away instantly at the vocal talent one person could possibly possess. From his runs to his tone I was impressed and instantly made a fan of his. You can hear the gospel roots in his runs and can tell that is his foundation and with that, his vocals are even made more valid. Samoht is one of those singers who such an authentic tone that when you hear him sing you’re automatically able to identify him.
Superstar – Usher
As soon as the guitar loop you’re immediately in a state of entrancement; you’re locked in into the Usher Experience. And then, Usher lets out an incredible falsetto run.
Damage- H.E.R
This song was certified platinum on May 22, 2021. H.E.R. has already been an artist with an incredible future but even in her present, she is achieving basically everything at such a young age!
Damage is one of those that you already knew was a classic on the first listen, it just felt incredibly nostalgic and it was such a call back to the artists that came before her. With it sounding nostalgic, it also sounds like a song you haven’t heard before. You just immediately just relax, this song just had this incredible feeling to put you in this state “Woah”.
And it’s not even a feeling you can describe, it’s just one you HAVE to experience while listening to this song. Congratulations H.E.R. on the platinum certification, enjoy this song!
