Soulback - The R&b Podcast

We are back with another episode of the #SoulBackPodcast. Since Edd missed the last episode that we had with Elle Varner, we had to make it up to him by bringing in one of his favorite groups of all time Kut Klose. We interview the 90's female group that was discovered by the great Keith Sweat. We talk to Athena, Lavonn and Tabitha about their debut album "Surrender" as well as their experience in the industry. We also touch on Athena's debut album that was supposed to come out and find out if they're working on new music. On our end we talk about new projects from Elle Varner and Angie Stone. We also discuss the new Lion King movie with Beyonce. We also discuss Jadakiss' weird pizza that he eats. And of course we get into deep conversation about the terms legend and classics. 0:00:24: Edd explains his absence last week 0:04:55: Our thoughts on Elle Varner's new EP "Ellevation" 0:08:45: Our thought on Angie Stone's new album "Full Circle" 0:11:07: The Lion King movie and the soundtrack from Beyonce 0:18:11

We are back on the #SoulBackPodcast despite some serious technical difficulties. Our mics had issues which would explain the sound quality of our podcast but it's all good because we still have some great content. Our boy Dan Bamber joins us as a special guest co-host as Edd is off this week. This somehow coincidentally falls on the same week that we have Elle Varner in the building. In this interview with Elle, we talk to her about her hiatus, her amazing debut album "Perfectly Imperfect" as well as her new album "Ellevation". Elle Varner talks to us about how happy she is currently as an independent artist and the freedom she feels she has when she's recording her music. On our end we talk to Dan about why he thinks T-Pain is great despite our criticisms and we also debate if Ciara is a legend. 0:01:00: More chicken wings discussion 0:05:20: Did T-Pain really kill R&B? 0:08:25: Who will go down as a legend: Ne-Yo or Ciara or both? 0:15:05: Our favorite R&B singers post 2010 0:22:30: The dumb mindse

On this week we are joined by one of the greatest R&B songwriters of our time Johnta Austin. The man is responsible for hits such as "Be Without You" by Mary J. Blige, "We Belong Together" by Mariah Carey and "Sweet Lady" by Tyrese. We talk to the prolific singer/songwriter about his new single "Love Angel" along with his upcoming album "Love, Sex & Religion" which is considered R&B's version of the "Detox" album as it has been on hold for over a decade now. We also talk to Johnta about the state of R&B and also highlight some of the best songwriters in the game including Stevie Wonder, R. Kelly and Babyface. We also talk about Elle Varner's upcoming EP and the disappointing sales from Daniel Caesar. We also try to figure out what is considered a single in 2019 compared to what we're used to from the 90's and 2000's. 0:01:00: Tom's chicken eating ways 0:04:43: The greatness that is Robin Thicke's "That's What Love Can Do" single 0:07:00: R&B film news from Brandy, Chloe X Halle and the De

We are joined this week on the #SoulBackPodcast by the great Raheem DeVaughn. He just recently released his new album "The Love Reunion" after putting out "Decade of a Love King" less than a year ago. We pick his brain and find out why he's still grinding so hard as an R&B veteran. We also talk about Chris Brown's new "Indigo" album and discuss the future of Breezy's career if he continues to put out albums with so many songs. We also talk about Daniel Caesar's new project and debate whether Brandy should be collaborating with younger artists or if she should just stick to 90's veterans? We also touch on H.E.R.'s new single "Racks" as well as Johnta Austin's new project "Love Sex Religion". Check us out! 0:01:09: Teyana Taylor doesn't eat vegetables?? 0:02:43: Our long, in-depth and honest review of Chris Brown's Indigo" album 0:22:45: Thoughts on Daniel Caesar's new album and his duet with Brandy 0:25:50: Should Brandy be collaborating with new artists? 0:32:10: Thoughts on new music from H.E.R., Ella

0:00:37 – How do you eat your chicken wings? (part 3) 0:03:38 – Raheem DeVaughn is dropping a second album in less than a year 0:08:05 – The necessity of putting a rapper on an R&B song today 0:14:00 – Sabrina Claudio’s new record with Wale 0:17:15 – Intro is back! 0:23:35 – More R&B king talk with Jacquees and Keith Sweat 0:27:10 – Eric Roberson joins the #SoulBackPodcast 0:28:14 – Eric Roberson’s consistent quality with his music 0:30:23 – The art of writing a sad song 0:34:00 – The journey as an independent artist 0:41:30 – Maintaining an artist’s individuality 0:48:15 – Legendary artists that are chasing trends 0:54:06 – How do we tell the new generation that trap music isn’t R&B? 1:08:28 – Playa Please Awards: Miley Cyrus begs for forgiveness from Hip Hop fans, KFC’s new Cheetos sandwich, Nelly’s tweet about Obama

The SoulBack trio is back with a new episode of the podcast. There wasn't a lot of new music this week so we looked back at some of our least favorite eras of R&B including 2009-2010. We also debate if Usher's "Yeah!" is a timeless song or if it's just a trendy song for its time. We also compare "This Is How We Do It" to "Yeah!". We also talk about Sisqo's second album and if it's the worst R&B album of all time. We also bring in Spectacular Smith from Pretty Ricky to talk about the successful Millennium tour, Pretty Ricky's history as well as his success with his company Adwizar. The company is ranked as one of the fastest growing companies in the world right now, so we pick Spectacular's brain a little bit about social media. Lots of knowledge on this episode, so check it out! 0:01:00 - How do you eat your chicken wings? (part 2) 0:08:40 - Our least favorite era of R&B 0:19:00 - Is Sisqo's "Return Of The Dragon" the worst R&B album of all time? 0:25:10 - The very confusing Elle Varner "full

Edd is back on the podcast so we get into our usual chats about chicken, slurpees and of course R&B. We talk about the new Chris Brown and Drake single as well as the future of female R&B with artists like Queen Naija, H.E.R. and Ella Mai. We also bring in R&B artist Adrian Marcel as our special guest for this week's episode. The Oakland singer is one of our favorite R&B acts from this current decade and he just dropped his new album "98th". We talk to him about the new project as well as his experience working with a major label. He also talks about his role on the new Bobby DeBarge movie that's coming out. Check out the latest podcast! 0:01:45 - How do you eat your chicken wings? 0:04:40 - Our thoughts on Chris Brown and Drake's new single "No Guidance" 0:11:15 - The future of Queen Naija, Ella Mai and H.E.R. and their potential 0:21:15 - Adrian Marcel joins the #SoulBackPodcast 0:22:00 - He talks about his new album "98th" 0:29:33 - His ability to combine traditional R&B with trendy so

We are back with another episode of the podcast and we have one of our favorite groups of all time with us. Kyle and Wingo of Jagged Edge join us to talk about their upcoming album "A Jagged Love Story". We also highlight the group's ability to make R&B cool for men to listen to. We also discuss their ability to understand their roles as a group and the keys to them staying together for this long, especially with every group breaking up these days. We also talk about Blaque's new album "Torch" and give our thoughts on it. We also discuss new music from Tank, Shay Lia and B5. Check out the new episode! 0:00:37 - Empire, Star and Power will be canceled soon 0:02:02 - Our thoughts on Blaque's "Torch" album 0:04:50 - Should unreleased music stay in the vault or should artist release it for the fans? 0:09:16 - Our love for Shay Lia's new EP 0:10:44 - Tank adds Chris Brown to his new single "Dirty" as well a Keith Sweat sample 0:13:45 - Tyrese's rant about streaming vs album sales 0:18:00 - Kyle and Wingo join

For the first time ever, only one member of the #SoulBackPodcast is available to speak to the special guest, but it's all good because we brought in Brandi from the group Blaque. Her group came into the scene back in the late 90's with records such as "808" and they are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year. We talk to Brandi about Blaque's debut album as well as their unreleased album "Torch" which is set to come out later this week. We also talk to her about her sisterhood with Shamari as well as Natina. We also talk about discuss the state of Ciara's career as well as new music from Kelly Rowland and Lucky Daye. 0:00:49 - KFC's new Chachos dish 0:01:42 - RIP Melvin Edmonds of After 7 0:03:50 - Is Lucky Daye's new project the album of the year? 0:05:25 - Kelly Rowland's surprise EP 0:07:12 - Ciara's mainstream career is over 0:11:48 - Putting money into your career as an independent artist 0:18:43 - The legacy of Sunshine Anderson's "Heard It All Before" 0:22:00 - Playa Please Award: Artist asks fo

We celebrate episode #50 of our SoulBack R&B Podcast by bringing in our family Digital Black and Smoke E. Digglera of the group Playa. The duo along with the late Static Major were responsible for creating classics for the likes of Ginuwine, Aaliyah and many more. Most recently they joined fellow R&B group Dru Hill and we are anxiously waiting for their new album which is set to come out later this year. We talk to Smoke and Black about their decision to join Dru Hill, protecting Playa's legacy during the whole transition and we also talk extensively about Playa's debut album "Cheers 2 U". Dru Hill's manager Kevin also joins us on the podcast to clear the air about the lineup changes with the group and what the future holds for the group. This is an epic episode that you don't want to miss! 0:02:10 - Black and Smoke join the #SoulBackPodcast 0:03:20 - #FatBoyShyt conversation 0:04:20 - Joining Dru Hill as new members and the brotherhood 0:09:08 - Combining two group sounds together 0:19:10 - Pushing

We love real singers so we had to bring in Rahsaan Patterson who is undoubtedly one of the greatest to come out over the last 20 years. We talk to him about his new single "Sent From Heaven" as well as his upcoming project. We also discuss the importance of strong songwriting which has allowed Rahsaan to have a sustainable career. One of the records that he wrote was Brandy's "Baby" which is now considered an R&B classic to many. We also talk about Fantasia's new record "Enough" and her legacy as an artist. We also get into debate about the legendary status for D'Angelo and Chris Brown as we debate classic albums and songs. Edd also yells at anyone who spoiled the Marvel's End Game movie on social media. 0:00:40 - Japan loves R&B 0:02:46 - Fantasia's legacy when it's all said and done 0:09:00 - Does Chris Brown have any classic R&B songs? 0:14:31 - The D'Angelo debate 0:18:54 - Rahsaan Patterson joins the #SoulBackPodcast 0:20:00 - Creating the new single "Sent From Heaven" 0:23:20 - The art of s

On this week's episode of the SoulBack R&B podcast, we bring in Tao Soprano formerly of the R&B group Dru Hill. Although he may not be an original member of the group, he spent over ten years with the group and definitely made an impact with his vocals. We talk to him about his new solo endeavor, the transition from being in a group to solo as well find out his origins with Dru Hill. We also get some perspective from him on what it's like to join a group as a non-original member. Lots of wisdom is spilled on this podcast! We also discuss upcoming albums from the likes of Lyfe Jennings, Elle Varner and Chris Brown. 0:00:55 - Burger King has releases "real meals" 0:03:55 - Lyfe Jennings is set to release his album? 0:06:40 - Mary J. Blige and Nas have a new song and they're going on tour soon 0:07:50 - The feature on Chris Brown's new album as well as his legacy 0:16:03 - Is Elle Varner's new project an EP, album or mixtape? 0:18:30 - Forcing ourselves to like bad CDs 0:20:27 - Tao joins us on the #Sou

We are back with another episode! This week we have R&B singer Vivian Green on the podcast. We reflect back on her debut "A Love Story" and find out why she finds it hilarious when people call her a Neo Soul album. We also talk about the changes in her sound especially ever since she linked up with producer Kwamé. We also discuss some of our favorite songs from her discography. We also highlight some of our favorite projects including Joe's "My Name Is Joe" album and discuss the success of the Millennium tour with all the special guests that are coming out in each city. This is an information episode so check it out! 0:03:16 - Looking back at Joe's "My Name Is Joe" album 0:06:21 - What's the best Joe featured song? 0:08:05 - Celebrating Truth Hurt's "Addictive" 17 year anniversary 0:09:12 - Discussing Boyz II Men's hit records 0:15:23 - Vivian Green joins the #SoulBackPodcast 0:16:12 - The incorrect "Neo Soul" label given to Vivian Green because of her debut album 0:23:50 - The evolution of Vivian's sou

We keep the great guests coming as this week we bring in our good friend RL from the group Next. We talk to him about the history of Next as well as his solo career. We also touch on his songwriting including the record that he wrote for Keith Sweat. He also shares some stories from his early Divine Mills days with Kay Gee from Naughty by Nature. Also learn about RL's daily routine which consists of waking up at 4 AM to go to the gym and then going to the studio after! On our end we debate whether Ne-Yo or The-Dream is a better songwriter. We also debate whether Chris Brown is the best entertainer of this generation. 0:02:17 - Still raving about the new Jon B. and Donell Jones single 0:04:31 - Is Chris Brown the best entertainer in this generation? 0:12:27 - Remembering Avant's hit single "Separated" 0:15:05 - Best/Vocalist discussion featuring T-Pain, Pharrell, Ja Rule and The-Dream 0:18:45 - RL joins the #SoulBackPodcast 0:20:16 - His daily routine 0:21:24 - Our friendship with RL over the years 0:23:45

This week we bring in legendary singer Musiq Soulchild to the podcast. Musiq is a longtime favorite of ours so we had to make this one happen. We talk about his recent music releases which includes features on basically every rapper and singers projects. We also get into his mind as a creative and learn about the journey from the start of his career. He also shares some insight on what he's looking for in terms of partnerships in music and gives his observations on what's going on in the industry. We also talk about new music from Chris Brown and Donell Jones. Lastly we try to decide if "Come And Talk To Me" by Jodeci is better than "Can We talk?" by Tevin Campbell. 0:01:51 - Reflecting on Musiq Soulchild's debut album "Aijuswanaseing" 0:04:31 - Do international fans complain about R&B like we do? 0:05:41 - Jon B's new single "Understand" with Donell Jones 0:08:20 - Is Usher's new album the most anticipated project in the last decade? 0:11:00 - Q. Parker from 112's new "Bridge" project 0:12:20 - Chris B

On this week's SoulBack R&B podcast, we have DJ Kay Gee. Now of course know him from being part of the legendary rap group Naughty by Nature, but did you know he also introduced everyone to artists such as Next, Jaheim and Zhane? We chat with the producer about his Divine Mill imprint as well as his new artist Leah Jenea. He gives shares insight into where his group Koffee Brown is, early Jaheim stories as well as the good and bad that goes on in the music industry. We also find out Jaheims's "Just In Case" was originally a ballad by Koffee Brown!!! As for new music, we talk about Mariah's new "A No No" remix, Usher's "Confessions 2" album that's coming out soon along with Ciara's new album. We also talk about Beyonce's new Adidas shoes! 0:01:25 - Beyonce's new Adidas sneakers 0:03:50 - Pleasure P brings out Keith Sweat at the Millennium tour 0:10:30 - Ciara has already released almost half of her "Beauty Marks" album 0:14:15 - Mariah Carey drops another remix for "A No No" and it's still not Lil Kim, Ca

This week's podcast is a special one because we have Jon B. in the house! Not only is Jon responsible for classic hits such as "They Don't Know", he's coming out with a new pair of shoes that we're very excited about. We talk to Jon B. about his new single with Donell Jones and he also gives us a preview of the new album that he's working on. We also find out what happened to the "Hurricane" single as well as dig into his history a little bit. As far as our conversation, well we confirm that Avant is doing just fine so tell your friends! 0:00:15 - We have confirmed that Avant is alive and well 0:01:35 - Proper etiquette if you bump into your favorite artist at Disneyland 0:05:30 - Jagged Edge trivia 0:08:40 - New music from Jacquees, Maxwell, Marvin Gaye and Lion Babe 0:13:10 - Jaheim's epic Instagram rant 0:15:10 - Playa Please Awards: Recall on chicken strips because they contain metal, Daniel Caesar's ability to piss off the internet 0:18:20 - Jon B. joins #SoulBackPodcast 0:19:00 - New single "Understand

On this week's episode, we bring in Pam from the R&B group Total. The trio was signed to Puff Daddy's Bad Boy label back in the 90's and dominated the charts with their fusion of banging beats and sweet vocals. Pam talks about her solo music that she has coming up including the single "Why", memories with her group and also talks about the Puff's work ethic. She also drops some historical facts with us about Total's third album which was set to come out before they broke up. The #SoulBackPodcast also touches on new music from the likes of The Bonfyre and Rahsaan Patterson. We also touch on Raz B randomly quitting the Millennium tour for a quick minute, Jaheim's unconfirmed new job as well as Lloyd's unsung episode. 0:00:37 - Millennium drama with B2K has started 0:03:34 - More R&B trivia about Musiq Soulchild and Keith Sweat 0:07:34 - Recent success from The Bonfyre 0:14:35 - Marah Carey's "A No No" remix is not with Lil Kim or Cardi B?! 0:16:10 - New music from Rahsaan Patterson, Angie Stone 0:22:3

The #SoulBackPodcast is becoming a big deal so it's only fitting that we have the tallest man in R&B on this week's episode. We bring in Montell Jordan to the episode to breakdown his history in the music. Along with having one of the most recognized party anthems of all time ("This Is How We Do It"), the 6'8 hitmaker also wrote two of the most popular songs of the 90's ("Incomplete" by Sisqo and "Nobody's Supposed To Be Here" by Deborah Cox. We also talk to him about the unreleased Queen project with Deborah, Tamia and Kelly Price. We discuss his move to the Gospel world and a possible return to R&B soon. We also touch on new music from the likes of Robin Thicke, Avant and Jagged Edge. 0:01:53: Is Solange's new album "When I Get Home" actually good? 0:04:00: Our thoughts on Jagged Edge's new autotuned single "Closest Thing to Perfect" 0:07:38: Avant returns with new single "Not Gone Lose" 0:09:10: Robin Thicke is back with "That's What Love Can Do" 0:11:33: New music from JoJo Hailey, Tao Soprano,

We have a special treat for you this week as we have Tim Kelley who is better known for his work as one half of the legendary R&B production duo Tim & Bob. Aside from his massive catalog which contains hits for everyone from Boyz II Men, Tamia and Bobby V, he's also been trying to keep R&B alive with his new role as Head of A&R at The SRG-ILS Group. Over the last couple of years, he's executive produced projects for the likes of Brian McKnight, Bobby V and Shawn Stockman. We talk R&B with him and you know we had to get into that new Solange "When I Get Home" album. 0:01:05: R&B quiz for Tom about Musiq Soulchild albums 0:06:00: Our thoughts on Solange's new album 0:11:40: Sammie's new album "Everlasting" 0:14:30: New music from Ne-Yo, PJ Morton and more 0:22:20: Tim Kelley joins the SoulBack R&B Podcast 0:24:12: His role at SRG 0:29:02: What's a female R&B artist that Tim should sign to the label? 0:33:01: The pressure of making R&B in 2019 0:40:00: History of "They Don't