Ladies and gentlemen.Boys and girls.Pimps and hos.My name is Macy Gray. I have decided to re-enter the real world and make my fifth album. It will be the biggest comeback you’ve ever seen. Bigger than the big lies the American government has been telling us for eight years. Not for the money and not for […]

Artist: Jamie FoxxSong: “Infatuation”?Year: 1994?Album: Peep This?Hey everybody! It’s Wednesday and it’s time for another R&B Rewind! Every week I am fortunate to get suggestions from many of you about which songs to cover next. I appreciate all of your ideas, so please keep them coming! But anyway, let’s get to this week’s pick. He got […]

  With the birth of every hitmaker, it seems there is a controversy waiting in the wings to rattle the cages of success. Controversy is the one ailment that platinum records, a large entourage, and millions of dollars do nothing to assuage. No one knows this better than Mr. Konvict Music himself, Akon.   Akon […]

Hey everybody! Hope all is well and that everyone had a great holiday. And speaking of holidays, in an attempt to celebrate the spirit of the season, I figured why not talk about one this week. Not a Holiday that we are typically accustomed to celebrating every year, but one we know as R&B singer: […]

Hello, good people. It’s the first official day of the silly season as the week closes out with everybody still eating or figuring out what to do with all the leftover Thanksgiving turkey. Obama introduces his economic team, while shoppers around the country are camping out and getting up too early in the morning to […]

Thanksgiving is here and with it comes eating, drinking, singing and dancing (especially if you’re drinking). 2008 has been a crazy year for many artists, much like the rest of us. So while we sit at our dinner tables thinking about what we’re most thankful for, the Alternatives crew would like to share which artists […]

Long overdue, Slim, of 112 fame, finally releases his solo debut album Love’s Crazy (Asylum). With a solo release on the cards for many years now, it’s fair to say that this album has been highly anticipated by R&B fans of yesterday. While this may be true, what about the fans of today’s R&B?Vocally attractive, […]

R&B wouldn’t be where it is now if it weren’t for the soulful tunes we grew up listening to. Some artists focus on the modern formula of singing with fast tempos, raunchy lyrics, and sub par vocals, while other artists remind us of the good ol’ days. Anthony Hamilton is one of those artists that […]

As one of the biggest selling female groups of all time, TLC has no doubt left their mark on pop culture in the ‘90s. Their early beginnings of injecting the message of safe sex through music was one of the ways TLC managed to capture our attention and separate themselves from the pack. T-Boz, Left […]

Hey Everybody! Hope all is well. This week I got my hands on a few new tracks, but I decided that I would revisit one I came about a few weeks back. It’s been a good year for the Brits across the pond and we’ve seen several artists draw their claim to fame.  Despite her […]

What’s fake, real people? The week is over and I’m set for another quick two days before the cycle starts again. With the longest serving Republican in Senate history, Ted Stevens, leaving his colleagues to carry on without him as he appeals his recent conviction on federal charges for concealing more than $250,000 in gifts […]

Recently, some urban radio listeners thought they tuned to the wrong dial when they heard Lil Wayne gracing a rock song called “Let It Rock.” Thanks to Weezy’s embracing of the Rock genre, Rap-Rock Mash ups are gaining popularity again. To change the pace of the game, Ca$h Money  took Weezy’s lead by signing Kevin […]

Artist: Mya ft/ SisqoSong: “It’s All About Me”Year: 1998Album: It’s All About MeProducer: Darryl “Day” PearsonHey everybody! It’s Wednesday and it’s time for another R&B Rewind! Every week I am fortunate to get suggestions from many of you about which song to cover next. Let me say I appreciate all of your ideas, so please […]

It’s hard to tell exactly what Beyoncé Knowles is trying to prove anymore. The hardest-working woman in music is in no danger of going anywhere, and there’s an aura of glamour surrounding her that can only be described as “star power.” Still, despite the series of hits she’s put on the charts, her full catalogue […]

The age of blogging coupled with the latest paparazzi craze has developed a new breed of movie stars and recording artists. It’s safe to say that Cassie falls into that category. After only one hit single and a disastrous live performance that attracted a slam of ridicule, Cassie is still pretty visible – whether at […]

The views expressed in this column are not the views shared by AllHipHop.com.“Oh my God, Becky! Look at her butt! It is so big. She looks like one of those rap guys’ girlfriends.” -Sir Mix-A-Lot, “Baby Got Back” circa 1992Hey everybody! Hope all is well. I know some of you may be wondering why I […]

What’s the deal, true believers? It’s been a slow five and I’m ready to get on with my weekend after hearing rumblings of a government bailout for the auto industry and Obama and family getting oriented with the White House and his Presidential duties from an outgoing president Bush.   Condolences go out to South […]

  Eight years deep in the industry, R&B crooner Avant learned quickly that he had to craft his own identity or risk being fazed out to prepubescent pretty boys or afro-sporting pseudo-soulquarians. Over ten hit singles and four albums, the Cleveland-bred vocalist proved he wasn’t just another new millennium R. Kelly Xerox, and that talent […]

Group: MistaSong: “Blackberry Molasses”Year: 1996Album: MistaProducers: Organized NoizeIt’s Wednesday y’all and it’s time for an R&B Rewind! Yeah I took a small break last week, but I’m back, and this time I took a trip down memory lane and dug up the group Mista. Some of you youngins might not be familiar with Mista and […]

What do you do when your signature style has been lifted, copied and run into the ground by every rapper and R&B star of note? For T-Pain, the Tallahassee native just continues to refine his Auto-Tune sound and use his anticipated new album, Thr33 Ringz, [Konvict,/Jive] to poke fun at the “circus” which is the […]