Soulback - The R&b Podcast

0:02:40 - India Arie's new album "Worthy" 0:04:25 - New music from Kehlani, Ciara, Brian McKnight plus more 0:14:10 - Jagged Edge has a new single coming and we're praying it's not like the last album 0:16:10 - Donell Jones joins us on the SoulBackPodcast 0:16:57 - Donell vs Darnell 0:17:45 - His songwriting and the impact of his sound 0:21:33 - The new Donell Jones/Jon B duet 0:25:30 - Backstory on "I Want You To Know", "Shorty (Got Her Eyes On Me)" and "Spend The Night" 0:32:00 - Working with Jacquees and King of R&B conversation 0:36:50 - Donell Jones talks about his upcoming album 0:50:00 - Playa Please Award: Ella Mai/Aretha Franklin R&B quiz and Jussie Smollet controversy We finally got Donell Jones on the SoulBack podcast! We've seen so many requests from the readers to bring in the smooth R&B singer as a special guest, so we had to make it happen. We talk to him about his new music, his upcoming collaboration with Jon B as well as his involvement in Jacquees' career. He also clears the ai

2:40: R&B trivia: Tom (Team Musiq Soulchild) vs Edd (Team Keith Sweat) 8:50: Playa Please Awards: R. Kelly's recent arrest, Ja Rule vs Milwaukee 19:42: Carl Thomas joins the SoulBack podcast 20:20: We talk about his new song "One With Heaven" 23:15: The evolution of R&B music thanks to technology 28:30: Is 90's the golden era of music? 33:25: Analytics and number crunching is killing artistry 36:30: Carl Thomas breaks down his origins in music with Troy Taylor 44:15: Carl talks about his upcoming album We are back with a new podcast episode. We've been killing with the special guests and it continues this week as we have Carl Thomas. The Bad Boy crooner brought us "I Wish" but that's not what this episode is about. Carl breaks down the origins of R&B and his thoughts on the genre over the last 30 years. He also talks about his upcoming music which we're all excited about. We also get into some R&B trivia to see if Tom or Edd is the king of R&B. A fun episode this time around. We didn't ge

1:50: PJ Morton and JoJo’s new song “Say So” 3:50: Musiq Soulchild drops a bunch of songs in the last few weeks 6:47: Johnny Gill’s new single “Soul of a Woman” 9:48: Music from new R&B artists (Summerella, Nicole Bus, Lucky Daye) 12:52: A Jon B/Donell Jones collaboration is coming 14:30: Why are Urban AC artists sending songs to radio before they’re available for streaming? 17:05: Sammie joins the SoulBack podcast and reminiscing on second album 19:07: New album “Everlasting” 23:17: Balance between traditional vs modern R&B 29:15: Sammie on being excluded from The Millennium tour 38:00: Our love/hate relationship with Tank 45:40: Playa Please Award: Ja Rule’s new music festival, a teen steals a jet to attend rap concert, Social media going in on Avant’s weight We experienced some technical difficulties earlier in the week but we are finally back with a new episode. On this SoulBack, we bring in R&B singer Sammie to talk to us about his new music including his single “Playlist”. We als

1:33: Trey Songz and Chris Brown’s new song “Chi Chi” 2:56: We premiered J. Holiday’s new song “Petals” 5:06: New music from Syleena Johnson, Kelly Rowland, Chaka Khan 8:00: 90’s R&B group trivia 19:15: Dondria joins the SoulBack podcast 20:46: What’s the best fast food restaurant? 22:35: The importance of 90’s R&B 27:36: The usage of social media to create stars 33:48: Transitional period when R&B stated losing popularity in 2010 36:30: Being mentored by Jermaine Dupri and working with him on a new project 47:35: Playa Please Award: Twitter bashing Demi Lovato about 21 Savage memes We are back with another podcast. As you guys already know, we love talking about R&B as well as food so we had to bright in Dondria (aka Phatfffat). The So So Def artist joins us to talk about her new project, the best duets in R&B as well as Chipotle. Being that Dondria got her break through YouTube, we had to talk to her about the impact of social media on new artists today. We also touch on some

1:20: Beyonce and Jay Z giving out free tour tickets if you change your diet 3:35: Musiq is working on a new J-Dilla inspired project 7:00: VanJess’ new remix for “Addicted” 9:25: Summer Walker’s new EP “Clear” 12:31: Premiere of Daron Jones’ new single “Summertime” 14:55: Kevin Ross’ new independent venture 16:50: Jazz joins us on the podcast 17:35: The current status with him and Dru Hill along with new solo music 22:17: Looking back at Dru Hill’s debut album 25:40: The lack of music education in society today 28:55: The impact of Dru Hill’s second album “Enter The Dru” 37:51: Jazz originally sang “Halfcrazy” by Musiq Soulchild 40:45: Impact of Keith Sweat on Jazz and Dru Hill 47:00 : Playa Please Award: 2Pac is alive???, Tory Lanez outrageous statement about being the King of Hip Hop, Social Media comments about Tank, Bell Biv Devoe and K-Ci, Ja Rule fraud/false advertisement comment, Ariana Grande’s new tattoo and Chris Brown’s t-shirt. Our love for R&B groups continues on this latest ep

2:52: Impact of 112's first three albums 17:18: Highlighting some of 112's lesser known songs 25:35: Singing "Cupid" for Kanye West and Kim Kardashian 27:32: Current status of 112 and the backup dancers 32:25: Working on a new EP 36:50: Criticism for interacting with Kanye West 41:10: Jodeci vs Boyz II Men and Keith Sweat vs Musiq Soulchild? 51:21: Slim joins the SoulBack podcast to talk about the King of R&B 1:00:30: Writing on Kelly Price's debut and her amazing cooking skills We're back with another podcast episode. This week we have 112 in the building with us. Originally it was supposed to be Mike, but Slim popped up near the end to talk that R&B with us as well. It was an amazing podcast as we talked about the group's legendary legacy as well as their impact on the genre. We also touch on some of the songs they've written and produced for other artists. We also talk to them about the new music that they're working on as well as the status of the group now that they're a duo. We also touch on tw

1:40: New music from Tank, Monica, Carl Thomas, Musiq Soulchild, Elle Varner 16:00: Playa Please Award: Soulja Boy's new video game console lawsuit 19:03: Troy Taylor joins the podcast to talk about State of R&B 24:39: Reflecting on when Trey Songz went at R. Kelly in 2009 27:41: Jacquees's bright future if he executes his plan correctly? 33:25: His work on 702's debut album 36:55: Toni Braxton's first two albums vs Mary J. Blige's first two albums 40:27: Why is the new music from 90's artists not as memorable as their old stuff? 52:42: Working on the upcoming Dru Hill album with Playa members 55:58: The purpose of making Trey Songz's "LOL :-)" 58:56: Who is better: Bobby Brown or Keith Sweat? 1:03:45: Will R. Kelly's career continue after being dropped by RCA? Tom is off this week with a newborn baby, so we brought in R&B producer Troy Taylor to talk that R&B with us. In case you didn't know, Troy is responsible for the likes of Trey Songz, Kevin Ross and Carl Thomas. We talk to him about his w

0:53: We talk with Travis Cherry about producing Case’s latest album “Therapy” 3:20: Challenges of veterans creating trendy music 7:25: Is there money in producing for an independent R&B album? 12:00: We need a National “J.Holiday” holiday 21:33: Our thoughts on Tank’s new song “Dirty” 28:22: Should we be deleting R. Kelly’s music? 44:00: Playa Please Awards: Enes Kanter eats 7 burgers, The current status of Jon B from an R&B fan, Plies claims that Cheerios belong in the bread section 52:38: Jacquees’ marketing plan is working 1:06:01: NAO’s tour is amazing Edd is away for this podcast but we bring in Grammy nominated producer Travis Cherry to help us out. Travis has played big part in keeping the integrity of R&B alive with his production on Case’s latest album “Therapy” as well as Demetria McKinney’s album “Officially Yours”. We talk about various topics in R&B including the whole #MuteRKelly fiasco as well as the landscape of independent R&B. We also touch on life as an R&B