Sounds of Culture

In this series of Part of the Culture I touch on the work of Atlanta's own The- Dream and how a guy who has written hits for some of our favorites, he also has his own hits and what some would deem a classic album with LoveHate and then bouncing right back with Love vs. Money. *songs played by The-Dream* Purple Kisses- Album: LoveHate Fancy- Album: Love Vs. Money Shawty Is A Ten- Album: LoveHate

Sometimes all you need is for people to count you out just for you to have your biggest come back ever and song of the decade, that's what Mariah No Middle Name Carey did! In this episode I talk about how the resurgence of Mariah set the tone and the standard for one of the best r&b albums that we've heard in a long time and how it's still standing the test of time!

In this epsidoe I talk about the songtress and five octave Queen Minnie Riperton and her career, at the end I play my favorite song Inside My Love. Song at the beginning is Baby, This Love I Have

In this episode I talk about the magician, the legend Raphael Saadiq and how he's one of the most important musicians of our time!

Episode 3 I am back with another episode and on this one I get into cover songs and why they can be good and bad but I also jam out on some of my favorite cover songs!

Episode 2 is here! I'm back and in this episode I talk about Alicia Keys and the great career she had over the span of 20 years with 3 classic albums, timeless hits, and a Broadway play. A multi instrument player, 17 grammys, 2 Tonys and so much more! Dive into this with me

In this episode I talk about the importance of a bridge in a r&b song, I also give you some of my favortie bridges and how they deepen the storytelling and highten the artists ability to bring you in

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