Soulback - The R&b Podcast

We're back with a brand new episode of the podcast. We talk about Ledisi's win at the GRAMMY's. We also talk about some new music from Joyce Wrice, Kelly Price and Silk Sonic. We talk about the impact of Bruno Mars and his R&B sound. We also discuss big news about a potential Dru Hill reunion tour with all the members as well as Keyshia Cole's final album. Check us out and also follow us @SoulBackPodcast on Instagram and Twitter.   0:02:32 – Ledisi's big win at the GRAMMY's 0:03:50 – Tom's R&B Trivia 0:14:02 – Can Silk Sonic save mainstream R&B? 0:24:33 – New music picks of the week: Silk Sonic, Kelly Price and Joyce Wrice 0:32:26 – A Dru Hill reunion tour is in the works 0:40:28 – Kyle's chicken intermission: The KFC Popcorn Chicken Pizza from Pizza Hut 0:44:02 – Keyshia Cole is retiring after this next album 0:51:50 – Edd's love letters 0:56:31 – Whatever happened to Aaron Hall?  0:00:00 – Plug whatever we have for the site

On this week's episode, we highlight the career of Rodney Jerkins aka Darkchild and his contributions to R&B. We talk about some of Rodney's most memorable productions, his work with Brandy, Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston as well as his impact on the industry. We go through his discography in chronological order and discuss some of our favorite records that he's done. We're trying to celebrate all the great creatives that have made great R&B over the years, so check out our Darkchild episode! 0:00:00 – Chicken wings talk 0:01:17 – Rodney Jerkins' underrated legacy 0:05:00 – Revisiting Joe's "Don't Wanna Be A Player" and Mary J. Blige's "Share My World" 0:11:13 – Brandy's "Never Say Never" album 0:16:06 – Rodney Jerkins work with Whitney Houston, Jennifer Lopez, Destiny's Child and Coko 0:26:55 – Darkchild's work in the 2000's for Toni Braxton, Michael Jackson and Brandy 0:37:34 – Rodney Jerkins in the mid 2000's for Ray J, Tamia and Keyshia Cole 0:52:10 – Top 3 R&B records from Darkchild  

On this week's episode, we highlight the career of The Neptunes and his contributions to R&B. We talk about some of Pharrell and Chad's most memorable productions, their work with Kelis, Justin Timberlake and Robin Thicke as well as their impact on the industry. We go through their discography in chronological order and discuss some of our favorite records that they've done. We're trying to celebrate all the great creatives that have made great R&B over the years, so check out our Neptunes episode! 0:00:00 – Crazy snow days 0:05:05 – The Neptunes impact in the early 2000's 0:11:05 – Revisiting The Neptunes early work with SWV, Blackstreets and Total 0:14:00 – The beginning of the Neptunes domination for artists like Kelis, Usher, Ray J and N.O.R.E. 0:25:20 – The Neptunes working with Pop acts like *NSYNC, Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears 0:27:25 – Pharrell singing on the hooks 0:33:52 – Justin Timberlake's "Justified" album 0:44:20 – Looking back at Kelis' "Milkshake" and Nelly's "Flap Your Wings" 

On this week's episode, we highlight the career of Timbaland and his contributions to R&B. We talk about some of his most memorable productions, his work with Aaliyah, Justin Timberlake and Ginuwine as well as his impact on the industry. We go through his discography in chronological order and discuss some of our favorite records that he's done. We're trying to celebrate all the great creatives that have made great R&B over the years, so check out our Timbaland episode! 0:00:00 – Valentine's day celebrations 0:04:41 – Why do people still call him Timberland?? 0:06:00 – Revisiting mid 90's Timbaland era with songs from Ginuwine, Aaliyah, Nicole Wray, Playa 0:21:21 – Revisiting Timbaland's Indian sample era with songs from Justin Timberlake, Aaliyah, Missy Elliott, Tweet 0:33:50 – Looking back at TImbaland's massive run in the mid 2000's with Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado, Keri Hilson and Omarion 0:19:25 – Sade's "Love Deluxe" 0:50:40 - Top 3 Timbaland R&B songs

On this week of the #SoulBackPodcast, we revisit R&B in 1992 and what was going out during that era of R&B. Names that will pop up during this conversation are SWV, Mary J. Blige, Sade, Bobby Brown and En Vogue. We talk about some of our favorite albums and songs from that year and also discuss some of the sleepers that people may have forgot about. We also discuss the industry during that time and some of the trends were happening during that time. 0:00:00 – Recapping Ashanti/Keyshia Cole Verzuz Battle 0:05:00 – Looking at 1992 0:08:32 – Revisiting Bobby Brown's "Bobby" album 0:12:18 – "The Bodyguard" and "Boomerang" soundtrack 0:15:45 – Looking at En Vogue's "Funky Divas" album 0:19:25 – Sade's "Love Deluxe" 0:24:00- Debut albums from 1992 0:48:50 – Rookie Of The Year Of 1992 0:54:18 – Top 3 albums of 1992

On this week of the #SoulBackPodcast, we revisit R&B in 1993 and what was going out during that era of R&B. Names that will pop up during this conversation are R. Kelly, Toni Braxton, Jodeci, Intro, Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson and Tony Toni Tone. We talk about some of our favorite albums and songs from that year and also discuss some of the sleepers that people may have forgot about. We also discuss the industry during that time and some of the trends were happening during that time. 0:00:00 – Looking at 1993 0:06:15 – Revisiting Janet Jackson's "Janet" album 0:10:31 – Looking back at Jodeci's "Diary Of A Mad Band" and Mariah Carey's "Music Box" 0:16:41 – Babyface's run in 1993 with his album and Tevin Campbell 0:19:36 – Looking at Tony Toni Tone's album "Sons Of Soul" 0:21:26- Debut albums from 1993 0:42:20 – Rookie Of The Year Of 1993 0:45:34 – Top 3 albums of 1993

On this week of the #SoulBackPodcast, we revisit R&B in 1994 and what was going out during that era of R&B. Names that will pop up during this conversation are Boyz II Men, TLC, Mary J Blige, Keith Sweat, Brandy, Aaliyah, Blackstreet, Usher and Jamie Foxx. We talk about some of our favorite albums and songs from that year and also discuss some of the sleepers that people may have forgot about. We also discuss the industry during that time and some of the trends were happening during that time. 0:00:00 – Looking at 1994 0:02:44 – R&B trivia  0:05:00 – Looking back at the Boyz II Men "II", TLC "CrazySexyCool" and Mary J Blige "My Life" albums 0:23:45 – Keith Sweat's "Get Up On It" and Mariah Carey's Christmas album 0:27:27 – The impact of H-Town, Luther Vandross and Anita Baker in the 90's 0:33:25- Debut albums from 1994 0:52:25 – Rookie Of The Year Of 1994 0:56:17 – Top 3 albums of 1994

On this week of the #SoulBackPodcast, we revisit R&B in 1995 and what was going out during that era of R&B. Names that will pop up during this conversation are Mariah Carey, Jodeci, Faith Evans, D'Angelo, Mariah Carey, R Kelly, Monica and Deborah Cox. We talk about some of our favorite albums and songs from that year and also discuss some of the sleepers that people may have forgot about. We also discuss the industry during that time and some of the trends were happening during that time. 0:00:00 – Looking at 1995 0:03:41 – Revisiting Mariah Carey's "Daydream" album 0:06:13 – The "Waiting To Exhale" soundtrack 0:09:33 – Looking at R. Kelly's self-titled album 0:11:25- Jodeci's "The Show, The After Party, The Hotel" 0:14:00 – Xscape's "Off the Hook" album 0:18:11 – Debut albums from 1995 0:46:10 – Rookie Of The Year Of 1995 0:49:55 – Top 3 albums of 1995

On this week of the #SoulBackPodcast, we revisit R&B in 1996 and what was going out during that era of R&B. Names that will pop up during this conversation are Toni Braxton, New Edition, Ginuwine, 112, Dru Hill, SWV and Keith Sweat. We talk about some of our favorite albums and songs from that year and also discuss some of the sleepers that people may have forgot about. We also discuss the industry during that time and some of the trends were happening during that time. 0:00:00 – Celebrating the holidays 0:03:22 – R&B Trivia: What group are they from? 0:09:15 – Looking back at Toni Braxton's "Secrets" and Aaliyah's "One In A Million" 0:15:40 – Reflecting on SWV's "New Beginning" and Keith Sweat's self-titled 0:19:35- Looking back at Blackstreet, Babyface and Luther Vandross 0:23:00 – New Edition's "Home Again" comeback 0:28:45 – Debut albums from 1996 0:50:30 – Rookie Of The Year Of 1996 0:54:00 – Top 3 albums of 1996

On this week of the #SoulBackPodcast, we revisit R&B in 1997 and what was going out during that era of R&B. Names that will pop up during this conversation are Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Next, Boyz II Men, Usher, Jon B, Brian McKnight and Joe. We talk about some of our favorite albums and songs from that year and also discuss some of the sleepers that people may have forgot about. We also discuss the industry during that time and some of the trends were happening during that time. 0:00:00 – Reflecting back on the state of the industry of 1997 0:03:15 – Reflecting on Mariah Carey's "Butterfly" album 0:08:35 – Looking at Mary J. Blige's "Share My World" album and Janet Jackson's "Velvet Rope" album 0:16:00 – Reflecting on albums from SWV and En Vogue 0:21:22- Looking back at "Cool Relax" by Jon B 0:26:06 – Looking at Usher's "My Way" album 0:30:00 – Reflecting on albums from Joe, Brian McKnight, Boyz II Men 0:38:40 – LSG's album0 :42:00 – Debut albums from 1997  0:56:14 – Rookie Of The Year Of 1997

On this week of the #SoulBackPodcast, we revisit R&B in 1998 and what was going out during that era of R&B. Names that will pop up during this conversation are Brandy, Monica, Whitney Houston, Faith Evans, Tamia, Lauryn Hill, 112, and Dru Hill. We talk about some of our favorite albums and songs from that year and also discuss some of the sleepers that people may have forgot about. We also discuss the industry during that time and some of the trends were happening during that time. 0:00:00 - Reflecting back on the state of the industry of 1998 0:04:16 - Reflecting on Deborah Cox's second album "One Wish" 0:05:25 - Looking at Faith Evans' "Keep The Faith" and Whitney Houston "My Love Is Your Love" 0:10:00 - Reflecting on Brandy's "Never Say Never" album and Monica's "The Boy Is Mine" 0:14:20- Talking about Total and Xscape 0:17:15 - Looking at albums from Montell Jordan, Maxwell 0:20:46 - Reflecting on Keith Sweats' "Still In The Game" 0:22:09 - R Kelly's "R" album 0:26:05 - Looking back at 112 and Dr

On this week of the #SoulBackPodcast, we revisit R&B in 1999 and what was going out during that era of R&B. Names that will pop up during this conversation are Sisqo, Donell Jones, Ginuwine, TLC and Destiny's Child. We talk about some of our favorite albums and songs from that year and also discuss some of the sleepers that people may have forgot about. We also discuss the industry during that time and some of the trends were happening during that time. 0:00:01 - Reflecting back on the state of the industry of 1999 0:02:50 - Reflecting on Donell Jones' "Where I Wanna Be" 0:05:25 - Looking at Brian McKnight's "Back At One" 0:07:30 - Looking at releases from Chico DeBarge, Silk, Montell Jordan, Eric Benet 0:16:33 - Talking about Destiny's Child "The Writing's on the Wall" 0:20:04 - Is TLC's "FanMail" better than "CrazySexyCool"? 0:23:03 - Looking at releases from 702, Mary J. Blige and Mariah Carey 0:33:43 - Looking at the 1999 rookies in R&B 0:44:24 - Rookie Of The Year Of 1999 0:48:30 - Looking b

On this week's episode, we look back at the New Jack Swing era of R&B. Obviously when we think about NJS, we think of Teddy Riley, Keith Sweat and GUY, but there are so many other names that we had to talk about in this episode. Names that you'll see on this episode are Christopher Williams, Al B. Sure, Karyn White, Jade and Men At Large. We look at the beginnings of the sound as well as the evolution of it from the likes of Michael Jackson, TLC and Boyz II Men. We also talk about some of the biggest hits from that era including "Poison". Lastly we talk about the death of that sound as R&B transitioned to Hip Hop Soul thanks to Mary J. Blige and Jodeci. 0:04:30 - The NJS sound 0:07:45 - The impact of NJS on 80's R&B artists 0:12:31 - Looking back at Keith Sweat, Al B. Sure, GUY 0:19:36 - Michael Jackson experimenting with the sound on the "Dangerous" album  0:21:00 - Bobby Brown's "Don't Be Cruel" and New Edition's "Heart Break"  0:26:10 - LaFace's New Jack Swing/R&B sound with Toni Braxton a

On this week's episode, we talk about one of the most popular discussions on the internet and of course that is debating who is a legend in R&B. We try to go through the list of the most celebrated R&B artists of our time including Usher, Brandy, Monica, Aaliyah and many more to decide whether they fit our requirements. Some of our requirements include quality, impact and longevity. Check out our conversation and see if you agree with our takes. 0:02:02 - The definition of a legend 0:04:45 - Legend vs veteran 0:10:34 - Which female R&B groups would you consider legendary? 0:17:10 - Which male R&B groups would you consider a legendary? 0:23:51 - Which of the 90's R&B teens would we consider legends?  0:35:00 - Looking at other potential artists that would fit the mold 

On this week of the #SoulBackPodcast, we look back at the entire decade of the 2000's. We've spent the last few weeks revisiting each year and have given our top three albums of each year. On this episode, we each give our top 5 albums of the whole decade and also debate which artists that came from this era are now considered legends. We also brought our listeners to discuss with us, so check it out as it's a lot to uncover. 0:03:13 - Reflecting back R&B from 2000-2009  0:06:51 - Our top 5 R&B albums of the 2000's decade (Picks include Justin Timberlake, Amerie, Usher, Ne-Yo and Alicia Keys) 0:37:00 - Queen of R&B for the 2000: Usher, R Kelly or D'Angelo? 0:41:15 - Queen of R&B for the 2000: Alicia Keys, Beyonce or Mariah Carey? 0:44:50 - Which R&B artist had the most promise after their debut and did they fulfil their potential? 0:49:12 - Which 2000's artists are now considered legends? 

On this week of the #SoulBackPodcast, we revisit R&B in 2000 and what was going out during that era of R&B. Names that will pop up during this conversation are Jagged Edge, Joe, Jill Scott, Toni Braxton and Musiq Soulchild. We talk about some of our favorite albums and songs from that year and also discuss some of the sleepers that people may have forgot about. We also discuss the industry during that time and some of the trends were happening during that time. 0:00:01 - Reflecting back on the state of the industry of 2000 0:02:40 - Looking back at the 2000 album from the man we're not allowed to talk about 0:05:12 - Reflecting on Jagged Edge's "J.E. Heartbreak" 0:09:45 - The legacy of D'Angelo's "Voodoo" album 0:12:28 - Looking at releases from Dave Hollister, Boyz II Men and Joe 0:19:45 - Celebrating Toni Braxton's "The Heat" 0:22:24 - Releases from female artists like Mya, Erykah Badu, Sade and Tamia 0:28:19 - Looking at the 2000 rookies in R&B 0:44:08 - Rookie Of The Year Of 2000 0:48:00 - Mo

On this week of the #SoulBackPodcast, we revisit R&B in 2001 and what was going out during that era of R&B. Names that will pop up during this conversation are Usher, Aaliyah, Michael Jackson, Alicia Keys and Faith Evans. We talk about some of our favorite albums and songs from that year and also discuss some of the sleepers that people may have forgot about. We also discuss the industry during that time and some of the trends were happening during that time. 0:00:01 - Reflecting back on the state of the industry of 2001 0:03:40 - Looking at the impact of Usher's "8701" album 0:07:20 - Reflecting on Michael Jackson's Invincible" album 0:09:05 - Releases from male artists like Maxwell, Ginuwine, Case, Jagged Edge, 112 0:14:20 - Remembering Aaliyah's self-titled album 0:18:40 - Celebrating Faith Evan's "Faithfully" album 0:20:30 - Releases from female artists like Mary J. Blige, Kelis, Janet Jackson and Destiny's Child 0:27:00 - Looking at the 2001 rookies in R&B 0:44:00 - Rookie Of The Year Of 200

On this week of the #SoulBackPodcast, we revisit R&B in 2002 and what was going out during that era of R&B. Names that will pop up during this conversation are Brandy, Ashanti, Amerie, Tweet and Justin Timberlake. We talk about some of our favorite albums and songs from that year and also discuss some of the sleepers that people may have forgot about. We also discuss the industry during that time and some of the trends were happening during that time. 0:00:01 - Reflecting back on the state of the industry of 2002 0:05:00 - Looking at the impact of Brandy's "Full Moon" album 0:09:15 - Reflecting on releases from veteran artists TLC, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston 0:11:45 - Why does Musiq Soulchild's "Juslisen" album cover have three different colors? 0:13:00 - Looking back at Dru Hill's "Dru World Order" album, Tyrese's "I Wanna Go There" and Boyz II Men "Full Circle" 0:38:50 - Looking at the 2002 rookies in R&B 0:39:00 - Rookie Of The Year Of 2002 0:41:40 - Most anticipated album of 2002 0:43:50 -

On this week of the #SoulBackPodcast, we revisit R&B in 2003 and what was going out during that era of R&B. Names that will pop up during this conversation are Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Anthony Hamilton and R Kelly. We talk about some of our favorite albums and songs from that year and also discuss some of the sleepers that people may have forgot about. We also discuss the industry during that time and some of the trends were happening during that time. 0:00:01 - Reflecting back on the state of the industry of 2003 0:05:40 - Looking at the success of the Willy Wonka album 0:09:15 - Reflecting on Alicia Keys' second album 0:14:28 - Big success for Anthony Hamilton's "Comin' from Where I'm From" 0:18:40 - Albums from Musiq Soulchild and Ginuwine 0:22:32 - Albums from Ashanti, Mya, Monica, Mary J. Blige 0:32:45 - Albums from Jagged Edge, 112 and 702 0:38:50 - Looking at the 2003 rookies in R&B 0:43:51 - Looking back at Beyonce's debut album 0:49:53 - Most slept on albums of 2003 0:51:44 - Most anticipat

On this week of the #SoulBackPodcast, we revisit R&B in 2004 and what was going out during that era of R&B. Names that will pop up during this conversation are Usher, Janet Jackson, John Legend, Brandy and Destiny's Child. We talk about some of our favorite albums and songs from that year and also discuss some of the sleepers that people may have forgot about. We also discuss the industry during that time and some of the trends were happening during that time. 0:00:01 - Reflecting back on the state of the industry of 2004 0:02:00 - Looking back at Usher "Confessions" album 0:08:00 - Reflecting on Destiny Child's final album "Destiny's Fulfilled" and Jill Scott's "Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2" 0:16:00 - Albums and great music videos from Tamia, Christina Milian and Ashanti 0:18:40 - Big success for Mario and Mario Winans 0:22:11 - Janet Jackson's very underrated album "Damita Jo" 0:29:35 - Celebrating albums from Carl Thomas, the person we're not allowed to talk about, Rahsaan Patterson