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🎷 R&B Is Not Dead

🎷 R&B Is Not Dead

Just over a year ago, Diddy had some pretty controversial remarks about the state of R&B. But with major players like SZA, Brent Faiyaz, and many more consistently dropping omnipotent music, I can confidently say that R&B is in better shape now than it's ever been. And Diddy just contributed in a big way by dropping his first solo album since 2006 featuring a star-studded roster 💿 (2 min read)

Dylan Forrester & Justin Schnell
September 20, 2023

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R&B Is Not Dead

Remember when Diddy insinuated that R&B and set the internet ablaze? 😶

Who killed R&B?
— LOVE (@Diddy)
5:03 PM • Aug 17, 2022

In my humble opinion, this was an absolutely heinous tweet and many other major players in the game agreed 👇

these old heads need to stop and just admit that THEY ain’t got it no more.
you’re washed. not r&b. @Diddy
— Arin Ray (@ArinRayCamp)
4:49 PM • Aug 18, 2022

don’t nobody care about music genres anymore, dat shit primitive.
sauce dat shit up & let it fly
— Lord Faiyaz (@brentfaiyaz)
7:04 PM • Aug 18, 2022

How could R&B be dead when we have acts like SZA, Summer Walker, Brent Faiyaz, 6LACK, Ari Lennox, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Kehlani, Jhené Aiko continuing to churn out culturally impactful music on a routine basis? Well, rest assured because contrary to Diddy’s belief, R&B is not dead - in fact, it is alive, well and thriving. And Diddy just contributed with the release of his first solo album since 2006, The Love Album: Off The Grid, which was released through Love Records (Diddy’s new R&B focused label) and Motown 🤝

The Love Album: Off The Grid

Diddy · Album · 2023 · 23 songs.

open.spotify.com/album/1Z67w2JtLfO8D2dP0Mwpy1?si=e6d46oVfT9qql-_VaECm7Q

This album is absolutely STAR-STUDDED and has some interesting storylines embedded in it. Let’s start off with some legends – The Dream, Mary J. Blige & Jazmine Sullivan put on unbelievable vocal performances on Brought My Love, I Like and Need Somebody respectively. Diddy also brought back the widely beloved R&Bieber with Moments which almost sounds like a live jazz ballad 🎷

Moments (feat. Justin Bieber)

Diddy · Song · 2023

open.spotify.com/track/2WGdMsAZboyOiNhNx4dt82?si=9c4411d00e5b4ff5

And the most interesting storyline of them all, is that Another One Of Me marks the last time The Weeknd will ever be featured on another artist’s track unless Daft Punk reunites 😢

the final feature… unless daft punk ever get back together
— Abel Tesfaye (@theweeknd)
3:40 PM • Aug 11, 2023

Aside from all that, there were some great moments from newcomers NOVA WAV and Nija. And, all in all, I was thoroughly pleased with the album 👏

Ian Jackson Came Through

I recently had the 5-star University of North Carolina commit and Overtime Elite’s very own, Ian Jackson in the studio and I put his music knowledge to the test. We played an amazing game of Can You Guess The Sample and Ian went 2/4. Can you beat his score?