R&Cs: Grass Ain’t Greener
Hewa Yasin
Here are some quick thoughts about this week’s roundup. The Florida Georgia Line video treatment for “May We All” could have easily been expanded to a short film. It’s that…
Hewa Vibes
R&Cs: Je suis chez moi
Let’s celebrate the return of R&B stalwarts Joe, Lloyd and Maxwell. Those golden voices were sorely missed. Let’s celebrate the rebuke of bigotry when it comes to defining French national…
R&Cs: Darte (Remix)
No time to waste in 2019! That’s supposedly the motto! I’ll give it a couple more weeks for the euphoria to subside, the determined spirit to give in, and everything…
R&Cs: Victory Lap
Once again, compliments of the season to you and yours. I hope that 2019 will be a year filled with great(er) health and punctuated by highs in your professional and…
R&Cs: Run It Up
For 2019, I’m betting that (in mainstream hip-hop) we’ll be introduced to a slew of young rappers making the leap from social media sensations or local niche leaders. So be…
R&Cs: One Love
This year, Fally Ipupa made sure he was a fixture. With new return-to-the-roots album (Control), he glued us to the dancefloor (“ École“) and charmed with undeniable ballads (“Aime-moi“, “Canne…
R&Cs: Dabebi
I got Ghana all over this one! The lead is another excellent offering from Mr Eazi, a Nigerian who made his bones in Ghana before breaking through on the continental…
R&Cs: Cool People
In between seasons of Grown-ish, Chloe and Halle Bailey, a sister duo of multihyphenates, released one of the more outstanding albums of 2018, The Kids Are Alright. Chloe x Halle’s…
R&Cs: Jon Snow
Malgré le risque de m’attirer la foudre des passionés de Game of Thrones, je dois avouer que je n’ai pas encore regardé cette série tant acclamée. (Ceci dit, je compte…
R&Cs: Money
With a chart busting album still going strong, Cardi B reloaded out of the blue with the thumping single “Money”. Sticking to her brand of female empowerment anthems, this one…