Cameo’s Word Up! was another one of those albums you could just put on and let it ride. I love the title track.But my absolute favorite!Candy. Something about that bassline …

It was one of those up and down weeks for me.And anybody who knows me knows I play my feelings through music. 🎧 This week, I went from the ’80s …

Put K-Ci & JoJo from Jodeci in a group with Kevon and Melvin Edmonds from After 7. Then add their brother, Babyface.Now, come on.You already have my attention. 🎧 Two …

Brandy’s first album gets straight to it. Movin’ On. Baby. Best Friend. I Wanna Be Down. Four songs in, and all four are favorites of mine. Then Brokenhearted is waiting …

That bass line doesn’t need much of an introduction.It comes in, settles down, and makes itself comfortable.Very comfortable! And on the full version of Yarbrough & Peoples’ Don’t Stop the …

I still remember the first time I heard this track.The beat still sounds like it came from somewhere else.And that was in 1982.Imagine how far into the future it must’ve …

I’ve really been in this Quiet Storm mood for a minute.And getting music together for The Soundtrack of Who I Became – Radio, coming in January 2027, isn’t really helping …

I had two other artists lined up for today’s post.TWO. And then I was driving home, listening to some 90s R&B, and Johnny Gill’s “Giving My All to You” came …

Now, anybody who follows me knows how much I love R&B.But don’t get it twisted.I’ve loved rap and hip-hop since the ’80s. 🎧 Every rapper isn’t for me. But across …

I loved this messy song then.I still love this messy song now. The Human League’s ‘Human’ is one of those records that proves a slow groove can carry a whole …

I was just listening to Freddie Jackson the other day.Now I’m writing about him being gone.💔 Freddie Jackson passed away on October 5, 2026.And tonight, I want to give him …

Now how do you have a voice like Lisa Fischer’s and spend so much time singing background?I know those artists were glad to have her.But baby… this woman deserved a …

Stevie Wonder made cheating sound entirely too happy. 😂The rhythm is bouncy and upbeat, like nothing scandalous is happening at all.Meanwhile, the relationship is a complete mess. 👀 But what …

Don’t come for my girl Jasmine Guy. She been around and performing longer than most of y’all been alive. I’ve seen the recent criticism about the way she looks today, …

I’ve already talked about how much I love Michael Jackson’s Off the Wall.It’s my favorite Michael album.But when we tell Michael’s story, we have a habit of going from Off …

This was my jam when it came out.And when I say my jam, I mean I remember sitting there with my fingers on the record button, waiting for the radio …

One of my very first jobs in college was DJing at my college radio station.I hosted a Quiet Storm show from 10 PM to 1 AM. 🎙️It wasn’t just a …

I’ve been rocking with Toni Braxton for more than 30 years.And technically, my Toni story started before her first album. Before Toni Braxton dropped in 1993, that voice was already …

I was about twelve years old when Rick James really entered my musical world.I remember hearing Give It to Me Baby and Super Freak around my cousins and younger uncles. …

I almost did the Best of The S.O.S. Band.But… I couldn’t get past this album.This album….Whew!Sands of Time reminds me of the exact moment my life changed direction. ⏳ The …

As far back as I can remember, I’ve always loved girl groups. The Pointer Sisters, Sister Sledge, The Mary Jane Girls, Klymaxx, Vanity 6, Exposé, Seduction, Apollonia 6, En Vogue, …

I love classic R&B. That’s never changing. Those voices, those arrangements, those real instruments and grown folks lyrics built the foundation of my musical life. But let me be completely …

This album is LaFace before there was a LaFace Records. Before Babyface and L.A. Reid officially put their names on a label, you could already hear the blueprint all over …

Before…Before “toxic” entered everybody’s vocabulary…Before Pac, Jay, Nas, Biggie, DMX, Dre, Snoop, Wayne, Ye, Kendrick, Drake, Nikki…Before hip-hop became a worldwide industry, it was already teaching us lessons. And in …

Neo Soul at it’s finest!And I mean FINEST. D’Angelo’s Untitled (How Does It Feel) is straight fire. 😮‍💨🔥 When the song appeared on Voodoo in 2000, I was doing my …

The first time I heard Groove Me, my reaction was simple.Don’t I know THIS sound? 🎶 I was already a music lover. That part wasn’t new. But this? Those drums, …

I still have a hard time believing Teena Marie’s, Out on a Limb… Never came anywhere close to No. 1.Seriously? Hell, in my world, it was No. 1. ❤️ Out …

Happy Birthday Mrs Carter! Part Two coming next month. DjZ7 #TheSounddrackOfWhoIBecame #Beyoncé #Partymix #Mix #djmix

🎬 I’ve featured songs from some of my favorite movie soundtracks before, but somehow I’ve never given an entire soundtrack the full Soundtrack treatment.Well, that changes today. And if I’m …

Everybody knows Thriller. I mean, come on. Thriller wasn’t just an album. It was a cultural event. Michael Jackson became the biggest entertainer on the planet and changed popular music …