In+My+Own+Words

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …