you need to supply some links for some of that long ass list you posted tho
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Put me on to some new good R&B
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Greenstrings
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Well those are all well and good but give these a try.Enough to stick with my opinion.
The only one I really liked after that was Purple Naked Ladies
The Internet - Fastlane (Offical Video) - YouTube
The Internet - Web Of Me - YouTube
Love Song - The Internet (Syd tha Kyd & Matt Martian) - YouTube
shyt is
ZZ Ward - Eleven Roses (2012) Blends trad soul with a modern hip-hop feel to great effect. Has a great song out with Freddie Gibbs.
Yuna - Yuna (2012) - Pharrell produced half the tracks, has a pop feel but the hooks are great.
THEEsatisfaction - awE NaturalE (2012) - Has a strong hip hop/psychedelic vibe to it.
Teresa Jenee - Electric Yellow (2012) - One of my favourites from this year, takes what was the neo-soul blueprint and does something truly original with it.
Szjerdene - Patchwork (2012) - A more electronic vibe to it but definitely has soul, one of the best new voices out.
Sy Smith - Fast & Curious (2012) - She's known as the queen of underground R&B (to those who have an idea of what that is which admittedly isn't many) She's been putting out the goods for a while now and deserves her dues.
Rochelle Jordan - Pressure (2012) - Follow up to her much buzzed about debut last year, she's bringing back the 90's R&B feel in a big way.
Roane Namuh &Reva DeVito - Cloudshine (2012) - Leans further towards the jazz vocal end of neo soul but its one of classiest sounding records I've heard this year.
Quantic & Alice Russell - Look Around The Corner (2012) - Expands the notion of what soul has been in the past and can be defined as, if you're partial to a more latin vibe this is for you.
Meshell Ndegeocello - Pour Une ame Souveraine (2012) - One of souls hidden jewels over this past decade, hasn't put out a less than great album over the past 10 odd years, this tribute to Nina Simone is no different.
Melanie Fiona - The MF Life (2012) - I was initilally a bit skeptical about her but she released a great debut.
This is just from Z to M in my playlist in 2012 alone. When I'm ready I'll make a full thread with more recommendations but I don't really have time right now.
The point is there's tons of great music out there and this is just women. Tons of bands and men doing their thing too.
The R&B 'purists' (not directed at you) here that complain about how the type of stuff they like stopped being made, or that R&B died (
) have it all wrong. They got older and didn't recognise that the landscape had changed and they couldn't rely on the same outlets to satisfy their tastes. If people just looked a little deeper they'd find what they're looking for and more.
Props ill try to find those. I'm a pharrell Stan but didn't know he produced an album recently.
How do you find all this stuff anyways? I try to find new R&B but not too many blogs I visit break new shyt. I do have some of the stuff you posted already like Sy Smith (saw her live last month), Jessie Ware, Alori Joh but a lot of this stuff I have never heard of.
Well those are all well and good but give these a try.
ZZ Ward - Eleven Roses (2012) Blends trad soul with a modern hip-hop feel to great effect. Has a great song out with Freddie Gibbs.
Yuna - Yuna (2012) - Pharrell produced half the tracks, has a pop feel but the hooks are great.
THEEsatisfaction - awE NaturalE (2012) - Has a strong hip hop/psychedelic vibe to it.
Teresa Jenee - Electric Yellow (2012) - One of my favourites from this year, takes what was the neo-soul blueprint and does something truly original with it.
Szjerdene - Patchwork (2012) - A more electronic vibe to it but definitely has soul, one of the best new voices out.
Sy Smith - Fast & Curious (2012) - She's known as the queen of underground R&B (to those who have an idea of what that is which admittedly isn't many) She's been putting out the goods for a while now and deserves her dues.
Rochelle Jordan - Pressure (2012) - Follow up to her much buzzed about debut last year, she's bringing back the 90's R&B feel in a big way.
Roane Namuh &Reva DeVito - Cloudshine (2012) - Leans further towards the jazz vocal end of neo soul but its one of classiest sounding records I've heard this year.
Quantic & Alice Russell - Look Around The Corner (2012) - Expands the notion of what soul has been in the past and can be defined as, if you're partial to a more latin vibe this is for you.
Meshell Ndegeocello - Pour Une ame Souveraine (2012) - One of souls hidden jewels over this past decade, hasn't put out a less than great album over the past 10 odd years, this tribute to Nina Simone is no different.
Melanie Fiona - The MF Life (2012) - I was initilally a bit skeptical about her but she released a great debut.
This is just from Z to M in my playlist in 2012 alone. When I'm ready I'll make a full thread with more recommendations but I don't really have time right now.
The point is there's tons of great music out there and this is just women. Tons of bands and men doing their thing too.
The R&B 'purists' (not directed at you) here that complain about how the type of stuff they like stopped being made, or that R&B died (
Can you post some links to Sy Smith
. I'm curious.
Greenstrings
All Star
I mean it's not like I found them all in one day they came from a ton of different places ( a lot of em free) but I'll happily provide links if people can't find em.
Well over the years I've found that the more I know, the more I learn, the more I know etc.. A lot of the artists working a scene are connected in various ways so the more of em I come across the easier it becomes to find new shyt.
What really helps is my RSS feed (I use google reader now). I get specific updates and news from about 40 different blogs but only about shyt tagged with things that interest me so I don't spend much time browsing. The following have been particularly helpful with breaking me onto new artists,
auditorypleasure.com
putmeonit.com
blindiforthekids.com
rappamelo.com
cokemachineglow.com
mooovmnt.com
earmilk.com
soulbounce.com
hiphopdx.com
giantstep.com
bamalovessoul.com
smokingsection.uproxx.com
bestinnewmusic.com
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iTunes Genius recommendations
And I'm being dead serious. Either that or I scower R&B forums.
Greenstrings
All Star
Check my profileCan you post some links to Sy Smith
r-r-r-reps!Jimmy Smash
Rookie
The new Cheri Dennis/Coke EP is pretty solid as well.
Worth a listen
Worth a listen
This thread 
. Another great artist that I didn't see mentioned is Mateo:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEKAMiDnT-0&feature=relmfu"]Mateo - Looking You Up ft. Stacy Barthe + Lyrics (from Suite 823) - YouTube[/ame]
Latest mixtape Suite 823 download here:
Krucial Noise Artist Mateo | Suite823 Mixtape Download
. Another great artist that I didn't see mentioned is Mateo:[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEKAMiDnT-0&feature=relmfu"]Mateo - Looking You Up ft. Stacy Barthe + Lyrics (from Suite 823) - YouTube[/ame]
Latest mixtape Suite 823 download here:
Krucial Noise Artist Mateo | Suite823 Mixtape Download
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Recca Gatsby
LWO
Rashad's Museum is the best RnB drop this year.
Phillyrider807
My Soundtrack is the second “Carter”
nikka's sleeping on that Breezy. Yall acting like he didn't drop song of the year with "don't judge me"
thernbroom
Superstar
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lWUwrIhREM"]Lyfe Harris - The Dopest (Prod. By The Ivy Club) - YouTube[/ame]
http://www.datpiff.com/Lyfe-Harris-Watch-You-Dream-2-mixtape.419846.html
That Xanax track off the mixtape
http://www.datpiff.com/Lyfe-Harris-Watch-You-Dream-2-mixtape.419846.html
That Xanax track off the mixtape
Insensitive
Superstar
FVCK YEAH.
This is the sorta sh1t I wanna see in the booth.
Fvck that Mediafakeout bullshyt.
Gimme new artists.
@ Anyone who mentiond Jesse Boykins, I'm usually listening to ole boy like iTunes Genius recommendations
And I'm being dead serious. Either that or I scower R&B forums.
Drop some links to them R&B forums breh
