The Weekend always looked like some hipster try too hard to be different kind of fakkit to me but when I heard "Earned It" I realized r&b wasn't dead
has the same exact kind of vibe/groove of an early 90s Contemporary r&b song by either Babyface/Toni Braxton/Tony Rich/Keith Sweat etc etc with a modern day twist.
the fact that good music like this can be a hit goes to show you maybe music is still alive. just like I always believed
Weeknd is Maxwell jr
Maxwell's second album "Embrya" is like the forefather to Jhene Aiko, Weeknd, Frank Ocean, etc
Ironically Embrya is Least successful album due to how ahead of its time it was for 1998
but good for Weeknd