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    • Live Performances: Tamar Braxton Fights The Good Fight With This “Love & War” Performance

      Written by The IPS in Blogs on Dec 7, 12

      Not entirely sure if this is live or a pre-recorded show vocal, but in any case, Tamar’s voice is stunning. And if it WAS live — Jesus. She was sitting down. That’s crazy!

      I posted up “Love And War” earlier this week but this “live” clip made me feel the song just a bit more. Tamar is really launching as a solo artist after all of the documented stress and strife with her husband, producers, etc. “Love And War” is a great introduction in any case, and if she is going to give performances like this, the only way left is up. Did y’all see big sister Toni in the audience? I wonder if she’s secretly a bit mad that she doesn’t have such a blockbuster song to come out with.”I Heart You” was cool, but it definitely wasn’t lighting up fires like “Love And War” will for Tamar. To be honest though, I feel a lot of Tamar’s hype is a bit false, simply because she’s had 2 different reality shows and plenty of buildup to even make this moment happen…

      Thoughts?

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      Explore Music: How To Dress Well Gives You The Rough With The Smooth With “Ocean Floor For Everything”

      Written by The IPS in Blogs on Dec 7, 12

      Apparently, How To Dress Well is coming to my neck of the woods tonight, and I may go check the show out. Just heard about them/him today, and it kind of falls into the The Weeknd/Frank Ocean/The Inc. vibe, which at times, I can deal with.

      How To Dress Well is actually one person named Tom Krell. His brand of ethereal R&B and beats have been going over well with the indie crowd, and from the few tracks I’ve heard, I can probably get with it. However, “Ocean Floor For Everything” immediately hooked me — the beat drops, the claps start, the “hey” refrain is overlaid some nice, lilting vocals, and it’s creates a great dissonant yet harmonic blend with some nice rough edges. I liked this song a lot.

      It’s taken from his latest album Total Loss, of which I will be checking out shortly. What do you think about this track?

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      Tamar Braxton Is Ready To Rumble In “Love & War”

      Written by The IPS in New Music & Reviews on Dec 6, 12

      The Internet is ablaze with hype and pomp as Tamar Braxton has FINALLY released a single, the mid-tempo ballad “Love And War”.

      Though it’s garnering criticism for sounding similar to Keyshia Cole’s “Trust And Believe” (which I believe they were produced by the same person, DJ Camper), Tamar has finally “proved” that she actually has the goods to be a solo artist in her own right. Sidenote: Even though she’s had an album, done numerous guest spots, etc.

      “Love and War” is a pretty good little ditty about the ups and downs in a relationship and sticking through them. My only qualm about this song is that it feels rushed — even the album art feels a little cheap and tacky. I think there are a few points throughout the song that could have benefited from some further tightening, but that bears nothing on the fact that Tamar has and always will be a fantastically gifted singer. This shines through no matter what the production quality is, but just imagine…

      I’ve said for a while that Tamar was the soprano version of Toni Braxton. They have the same tone and enunciation, and you can really hear it all through this song. I do remember on their family reality show that Tamar was having to retrain her voice and had a rude awakening after being out of practice for so long — I can hear it on this song as well, as she switches from her head voice to chest voice and in that vocal break.

      Tamar is giving us a sneak preview into her musical world and I am definitely all in. I can’t wait to see what she comes up with next!

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      Jhene Aiko Continues Her Dark, Moody Exploration Of Music & Themes With “Mirrors”

      Written by The IPS in Videos on Dec 6, 12

      Ms. Aiko is putting out quite the material these days, though it still seems as if there is no word of her debut major-label album release.

      “Mirrors” features Jhene Aiko as a dark and troubled ballerina, exploring her thoughts, reflection, love, relationship issues and more.

      Jhene knows her way around a compelling visual, might I add. I’ve enjoyed the video for this and “3:16 AM” a lot.

      Jhene Aiko’s music is all about a vibe to me. Is she the best vocalist? No. But she makes what she has work, and crafts her talents around that. Her music captures moods, and that’s what I’ve always enjoyed about her.

      Do you like this song and her previously released song?

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      Coverage: Pink’s Vocal Is On Fire With Her Live Cover Of “Girl On Fire”

      Written by The IPS in Blogs on Dec 6, 12

      I love Pink.

      Do I really need to say anything else?

      Pink thoroughly smashes Alicia Keys‘ “Girl On Fire”. I think I’m on record as saying it’s not as if I don’t like the song, I just really don’t like Alicia’s version of the vocal.

      I’m hoping that Alicia Keys becomes an elder stateswoman of R&B, kind of like a Carole King-type to this genre. She’s a very decent songwriter in her own right, and I’ve enjoyed some of her creations but as of late, I’ve never been a fan of her vocals or her much-lauded piano playing skills. Pink thoroughly laying waste to “Girl On Fire” proves the song is very decent when sung well.

      Pink rocks it out, yet hits the notes and makes it very much a Pink song. Overall, I still think it needs to be dropped a half step to make anyone singing this song not sound as if they are straining, but at least Pink makes that strain sound rocking and authentic. With Alicia, it just sounds a mess…

      You can also download the cover here!

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      Live Performances: Brandy Killed “Wildest Dreams” On Black Girls Rock ’12, Did You See It?

      Written by The IPS in Blogs on Dec 2, 12

      I haven’t heard a vocal performance like this that I’ve loved in a quite awhile. Brandy’s performance of “Wildest Dreams” from this year’s “Black Girls Rock” that aired on BET a few weeks ago was stellar. Why? There were so many small vocal flourishes that were well placed. The control she has over her voice. The timing. The quality of her tone live. Brandy kills so much on this performance — so much so that when I hear this song on the album now, all I ever hear is the live version above.

      If you’re a singer, I think you’ll understand this post a bit more. The background vocals were a little touch and go at times, but come on — compared to some of the other performances on that very same show (*coughs Alicia Keys*), Brandy is leaps and bounds above her peers.

      This video stays on repeat, and boo to BET for always making me watch a full minute of ads before I can hear this song!

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      Coverage: Bilal Does Stevie, Jade Novah Does Ke$ha & Daniel de Bourg Does Miguel

      Written by The IPS in Blogs on Dec 2, 12

      Bilal is putting out new music! He’s released a cover of Stevie Wonder’s “Too High” as the first taste of his The Retrospection mixtape. I’ve always been a fan of Bilal — his quirky ear for music and singularly original talent is always welcome in such a crowded field of homogenous music stars. The mixtape drops on December 5th on his Facebook page apparently. In typical Bilal fashion, he makes this song his own — jazzes it up and smooths it out, with plenty of falsetto ad-libs to satiate your palette for good singing. Let me know what you think!

      Jade Novah (@JadeNovah)is quickly making a mark, thanks to her cover of Rihanna’s “Diamonds”. The well produced cover & video have over 9 MILLION VIEWS. Jade, no stranger to covers, has kept the momentum going. Her and her producer Mr. Devinaire have done it again with a pretty imaginative, original and yet true to the source cover of Ke$ha’s “Die Young”. Jade always manages to turn the songs I don’t like into songs I DO like — I love her version of “Call Me Maybe”! The quality and sheer music perfection that is her covers is pretty awesome though, and she doesn’t disappoint this go round either.

      Related: Jade Novah’s cover of “Die In Your Arms” by Justin Bieber was also dope!

      This is one sanging yt man. Seriously. I’ve been a fan of his covers ever since he did this bomb version of Prince’s “If I Was Your Girlfriend”, and from time to time, I check in on Mr. Daniel de Bourg to see what he’s cooked up. Last week, he put out a cover of Miguel’s “Do You…”, which is one of the songs I really liked on his last album. Daniel doesn’t really do too much in the way of altering it, but he still sounds pretty dope singing it (which has never been a problem). It always trips me out to hear that voice come from that man, you know? Do you think he should have left this one alone?

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      Explore Music: Let Jesus & Jor’dan Armstrong “Make It Alright”

      Written by The IPS in Blogs on Dec 2, 12

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      Jor’dan Armstrong – “Make It Alright”

      Get into this sexy Gospel urban R&B soul! Jor’dan Armstrong is killing this joint “Make It Alright”. He’d put out a mixtape called Jesus, Fashion & Beatz that was a nice blending of the themes of basically being a young dude who loves the Lord, Gospel music, and the usual trappings of the mainstream world like R&B, Top 40, Hip-Hop, etc. It took a lot of current musical influences and mixed them with more positive themes in relation to Gospel music — all without being extremely corny.

      Jor’dan’s now released his sophomore album Stronger and it’s also a great project, featuring more of the same quality yet urban/cotemporary Gospel jams. “Make It Alright” is a holdover from the mixtape, but this is such a catchy, well-produced song — Gospel or not. It’s been on constant repeat, and even if you don’t like Gospel music, I think you might be suckered into a few repeated listens of this song along with a couple of others.

      If you have kids that you want to to stop listening to Lil’ Wayne or Chris Brown, maybe try sliding a few of Stronger‘s album cuts into the rotation. I don’t think they’d be able to tell the difference.

      I’m curious to hear what y’all think about this? Too Gospel for you? Not Gospel enough? Let’s talk about it. In any case, this is my jam!

      Get the album and the mixtape at Jor’dan site!

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      Do We Feel Like Playing Along With Chrisette Michele’s “Charades”?

      Written by The IPS in Videos on Dec 2, 12

      I’m going to keep it 100% real — I’ve never been a huge fan of Chrisette Michele, but this new music of hers that has been leaking has been leaving me a little lost. Maybe I need to watch this a few more times, but I’m not really “digging” it. She sounds good, yes. It feels very Chrisette Michele. “Charades” is taken from her upcoming (12/8) mixtape Audrey Hepburn:An Audiovisual Presentation, but I can’t say that based off of what I’ve heard that I’m excited about it.

      Chrisette goes black and white in this video however to give it that classic feel. I’m just very throw off by this WHOLE presentation. Maybe after a couple more listens, it’ll stick with me, but after a a couple of watches of this video in hopes of getting it, I still don’t. Her stans will probably gush over this, so if one of you are reading, please explain to the rest of the class why you like this.

      Chrisette is definitely talented and works what she has, but one wonders — is she still signed to a label? Is she indie? I feel like she’s the type of personality that is very independent, but at the same time, the majors probably reigned her in and made her art translatable to the rest of us. Think about it.

      Thoughts?

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      BJ The Chicago Kid Demands Nothing But The Best With “Good Luv’n”

      Written by The IPS in New Music & Reviews on Dec 2, 12

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      BJ The Chicago Kid – “Good Luv’n”

      I’ve been up on BJ The Chicago Kid for awhile. He’s worked with some friends of mine, and his album/mixtape Pineapple Now-Laters was pretty good — and this song was also on that project.

      However, now that BJ has signed to Motown, “Good Luv’n” has been serviced as his first single, and I absolutely love this song. The things Mr. Chicago Kid does with his voice are pretty dope, and in terms of actual SINGERS out right now, BJ is in a class of his own, skill-wise. Producers David Haddon & Jairus Mozee create a track that wafts gently yet firmly under BJ’s vocal, and one that doesn’t overpower or draw the attention away from his voice either. BJ’s voice sounds pretty effortless over this jawn. It’s almost like Bilal, Faith Evans and Al Green had a baby.

      I saw him live months ago in LA, and he’s equally as talented live, so if you get the chance to check him out.

      Go cop this download, or add it to a playlist on your Spotify. Whatever you do, support good singing! Stream it from Spotify after the jump as well.

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