Friday, January 02, 2004
2003 YEAR END WRAP-UP: R&B and Soul
Image courtesy: Piccadilly Records
R&B AND SOUL SINGLES:
1. Anthony Allen – Alright: one of a few great tracks that sampled A Tribe Called Quest this year. (see also Common, Joe Budden and Mary J Blige) A modern protest/conscious soul classic. From Roc-a-Fella!
2. Mary J. Blige – Love @ 1st Sight
3. Dwele – Find A Way
4. Jonell – So Whassup
5. Kelis – Milkshake
6. R. Kelly – Step in the Name Love: this might be my R&B single of the year.
7. R. Kelly – Thoia Thong & Snake
8. K-Fox – This Life (LA to Chicago)
9. Sean Paul – Get Busy (see also: Lumidee – Never Leave You (Uh Oooh Uh Ooh) and Wayne Wonder – No Letting Go)
10. Mya – Fallen
11. Pharrell feat. Jay-Z – Frontin’
12. Justin Timberlake – Rock Your Body
13. Tha Rayne – Didn’t You Know: actually, this very slept-on R&B club heater by the man (Rich Harrison) behind “Crazy in Love” might be my favorite single this year too.
STILL ROCKED THESE SONGS IN 2003 (EVEN THOUGH THEY CAME OUT THE YEAR BEFORE):
1. Toni Braxton feat. Loon – Hit the Freeway (see also: Snoop feat. Pharrell – Beautiful)
2. Jaheim – Fabulous (feat. Tha Rayne) & Put That Woman First
3. Liam Lynch – United States of Whatever
4. Missy Elliott – Work It (and remix feat. 50 Cent)
5. Mos Def feat. Faith Evans – Brown Sugar (all mixes)
6. Nas – Made You Look
