Taking a note from Monica’s “Still Standing” notebook, R&B quartet Dru Hill synced their comeback album with a reality series. Starring in “Keith Sweat’s Platinum House,” on Centric, viewers follow the group through their grueling fight back to the musical forefront. Three of the original players are still in tact: Sisquo, Nokio and Jazz. Woody

Perception is a funny thing, and when you consider the perception Drake has put forward with the songs he released prior to his album, he positioned himself as a witty, yet sensitive guy who was seriously girl-crazy and can hold his own spitting hot fire alongside Weezy.

Outkast’s ATLiens album was a major part of the soundtrack to my freshman year of college. Since then I’ve seen Outkast grow as a group, and then, in my opinion, fall off. Yes, I’m one of the select few that really didn’t like the Speakerboxxx / The Love Below double album. In fact, I’ve been waiting for the return of the REAL Outkast for a decade

The ArchAndroid is a beautiful, dramatic, melodic, exciting and insightful work. The complicated concept is a hybrid of musical and cinematic references.

Dwele’s W.ants, W.orld, W.omen, is an album that exists in three parts—with its trio of portrayals of the singer grafted to create the form of a singular man—for a visual analogy for the layout of the disc

The cover art suggests that while half of Christina exists as we know her, the other half has been replaced by electronic and mechanical components–hence the title, and the theme is clearly evident from the start of the album

Marley and Nas each brings an arsenal of credibility to the table for Distant Relatives—but a king in the hip-hop world from his teen years and the son of Bob could only spark big expectations with the mention of their collaboration

Five years ago Leela James burst onto the scene with her single “Music,” off of her debut album, A Change Is Gonna Come. Critics hailed her as the next great female soul singer, the masses, however, weren’t ready for James, and the album flopped

I Learned the Hard Way. While their previous offerings explored the vintage soul and funky rhythm of the 1970s, this album is a deeply narrative exploration of one woman’s heart-wrenching dealings with the transient nature of love.

In 2006, British singer Corinne Bailey Rae released her self-titled debut album to an immensely responsive audience. Her velvety tones and smooth production made for a solid first offering. “Put Your Records On” was her breakaway hit record, it was definitely a “poppy” track, but more importantly it added a much needed voice to the soul genre of 2006.

To characterize the debut album of KJ Rose, All Heart, No Regrets as an R&B album would be shortsighted. There are some core R&B elements, but there’s a distinct Motown influence, there’s a hint of Disco and not to mention an appreciation for Hip Hop.

Let me preface this review by saying I think Raheem DeVaughn is a fantastic singer with a voice that could be one of the best in R&B. The Love & War MasterPeace, however, isn’t going to be the album that cements his place among the R&B elite. Instead, it tries to be too much to too many people, lacking any sort of real direction

Monica supported the release of her comeback album, Still Standing, with a reality TV show of the same name. And whereas her interpretation of Deniece Williams’ “Silly,” manifested in “Everything to Me” in the is a chart-topping success, the album lacks few solid follow-up singles

Nearly 10 years after first topping UK charts as a teenaged sensation and becoming the youngest male solo artist achieve that feat, Craig David has released the album in homage to the Motown era

Usher’s sixth LP, Raymond v. Raymond, is possibly the most important album he’s released to date. Primarily because it trails his very public life changes. Raymond has long outgrown the image he had as a child artist

Whether this review is glowing, or vitriolic, Badu is far too polarizing a personality to make anyone waver in their views. The sad thing is, her latest effort, New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh, is just as stuck in neutral as her fans and detractors are

Omarion’s third offering, Ollusion, is vaguely reminiscent of the bubble gum pop genre that made him famous back in 2002, when he fronted the urban boy band

Nneka Egbuna hails from this region so plagued by oil war, using her upbringing as a springboard to create an inspiring brand of music that is now making its way to North America with her February 2 U.S. debut Concrete Jungle

For those of you who know Nick Jonas as one of the three Jonas Brothers, the triad that sends teenyboppers into a frenzy and Disney straight to the bank, calm your fears, Who I Am has nothing to do with any of that

Jaheim, frontman of the “Thug R&B” genre, has taken another crack at maintaining the title with Another Round. Round is the first album from Jaheim since The Makings of a Man back in 2007.