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Tag: R&B

#BlackFriday2015: It’s A Mixtape Bonanza, Plus M.I.A.’s Stunning “Borders” Music Video

So this week was an unofficial mixtape week for a lot of artists in hip-hop and R&B. Most are in anticipation of major label full-length albums while others are just in the tradition of (presumably) so much good shit being made, the music just has to be released to the masses (until next time!) Check…

November 28, 2015
Did Keke Palmer Use The Hot Lesbian Stereotype In Her Video ‘I Don’t Belong To You’?

All I could gather before I watched Keke Palmer‘s video for “I Don’t Belong To You” is that it would be in black and white and presumably about a controlling relationship. But thanks to the perpetually entertaining comment section of The Shade Room on Instagram, I quickly found that I would have a lot more…

October 28, 2015
Kehlani’s “You Should Be Here” Is The Song I Should’ve Wrote

“You Should Be Here” is an interesting kind of love song. It doesn’t commiserate and it isn’t heartsick. So calmly, the lyrics of Kehlani‘s sleeper R&B hit, evokes those familiar yet all torn-up feelings of a relationship hitting a tough spot. Baby you should be here, right here Baby you should be here, right here Don’t know where…

May 4, 2015