SoulBack R&B Podcast

We recently caught up with Marsha Ambrosius for an interview on Instagram Live. During our conversation, we touched on her history at A Touch of Jazz in Philly, her skills as a songwriter, getting respect from the hip-hop community, being featured on Justin Timberlake’s “Cry Me a River”, her upcoming project and much more.

We caught up with our friends Claude Kelly and Chuck Harmony aka Louis York recently for an interview on Instagram Live. During our conversation, we went in depth on the duo’s debut album “American Griots” . Claude and Chuck really got into the musicality and unique sound of the project which sounds like nothing else there. We then reflected back on the five years since the pair originally introdu...

We caught up with Kevin Ross recently for an interview on Instagram Live. It’s no secret that Kevin is among our favorite R&B artists who have emerged out of the genre in the past decade. He’s super talented in all aspects and just happens to be an old soul. The singer is now an independent artist and recently put out his EP “Audacity Vol. 1” . He talked to us about that project which contains the...

We recently caught up with Kelly Price for an interview on Instagram Live. The conversation with the legendary singer/songwriter began with the creation of her latest single “What I Need (Give Me What I Need)” and the status of her upcoming album. We then took a look back her history, discussing how she originally linked up with Puff Daddy and Bad Boy, how she got signed, and the creation of her d...

We caught up with John John of the group Silk recently for an interview on Instagram Live. During our conversation, we talked about the solo album he’s working on, new music from Silk, the history of how the group came together and was discovered by Keith Sweat, the history of some of Silk’s biggest albums, and much more.

We recently had a chance to catch up with the legendary Donell Jones on Instagram Live for an interview. The conversation started around his huge collaborative single with Jon B. last year on “Understand” . The song ended up being #1 on our list of the Top 100 R&B Songs of 2019. Donell then talked about the new music he had been working on as a follow up to his 2013 album “Forever” . We then took...

We recently had a chance to catch up with Dondria for an interview on Instagram Live. During our conversation, she talked about the new music she’s been releasing including latest singles “Take You There” and “Haunted” . She also touched on what to expect on her upcoming EP “Perspective”. Dondria then talked about the approach she’s taken over the years to releasing EP’s and Mixtapes as opposed to...

Superstar singer/actress Demetria McKinney joined us for an interview recently on Instagram Live. During our conversation, we had her reflect on her debut album “Officially Yours”, talked about how she developed her talents as a singer, what took so long to get an album out, discussed new music she’s working on, and much more. Check out what she had to say below and in the video!

We recently had a chance to catch up with superstar producer Darrell “Delite” Allamby for an interview on Instagram Live. During our conversation, we first touched on his work with John John of Silk. The pair are currently working on creating John John’s debut solo album. Delite of course has plenty of history with Silk and worked with them throughout his career. We specifically touched on his wor...

We recently caught up with Damion Hall of the legendary group Guy for an interview on Instagram Live. During our conversation, we discussed how he originally joined Guy following the release of the debut album. Then we got into his vocal talents and how he put those on display with his solo debut album. Damion gave us the history on how “The Future” album was created and how the guys came back tog...

We recently caught up with the legendary CeeLo Green for an interview as he prepares to release his new album “CeeLo Green Is…Thomas Calloway”. The rapper/singer went in depth about his new single “Lead Me” , the unique sound he will have on his upcoming album, how he developed his soulful sound originally, how he originally sang the demo on TLC’s “Waterfalls”, and much more.

Legendary singer Case joined us recently on Instagram Live for an exclusive interview. During our conversation, Case took us through the creation of each of his albums, reflected on his time as a songwriter and how he got signed, and gave us the scoop about new music he's got coming out. Check out what he had to say!

Carl Thomas joined us on Instagram Live recently for an interview to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of his debut album “Emotional” from 2000. During our conversation, we discussed what he remembers most about creating the album, the big hits, how he got signed to Bad Boy and being part of that movement, when to expect new music, and much more. Check out what Carl had to say below!

We recently caught up with producer Camper for an interview on Instagram Live. We talked to Camper about becoming the go-to producer in R&B right now, working on upcoming projects from H.E.R. and Brandy, his solo album and much more. Check out what he had to say below.

We caught up with Buddy Wike of the R&B Group Intro recently on Instagram Live. During our conversation, we discussed what Intro has been up to in recent years, the history of the group’s signing, the first and second albums, the legacy of Kenny Greene, and when we can expect new music. Buddy even played an unreleased song for us. Check it out.

Bob Robinson from the legendary production duo Tim & Bob joined us recently on Instagram Live for an exclusive interview. During our conversation, Case took us through the creation of some of his biggest hits. We also talk to him about his production technique and find out what he’s up to these days.

We recently caught up with Grammy award winning producer/songwriter Adonis Shropshire for an interview on Instagram Live. During our conversation, we discussed how he entered the industry and his early days at Bad Boy. Then we we got into his work with Ciara (“And I”) and Chris Brown (“Say Goodbye”). Adonis also shares the creation of “I Need A Girl” by Puff Daddy and his thoughts after both parts...

Tank recently joined us on Instagram Live for an interview to discuss his latest EP “While You Wait” . We spoke about the singer’s return to a more traditional R&B sound and how it’s been received so far. The discussion then turned to the evolution of his sound and how hard it is to convince every one of his fans to buy into it. Finally, we reflected on his amazing song “You’re My Star” and classi...

Songwriter/Producer Carvin Haggins joined us recently on Instagram Live for an exclusive interview. During our conversation, we discussed the impact he had in helping to introduce Musiq Soulchild and creating his debut album “Aijuswanaseing”. We also discussed his new artist Deja Blue, his upcoming project “In the Key of Love”, the process behind creating some of his biggest hits, and much more.

To say we’ve been anticipating the debut solo album from Tony Sunshine for a long time is an understatement. The singer originally captivated us with his vocal prowess as part of the Terror Squad in the late 90’s. With hits under his belt like “Oh My God”, “She’s Like the Wind “with Lumidee, “100%” with Big Pun, and “All I Need” for Fat Joe, we knew he was destined for stardom. Unfortunately indus...

R.L. of Next joined us recently for an exclusive interview on Instagram Live. As with all of our interviews with R.L. over the years this was an epic conversation. The singer revealed that his group Next is working on a joint album with Naughty by Nature. You may remember that DJ Kay Gee of Naughty was the one who originally discovered Next and signed them to his Devine Mill label. R.L. then went...

We recently got a chance to interview legendary producer Bryan-Michael Cox via Instagram Live. During our conversation, we went through his discography and talked about some of his biggest moments in the industry including creating hits for Jagged Edge, Usher, Mariah Carey and Mary J. Blige. There is a lot of information to digest so we suggest that you listen to the whole thing. We’ve highlighted...

We caught up with legendary Boyz II Men member Shawn Stockman for an interview on Instagram Live recently. During our talk, we discuss his debut solo album “Foreword”, the long wait for this project, balancing solo work and group work, Boyz II Men’s cover of New Edition’s “Can You Stand the Rain”, & More.

We recently got a chance to interview legendary songwriter Johnta Austin via Instagram Live. During our conversation we had a chance to talk about his songwriting process, his debut album finally coming out, his new EP, working on some of his biggest hits, and much more. Check out what he had to say below!

Tom of YouKnowIGotSoul caught up with producer Travis Cherry for an interview recently on Instagram Live. We picked up where we left off following his appearance on our SoulBack R&B Podcast back in 2019 . That included diving back into the discussion on which Usher album is better: “8701” or “Confessions”. We also talked about his production in recent years for artists like Case, J. Holiday, Demet...