SoulBack R&B Podcast

A whole lot of R&B dropped so we had to talk about it! We review Tank's new album "Elevation" as well as Gallant's "Sweet Insomnia". We also talk about Fantasia's potential retirement and what her legacy would be if she actually does leave the industry. We also talk about new music from K. Michelle, JoJo, Luke James and Queen Naija. We also break down our thoughts on Summer Walker's performance th...

This week we talk about YK Osiris' outrageous claims on the internet over the past week. He dropped his debut album last week and has basically been trolling in every internet and fired up all the R&B fans. We also touch new projects from Louis York and Nicole Bus. We also touch on Vivian Green who is now signed to SRG which is where Shawn Stockman and Brian McKnight are also on. We also look at u...

This week we talk about the release of Fantasia's new album "Sketchbook". We also discuss the careers of Jacquees and YK Osiris as they are considered some of the top young male R&B acts today. We also touch on Jacquees' marketing strategy with naming his album "King Of R&B". We also chat about Nivea's surprise "Mirrors" album. We also review some of our favorite R&B songs from this past decade in...

Summer Walker's debut album "Over It" came out this week and everyone has been talking about it! We had to do our part and give an honest review on the project. We also look at today's current male R&B acts including Bryson Tiller, 6lack and PartyNextDoor. We also discuss Sabrina Claudio's album "Truth Is" which went unnoticed to a lot of R&B fans as well as the success of Chris Brown's "No Guidan...

When you think about artists who haven’t stopped since their debut, Bobby V should be one of the first to come to mind. He put out his last album “Electrik” just last year and now he’s ready to drop some more new music. He has the new single “Everybody” which will be out tomorrow along with his upcoming album “Sunday Dinner” which is set to be released on Valentine’s Day next year. YouKnowIGotSoul...

On this R&B podcast, we talk about the massive amount of R&B music that came out this week including Brandy's new single "Freedom Rings", H.E.R.'s "Slide" and Robin Thicke's "When You Love Somebody". We talk about what we expect from these artists in 2019. We also discuss the Fantasia interview we conducted last week and revisit her comment about her saying her last album was trash. We also talk a...

The R&B general found new life on his last album “Savage” when he dropped his single “When We”. The success of the record was a shocker to a lot of people because “When We” not only dominated Urban AC, the song also crossed over to Urban radio and found some success there. This was considered a huge accomplishment to many in the industry because Urban radio is typically for younger artists, not on...

We are back with another episode of the #SoulBackPodcast! We've decided to remove special guests from our podcast and feature them separately so you can expect more fun commentary from us. On this episode, we talk new music from Fantasia, Alicia Keys, Miguel and LaTocha Scott. We also touch on Kanye West's gospel remix of "So Anxious" and take a moment to reflect on our old age after hearing Hitma...

We are back with another episode of the #SoulBackPodcast. This week we interview R&B artist and one of our personal favorites Bridget Kelly. She has had quite an interesting journey in her career as she started off with Jay-Z's Roc Nation team before moving to the independent route. She comes from the 2012-2015 era which we deemed as the toughest years for an R&B artist, so we get her perspective...

We are joined this week on the #SoulBackPodcast by Bob Robinson of the legendary R&B production duo Tim & Bob. Collectively they have produced some of the biggest R&B songs of our generation including “Into You” by Tamia, “They Don’t Know” by Jon B and “Missing You” by Case. Bob most recently produced “My Man” by Tamar Braxton by himself. In the interview, Bob goes down memory lanes to shares some...

We are joined this week by producer Harvey Mason Jr. Most will know him as part of The Underdogs which brought us hits such as "O" by Omarion as well as "Naked" by Marques Houston. He's also done a lot outside in the film industry with his music contributions to "Sing" and "Dream Girl". We talk to Harvey about his history and also touch on some of the behind the scenes that goes on in the music in...

Epic R&B news came out this past week as Fantasia announced she will be hitting the road with Robin Thicke, Tank and The Bonfyre. We had the chance interview the new R&B star Bonfyre to discuss her new project as well as the upcoming tour. We also find out more about her early beginnings which included performing in a Chinese restaurant. We also discuss the success of her single "Automatic" as wel...

We are back with another episode of the #SoulBackPodcast. This week we interview Phillip Bailey of the legendary group Earth, Wind And Fire. We've had some big names come through this podcast, but there's no one bigger than Phillip. His group paved the way for many of our favorites and he joins us to discuss the impact of the group on music. He also talks about his new solo album "Love Will Find A...

We've had a special guest on pretty much every #SoulBackPodcast episode this year but we had to take a break from that because Edd put together his list for the Top 50 R&B artists over the last 40 years. This caused a huge uproar on the internet, so we decided to dive deep into it and analyze the hits/misses on there. We debate about the inclusion of Bruno Mars and whether he actually fits into th...

On this week's #SoulBackPodcast episode, we have Raz B from B2k. We interview the star about his time in B2K, moving over to China for almost ten years and reuniting with his group for the Millennium tour. We also talk about Tank's discography and try to figure out if he's underrated or overrated. We also touch on Johnta Austin's much anticipated debut album "Love, Sex & Religion". We also debate...

We are back with another #SoulBackPodcast episode. This week we interview Salaam Remi. the legendary producer has worked with everyone in the game from Nas, Amy Winehouse and Miguel. He also produced one of our favorite songs last year which is Tamia's "Leave It Smokin'". We pick his brain on his approach to R&B as well as discuss his chemistry with some of his collaborators. We also ask him about...

We are back with another episode of the #SoulBackPodcast. Since Edd missed the last episode that we had with Elle Varner, we had to make it up to him by bringing in one of his favorite groups of all time Kut Klose. We interview the 90's female group that was discovered by the great Keith Sweat. We talk to Athena, Lavonn and Tabitha about their debut album "Surrender" as well as their experience in...

We are back on the #SoulBackPodcast despite some serious technical difficulties. Our mics had issues which would explain the sound quality of our podcast but it's all good because we still have some great content. Our boy Dan Bamber joins us as a special guest co-host as Edd is off this week. This somehow coincidentally falls on the same week that we have Elle Varner in the building. In this inter...

On this week we are joined by one of the greatest R&B songwriters of our time Johnta Austin. The man is responsible for hits such as "Be Without You" by Mary J. Blige, "We Belong Together" by Mariah Carey and "Sweet Lady" by Tyrese. We talk to the prolific singer/songwriter about his new single "Love Angel" along with his upcoming album "Love, Sex & Religion" which is considered R&B's version of t...

We are joined this week on the #SoulBackPodcast by the great Raheem DeVaughn. He just recently released his new album "The Love Reunion" after putting out "Decade of a Love King" less than a year ago. We pick his brain and find out why he's still grinding so hard as an R&B veteran. We also talk about Chris Brown's new "Indigo" album and discuss the future of Breezy's career if he continues to put...

0:00:37 – How do you eat your chicken wings? (part 3) 0:03:38 – Raheem DeVaughn is dropping a second album in less than a year 0:08:05 – The necessity of putting a rapper on an R&B song today 0:14:00 – Sabrina Claudio’s new record with Wale 0:17:15 – Intro is back! 0:23:35 – More R&B king talk with Jacquees and Keith Sweat 0:27:10 – Eric Roberson joins the #SoulBackPodcast 0:28:14 – Eric Roberson’...

The SoulBack trio is back with a new episode of the podcast. There wasn't a lot of new music this week so we looked back at some of our least favorite eras of R&B including 2009-2010. We also debate if Usher's "Yeah!" is a timeless song or if it's just a trendy song for its time. We also compare "This Is How We Do It" to "Yeah!". We also talk about Sisqo's second album and if it's the worst R&B al...

Edd is back on the podcast so we get into our usual chats about chicken, slurpees and of course R&B. We talk about the new Chris Brown and Drake single as well as the future of female R&B with artists like Queen Naija, H.E.R. and Ella Mai. We also bring in R&B artist Adrian Marcel as our special guest for this week's episode. The Oakland singer is one of our favorite R&B acts from this current dec...

We are back with another episode of the podcast and we have one of our favorite groups of all time with us. Kyle and Wingo of Jagged Edge join us to talk about their upcoming album "A Jagged Love Story". We also highlight the group's ability to make R&B cool for men to listen to. We also discuss their ability to understand their roles as a group and the keys to them staying together for this long,...

For the first time ever, only one member of the #SoulBackPodcast is available to speak to the special guest, but it's all good because we brought in Brandi from the group Blaque. Her group came into the scene back in the late 90's with records such as "808" and they are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year. We talk to Brandi about Blaque's debut album as well as their unreleased album "Tor...