Neo-Soul Essentials

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Neo-soul’s emergence in the late 20th century happened slowly but deliberately. Artists like the restless belter D’Angelo and the shrewd songsmith Maxwell tested the boundaries of R&B’s future while luxuriating in the ideals—extended instrumental jams, off-the-charts vocal performances, rugged lyrics—that had made ‘70s albums by the likes of Al Green and Isaac Hayes classics. In the 21st century, a vanguard of artists dove headfirst into soul music’s next wave by honoring its past. The genre grew in wild, varied directions, with Erykah Badu imbuing her psychedelic explorations with hip-hop candor, Janelle Monáe taking the idea of “robo-funk” to high-concept heights, and Anderson .Paak saluting Stevie and Dre with his sweeping, genre-bending depictions of California life.
Frank Ocean
Thinkin Bout You
Frank Ocean
channel ORANGE
Janelle Monáe
Givin Em What They Love (feat. Prince)
Janelle Monáe
The Electric Lady
Janet Jackson
That's the Way Love Goes
Janet Jackson
Janet.
Sade
Your Love Is King
Sade
Diamond Life
Common
Go!
Common
Be
Raphael Saadiq
Good Man
Raphael Saadiq
Stone Rollin'
Floetry
Butterflies (Demo Version)
Floetry
Floetic
Thundercat
Them Changes
Thundercat
The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam
Solange
Cranes in the Sky
Solange
A Seat at the Table
Angie Stone
No More Rain (In This Cloud)
Angie Stone
Black Diamond (Deluxe Edition)
Soul II Soul
Keep On Movin'
Soul II Soul
Keep On Movin'
The Internet
Girl (feat. KAYTRANADA)
The Internet
Ego Death
D'Angelo
Untitled (How Does It Feel)
D'Angelo
Voodoo
SZA
The Weekend
SZA
Ctrl
Childish Gambino
Redbone
Childish Gambino
"Awaken, My Love!"
NxWorries, Anderson .Paak, & Knxwledge
Suede
NxWorries , Anderson .Paak , & Knxwledge
Yes Lawd!
Res
They-Say Vision
Res
How I Do
Aloe Blacc
I Need a Dollar
Aloe Blacc
Good Things (Deluxe Edition)
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
100 Days, 100 Nights
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
100 Days, 100 Nights
Andra Day
Forever Mine
Andra Day
Cheers to the Fall
Lauryn Hill
Ex-Factor
Lauryn Hill
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Anthony Hamilton
Charlene
Anthony Hamilton
Comin' from Where I'm From
Robert Glasper Experiment
Cherish The Day (feat. Lalah Hathaway)
Robert Glasper Experiment
Black Radio
Dionne Farris
Hopeless
Dionne Farris
Love Jones (The Music)
Tweet
Magic
Tweet
Charlene
Amel Larrieux
Get Up
Amel Larrieux
Infinite Possibilities
The Roots
The Seed (2.0) [feat. Cody Chestnutt]
The Roots
Phrenology
Bilal
Soul Sista
Bilal
1st Born Second
Mos Def
UMI Says
Mos Def
Black On Both Sides
Alicia Keys
You Don't Know My Name
Alicia Keys
The Diary of Alicia Keys
Raheem DeVaughn
You
Raheem DeVaughn
The Love Experience
Daniel Caesar
Best Part (feat. H.E.R.)
Daniel Caesar
Freudian
Syd
Body
Syd
Fin
Erykah Badu
Phone Down
Erykah Badu
But You Caint Use My Phone (Mixtape)
Ro James
Permission
Ro James
ELDORADO
Outkast
Prototype
Outkast
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Anderson .Paak
The Season / Carry Me
Anderson .Paak
Malibu
Miguel
Sure Thing
Miguel
All I Want Is You
Mint Condition
Breakin' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)
Mint Condition
Meant to Be Mint
Mary J. Blige
Mary Jane (All Night Long)
Mary J. Blige
My Life
Maxwell
Pretty Wings (Uncut)
Maxwell
BLACKsummers'night (2009)
Tony! Toni! Toné!
Anniversary
Tony! Toni! Toné!
Sons of Soul
Chloe x Halle
Down
Chloe x Halle
The Kids Are Alright
Sade
By Your Side
Sade
Lovers Rock
Corinne Bailey Rae
Like a Star
Corinne Bailey Rae
Corinne Bailey Rae
Marsha Ambrosius
Far Away
Marsha Ambrosius
Late Nights & Early Mornings
Lisa Stansfield
All Around the World
Lisa Stansfield
Affection (Deluxe)
Jill Scott
A Long Walk
Jill Scott
Who Is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds, Vol. 1
We Are KING
The Greatest
We Are KING
We Are KING
Jazmine Sullivan
Lions, Tigers & Bears
Jazmine Sullivan
Fearless
Melanie Fiona
It Kills Me
Melanie Fiona
The Bridge
Miguel
Coffee
Miguel
Wildheart (Deluxe)
Erykah Badu
On & On
Erykah Badu
Baduizm
Amel Larrieux
Don't Let Me Down
Amel Larrieux
Ice Cream Everyday
Donell Jones
This Luv
Donell Jones
Where I Wanna Be
Charles Bradley
Change for the World (feat. Menahan Street Band & The Gospel Queens)
Charles Bradley
Changes
Elle Varner
Only Wanna Give It to You (feat. J. Cole)
Elle Varner
Perfectly Imperfect
India.Arie
Ready for Love
India.Arie
Acoustic Soul
Marsha Ambrosius
Hope She Cheats On You (With a Basketball Player)
Marsha Ambrosius
Hope She Cheats On You (With a Basketball Player) - Single
Jorja Smith
February 3rd
Jorja Smith
Lost & Found
Dwele
I'm Cheatin'
Dwele
Sketches of a Man (Bonus Track Edition)
D'Angelo
Brown Sugar
D'Angelo
Brown Sugar
Sunshine Anderson
Heard It All Before
Sunshine Anderson
Your Woman
Kelis
Good Stuff (feat. Terrar)
Kelis
Kaleidoscope
Aloe Blacc
Brooklyn In the Summer
Aloe Blacc
Brooklyn In the Summer - Single
Kendrick Lamar
Momma
Kendrick Lamar
To Pimp a Butterfly
Frank Ocean
Pyramids
Frank Ocean
channel ORANGE
Zo!
We Are On the Move (feat. Eric Roberson)
Zo!
ManMade
Eric Benét
Femininity
Eric Benét
True to Myself
Miguel
Adorn
Miguel
Kaleidoscope Dream
Gregory Porter
Insanity (feat. Lalah Hathaway)
Gregory Porter
Take Me to the Alley
Chris Dave and the Drumhedz
Spread Her Wings (feat. Bilal & Tweet)
Chris Dave and the Drumhedz
Chris Dave and the Drumhedz
The Foreign Exchange
Come Around
The Foreign Exchange
Connected
Heather Headley
Nature of a Man
Heather Headley
This Is Who I Am
Solange
Almeda
Solange
When I Get Home
Domo Genesis
Dapper (feat. Anderson .Paak)
Domo Genesis
Genesis
D'Angelo & The Vanguard
Really Love
D'Angelo & The Vanguard
Black Messiah
Hiatus Kaiyote
Molasses
Hiatus Kaiyote
Choose Your Weapon
Eric Roberson
I Have a Song
Eric Roberson
The Vault Vol. 1.5
Curtis Harding
Face Your Fear
Curtis Harding
Face Your Fear
Jill Scott
He Loves Me (Lyzel in E Flat)
Jill Scott
Who Is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds, Vol. 1
Noname
Diddy Bop (feat. Raury & Cam O'bi)
Noname
Telefone
Kadhja Bonet
Mother Maybe
Kadhja Bonet
Childqueen
Ella Mai
Everything (feat. John Legend)
Ella Mai
Ella Mai
Anthony Hamilton
Day Dreamin'
Anthony Hamilton
Soulife
Solange
F.U.B.U. (feat. The-Dream & BJ the Chicago Kid)
Solange
A Seat at the Table
Raheem DeVaughn
Don't Come Easy
Raheem DeVaughn
Decade of a Love King
Frank Ocean
Pink Matter (feat. André 3000)
Frank Ocean
channel ORANGE
The Internet
Come Over
The Internet
Hive Mind
Syleena Johnson
I Am Your Woman
Syleena Johnson
Chapter 1: Love, Pain and Forgiveness
The Roots
The Next Movement (feat. DJ Jazzy Jeff & Jazzyfatnastees)
The Roots
Things Fall Apart (Deluxe Edition)
Erykah Badu
Appletree
Erykah Badu
Baduizm
Meshell Ndegeocello
Come Smoke My Herb
Meshell Ndegeocello
Comfort Woman
Stokley
Organic
Stokley
Introducing Stokley
Angie Stone
Brotha
Angie Stone
Mahogany Soul
Raheem DeVaughn
Woman
Raheem DeVaughn
Love Behind the Melody
Nikka Costa
Everybody Got Their Something
Nikka Costa
Everybody Got Their Something
D'Angelo & The Vanguard
Ain't That Easy
D'Angelo & The Vanguard
Black Messiah
Anderson .Paak
Make It Better (feat. Smokey Robinson)
Anderson .Paak
Ventura
Charles Bradley
Victim of Love (feat. Menahan Street Band)
Charles Bradley
Victim of Love (feat. Menahan Street Band)
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