Tag Archives: Here I Stand
Soul Man: Revisiting Usher’s “Here I Stand”
My thoughts on Usher’s “Here I Stand.”
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Tagged Bobby, Bobby Brown, Confessions, Don't Be Cruel, Donny Hathaway, Dre and Vidal, Here I Stand, His Mistakes, Jermaine Dupri, Love You Gently, Luther Vandross, Manuel Seal, Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson, Ne-Yo, Raymond v. Raymond, Revolver, Something Special, soul man, Tameka Foster, This Ain't Sex, Usher, Versus, Whitney Houston, Xscape
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Tigger’s 25 Best Albums of the Aughts (00s), Part 2
And here are the final 12 albums I consider to be the best of the first decade of the 21st century. Check out the first 13 here.
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Tagged after hours, Andre 3000, angela davis, atliens, Big Boi, Bobby Brown, Complex Simplicity, Confessions, conflict, cookie, cuban linx, etheridge knight, gil scott heron, Here I Stand, love in stereo, mathematics, Meshell N'degeocello, Michael Jackson, Nas, nigger, OutKast, R. Kelly, race, Raekwon, Rahsaan Patterson, RZA, Smoke E. Digglera, Speakerboxxx, Stankonia, Sy Smith, Talib Kweli, Teedra Moses, The Love Below, Usher, wines & spirits
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On Whitney – Just So We’re Clear
My girl Erica sent me an email today expressing her hopes that the new Whitney Houston album will give her what she needs from Whitney. My response (which I think succinctly gets at how I feel bout Whitney): To be … Continue reading
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Tagged Clive Davis, Dre and Vidal, Here I Stand, Philly Soul, pop, power ballad, R&B, Raphael Saadiq, Soulquarians, Usher, Whitney Houston
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New Usher – Certified
Predictably, Usher’s new joint is dope. And that’s knowing that Pharrell has been pimping this bootleg MJ sound to any young male who can pay the producer fee. Usher is really the only vocalist who can make this stuff his … Continue reading
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Tagged black pop, black popular music, Here I Stand, Michael Jackson, Pharell, Usher
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Hot Videos VII
Janelle Monae, Many Moons I just finished listening to Janelle Monae’s EP a bunch of times. I kinda love it. This video works for me though. I think though that there is nothing electronic about her music (as it has … Continue reading
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Tagged black male singers, Cee-Lo Green, emcee, Here I Stand, hip hop, Janelle Monae, Joi Gilliam, p-funk, Q-Tip, R&B, Sleepy Brown, Trading Places, Usher
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