Tag Archives: Playa

Timbaland – ‘Hands In The Air’

Posted on July 7, 2012 by tlewisisdope

My thoughts on Timbaland’s “Hands In The Air.”
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Posted in Music | Tagged Aaliyah, Digital Black, Ginuwine, Hands In The Air, Missy Elliott, Ne-Yo, Playa, Smoke E. Digglera, Static Major, Tim, Timbaland | Leave a comment

Day26 – ‘Made Love Lately’

Posted on February 2, 2012 by tlewisisdope

My thoughts on Day26’s video and song for “Made Love Lately.”
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Posted in Day26, Music | Tagged Alex Vanderpool, Boyz II Men, Brian Angel, Day26, Intro, Jodeci, male R&B group, male R&B vocal group, male vocal group, Mike, Playa, Que, Qwanell Mosely, Robert, Willie | Leave a comment

Tigger’s 25 Best Albums of the Aughts (00s), Part 1

Posted on January 5, 2010 by tlewisisdope

The thing that is interesting to me about all the lists I’ve read about music in the Aughts is how little the lists reflect the impact of the internet. Reading most lists, you wouldn’t think that the industry changed as … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Aaliyah, adina howard, amerie, Anthony Hamilton, ashanti, bedtime stories, beethoven, benjamin bush, Beyonce, Bobby Brown, Bobby Womack, Brandy, Britney Spears, carlis p, Ciara, Cindy Herron, daily trade, dance of the sugar plum fairy, Dawn Robinson, Digital Black, dinah washington, En Vogue, Erykah Badu, freedom, Goodie Mob, jawann peacock, Jazz, Jill Scott, johnta austin, Joi, Joi Gilliam, klientel, lala brown, Latocha Scott, Latoiya Williams, Lil Kim, lina, Lyfe Jennings, Madonna, mama's gun, Mariah Carey, mark middleton, Maxine Jones, millie jackson, moonlight sonata, neptunes, operatic vocals, Organized Noize, OutKast, panther, pharrell, Playa, posh spice, Rich Harrison, Ricky Bell, Rihanna, rodney jerkins, ryan leslie, Sad But True, sean garrett, shanice, Smoke E. Digglera, Static Major, stephen garrett, steve garrett, stranger on earth, swing, tchaikovsky, Terry Ellis, Timbaland, Usher, Van Hunt, victoria beckham | 1 Comment

Tigger’s Best Albums of 2009

Posted on January 1, 2010 by tlewisisdope

Last year, I did a list of 25 albums and probably could have stretched it to 30. There was just that much great music. This year, not so much. I initially had a list of 20, but it felt like … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged bry'nt, chico debarge, Chrisette Michele, chucky thompson, crooked i, cuban linx, deadlee, deep dickollective, gay hip hop, Ghostface Killah, gza, homo hop, i want you back, Inspectah Deck, jackie jackson, jackson 5, jermaine jackson, joe budden, Joell Ortiz, Last Offence, LastO, Ledisi, marlon jackson, maxwell, Meshell N'degeocello, Method Man, Michael Jackson, Mos Def, Motown, nano reyes, Ne-Yo, Novel, Pharoahe Monche, Playa, Raekwon, Raphael Saadiq, Redman, royce, russell taylor, slaughterhouse, Smoke E. Digglera, tim'm west, tito jackson, tru, wu-tang | Leave a comment

Tigger’s Best Songs of 2009

Posted on December 30, 2009 by tlewisisdope

This list represents what I consider to be the 20 best recorded songs in black music this year. You should know before reading that I don’t just consider singles, as singles are such a small sample of what is recorded … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged 2009, a-yo, Aaliyah, aaliyah revisited, addiction, Alicia Keys, auditorium, baby sol, babymakin, best songs, black einstein, Black Roses, blacksummers'night, chico debarge, Chrisette Michele, chucky thompson, Day26, epiphany, flying daggers, fresh as i wanna be, gay rapper, Ghostface Killah, gravy train, gza, Inspectah Deck, jayz, Kanye West, Keith Sweat, Kid Cudi, Last Offence, Ledisi, lloyd, Mary J. Blige, maxwell, Meshell N'degeocello, Method Man, Mos Def, My Life, Playa, pretty wings, R&B, Raekwon, ready, Redman, Rich Harrison, Richgirl, robert curry, saukrates, slick rick, Smoke E. Digglera, solange, soul, stillness is the move, Tank, Trey Songz, Usher, wu-tang | Leave a comment