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R. Kelly’s Joyous Sound

I hadn’t been able to articulate why R. Kelly’s two-album retro excursion, which has culminated in the just-released (and very lovely) Write Me Back, is superior in every. single. way. to Raphael Saadiq’s similar two-album experiment.

Until I saw the video for R.’s latest single, “Feelin Single.”

Posted on July 16th, 2012 - Filed under Hot Videos,Music
Tags :: 60s aesthetic, 60s soul music, black music, Feelin Single, inspiration, Love Letter, R. Kelly, R&B, Raphael Saadiq, reverent, Robert Kelly, soul music, Write Me Back

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