Watch Leela James pay tribute to Set It Off in her video for “Thought U Knew.” Her crew comprises fellow soul singers Avery Sunshine, Syleena Johnson, and California rapper Medusa. The song is the title track from her 8th album due for release on October 27th. Related posts: Rhonda Thomas-JustContinue Reading
Chicago soul and blues legend Syl Johnson has died at age 85 according to a statement his family released. Johnson started his career in the ’50s performing with Chicago blues luminaries like Junior Wells and Howlin Wolf. The ’60s was the time when he came into his own as aContinue Reading
Syleena Johnson’s Chapter II: The Voice is her second studio album and some argue her best. She worked with R. Kelly and producer Joel Kipnis again with whom she had good chemistry previously on Chapter 1: Love, Pain & Forgiveness. Kelly wrote and produced “Guess What” which tapped into theContinue Reading
Syleena Johnson has been holding the mantle for soul music since she became a fan as a young person. Her almost two decades as a solo artist seems logical because of her father, Hi Records soul legend Syl Johnson. But the creative spirit was something Johnson came into after makingContinue Reading