Articles by Ryan B. Patrick

Robert Glasper Experiment

ArtScience

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

With ArtScience, quartet Robert Glasper Experience have — more or less — made a straight-up jazz record. That said, it's never constrained...

Erykah Badu

New Amerykah: Part 2: Return of the Ankh

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

Erykah Badu may arrive late, but she's always on time. Despite promising that 2008's New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) would be the fir...

Alicia Keys

Here

PUBLISHED Nov 7, 2016

For all of her talent and artistic ability, Alicia Keys has yet to put together a solid full-length record from start to finish. Despite ta...

Yussef Kamaal

Black Focus

PUBLISHED Nov 4, 2016

As a debut, Black Focus is dope. Inspired by '70s jazz/fusion, it's tightly constructed and conceived across 10 tracks; UK-based percussion...

Krystale

Say Anything

PUBLISHED Nov 4, 2016

Montreal-based singer/songwriter Krystale dubs her sound "alternative R&B," and the description is pretty much on-point. The artist, whose...

The Olympians

The Olympians

PUBLISHED Nov 2, 2016

At this point, it's well known that a Daptone record will have a distinct sound and feel. With the launch of his self-titled instrumental L...

"I Want to Be the Voice to Bring Excitement Back": Here Are Four Things You Should Know About R&B Singer Jahkoy

PUBLISHED Nov 2, 2016

As 22-year-old Jahkoy drops his Foreign Water EP on Def Jam/Universal, the Toronto-raised, Los Angeles-based R&B artist reflects on how far...

Jahkoy

Foreign Water

PUBLISHED Oct 28, 2016

At seven tracks, the debut Foreign Water EP from Toronto-raised, Los Angeles-based Jahkoy is meant to serve as both introduction to and mis...