Vanessa Elisha - Home To Me

This is the latest single from the up and coming R&B singer/songwriter. "Home To Me" is a smooth midtempo that instantly calls to mind Ciara's "Promise". The production is in a very similar vein as that song. Vanessa's voice calls to mind various R&B songstresses such as Aaliyah, Ciara, and Tamia. The only issue is with song's instrumental production and the looped vocal sample, it slightly overpowers the singing so listen a little extra carefully when checking it out. This is a great track.

Listen to the song and download it here:


-Watch the music video here (YouTube)

Grade: A-

Aaliyah - Enough Said (feat Drake)

During her brief career that was cut short by her tragic death in 2001, Aaliyah had left quite an impression on the R&B music scene with her unforgettable voice. A previously unreleased song has now been produced by Noah "40" Shebib and adds in red hot rapper Drake. The song is dark and haunting with Aaliyah's beautiful vocals bringing it all together. Her "yeah yeah yeah  yeah yeah yeah" hook is so simple yet so devastating. Drake's rap verse works, but the lyrics throwing shade at rival Chris Brown feel really out of place and inappropriate. There is also a solo version that limits Drake's vocals to just some shoutouts in the background. Hopefully there is more unreleased music to come.

Listen to the solo version here:



Grade: A-