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List of neo soul singers. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. A. American neo soul singers (96 P) Pages in category "Neo soul singers"
Music writers have noted that neo soul artists are predominantly female, which contrasts the marginalized presence of women in mainstream hip hop and R&B. [18] Jason Anderson of CBC News called neo soul a "sinuous, sly yet unabashedly earnest" alternative and "kind of haven for listeners turned off by the hedonism of mainstream hip-hop and club ...
American neo soul singers. Pages in category "American neo soul singers" The following 96 pages are in this category, out of 96 total.
She is often credited for breaking barriers for female rappers, popularizing melodic rap, and pioneering neo soul for mainstream audiences. In addition to being named one of the 50 Great Voices by NPR, Hill was listed as one of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time by Rolling Stone. In 2015, she was named the greatest female rapper by Billboard.
And there’s always more rising DIY stars on the horizon, ranging from rock to funk to pop to neo-soul. Here are the SPIN x TuneCore Accelerator independent artists you should catch up on as we ...
Erica Abi Wright (born February 26, 1971), [2] known professionally as Erykah Badu (/ ˈ ɛr ɪ k ə b ɑː ˈ d uː /), is an American singer and songwriter.Influenced by R&B, soul, and hip hop, [2] Badu rose to prominence in the late 1990s when her debut album Baduizm (1997), placed her at the forefront of the neo soul movement, earning her the nickname "Queen of Neo Soul" by music critics.
After parting ways with Warner Bros., James signed with the independent label Shanachie Records and released her second studio album on March 24, 2009, an all-cover set entitled Let's Do It Again, in homage to the Staple Singers. In June 2009, James appeared on the Moby album Wait for Me, performing the vocal on "Walk with Me".
In celebration of the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa Goapele released the single "Victory" featuring South African emcee Hip Hop Pantsula, a prelude to her upcoming musical project Victory, which was released in Winter 2010 [citation needed] and feature an array of artists from the African continent as well as throughout the Diaspora. [24]