Smooth it out with El DeBarge in this week’s Flyte Brothers column.
Flyte Brothers 8: Johnny Gill’s “Rub You The Right Way”
This is a massage you probably shouldn’t say no to.
Flyte Brothers #7: Ice-T’s “The Coldest Rap”
How did Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis find their way onto an Ice-T record? And it wasn’t via sample, either.
Flyte Brothers #5: The Force MD’s “Tender Love”
Time to get real close and slow dance with the Force M.D.’s in our latest Flyte Brothers column.
Flyte Brothers #3: Alexander O’ Neal-“Fake”
Put some funk in your Tuesday with the latest installment of Flyte Brothers.
Flyte Brothers #2: The S.O.S. Band- “Just Be Good To Me”
“Just Be Good To Me” was Jam & Lewis’s first real hit. We give it a spin in the latest installment of Flyte Brothers.
Award Show Sundays: Jam & Lewis Are In Control
So, several of us on the site have been talking about doing an article on the best work of Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. I think the reason we haven’t gotten it started yet is because it’s such a daunting task. Since their days in the Time, this Minneapolis twosome has been racking up the writing and producing credits for…well, everybody. A quick sampling of the artists that have benefited from their golden ears: Alexander O’ Neal, Mariah Carey, Karyn […]
The Blerd & Gonzo Cover Convo: “I Didn’t Mean to Turn You On”
Hey y’all, and welcome to our latest column! For this column, my buddy Gonzo and I have decided to take a look at songs that have become more popular as covers than they did in their initial incarnations. For our inaugural post, we’ve decided to look at one of the biggest hits of the Eighties-“I Didn’t Mean to Turn You On”. Originally released in 1984 by Cherrelle, the song was a huge hit on the dance and R&B charts. However, the […]