Thought this would be a good way to share some smaller r&b artists that I really love with the rest of KTT that appreciates r&b.

Week 1: Kyle Dion

Kyle Dion is an LA Based artist who has been slowly creating his own funk/r&b lane since his release of “Better” in 2013. He dropped his debut album, “SUGA”, in 2019 and has been gaining a good amount of traction since. Arguably my personal favorite artist.

Week 2: Marco McKinnis

McKinnis is a relatively unknown name in mainstream r&b but has continued to see growing exposure since his 2016 rise on soundcloud. Since, he has dropped two EPs on major streaming platforms, "Underground" and "E'Merse". McKinnis' sultry vocals simultaneously are reminiscent of the past yet ahead of their time, catering to the soulful and heartbroken.

Week 3: Arin Ray

Arin Ray is a pop/r&b singer out of Cincinnati, Ohio. He first gained exposure on X-Factor and since has rapidly progressed toward mainstream popularity through fun, upbeat, yet sultry songs and a few features from the likes of Kehlani, Ty Dolla, and more. His debut in 2018, titled Platinum Fire, shows how seamlessly he transitions from from fun pop to dark r&b cuts.

Week 4: Kwabs

Kwabena Sarkodee Adjepong is a London-based artist who earned a come-up off of Youtube covers, gaining a contract with Atlantic Records in 3 short years. His combination of Neo-soul and traditional R&B, coupled with his wonderfully deep and powerful voice, make his music as beautiful and memorable as it is moving. Unfortunately his releases have been sporadic. his latest release was his album "Love + War" in 2015. "Last Stand" is one of the greatest works of art I have ever heard and I hope you all enjoy.

Week 5: Jacob Banks

Nigeria born, English raised singer Jacob Banks is one of the most memorable voices in the history of Soul. His genre bending, African-inspired albums blend components of soul, electronic, and pop to create songs that are as much a pleasure to the ears as they are to the heart. In addition, his pen game is (in my opinion) unmatched by all of his contemporaries and will result in his music being special to generation after generation.

Week 6: Colette Lush
Bout to put you all on because this is my hidden gem of an artist. Colette competed on American Idol in 2016 but that’s far from the highlight of her career. She only has one album released right now but is in the middle of a new rollout, recently dropping her single “Broke”. Her vocals are intricate and smooth, yet not boastful. Every song she has released hits and I hope she gets the recognition she deserves.

Week 7: Aaron Childs
Shoutout to my ex for putting me onto this one. I feel like I set too high of a bar vocally with the first artists I included in this thread so this guy may seem a bit underwhelming at first. He hardly has any music out but his EP “My Way” is smooth as hell. Hope he drops a full project soon so we can get a better scope of what he’s capable of.

Reserved for further weeks

Cool side of the pillow is some smooth s***

Check “Cherry Blossom” brother

He’s very dope!

in on a cole breezy r&b thread

still need to check out the songs on the deluxe version of SUGA

Stay The Night is damn near an r&b classic but Play Too Much is his first real mainstream hit

in

@nikedon might have to be in here too after that dvsn thread he just made

brown been on my playlist
talented guy

In

One of the best voices out there. He takes a lot of risks too. Great music

More of his funk side:

Cool idea

I got a couple of his song on a playlist, I think

What songs?

I had one of songs on my old TIDAL playlist, he's got alot of potential

Brown is stellar

listening to SUGA right now since I never got around to listening when it dropped and this s*** is really good. production is stellar.

anyone know if he sold physicals for this? his website ain't showing any

Hold On To Me is probably the most beautiful song I’ve ever heard

Good question. I’ve been following him for as long as I can remember and I never saw a mention of physicals. I think his next release will likely have them since there will be more demand now that he’s finally being recognized

good looking OP. love this nigga, spend it is my jam. makes me wanna serenade a sexy melanin queen every time i hear it

Timed out and Brown I think

yea im sure, this one def needs a physical release one day. I would buy a vinyl with the deluxe album artwork

Facts, f*** the original album artwork. Weird giraffe mf