Brittany NaCole from the Columbus and Chicago areas will put you in the mind of an earlier E. Badu, not necessarily in the voice, but her flow, writing, and style. My favs are 'The Jigg Iz Up', 'Strung Out' and 'The Shore', which is a slower tempo, but not your normal love song. The drums on that chorus are whoa.

The music is solid and she's able to utilize her vocals perfectly with the beats. Check it out, it's good music.

Click here to download the EP.

K.Dot debuts an untitled new track alongside a band featuring Thundercat and Bilal on the last show of "The Colbert Report".

Teri Tobin has released her newest album, Truth Is, and like her critically acclaimed debut album, Love Infinity (2011), this album promises yet another superb collection of 14 original soulful, melodic, jazzy, mid-tempo songs inspired by love. Truth Is depicts love in various ways, whether it be the heartbreak of losing a love in "Wish You Were Here", written and produced by David "NuDae" Edmonds (Kevon Edmonds), to finding love in "Love Happens", co-written and produced by Shawn Hibbler (Kindred the Family Soul, Darius Rucker, Mike Phillips) which says "...love happens when you least expect...and you'll never ever see it coming..." or as in love for yourself in "#Shine", co-written and produced by Dominic White.

Hailing from the swamps of Chicago, guitarist and songwriter B Forrest’s palette of audible paint contains the colours blues, folk, love, and soul. His debut album entitled “Back to Bodhi” (due out October 2014), was a seed turned tree at the end of last year.

Click 'Continue Reading' below to check out the video for the acoustic version of his single 'Grown Child' featuring Sam Trump whose voice is perfect for the relatable lyrics of moving forward and appreciating life while dealing with adversity.

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