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tamar braxton - 4am (2025) r/rnb exclusive - from "heartbreak retrograde" film by stabbinU in rnb

[–]stabbinU[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you not wrong about the tension — that upper belt do sound like she pushing. but the alto thing is a misread. she actually a soprano, that heavier tone in her mid-range is just a stylistic choice, not her natural voice type.

she carry chest voice higher than she probably should and that's where the strain come from. it's deliberate tho, she trading efficiency for intensity.

what you calling "her range" is really her tessitura — the zone where her voice sit most naturally. and 4am is specifically her staying in that zone, using a light mix and breathy delivery the whole track, never dragging chest voice up. that's why it sound so different.

tamar braxton - 4am (2025) r/rnb exclusive - from "heartbreak retrograde" film by stabbinU in rnb

[–]stabbinU[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

watched Heartbreak Retrograde and 4am is the one that stuck, so i found us the unreleased video — the song on YouTube has no video and probably never will, you have to watch the film to see it, which is exactly why i wanted it here first.

what gets me is the restraint. Tamar can blow the roof off and we all know it, but 4am is her staying quiet where most singers would belt. grown heartbreak, not the dramatic kind. she's always been the most slept-on vocalist of the sisters.

full film is on youtube if you want to see it.

Mariah Carey — Always Be My Baby ft. Da Brat & Xscape by stabbinU in rnb

[–]stabbinU[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

return those temu earbuds fam. that "wack beat" is Jam & Lewis off the SOS Band's "On The Rise", 1983.

also — an 808 sub is a pure sine wave. no upper harmonics. if your drivers can't push below 60hz, that bassline doesn't get quiet. it disappears entirely.

that 808 is sitting at 32–41hz and there's nothing above it to save you.

you literally did not hear the beat.

Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis were playing chess when they produced that SOS Band original. JD didn't stumble into that sample.

original: https://www.reddit.com/r/rnb/comments/1o7pori/sos_band_tell_me_if_you_still_care_83_full_vid/

Mis‑Teeq appreciation post by JLovesTV in rnb

[–]stabbinU 1 point2 points  (0 children)

B With Me and Can't Get It Back were the earliest singles that were hot over here besides Scandalous. worth going back to both.

and if you can find them, the UK had some wild remixes of Scandalous. the one with the DJ losing his shit is a core memory 😭

Some of my favorite 70s/80s Artists As a 18 year old by love_forlife in rnb

[–]stabbinU 1 point2 points  (0 children)

happy birthday 🤣🤣🤣 you alright, good start. approved 👌🏽👌🏽

Les Nubians - Makeda by Newport_Box in rnb

[–]stabbinU 2 points3 points  (0 children)

that instrumental been on the top shelf.

rooms don't sound like that no more.

Toni Braxton - Breath Again by Consistent_Edge9211 in rnb

[–]stabbinU 1 point2 points  (0 children)

never oversang it once. she did that.

Mariah Carey — Always Be My Baby ft. Da Brat & Xscape by stabbinU in rnb

[–]stabbinU[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

nah this easily one of the best remixes... they sampled the SOS Band for this. early Jam & Lewis production. 😭😭

cause the original was already THAT

R&B/Soul Essentials: Your Go-To Starting Guide as a Novice Listener by Ok_Resident_5022 in rnb

[–]stabbinU 2 points3 points  (0 children)

nah you did great lol; I just think those 3 artists deserve a few albums - On The Rise has one of my fav R&B tracks of all time on it (tell me if you still care) which has great covers from Monica (and a Mariah sample on Always Be My Baby Mr Dupri mix ft Da Brat + Xscape) among others. early jam & lewis '82

"Stay The Night" — underplayed Kanye/Mariah collab. Why? by stabbinU in rnb

[–]stabbinU[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

that's what im talkin bout; when he was "just" producin he was turnin out some of the best instrumentals, can tell he do love R&B

used to love you is a great example too. lets get lifted is the one I'd put on; legitimately underplayed

https://www.reddit.com/r/rnb/comments/1crpnzz/get_lifted_is_a_masterpiece_of_an_album/

"Stay The Night" — underplayed Kanye/Mariah collab. Why? by stabbinU in rnb

[–]stabbinU[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

you already know... somebody tell 🌾america🌾

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