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: #1 Fan: EileenOverall Grade/Rating: 8.6/10Production: 8.5/10Lyrics: 8/10Melody: 9/10Execution: 9/10Subject Matter: 8/10Replay Value: 9/10Originality: 9/10Skip or Spin: Spin Raw vocals, passionate lyrics, beautiful harmonies, and hypnotizing production are the first things that come to mind when you first hear '#1 Fan' from rising R&B songstress, Eileen. Nostalgia seeps in and #1 Fan makes you reminiscent of the 90s, the glory days of R&B, when the genre felt authentic and pure. Throughout#1 Fan, Eileen explores the spectrum of vocal range and stylistic techniques that make the emotions captured in the song ring out. Her sensual yet equally punchy delivery flows smoothly...

: Twisted: Saay ParkOverall Grade/Rating: 8/10Production: 7.5/10Lyrics: 8/10Melody: 7/10Execution: 9/10Subject Matter: 7/10Replay Value: 9/10Originality: 9/10Skip or Spin: Spin With no time wasted, Saay Park's Twisted has an energy that pulls you right in. Ironically, as the title of the song states, the poppy, upbeat production driven by insistent synths does indeed take you on a 'Twisted,' sensual ride. A song like Twisted centers around a simple melody and Park's pulsing electric drums, creating a hypnotizing aura over the course of the song as the melody lodges itself in your brain. The R&B upstart, Saay Park has fully mastered what it takes...

  : Move : Born Gifted Overall Grade/Rating: 8.9/10 Production: 9.6/10 Lyrics: 9/10 Melody: 9/10 Execution: 8.9/10 Subject Matter: 8.2/10 Replay Value: 10/10 Originality: 8/10 The Big Apple۪s own Born Gifted steps away from r&b ooooh-yeahs and oooh-baby ad libs with a refreshing island jam. It۪s hard to ignore how influential world music has been in shaping pop in the last few years. Drake۪s More Life showcased how pliable elements of world music can be when it comes to fusing it with American sounds. Wale even had a hit on his recent full length project with My Love,۝ a Nigerian...

With poise and a timeless quality to his voice, J-shine delivers a much-needed message for the times on his latest single "Lips." The concept behind the song challenges the current "Bump n Grind" mantra that has withstood the past 20 years in r&b. Shin's approach to grown and sexy is a derivative of Jermaine Stewart's 1986 hit "We Don't Have To..." With his infatuation of his prospect's lips, but maintains that intimacy goes beyond the physical when he sings out "girl I wanna make love to your soul and not your body..." There's much to appreciate with "Lips" aside from...