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U Ain't All That U Ain't All That
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Poison Poison
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Tell Me Tell Me
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How I Think Of You How I Think Of You
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Full Load Full Load
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Lakeem Williams is an American singer, songwriter. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, he started his career in 2010, releasing the several mix-tapes. Currently Lakeem is flaunting his singles Poison and Danger. The latter song was originally created in 2013, with the artists dad putting down the funky baseline. They did the recording in about 3 hours. In the world of R&B music, there is a void; an all-too-obvious lack of credible, intelligent music that so defined the genre in its heyday. The R&B or Soul, of yesteryear was written by masters of their craft. Now what we are being handedwith a few notable exceptionsis a body work that lacks soul and meaning. Yes, you can dance to it, but where is the deeper, soulful meaning? Lakeem seems to be delivering both, with his latest cuts.Your musical influences
Michael Jackson is one of the best in history of music and is my best influences in the world for his outstanding vocals and pitch that pave the way for young artist like myself.Anything else?
Lakeem seems to be carving a highly impressive slot for himself in the R&B world with an ingratiating style highlighting emotionally savvy lyrics from a mans point of view that shows a mature grasp of womens feelings in relationships.
Alongside that, his appealing vocal delivery, bearing a hint of influence from MJs limber phrasing but with a smoothness of his own, is a welcome deviation from the over-produced performances of many of his radio contemporaries.
Finally, urgent but cool tempered, groove music, with a nod to the solid astuteness of present-day urban sonic structures. The focused frankness of Lakeems lyrics also cements his position as a purveyor of sophisticated, contemporary R&B and Soul.
The rhythm feels incredibly simplistic, with a basic bass guitar pattern and light razor sharp drumming. Meanwhile Lakeems vocals are made to carry the workload, and are given the backing of more vocal performance which add sonic depth.
The combination of these vocals melismatically transcend through the notes and then drop back and forth exquisitely. The whole package is incredibly appealing, but nuanced vocal performance and clever songwriting are the order of the day here. Danger invites the listener to the kind of music exploration only a voice like Lakeems can offer.
In a time, that R&B has changed immensely. A time, when it feels like the sound is moving away from the traditional, vocally-focused aesthetic of the games core and the genre is waning in popularity as a whole, in favor of EDM and Trap, Lakeem steadfastly maybe even stubbornly sticks to his musical guns.
Now while all the R&B singers are rapping, and all the rappers think they can sing, and traditional R&B is being pigeonholed into some other corner, Lakeem delivers some real authentic sounding stuff with Danger.
Clearly theres still space in the modern game for a singer of Lakeems stock, especially as he seems to have found a way to make his latest singles sound both vintage and modern, without trend-chasing. Danger is one of those tracks that when you put it on, your body mind, heart and feet just sort of naturally do what theyre supposed to do. Its kind of a no-brainer. Just follow the groove!
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