The Aaliyah/Timbaland brand of R&B was sonically audacious yet hugely commercial. Photograph: Shareif Ziyadat/FilmMagic Kelela Timbaland at the Kanye West album listening party in June. So while the world waits for a new Cassie album (she released her one official album in 2006, and despite numerous mooted followups, she has yet to put out a second, with just a mixtape issued earlier this year to satisfy her cult fan base), here are some of the superb young performers occupying the space with their gossamer, glitchy R&B. Aaliyah, Brandy, Ciara – these are the touchstones for their dreamy yet subtly dislocating dance music. More than anyone, though, it is Cassie Ventura, known simply as Cassie, who has become the figurehead for this new scene, perhaps because she is regarded as the last of an era (what Rihanna et al make is something quite different). SZA, Phlo Finister, Kid A, Jhené Aiko, Twigs, Jessy Lanza and Kelela have different influences and approaches, but what they share is a love of R&B at its most forward-looking and futuristic, the sort that was prevalent between the mid 90s and the mid-noughties, when Timbaland, the Neptunes and Rodney Jerkins were in their heyday.
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Over the past few years, male stars such as Drake, the Weeknd, the-Dream, Frank Ocean, Miguel, Autre Ne Veut and How to Dress Well, have stretched the definition of soul and taken the music to unexpected places. But now the pendulum is swinging back towards women. I remember where I was and what I was doing. I remember the day I first heard what Timbaland and Aaliyah did – that intersection of her pretty voice and his weird, resonant production.
The list of her problematic behavior can go on and on, but she's a polarizing figure on stan Twitter, unlike Lana."I n the most direct way, we're trying to be post- Timbaland," says Kelela Mizanekristos, one of several new female artists operating in the realm of what could be termed experimental R&B. Literally the same day as Lana popped off on her, Azealia was tweeting about her love of alt-right writer Milo Yiannapolous. She offers insightful, sharp commentary on pop culture and current events, but she is also PROBLEMATIC AS HELL. Earlier this year she posted on her Instagram Story from Tesla mogul Elon Musk's Hollywood mansion, and she currently is using her unverified Twitter account (she's been kicked off the platform several times) largely to sell soap to gay men to be used on their buttholes (don't ask). She also uses social media unlike any other musician out there. A more in-depth look at her feuds can be found here.Īdditional Context: Azealia is arguably the most talented female rapper alive (her track "Anna Wintour" is my favorite song released by ANY artist this year). Everyone from Cardi B (she ran the rapper off social media earlier this year) to Elon Musk and Grimes. Who else she's beefed with: More like who HASN'T she beefed with.
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