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The 15 Best R&B/Soul Albums of 2019

The 15 Best R&B/Soul Albums of 2019

The year in R&B and soul brought brilliant returns from music legends alongside artists pushing the boundaries of R&B past any limits. It's a genre where retro and futurism nestle cozily side by side. Here are the 15 best.

Talib Kweli Just Wants Us to Listen on ‘Radio Silence’

Talib Kweli Just Wants Us to Listen on ‘Radio Silence’

Talib Kweli exhorts his audience both to speak up and to listen, either to him or each other on Radio Silence, which is truly an album of our times.

Anderson Paak – “Come Down” (Singles Going Steady)

Anderson Paak – “Come Down” (Singles Going Steady)

This choice cut from Anderson Paak is a song fit to transform any dancefloor into a heaving mass of gyrating limbs.
NxWorries: Yes Lawd!

NxWorries: Yes Lawd!

Yes Lawd! wants to be a neo-soul version of Madvillainy or The Unseen or Donuts, but comes up short.
Kaytranada: 99.9%

Kaytranada: 99.9%

Montreal-based producer Kaytranada attempts a lot of things on his debut. When he hits the mark, it's great. If only he hit the mark just a bit more often.
NxWorries (Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge) – “Link Up” (Singles Going Steady)

NxWorries (Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge) – “Link Up” (Singles Going Steady)

"Link Up" takes the avant-funk template pioneered by Kendrick Lamar on To Pimp a Butterfly and leans it back across a smooth, sophisti-pop groove.
MED, Blu & Madlib: Bad Neighbor

MED, Blu & Madlib: Bad Neighbor

A new collection of Madlib beats is a gift, no matter who’s rapping or singing on top.
Dr. Dre: Compton

Dr. Dre: Compton

A rapper/producer that started in the '80s raps and produces a surprisingly good album three decades later.