Top R&B Songs from Beyonce to Alicia Keys
Put the Love in Love Song with these Soul Hits
Jul 21, 2008
Dru-Hill - Beauty
She is the pretty girl standing on the bus stop every morning. With a smile that lights up the darkest of nights, she is the girl every man sees when he closes eyes. When asked her name and she replies, “Beauty.” Sounded good didn’t it? If life really worked like that this this song would be playing in th background.
Jodeci – Freek’n You (remix)
“Everytime I close my eyes, I wake up feeling for horny, I can’t get you outta my mind, cus sexing you be all I see, I would give anything, just to make you understand me, I don’t give a damn about nothing else, cuz freakin you is all I need”
It was the 90's. All the kids wore those big black, calf high Jodeci boots and this song was fire. Now don’t been mislead by the original version. Although entertaining, it does not match the raunchy appeal of the remix. And with two of the Wu’s best MCs (Raekwon and Ghostface Killah) on the track, this song is not only a panty dropper but a panty keeper offer.
Alicia Keys – Butterflies
“Lately when I look into your eyes…I realize, You’re the only one I need in my life, baby I just don’t know how to describe, how lovely you made me feel inside, You give me butterflies, got me flying so high in the sky, I can’t control those butterflies”
This song for lack of more complex wording is plain pretty. In the same vein as Keyshia Cole’s “Love” this is one of those songs that draws lovers of love in. It's the feeling one gets when his name finally pops up on your caller ID after hours or waiting. It's the feeling one gets in the pit of their stomach when his skin brushes theirs. This is the musical articulation of those feelings.
Beyonce – Flaws & All
“I’m a train wreck in the morning, I’m a b*tch in the afternoon, Every now and then without warning, I can be really mean towards you, I’m a puzzle yes in deed, Ever complex in everyway, And all the pieces aren’t even in the box, And yet, you see the picture clear as day”
This track is not on the original release of Beyonce’s “B-Day.” One has to buy the re-released version to be blessed with this stripped piece of musical genius. No one is perfect, no matter how much they may say other wise. This song is an ode to just that…people's imperfections and the person (or people) that love them despite their flaws and all.
Raheem Devaughn - Breathe
“If you should feel thirsty, I'll be sure to bring you water, Yes, girl I got candles that will slow burn longer, And I know your favorite love song and how you like it on repeat …Me, I was born a patient lover so I'll start with your feet”
Rounding out the list is Raheem Devaughn. Although most mainstream audiences have yet to experience the sultry seduction of this man’s music, it does not lessen it’s impact. This song is a certified panty dropper, panty keeper offer, wake up in a haze of climax induced confusion crawling around the floor looking for the panties song. This song is more than sexual, it is sex.
Want more of the best of the best? Read R&B's Top Songs: Mary J. Blige to Keyshia Cole.
