T-Love - Long Way Back

The debut full-length from hip-hop journeywoman T-love is a stew pot of styles and concepts that succeeds in challenging the listener's preconceived notions of urban music. Mixing jazz and spoken word with standard hip-hop, T-love builds on the stylings of such genre forerunners as Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, and India.arie, all the while forging her own brand of soul fusion. Love shows her ability to throw her voice like an instrument, conjuring up images of the late greats (Billie Holiday for one), but realistically, her singsong vocal patterns are more reminiscent of modern female jazz interpreters such as Melba Moore and even Diana Krall. Read More