King of R&B, or... (续)

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许多人说"All You Need" got Donell Jones vibes。谁是Donell Jones？他可能已经是上个时代的人物，不过去年DJ Mustard和Roddy Ricch的热单"Ballin"大家应该都听过；它开头的唱段是从九十年代R&B经典"Get It Together"移植过来，而这首"Get It Together"就是出自Donell Jones之手。

顺滑流畅的旋律、每句歌词之间无缝衔接，就是Donell Jones最大的特点。"All You Need"中Quavo的段落暂且不提，Jacquees真是将Donell的“滑”体现到了极致，"Girl I just wanna lift your spirits, for anyone who's ever hurt your feelings"，这与"I don't really wanna stay, I don't really wanna go"太神似了，梦回九十年代。

主打"Your Peace"节奏感极强的beat来自R. Kelly的"If I'm With You"。虽然现在R. Kelly身败名裂，但他的音乐从头到尾都值得借鉴，是真正意义上的"King of R&B"。那些永远被人们记住的歌词：My mind's telling me no, but my body's telling me yes; Age ain't nothing but a number; You remind me of my Jeep; Let's keep it down low, nobody has to know; I believe I can fly, I believe I can touch the sky; This is the remix to ignition, hot and fresh out the kitchen; Do what I want do what I want with your body, no invitations it's a private party...

专辑里还有无数经典R&B元素："Out of the Ordinary"中的蓝调吉他，"Superstar"类似Usher / Alicia "My Boo"的男女对唱，"EEeee"转音炫技，"Good Lovin"化用Jodeci "My Heart Belongs To U"旋律（类似Ciara "Promise", August Alsina "Would You Know"），不一而足。Jacquees的专业水平是从前辈处学来的，这也意味着他的音乐有很深的怀旧性质，与当下其他R&B歌手明显不同——虽然Bryson Tiller也说自己是“soul”，但他的trap煤气灶从头敲到尾。如果你有兴趣把90和00年代的R&B音乐刷一遍，也许会明白Jacquees在2019年发行这些歌曲的妙处。