After 7 Release Long-Awaited LP, “Unfinished Business”…

After much anticipation, the legendary group After 7 have finally released their long-awaited LP, “Unfinished Business”.

The global pandemic may have brought many things to a halt, but not the musical passion of the R&B group After 7 and their desire to bring their fans new music- a new album that reaches far and beyond their signature style. The first single release, "Bittersweet," was a fresh new take for After 7 and drew in a younger listening audience while still appealing to their loyal fan base. Followed by "No Place Like You", "Extra Mile" and the recently released, "Tomorrow Can Wait".

"Unfinished Business," the fifth album in the After 7 catalog, combines love, heartbreak, and celebrations of the heart. Blending their signature smooth R&B style of true love and relationship songs, "Unfinished Business" is the album that will elevate R&B lovers to a different state of mind. The lead single, "Bittersweet," is a song that delves into our favorite subject of Love, Life, and Relationships," shares Kevon. "I am fairly certain that if you live life long enough, you'll learn that you can't have the sunshine without the rain," he adds.

"No Place Like You was inspired by the thought of knowing that you can build a house with all the finest materials in the world with the best of everything in it. But in reality, it's not these things that make a house a home. It's the love from that special someone." mentions the group. The album-opening track, "Extra Mile," is guaranteed to you get you up out of your seat, grab a partner, and dance that extra mile into the next song.

"UNFINISHED BUSINESS" Tracklist: 

1. Extra Mile 

2. No Place Like You 

3. Tomorrow Can Wait 

4. Melvin -" Music Was 1st Love" 

5. The Day 

6. Bittersweet 

7. Made A Man of Me 

8. Melvin - "Best Writer" 

9. Sing A Love Song 

10. Fine Wine 

11. Sum of A Woman 

12. Who's Been Loving You 

13. When Was The Last Time 

14. Melvin - "We All Loved Music" 

15. All I want I Is You

Family is never too far away with After 7, and with the talent of brother Kenny Babyface Edmonds and Damon Thomas, the sexy, mid-tempo Steppers' Track, "Tomorrow Can Wait," came to life. For the first time, After 7 has a featured vocalist guest appear on a song with them. Award-winning recording artist Stokely joins them on the track "The Day" along with writing and producing the up-tempo "Sum Of A Woman." With 15 songs on the album, "Unfinished Business" is just that…real R&B, something for everyone.

AUDIO: NAS featuring MS. LAURYN HILL

Rapper NAS has dropped his thirteenth studio titled, a follow-up to last year’s King’s Disease, titled King’s Disease II.

Among the many featured guests throughout the new LP, Ms. Lauryn Hill appears on the track, “Nobody”. Take a listen to the banger below…

Be sure to grab your copy of King’s Disease II, now available with ALL music streaming services.

Chart-topping R&B Soul Duo RUFF ENDZ Releases Visuals To Their Summer-Smash Single, "HOPELESS"'

Photo courtesy of SRG-ILS Group

The fellas of R&B group Ruff Ends is back with their new chart-topper, “Hopeless”!

"Hopeless" was written and produced by David Chance. "My Guyanese roots inspired this beautiful song. It takes me back to the West Indian rhythms that you would hear all throughout the streets of Guyana," mentions David. "Hopeless is a simple love song about a man that is a "hopeless romantic" and has found the girl that matches his "fly", so he is expressing his love for her through this island inspired rhythm," he adds.

The summer-friendly visuals were directed by David Chance. "We wanted to show a video that made you feel like summer-time fun with an Island twist to it. Because of covid-19 it was nearly impossible to shoot in our desired location which was Bermuda, so the closest place to Baltimore that had palm trees was Florida!," chuckles David. "Miami and Orlando had major curfews in place due to Covid, so we figured we would stay clear of those areas and decided to shoot in Jacksonville, Florida. Our dancers traveled from Atlanta and not only brought choreography to the video but also doubled as leading ladies. Oh, it was challenging, but at the end of the day we had so much fun and we hope that our fans feel that in the video," shares Donte.

RUFF ENDZ's latest album release, "REBIRTH" debuted at #3 on the iTunes R&B charts. The group celebrated chart-topping success of the album with a Billboard-reveal in Times Square where fans joined the group for social-distancing photos, autographs and a pure celebration in the middle of Times Square.

"The inspiration behind this album was birthed out of our experiences, both personally and professionally. Musically the album embodies elements from the classic era of R&B which we thought were important to preserve but still be able to incorporate a 2021 perspective," mentions Ruff Endz.

"We are excited about this project because it’s a true expression of how we really feel as men. We see life as a roller coaster of emotions and "REBIRTH" is a reflection of us riding the emotional ups & downs of life. Each song shares about an emotion that we have experienced and how we dealt with those situations," adds the group.

Overall, the tone of this album is positive, so it doesn’t matter where you are in your life there is something for you on this album that is sure to satisfy your R&B appetite.

Take a look at the visuals below…

“Hopeless”

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