WORD 100 - Charlie Wilson, Uncle Charlie:

Three years ago, I spent a riotous weekend with some friends in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Seriously. We danced to Snoop Dogg’s ‘Signs’, featuring Justin Timberlake and Wilson, 108 times in two days. That memory lead me to this, which begs the question: are the barrage of “that sounds just like The-Dream or R Kelly” moments a nod to Wilson’s influence (he fronts the Gap Band) or a blatant grab for renewed radio relevance? As inconsistent as most modern R&B, th...

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