This list took a little while to come up with as I didn't check for RnB and Soul releases as much as I did Hip Hop this year but this is what I came up with. All of these projects offer something special in terms of the soul sound that I certainly vibe with.
1. Teyana Taylor - The Album 2. Monique Brooks Roberts - Free 3. Terrace Martin, 9th Wonder, Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper - Dinner Party EP 4. Lianne La Havas - Lianne La Havas 5. Sault - Untitled (Rise) 6. Jeff Bradshaw - Stronger 7. Seba Kapstaad - Konke 8. Pip Millet - Lost In June EP 9. Kirby - Sis. EP 10. Unknown Wav. - Destiny (Unreleased EP) 11. Joya Mooi - Blossom Carefully EP 12. Alecia Renece - Play Vol. 1 EP 13. Thundercat - It Is What It Is 14. Cleo Sol - Rose In The Dark 15. Chloe and Halle - Ungodly Hour 16. Georgia Anne Muldrow (Jyoti) - Mama You Can Bet! 17. Ego Ella Mae - Honey For Wounds 18. Sassy Black - i Be Bae EP 19. Liv.E - Couldn't Wait To Tell You 20. Salaam Remi - Black On Purpose 21. Cee Lo Green - Cee Lo Green Is Thomas Calloway 22. Tiffany Paige and John Robinson - That Magic 23. Eric Roberson - Hear From Here 24. Victoria Monet - Jaguar 25. Ryan Shaw - Imagining Marvin 26. Carlitta Durand - Kismet Green 27. Syleena Johnson - Woman 28. Lindsey Webster - A Woman Like Me 29. Demae - Life Works Out...Usually 30. Larry Graham - Chillin'
Honorable Mentions: (In No Particular Order)
Bilal - Voyage 19 EP
Mahalia - Isolation Tapes EP
Meenoosha - Airs About Hair Vol. 1
1968 - LSD (Love, Soul & Devotion)
Kim Cage Riley - Family Friends and Favors
Post Originally Made on Jan 5th, 2021