Articles by Ryan B. Patrick

Sadat X

Wild Cowboys II

PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2010

A new album from Sadat X (aka Derek Murphy)? Yes, please. A long-awaited sequel to 1996's wildly underrated Wild Cowboys solo debut? I am t...

Jully Black

The Exclaim! Questionnaire

PUBLISHED Jan 22, 2010

For Jully Black, hard work has unquestionably paid off. By stepping out - breaking out - of the career-limiting confines of "Canadian R&B s...

Mary J. Blige

Stronger with Each Tear

PUBLISHED Dec 21, 2009

Mary, we love the fact that you're happy ― no more drama ― and that your personal issues seem to be a thing of the past. Troubl...

Haydain Neale's Lonesome Highway

PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2009

On Sunday, November 22, Jacksoul front-man Haydain Neale died, after a private seven-month battle with lung cancer. His death came as a hug...

King Reign

Reign Music

PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2009

Riding the buzz from his Obama-fuelled "The Audacity of Hope" track and the similarly titled Audacity of Hope EP, released earlier this yea...

Doug Cox and Salil Bhatt

Slide To Freedom II

PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2009

It's too easy to lazily affix the word "eclectic" to describe the musical affectations of Doug Cox but the shoe fits. Blending acoustic, bl...

Jay Z

The Blueprint 3

PUBLISHED Sep 9, 2009

What does the man who has everything have to give? Jay-Z has nothing to prove, that's a given, and at this stage in the game it's almost li...

Miles Jones

Runaway Jones

PUBLISHED Aug 18, 2009

The legacy of Miles Jones precedes him. With a Jamaican grandfather who helped shape the Studio One reggae sound and a DJ father (the infam...