Podcast: "The BackBeat Ep. 1: Got 2 Be Real"

After a few months of my friend Kyera asking me to do a podcast with her on music, we finally sat down yesterday and made our first episode. It might be a little rough around the edges but we had fun with it and I thought I would share it with you all.

On the first episode of The BackBeat, Marcus and Kyera discuss the Cheryl Lynn/Anita Baker beef, K. Michelle's response to Jaguar Wright, Azealia Banks, Lil Mama's new video for "Sausage," Erica Campbell's "I Luh God," #BeyonceAlwaysOnBeat, A$AP Rocky's ALLA LP, anticipation for Tamia's new album and much more.

Rare Performance: "If This World Were Mine" (Luther Vandross & Cheryl Lynn)

Luther Vandross' sublime duet with Cheryl Lynn on the Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell classic "If This World Were Mine," is in my book the most overlooked duet in the past 30 years of music. While a sizable groups od individuals are aware of this brillant remake and classic, it seems as if its brilliance has been lost and more recent generations.

With that said, peep their rare live performance of "If This World Were Mine," which is lifted from a performance at "Soul Train" back in the day and Enjoy!

Rare Performance: "If This World Were Mine" (Luther Vandross & Cheryl Lynn)

Luther Vandross' sublime duet with Cheryl Lynn on the Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell classic "If This World Were Mine," is in my book the most overlooked duet in the past 30 years of music.

While a sizable groups of individuals are aware of this brilliant remake and classic, it seems as if its brilliance has been lost and more recent generations.

With that said, peep their rare live performance of "If This World Were Mine," which is lifted from a performance at Soul Train back in the day below and Enjoy!

Rare Performance: "If This World Were Mine" (Luther Vandross & Cheryl Lynn)

Today would've been Luther Vandross' 63rd birthday but sadly due to his untimely passing, we will just be honoring this special day as we lost the late singer back in 2005.

Luther Vandross' sublime duet with Cheryl Lynn on the Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell classic "If This World Were Mine," is in my book the most overlooked duet in the past 30 years of music.

While a sizable groups of individuals are aware of this brilliant remake and classic, it seems as if its brilliance has been lost and more recent generations.

With that said, peep their rare live performance of "If This World Were Mine," which is lifted from a performance at Soul Train back in the day below and Enjoy!

Playback: "If This World Were Mine" (Ruben Studdard & Lalah Hathaway)

I wanted to playback Ruben Studdard and Lalah Hathaway's smooth, silky, and soulful (sss) version, of "If This World Were Mine" to celebrate The Velvet Teddy Bear's newly released album Unconditional Love this past tuesday.

Featuring arguable the best soulful male vocalist currently recording (looking at you D'Angelo for a new project) and one of the most slept on vocalists of our generation Lalah Hathaway (who hopefully will get her just dues at the Grammys for her sublime collaboration with Snarky Puppy on "Something"), their smooth rendition of the Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell classic has been on repeat at my crib since I heard it a few few weeks ago.

There are really aren't enough words in my book to say how wonderful this collaboration is and hopefully it will be getting the full single treatment because radio and R&B as a whole needs this right now... back to just sanging!

With that said, take a few listens below to Ruben and Lalah's sublime duet on the evergreen classic "If This World Were Mine" and if you haven't checked out Ruben's new album Unconditional Love, it's in stores now!

New Joint: "If This World Were Mine" (Ruben Studdard & Lalah Hathaway)

Wow..... while no rendition of "If This World Were Mine" will top Luther Vandross and Cheryl Lynn's rendition in my book, Ruben Studdard and Lalah Hathaway's smooth, silky, and soulful (sss) version, which is lifted from The Velvet Teddy Bear's forthcoming album Unconditional Love is a very very very close second.

Featuring arguable the best soulful male vocalist currently recording (looking at you D'Angelo for a new project) and one of the most slept on vocalists of our generation Lalah Hathaway (who hopefully will get her just dues at the Grammys this sunday for her sublime collaboration with Snarky Puppy on "Something"), their smooth rendition of the Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell classic has been on repeat at my crib since I heard it a few hours ago.

There are really aren't enough words in my book to say how wonderful this collaboration is and hopefully it will be getting the full single treatment because radio and R&B as a whole needs this right now... back to just sanging!

With that said, take a few listens below to Ruben and Lalah's sublime duet on the evergreen classic "If This World Were Mine" and lookout for Unconditional Love when it's released February 4th!

Rare Performance: "If This World Were Mine" (Luther Vandross & Cheryl Lynn)

Luther Vandross' sublime duet with Cheryl Lynn on the Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell classic "If This World Were Mine," is in my book the most overlooked duet in the past 30 years of music.

While a sizable groups of individuals are aware of this brilliant remake and classic, it seems as if its brilliance has been lost and more recent generations.

With that said, peep their rare live performance of "If This World Were Mine," which is lifted from a performance at Soul Train back in the day below and Enjoy!

Rare Performance: "If This World Were Mine" (Luther Vandross & Cheryl Lynn)

** This rare performance of Luther Vandross and Cheryl Lynn in my book never gets old and their recorded duet is an evergreen classic that just brings you right back to the moment you first heard their impeccable cover.**

Luther Vandross' sublime duet with Cheryl Lynn on the Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell classic "If This World Were Mine," is in my book the most overlooked duet in the past 30 years of music. While a sizable groups of individuals are aware of this brilliant remake and classic, it seems as if its brilliance has been lost and more recent generations.

With that said, peep their rare live performance of "If This World Were Mine," which is lifted from a performance at Soul Train back in the day and Enjoy!

Rare Performance: "If This World Were Mine" (Luther Vandross & Cheryl Lynn)

Luther Vandross' sublime duet with Cheryl Lynn on the Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell classic "If This World Were Mine," is in my book the most overlooked duet in the past 30 years of music. While a sizable groups of individuals are aware of this brilliant remake and classic, it seems as if its brilliance has been lost and more recent generations. With that said, peep their rare live performance of "If This World Were Mine," which is lifted from a performance at "Soul Train" back in the day and Enjoy!

Rare Performance: "If This World Were Mine" (Luther Vandross & Cheryl Lynn)

Luther Vandross' sublime duet with Cheryl Lynn on the Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell classic "If This World Were Mine," is in my book the most overlooked duet in the past 30 years of music. While a sizable groups od individuals are aware of this brillant remake and classic, it seems as if its brilliance has been lost and more recent generations. With that said, peep their rare live performance of "If This World Were Mine," which is lifted from a performance at "Soul Train" back in the day and Enjoy!

Rare Performance: "If This World Were Mine" (Luther Vandross & Cheryl Lynn)

Luther Vandross' sublime duet with Cheryl Lynn on the Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell classic "If This World Were Mine," is in my book the most overlooked duet in the past 30 years of music. While a sizable groups od individuals are aware of this brillant remake and classic, it seems as if its brilliance has been lost and more recent generations. With that said, peep their rare live performance of "If This World Were Mine," which is lifted from a performance at "Soul Train" back in the day and Enjoy!

Live Clip: "If This World Were Mine" (Luther Vandross and Cheryl Lynn)

Check out this live clip of Luther performing his classic duet "If This World Were Mine" with Cheryl Lynn.  This re-arrangement that Luther constructed from the original by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell ands new life into the classic tune and has made this version into a Quiet Storm classic... Enjoy!

Song of the Day: "If This World Were Mine" (Luther Vandross and Cherl Lynn)

"If This World Were Mine"

• Writers: Marvin Gaye
• Producers: Luther Vandross
• Classification: Quiet Storm, Old-School Soul, Slow Jam, and Smooth Soul
  
• Record Label: Columbia Records
• Released in 1982 from "Instant Love"
• Peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
• Cover of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's hit song from their 1967 album United.

Live Video of the Day: "If This World Were Mine" (Luther Vandross and Cheryl Lynn

Check out this rare performance of "If This World Were Mine" by Luther Vandross and Cheryl Lynn! There is a mini interview before, but just skip to 2:00 if you want to miss the interview. Luther and Cheryl really bring it in this video... Enjoy!

Song of the Day: "If This World Were Mine" (Luther Vandross and Cherl Lynn)

"If This World Were Mine"

• Writers: Marvin Gaye
• Producers: Luther Vandross
• Classification: Quiet Storm, Old-School Soul, Slow Jam, and Smooth Soul
  
• Record Label: Columbia Records
• Released in 1982 from "Instant Love"
• Peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
• Cover of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's hit song from their 1967 album United.

Song of the Day: "If This World Were Mine" (Luther Vandross and Cherl Lynn)

"If This World Were Mine"

• Writers: Marvin Gaye
• Producers: Luther Vandross
• Classification: Quiet Storm, Old-School Soul, Slow Jam, and Smooth Soul
  
• Record Label: Columbia Records
• Released in 1982 from "Instant Love"
• Peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
• Cover of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's hit song from their 1967 album United.

Song of the Day: "If This World Were Mine (Luther Vandross and Cheryl Lynn))

"If This World Were Mine"

• Writers: Marvin Gaye
• Producers: Luther Vandross
• Classification: Quiet Storm, Old-School Soul, Slow Jam
• Record Label: Columbia Records
• Released in 1982 from "Instant Love"
• Peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
• Cover of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's hit song from their 1967 album United.