ICYMI: Tamia's BACK!!!! Check out "Sandwich and a Soda"

This video is as sexy as Janet's "That's The Way Love Goes", and if you don't know what that is, get off the blog, go back to your EDM.  Thanks.

Welcome back, Tamia.

Tamia & Grant Hill cover Frank Ocean's "Thinkin' 'Bout You"

Tamia.  Is.  The.  Best.

Guess we know what Grant Hill plans to do with retirement.

SEXYBLACK FIRST LISTEN (LADIES ONLY EDITION): Faith Evans, Keke Wyatt, Syleena Johnson, Monifah, Nicci Gilbert, Tamia

Faith Evans -- Tears of Joy

R&B Divas (Faith Evans, Keke Wyatt, Syleena Johnson, Monifah & Nicci Gilbert) -- Lovin Me

Tamia -- Still (Country Version) [SEXYBLACK PICK!!!]

Tamia performs "Beautiful Surprise" on Fox New York

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Nice interview.  Great performance.  Tamia is still one of the most underrated singers in the game, hands down.  Pick up her new album, "Beautiful Surprise" on August 28, 2012.

SEXYBLACK MEGA-POST EXCLUSIVE: TAMIA LIVE!!!!! in Central Park... almost in it's Entirety!

This is a VERY BIG DEAL for me.  As most of my people know, I've been to a LOT of concerts, like A LOT.  But there are a few artists that I've been dying to see LIVE that I've never had a chance to.  Oddly enough, one of those artists, is Canada's own TAMIA.  I love everything about her, her voice, her look, the way she carries herself and the way she doesn't carry on like the others in her industry (married with kids, and committed to her craft).  To get her last album out HER WAY, with the songs she knew her fans wanted she actually had to go to South Africa to sign a global independent distribution deal.  That is dedication.

Recently in NYC, she graced her fans with a free concert in Central Park.  She performed several of her hits, including So Into You, Imagination, Can't Get Enough, Stranger In My House, Officially Missing You, Missing You, Spend My Life With You, Still, You Put A Move On My Heart (which I've always wanted to hear live and is a MUST WATCH), just to name a few.

Luckily for us, someone took some great HD video of the event.  If you love Tamia, even if you don't, you have to watch this performance.  She can sing her face off and she has so much grace with a dash of sexiness.  For your viewing pleasure, I have searched the best clips and when you're done watching, you will feel like I do,... that you just crossed something off your list that you didn't even know that you wanted to experience.

Enjoy...

Imagination, Can't Get Enough

You Put A Move On My Heart (WOW!)

Officially Missing You/Missing You (CRA-Z)

Spend My Life With You

Stranger In My House (Again, wow!)

SEXYBLACK'S RANDOM ACTS PLAYLIST BREAKDOWN

You may have noticed that I have switched up the amazing selections featured above in SEXYBLACK'S RANDOM ACTS. Last time I just threw it up there. I'm sure some of you may have been wondering what you were listening to. This time, I'ma break it down for you:

• Something by Musiq Soulchild -- This is a beautiful rendition of the Beatles track by the same name.  I love the purity of the original but the smoothness of Musiq's take on it gets me everytime.
• River by Herbie Hancock and Corinne Bailey Rae -- This is a wonderful Joni Mitchell remake taken from the multi-Grammy winning project by Herbie Hancock where he re-interpreted several Joni Mitchell songs.  Joni's lyrics are timeless, and Corinne's delivery is sweet and just right.
• Back In The Day by Wayne Brady -- Yes, that Wayne Brady.  Two years ago, Wayne Brady surprised us with an amazing R&B album, it was in my top 10 of the year.  This song is a fun throw back to the 30 somethings out there.  He actually says "Thundercats, HO!" on this track!
• Keep On by R.L. (from Next) -- It almost seems like R.L. has a new joint on the web every week.  They are all really good, this guy needs a solo deal like yesterday.  On the news front, there have been several new Next songs leaked lately.  Look out for a rebirth.
• For You by R. Kelly -- This joint is a throwback to R.'s 2nd and probably best album, 12 Play.  This is one of my favorites.
• Sensitivity by Ralph Tresvant -- Those who knew me in high school, know that this was my signature song.  Some even called me Mr. Sensitivity, for all the good reasons, not the bad ones.  Ralph Tresvant's first solo foray away from New Edition was his best.  The smoothness of this song became how I fashioned myself, and the kind of gentleman I wanted to be.
• If I Were You by Tamia -- This is an amazing song that showed up on a movie soundtrack a couple years ago.  Tamia shines as usual while warning a potential lover to stay away from her damaged heart.  Whenever she sings you can feel what she's singing, that's what I love about her.
• Her Heart by Anthony Hamilton -- This tender ballad from Anthony's most recent release, The Point of It All, speaks of the kind of forever love that will stick by you, through whatever may come.  "Her Heart won't let me leave her."  I dare you not to feel this one.
• Open Arms by Boyz II Men -- Boyz II Men returned late last year with Love, an album of remade love songs.  This is a classic love song that got the Boyz II Men treatment.  Although this track is amazing, it's not even the best of them.  I may post a few more later on.

Maybe with this context, you might enjoy SEXYBLACK'S RANDOM ACTS more.  Feel free to leave me a comment sharing some of your personal memories or feelings about these tracks, old and new, and maybe get a request in there.  If it's hot, and I got it, it may appear.

- SEXYBLACK

P.S.:  There is a tiny pause button in the upper right hand corner of the player so you can turn it off anytime.

The 1st Televised Performance by The Queen Project (Deborah Cox, Kelly Price, Tamia)

This performance was a little rough around the edges, but it was still good to see Tamia (my personal favorite) do her thing again with fellow Canadian Deborah Cox, and Kelly Price. Currently, The Queen Project, with their mandate to empower women, and to help them treat themselves like the Queens they are, are currently touring and doing festivals. They have recorded several songs with Shep Crawford ("Me", "Stranger In My House", "The Way You Love Me") who is responsible for Tamia's EXCELLENT Between Friends album (if you don't have this album, get it). They are currently shopping the project around to labels so that it can get to us. Labels, I don't really get what the problem is here if there is one. Three amazing singers form supergroup. Um, where do I sign... or in the consumer's case, buy? Until the labels get their ish together, unless you can catch The Queen Project in concert, which would be amazing, this will have to do. Enjoy.