An unofficial special edition to ‘90s R&B songstress Adina Howard’s unreleased sophomore album “Welcome to Fantasy Island” (1997). The album spawned two singles ahead of its scheduled summer ’97 release date. The first being “(Freak) And U Know It”, featuring production by DJ Quik and a racy music video which had a mild run on BET during its prime. The other being the sensually laced number “T-Shirt and P**ties”, featuring guest vocals by Oscar winning actor Jamie Foxx, which

An unofficial deluxe edition to Timbaland-affiliated act and super underrated hip-hop trio 1 Life 2 Live’s unreleased self-titled debut album (2000). Formed in 1997 by lead member and Bronx, NY deejay Juan “Red Handed” Cordova, 1 Life 2 Live would consist of the disc-spinning New Yorker alongside his fellow next-door neighbors John “Rambo” Arias and Tanya “Babe Blue” Garcia, whom both had strong passions of embarking on rap careers. Showcasing their unique flow on an appearan

Complete collection of known songs recorded a little before and during the era of slain one-third diamond-selling R&B girl group TLC member Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes’ shelved, unfinished second solo album “N.I.N.A.: New Identity Non-Applicable” (2002). The project is rumored to have entered production as early as the fourth quarter of 2001, following the upsetting last-minute decision by her previous label in shelving Lopes’ solo debut album “Supernova” (2001) in the states. Arou

Celebrating her legacy 25 years on, here is a fan-gathered upload of Babygirl's unfinished compilation "The Aaliyah Duets" (2007 – 2012). A little history on this shelved posthumous effort... in October 2001, a second posthumous album was announced by Aaliyah’s brother Rashad (World Entertainment News Network, WENN). Missy Elliott relayed to BBC’s Radio 1 in December of 2001 that she was unaware of the project, stating: "I don’t know about a tribute album, you know, not to

Little is known of Canadian R&B singer Glenn Lewis’ unreleased third album “Remember Me” (2007). What has been confirmed is that the only semi-official single off the effort included the slightly viral cut “Storm” (produced by Missy Elliott associate Nisan Stewart) which circulated via the internet as early as 2006. Beyond the acknowledgement of the album’s single and production being spearheaded by hitmaking crew The Underdogs (alongside Lewis being signed to the unit’s labe

Partial collection of songs taken from former Murda Inc. signee Vita’s shelved debut album “La Dolce Vita” (2003). The album was preceded by the 2000 buzz single “Vita, Vita, Vita”, featuring guest vocals by Ja Rule, Caddillac Tah and Black Child. While the song surged in popularity among the streets of the east coast, its success failed to spill over commercially in impacting Billboard charts nationwide – thus, resulting in multiple postponements for the album. By 2001, a fo

Partial collection of songs taken from former Murda Inc. signee Charli Baltimore’s second unreleased album “The Diary (You Think You Know)” (2003). The album spawned a total of five singles, one of which (“Diary”) earned a Grammy nom at its 2004 ceremonial event for Best Female Rap Solo Performance. Charli at the time was shocked that her song was submitted for such a prestige nomination, given that there was limited promo/budget behind it alongside no music video to aid it.

Full collection of songs taken from hip-hop legend and The Firm member AZ’s shelved fifth album “Final Call” (2004). The album’s Metaphysic-produced cut “Talkin’ Gangsta” was queued to be a buzz pick for radio outlets but was later issued to white vinyl only due to the album’s unexpected two-month early leak. The album altogether was temporarily shelved due to AZ’s dissatisfaction with the direction of the album. When the effort began to circulate both in the streets and via

Long before Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes of TLC’s protégées Blaque added “Torch” to their fully released discography in 2019, nearly more than a decade prior their album was in an unreleased state thanks courtesy to label issues and creative differences. Originally, “Torch” was due to be released in 2003 under Elektra Records. The group’s first promotional single “No Ganksta” (featuring Missy Elliott) was sent to radio in late 2002 as a “buzz” cut for the LP, but failed to amass cri

Collection of known songs taken from female rap duo Dyme’s unreleased debut album “Diamonds in the Ruff” (2000). Hailing from Mount Vernon, New York, identical twin sisters Idrissa and Aisha Hassan initially teamed up as musicians under the generic stage name Duo before revising their artistic moniker to Dyme. The pair’s lyrical crafting skills and stellar storytelling earned them cameo features both on-screen and off-screen. The first came per the Q-Tip-starring, direct-to-V

Former J Records recording rap star Shells seems to be lost in obscurity these days. But no worries as we at Obscure Sounds proceed to shine the light on this underrated up-north spitter. Following his successful run as an underground battle rapper, the New York-bred MC caught the attention of talent scouts at J Records looking for fresh unsigned hype, and Shells was their winning pick. After hopping on his labelmates’ remixes (Lyric’s “Episode”, Mario’s “Just a Friend 2002”)

Check out the full collection of songs taken from Queen Latifah's collaborative compilation with her Flavor Unit Records signees: Storm P, Aposouls, The Athletes & Confidential, entitled "100% Hater Proof" (2002). Though the album isn't unreleased, it was an overlooked gem that dropped in stores on October 8, 2002 to modest praise from CD consumers and even got mentioned in the paper, most notably "Billboard" and "Jet" magazine, the latter where Latifah mentioned that she wou

Known outside of her solo work as an initial member of ‘90s R&B girl trio 702 and former part of Pharrell Williams’ Star Trak-signed Latina R&B group Affair, Tiffany Villarreal attempted to make it her all with her lone studio album, the simply self-titled CD: “Tiffany Villarreal” (2004). Its most notable single “You, Yourself and You” flew under the radar when not much promotion was given for the radio friendly tune, later costing its album’s release to be shipped exclusivel

Check out a collection of songs by Cash Money Records’ first R&B group Official (formerly known as Unplugged) with their scrapped debut “Tellin’ Our Story” (2001). The unreleased project was due to boast guest contributions from fellow labelmates Christina and Lil Wayne, alongside west coast R&B musician TQ. The album was led by two singles; the first being the Lil Wayne-featured “I Don’t Know”; the follow-up “Anything You Want” (also featuring Weezy) was given the full fledg

A collection of rare unreleased leftover material that failed to make the final cut of the standard track-listing to Missy Elliott’s former Goldmind Inc. signee Tweet’s sophomore album “It’s Me Again” (2005). The following content was originally recorded between 2003 and 2004 and eyed a release for late 2004; however the majority of the tracks would be scrapped due to Tweet’s previous label Elektra Records merging with Atlantic Records in the middle of the album’s production,

It will always be exhausting looking at the list of R&B musicians who were robbed of a proper career, and Ms. LaTangela Newsome has to be among the grandest pick for most underrated vocalists of an era. Long before her venture into television as the sassy antagonist on Nickelodeon’s “Taina”, LaTangela had whipped up an album’s worth of material that would be shopped to numerous record labels during the mid-‘90s as hopes to be signed – and according to her, she had a number of

Apologies in advance for such a hefty delay in posting. So much has been going on in my personal life that I've had to postpone a number of things. But one thing's for certain I'll always try my very best to update y'all weekly with these grand gems. Resuming back to our normal schedule I present to you what was a upload favorite on my old YouTube channel - the rare unreleased leftover material that failed to make the final cut to Ginuwine's third studio effort "The Life" (20

Like the rest of the world, I tend to wonder where Mona Lisa is currently hiding these days. Did she want to live a private life and focus on another profession, or was she burnt out from broken promises from the music industry when her presence was seemingly thrown to the shadows due to fierce competition R&B had to offer towards the turn of the new millennium? One thing’s for sure, this lovely songbird had cooked up some of the most memorable material for the ‘90s scene, an

Check out a collection of songs recorded during the era of one-third SWV member Coko's shelved sophomore album "Music Doll" (2001). The project was led by the buzz single "Think" which circulated underground on mixtapes and according to an article by Sister2Sister magazine, "Music Doll" was due to enlist production by The Neptunes, Missy Elliott and Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins. Additional fun facts: "Think" was set to feature an official remix by BET's '106 & Park' hostess Fre

Complete collection of known songs recorded during the era of one-third TLC member T-Boz's unreleased solo debut album "Still Cool" (2011). The effort entered production as early as 2005 with the track "My Heart" being listed as a warm-up demo and later evolving the recording sessions into club-themed material, with the initial offering "Get It, Get It" being leaked to the internet circa fall of 2009. The single unfortunately fell on deaf ears, hence the effort went through a