Bilal
Airtight's Revenge

Bilal is one of those artists that soul afficianados either love or hate. His second ‘released’ studio album entitled Airtight’s Revenge is a continue...

Bilal has ample reason to sing the blues. The charismatic soulman roared out of the gates with the support of heavyweights like Dr. Dre, J-Dilla, Comm...

For almost 10 years we’ve waited, like high school girls by the telephone, for an official follow-up to 2001’s 1st Born Second from Bilal, the modern ...

The term “neo-soul” has been the subject of intense debate ever since Kedar Massenburg coined it as a way to market Erykah Badu’s Baduizm 13 years ago...

For a while it seemed that Bilal was destined to be the bridesmaid but never the bride. In between now and the release of his debut album in 2001, as ...

"Levels" is a pure experimentation that channels Miles Davis' direction in the mid-'70's. It's the type of production that is seldom seen in the R&B w...

There's a good chance that you've never even heard of the guy, but in some hidden corners of the soul world, Bilal's Airtight's Revenge is one of the ...

Nearly a decade on from the release of his ambitious (if perhaps overstuffed) 2001 debut, 1st Born Second, this local R&B singer is back with a new al...

When asked about singer and songwriter Bilal, Erykah Badu remarked, "What a frequency." Her word choice is appropriate, considering the music he has...

Airtight’s Revenge marks a definite change of scenery for Philadelphia-based singer/producer Bilal Sayeed Oliver. Bilal made his debut back in 2001 wi...