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~ Shea Butta Soul Sessions ~ Jon B. Meets Donell Jones ~ White Chocolate N D Smooth ~ 320kbit/s

Welcome to another edition of the ear candy exclusives entitled “The Shea Butta Soul Sessions” by yours truly Black Diamond Musik. On this special edition I would like to return to the “Soul. With that said, I would like to alternatively call this experience “The Return 2 Da Soul Brothers.” The 2 soul brothers who will bless us with their vocal dexterities and mastery are soul brother from another mother “White Chocolate” Jon B. and the “Caramel Smoothness” himself who goes by the name of Donell Jones.

If you are unfamiliar Jon B. aka White Chocolate aka Booogotti first hit the scene in the early 90's as a songwriter for Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and wrote songs for a slew of artists including After 7, Toni Braxton, Michael Jackson and Color Me Bad. Born in Providence, Rhode Island and raised in Pasadena, California, Jon. B (born Jonathan David Buck) comes from a musical family; with his father David, a professor of music, his mother Linda, a concert pianist and his siblings Deborah, a violinist and his brother Kevin, a cellist.

Jon has released 6 studio albums and 3 compilation albums of his work. His legion of fans best know him for his work with Babyface Edmonds in the late 90’s to early 2000’s. Some of his signature works are “Someone to Love”, “Are You Still Down” with the late, great 2Pac, “They Don’t Know”, “Don’t Talk”, “Cool Relax” and “Pretty Girl” to name a few. Jon still tours frequently and is in the works to release a new album in 2019 which will include a cut with Mr. Caramel Smooth himself Donell Jones.

Donell Jones, was born the son of a gospel singer, Jones immersed himself in music at a young age. Later, he began to fall victim to the temptations of Chicago's South Side, where he grew up. At one point, after involving himself with gang culture, he decided to dedicate himself to music rather than the streets. He met Edward "Eddie F" Ferrell (former Heavy D & the Boyz member turned Untouchables Entertainment president), and the two formed a partnership with LaFace.

Beginning with his 1996 classic album My Heart, singer/songwriter/producer Donell Jones recorded a jazzy and soulful style of urban pop for LaFace Records and scored a few modest singles in the process. His first two singles -- "In the Hood" "You Should Know" and "Knocks Me Off My Feet" -- established his reputation within the competitive urban market. In particular, the latter song “Knocks Me Off My Feet”, originally a Stevie Wonder song from Songs in the Key of Life (1976), became a substantial hit for Jones, climbing to the upper reaches of the Billboard R&B chart and driving the album up the charts as well.

Jones attained impressive success with Where I Wanna Be and its singles: "U Know What's Up" which featured the work of the late rapstress “Left Eye” Lopez and "Shorty (Got Her Eyes on Me)." Jones has gone on to make 5 studio albums with 2 EP albums and has been a hit on the R&B/Soul circuit for years with stellar live performances of his string of hits.

Soooooooooo, again I thank you for stopping by the Shea Butta Soul Sessions and I trust that this Return of the the Soul Brothers featuring “White Chocolate” and Caramel Smooth will be something you return to again and again and recommend. Till the next experience I will let Jon and Donell do the saaaanging and return to the da soul. Keep on living well and loving passionately my beautiful people. Now let’s float…..