En Vogue: Funky Divas (1992). Giving You Something You Could Feel...
04/04/22 • 20 min
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B. Cox briefly looks back at En Vogue's second album 1992's Funky Divas. On the heels of their successful debut 1990s' Born To Sing, the Oakland based R&B quartet (Dawn Robinson, Maxine Jones, Terry Ellis and Cindy Herron) came out blazing with their 2nd album which eclipsed their debut. Teaming up once again with producers and songwriters Thomas McElroy and Denzil Foster, the group scored a commercial hit with the album, placing scoring two Billboard R&B and Soul #1 hits in "Never Gonna Get It" and "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" and selling 3.5 million copies in the U.S.
Upon its release in 1992, the album recieved mixed reviews from the critics, but since then, it has garnered more widespread acclaim and praises for its vocal excellence and production depth. It is the group's best selling album to date.
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Show Notes
Albumism: Never Gonna Get It: Celebrating 30 Years of En Vogue's "Funky Divas" | Anniversary Retrospective
https://albumism.com/features/tribute-celebrating-30-years-of-en-vogue-funky-divas
This is Dig: En Vogue Celebrates 30 Years of Funky Divas
https://www.thisisdig.com/en-vogue-celebrate-30-years-of-funky-divas/
Audacy: Run That Back: En Vogue's "Funky Divas" Turns 30
https://www.audacy.com/music/hip-hop-r-b/run-that-back-en-vogues-funky-divas-turns-30
Music Musings and Such: Free Your Mind: En Vogue's Funky Diva's at Thirty
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B. Cox briefly looks back at En Vogue's second album 1992's Funky Divas. On the heels of their successful debut 1990s' Born To Sing, the Oakland based R&B quartet (Dawn Robinson, Maxine Jones, Terry Ellis and Cindy Herron) came out blazing with their 2nd album which eclipsed their debut. Teaming up once again with producers and songwriters Thomas McElroy and Denzil Foster, the group scored a commercial hit with the album, placing scoring two Billboard R&B and Soul #1 hits in "Never Gonna Get It" and "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" and selling 3.5 million copies in the U.S.
Upon its release in 1992, the album recieved mixed reviews from the critics, but since then, it has garnered more widespread acclaim and praises for its vocal excellence and production depth. It is the group's best selling album to date.
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Show Notes
Albumism: Never Gonna Get It: Celebrating 30 Years of En Vogue's "Funky Divas" | Anniversary Retrospective
https://albumism.com/features/tribute-celebrating-30-years-of-en-vogue-funky-divas
This is Dig: En Vogue Celebrates 30 Years of Funky Divas
https://www.thisisdig.com/en-vogue-celebrate-30-years-of-funky-divas/
Audacy: Run That Back: En Vogue's "Funky Divas" Turns 30
https://www.audacy.com/music/hip-hop-r-b/run-that-back-en-vogues-funky-divas-turns-30
Music Musings and Such: Free Your Mind: En Vogue's Funky Diva's at Thirty
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Show Notes
Albumism: Arrested Development's "3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days In The Life Of..." Turns 30 | Anniversary Retrospective.
Music Musings and Such: People Everday: Arrested Development's "3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days In The Life Of..." At Thirty
Medium: Arrested Development Celebrated Life. Hip-Hop Left The Party Early.
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Das Efx: Dead Serious (1992). Ciggedy-Coming Straight From The Sewer...
B. Cox and J. Owe review Das Efx's innovative debut album Dead Serious as it turns 30. After meeting as students as Virginia State University in the late 80s and being discovered by EPMD during a talent show, the duo of Dray and Skoob set out to make a splash in the industry with their unique stream of consciousness flow and their style of "sewage language" aka "the iggity flow". The album spawned the #1 rap chart and Top 100 hit "They Want Efx" and another #1 rap chart hit "Mic Checka".
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Show Notes
Albumism: Das Efx's debut album "Dead Serious" Turns 30 | Anniversary Retrospective
https://albumism.com/features/tribute-celebrating-30-years-of-das-efx-dead-serious
Rock The Bells: "Straight From The Sewers": The Grimy Verbal Virtuosity Of Das Efx
https://rockthebells.com/articles/das-efx-dead-serious-anniversary/
Rock The Bells: Classic Albums: 'Dead Serious' by Das Efx
https://rockthebells.com/articles/das-efx-dead-serious/
TV One: Celebrating 30 Years of Das Efx
https://tvone.tv/106619/celebrating-das-efx-on-the-30th-anniversary-of-their-debut-album/
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