N'shai Iman [2022] - Reasons (To Be Me) [Self Released]

N'shai Iman (Imani McCullough) is from Bowling Green, OH, and released her first single "Do Not Disturb" in 2019.

She is just 22 and states that her influences are H.E.R, Syd, Victoria Monét, and Summer Walker which should give you an indication of what to expect from her material. Her latest single "Reasons (To Be Me)" was released on 8 Apr. The Spotify version is explicit but there is a cleaned up Radio Edit available (link on image). 

I love this song as it's an example of the 'good' kind of rap and contemporary soul. The change in key at 1:26 is brilliant! It was a smart move to record a clean version so that it can get radio exposure. Radio jocks 'get to know' and get behind this as, for me, it's one of the best of it's kind around.

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Details

Rating:	8.8
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	08/04/2022
Key/BPM:	2B/87
Price:	£1

N'shai Iman [2021] - Transition [I M A N I] (Full Album)

It looks like she has just changed her stage name from IMANI to N'shai Iman and this is her debut under the new name.

This one's a mixed bag with a couple of R&B tracks with rap ("Miss Mary" & "Lost") one pure R&B ("Me vs You") and the rest neo soul bordering R&B. I thought "Lost" had potential but the further it went in the more R&B oriented it became and then the rap entered the equation!

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Details

Rating:	7.4
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Album
Media:	Digital
Label:	[I M A N I
Cat No:	None
Year:	28/05/2021
Value:	£6.73