The Power of Neo-Soul

1. Neo-Soul
By: Nina

2. Neo Soul
• Heavily based in soul music, neo soul is
distinguished by a less conventional
sound than its contemporary R&B
counterpart, with incorporated elements
ranging from jazz, funk, and hip hop to
pop, fusion, and African music.

3. Famous Artist
• India Arie
• Musiq Soulchild
• Erykah Baduh
• Heather Headly
• Jill Scott
• Floetry
• Lauryn Hill

4. Lauryn Hill
• No matter how I think we grow
You always seem to let me know
It ain't workin'
It ain't workin'
And when I try to walk away
You'd hurt yourself to make me stay
This is crazy
This is crazy

5. Teach me- Musiq Soulchild
• Teach me how to love
Show me the way to surrender my heart, girl I'm
so lost
Teach me how to love
How I can get my emotions involved
Teach me, show me how to love
Show me the way to surrender my heart, girl I'm
so lost
Teach me how to love
How I can get my emotions involved
Teach me, how to love

6. I am not my hair-India Arie
• Little girl with the press and curl
Age eight I got a Jheri curl
Thirteen and I got a relaxer
I was a source of so much laughter
At fifteen when it all broke off
Eighteen and went all natural
February two thousand and two
I went on and did
What I had to do
Because it was time to change my life
To become the women that I am inside
Ninety-seven dreadlocks all gone
I looked in the mirror
For the first time and saw that HEY....

7. Next Lifetime- Erykah Badu
• First time that I saw you boy
It was a warm and sunny day
All I know is I wanted you
I really hoped you look my way
Then you smiled at me
So warm and sweet
I could not speak
You make me feel like a little bitty girl
What do you do to me

8. He-Heather Headley
• He is
The mind injector
The heart protector
The soul defender of anything I fear
The baby conceiver
The make me believer
The joy bringer
The love giver
He is
The dough increaser
The pleasure releser
The hard knocks knowler without the scars to show ya
The night school teacher
The good life preacher
The caretaker
The kiss craver
He is

9. Golden- Jill Scott
• I'm taking my own freedom
Putting it in my song,
Singing loud and strong,
Grooving all day long,
I'm taking my freedom,
Putting it in my stroll,
I'll be high-steppin' y'all,
Letting the joy unfold,

10. Floetry
All you gotta do is say yes
Don't deny what you feel let me undress you
baby
Open up your mind and just rest
I'm about to let you know you make me so
All you gotta do is say yes
Don't deny what you feel let me undress you
baby
Open up your mind and just rest
I'm about to let you know you make me so, so,
so, so, so, so, so, so,
You make me so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so

11. Purpose
• Each of these songs have a purpose
there's no sex, drugs, or gang affiliations
just the truth about love, identity and,
acceptance

12. The Feeling
• The feeling of Neo-Soul is to make you
relaxed calm and happy…its about making
you feel good about life.

13. The Rise
• Neo-Soul is on a rise as main stream
music loses its purposes Neo-Soul is
gaining respect and notice
Neo soul is a catalyst for bringing back
good music.

14. The Name
• The name Neo-Soul was coined by music
industry entrepreneur Kedar Massenburg

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