{"id":40938,"date":"2018-10-03T13:54:19","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T12:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=40938"},"modified":"2018-10-03T13:54:19","modified_gmt":"2018-10-03T12:54:19","slug":"the-best-pop-rnb-demos-that-you-never-hearduntil-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/10\/the-best-pop-rnb-demos-that-you-never-hearduntil-now\/","title":{"rendered":"THE BEST POP-R&#8217;N&#8217;B DEMOS THAT YOU NEVER HEARD\u2026UNTIL NOW"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Every pop-R&#8217;n&#8217;B-bop had its starting point somewhere, sitting on the musical shelf waiting to make its way out into the world, or club, near you. But of all the bangers you\u2019ve heard over the years there\u2019s a fair few that never quite made it to the depths of the dancefloor. *Check out these top six certified smashes that well, never quite became a smash, well um, were never even released at all actually.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>1 \u2013 &#8216;Emergency Room&#8217;, Mario [ft. Rihanna]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Produced by late 00\u2019s producer in demand, Soundz, this track was penned with Rihanna in mind but she never got round to (apparently) laying down the vocals. Either way, it\u2019s a crying shame this one never got to see the light of the day. But if you\u2019re looking for some 2008-nostalgia synth this is a safe bet. Actually you could probably sing &#8216;Live Your Life&#8217; over the top and no one would even notice the difference\u2026<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Key lyrical highlights include the bizarre revelation that Mario and his mother share a very close relationship:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>On the receipt that you found, I bought stockings<br \/>\nSome red high heels<br \/>\nBut that was for my mama<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bit weird. But anyway, check it out here:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/justine-decastro\/mario-ft-rihanna-emergency-room<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>2 \u2013 &#8216;Zipper&#8217; (and everything Christina Milian didn\u2019t release from 2008), Christina Milian\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Zipper&#8217; is forever a banger, and if you didn\u2019t know just\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vRaX9raMvcE\">ask this guy.<\/a>\u00a0Sassy, classy and full of brass the song packs a big punch. The unreleased track was the creation of a series of sessions with former partner, The Dream, which also spawned the number-one-that-never-was, &#8216;Welcome to Vegas&#8217;.\u00a0And given the intended album it was set to feature on, \u2018Elope\u2019, had so much\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rap-up.com\/2009\/04\/08\/christina-milian-elope-album-listening\/\">buzz<\/a>\u00a0behind it \u2013 it\u2019s a shame the fruits of this project never quite made it to release.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_15669\"  width=\"640\" height=\"480\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"480\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j45hFiuaVsk?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Christina Milian - Elope (Welcome To Vegas)\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/j45hFiuaVsk\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>3 \u2013 &#8216;Quicksand&#8217;, Britney Spears (written by Lady Gaga)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So this is a bit of a stretch because it\u2019s not really R&#8217;n&#8217;B but it kind of is, so its totally fine. Anyway it\u2019s probably Britney\u2019s best ever song and it never even got released, which totally sucks. The coat&#8217;s still on the door, she\u2019s still looking at it, she never let any other guy do that before. If that is not enough to bring a tear to your eye\u2026 then you might be emotionally unavailable. Listen to &#8216;Quicksand&#8217; here:<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_41498\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lw0otc6dfl8?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"YouTube player\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/lw0otc6dfl8\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>4 \u2013 &#8216;Locked In Love&#8217;, Jason Derulo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The LGBT anthem that Jason D never released, but not really because it was apparently just a demo for another artist. &#8216;Locked In Love&#8217; is the archetypical 2008 rnb mid-tempo. And a great reminder of Jason\u2019s old jams, before he went down the Chris-Brown-with-added-sax route.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_58261\"  width=\"640\" height=\"480\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"480\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SuEAZJt4aBQ?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Jason Derulo - Locked in Love with lyrics\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/SuEAZJt4aBQ\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>5 \u2013 &#8216;Who\u2019s The Loser Now&#8217;, Brandy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is so Timbaland it couldn\u2019t be more Timbaland\u00a0if it tried. Think &#8216;Scream&#8217; meets &#8216;Say It Right&#8217;. If you\u2019re a fan of the signature Mosley post-apocalyptic-sounding instrumental then this one is definitely for you. And given Brandy is known for a backlog of unreleased jams, this is definitely one that should have made its way out of the cutting room floor and onto Spotify. And could easily sit on her magnum opus, Afrodisaic.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_75643\"  width=\"640\" height=\"480\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"480\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gxy-08rfQKA?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Brandy Who&#039;s the Loser now (Prod. by Timbaland)\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/gxy-08rfQKA\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>6 \u2013 &#8216;Nasty&#8217;, Christina Aguilera [ft. CeeLo Green]<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You might have heard this song already when it was released by Pixie Lott back in 2014, but it was first\u00a0demo\u2019ed\u00a0by Christina and CeeLo \u2013 and as you can imagine the original version just sounds a lot better. No disrespect to Pixie or anything, it\u2019s just a bit like gearing yourself up for fine dining at The Ritz only to be told your booking has actually been cancelled but there\u2019s a good Frankie and Benny\u2019s across the road.\u00a0Check out the original here:<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_37486\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/da1a6iXEaE8?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Christina Aguilera - Nasty ft. CeeLo Green\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/da1a6iXEaE8\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>*Guest writer Ross Stebbing gives us his definitive R&#8217;n&#8217;B tracks which should have been hits but were never given a chance. Ross is a PR person &amp; fan of all things music, celebrity and pop culture. You can find him on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rossjstebbing?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ross_joseph\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guest writer Ross Stebbing gives us his definitive R&#8217;n&#8217;B tracks which should have been hits but were never given a chance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":40939,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[16815,5751,2975,16810,16811,16807,6118,3057,375,16813,16808,16816,4184,226,1574,1662,16817,12567,16211,16812,16814,16809],"class_list":["post-40938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-brandy","tag-ceelo-green","tag-christina-aguilera","tag-christina-milian","tag-elope","tag-emergency-room","tag-guest-writer","tag-jason-derulo","tag-lgbt","tag-locked-in-love","tag-mario","tag-nasty","tag-pixie-lott","tag-pop","tag-rnb","tag-rihanna","tag-ross-stebbing","tag-the-dream","tag-timbaland","tag-welcome-to-vegas","tag-whos-the-loser-now","tag-zipper"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-aEi","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":44894,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/01\/get-ready-to-lose-yourself-with-teri-eloise\/","url_meta":{"origin":40938,"position":0},"title":"Get ready to lose yourself with Teri Eloise","author":"Polly Havelock","date":"15\/01\/2019","format":false,"excerpt":"With her sugar sweet tones, and smooth R'n'B pop fusion vibes, it's safe to say that English-Trinidadian singer songwriter Teri Eloise is a much needed breath of musical fresh air. 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