i agree w/you all about Will Downing, Rachelle Ferrell, Mint Condition, and Meshelle Ndegeocello since i have all their works. i wished that people paid attention to Adrianna Evans, her cd was out about 2-3 years ago and was fabulous. i hope folks check out Res, from Philly. her cd is nice w/a mix of r&b and alternative. she doesn't fit the "black music" mold so she's not talked about much. well, not in "slow"-nati, anyway