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Feenin'
R&B / Soul · 1994

Feenin'

Jodeci

A masterclass in 90s street-soul that treats romance like a fever. Gritty hip-hop percussion meets soaring gospel harmonies in a haze of late-night obsession.

July 4, 1994 · Uptown Records

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Feenin' is the sonic embodiment of a humid, neon-lit night where the line between love and addiction completely dissolves. It is a track that feels heavy, not just in its physical bass response, but in its emotional gravity. Jodeci moved R&B away from the polite, polished sounds of the late 80s and into something much more visceral and dangerous. The production by DeVante Swing is a masterclass in tension, using a dragging, hip-hop-influenced beat that feels like it is pulling the listener deeper into a trance. It is the sound of a 2 AM city street, where the air is thick and every shadow holds a secret.

Moments Worth Listening For
the opening synth swell that sounds like a siren call immediately followed by the heavy dragging kick drum
k-ci raspy desperate ad-libs during the final chorus where he pushes his voice to the point of a soulful crack
the bridge where the harmonies stack into a dense church-like wall of sound before dropping back into the sparse thumping verse
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How does Feenin' sound next to the rest of Jodeci's catalogue?

Brooding+2.6σ

Brooding saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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