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Joe on R&B Money Podcast: New Independent Album

On the R&B Money Podcast, Joe said the project is written and produced entirely by him, recorded with live instruments and strings, and will come out through distribution rather than a label. A vinyl pressing is planned. A single is tentatively set for release this year.

Donell Jones vs Joe: 90s R&B Second Album Showdown

Round two, and this is where both of them became stars. Joe dropped 'All That I Am' in 1997 with 'All the Things (Your Man Won't Do)' and 'Don't Wanna Be a Player.' Donell came back in 1999 with 'Where I Wanna Be,' the title track alone is one of the best R&B records of the decade.

Joe vs Donell Jones: 90s R&B Debut Breakdown

Joe got in the game first with 'Everything' in 1993, introducing himself with 'I'm in Luv.' Donell Jones answered in 1996 with 'My Heart,' flipping Stevie Wonder's 'Knocks Me Off My Feet' into his breakout moment. Two very different entrances. Swipe through, listen back, and tell us who took round one.

Donell Jones on Verzuz: August 20th Battle

Donell Jones and Joe will go catalog for catalog on August 20th, and Donell already set the tone, calling it a celebration between two grown men with two great catalogs rather than a battle. He has wanted this exact matchup since 2022, when he named Joe as the one artist worthy of the challenge.

Joe on His Platinum Debut: All That I Am Anniversary

29 years ago today, Joe dropped "All That I Am," his second album and his first on Jive. "All the Things (Your Man Won't Do)" went gold, "Don't Wanna Be a Player" ran the summer of '97, and "No One Else Comes Close" still gets played at weddings to this day. The album shipped over 1.2 million copies and went platinum in under eight months.

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