Get to Know: Stacy Barthe

Stacy Barthe

Ambient R&B is steadily growing into an sub genre that has been led by the likes of The Dream and new groundbreaking artists such as The Weeknd, Frank Ocean, and Jhene Aiko. Consumers of urban music have been feed cookie cutter artists and increasingly have to turn to underground musicians to feed that true soul music hunger. 

In comes, Ms. Stacy Barthe, a singer whose soul oozes out on every track that she produces. Introduced to most through her feature on T.I.'s single Sorry, Stacy held her own with the two industry heavyweights (T.I's single also features Andre 3000). Though you may not recognize her name, the Brooklynite is already a Grammy nominated artist and boasts an impressive songwriting resume that includes working with artists such as Rhianna, Katy Perry, Britney Spears, and Kelly Rowland. 

Don't confuse the artists that Barthe has worked with to define her style of music or her journey. Her soulful sound is a far cry from the aforementioned entertainers and somehow she is able to manage fitting her heartfelt songwriting with a diverse range of artists.  Sincerity and straight up deep are descriptions that best fit Barthe's signature sound. 

Released in late 2010, her solo EP Sincerely Yours, Stacy Barthe,   was an intricately personal yet soul stirring example of what finely crafted Neo Soul sounds like. The work easily surpasses some of her contemporaries albums and it was given away for free. Stacy herself considers the project a "persona release" of sorts during a turbulent and trying period of her young life. Though there are traces of hip hop influences throughout the work, the EP is definitively Stacy.  

Fast forward to 2013 and Barthe is signed to Motown Records and has released her second free project titled P.S. I Love You, which features the street anthem Hell Yeah. The single is a modern day take on political soul classics like What's Going On by Marvin Gaye or Curtis Mayfield's Diamond in the Back but with a Stacy Barthe truthfulness added to it. 

You can check out Stacy Barthe's latest single, Hell Yeah below which features rapper, Rick Ross. 

Learn more about this artist at www.stacybarthe.com