Subject

Neo-soul singer/songwriter/producer Dwele grew up on Detroit's west side, listening to soul music from Motown visionaries Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye as well as jazz on the radio and featured Slum Village's track "Tainted"

'Subject' is sultry jazz-infected R&B over subtle but muscular hip-hop

There's everything from music for lounging to smooth jazz, Sunday afternoon cool-out arias to the hip-hop-charged street-litanies, tracks where his production skills shine