Cultura sin vergüenza is hosted by Stevenson University student, Michael Rosa. Listen to his in depth podcast on the lyrics, vocals, comparison, and anything Brent Faiyaz related. This is the second episode of CSV. With snippets of the new album this podcast is a must for all R&B music lovers!
Michael Rosa is a sophomore here at Stevenson. Born in Columbia MD, he has grown to find passion in music. Growing up in a Hispanic household he’s heard multiple genres of music. Michael Jackson was the artist who made him fall in love with R&B. Curiosity led him to make a podcast all about music and culture. Stop waiting and go listen to the podcast.
Malachi Fields • Apr 3, 2026 at 11:29 pm
Personally, I haven’t been intensely following Brent Faiyaz’s career, but do know who he is. Interestingly, the first time I heard his name on a massive scale was with the promo through advertisements for Wasteland. I do like some songs from the album, but the idea of him shifting from toxicity to pure love and romance on this new album has to be something that hardcore fans were proud of. The concept of a potential R&B resurgence is very profound. With some of the things I’ve heard over the past few months, I can agree that this feeling is there. I listen to a variety of genres (with exception to hardcore rock and probably country), so there are a lot of things I’m open to listening to. With R&B in just the past couple months, you have “Icon” in Februrary from Faiyaz, who has the voice to rival any of these artists in this lane. At the same time, you’ve had attempts from guys like Jack Harlow with “Monica” in March and The Kid LAROI with “Before I Forget” in January to lean into this R&B and pop style. Those feel like a bit of your more classical R&B from its late-80s to early Aughts prime, yet the former has become polarizing for various reasons while the latter was spurred on as a deviation from the initial plan after he broke up with Tate McRae at some point last year. In the entirety, the numbers for each of these albums will suggest that there hasn’t been a lot of traction for any of them, which just can’t be right. They’ve gotten the people talking, and if this trend continues, I’m interested to see what happens.