It’s bittersweet that 2014, the year that took the Godfather of House, Frankie Knuckles, would be a year that has featured a prominent resurgence of the deep soulful house that Knuckles brought to the world. Vic Mensa’s “Down on My Luck” was a groovy blast that would fit right in with some of Inner City’s biggest releases. Now, Jennifer Hudson flexes her prodigious vocals on an instant show-stopper, and she’s joined by Mr. Chicago, himself, R. Kelly. Check out “It’s Your World.”

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