Soul and Funk Pioneer Norman Feels Finally Gets His Streaming Debut Decades Later

Photo courtesy of the estate of Norman Feels Solomon

Norman Feels is finally getting his due. Three tracks from the R&B, funk, and soul artist’s original catalog are now available on streaming platforms for the first time, released via a joint venture between KMG Distribution and The Royalty Network. “Everything is Going Our Way,” “You Can’t Stop My Love,” and “Today” are out now, and they represent something genuinely significant: the full works behind fragments that helped shape hip-hop for decades. Listen here.

Feels’ recordings never disappeared. They lived on through samples used by Freddie Gibbs, Nas, DMX, Ghostface Killah, and many more. Producers and crate diggers prized his catalog for its warmth, musicality, and emotional depth. Originally released in limited pressings, his music built a cult following without ever reaching the wide audience it deserved. That changes now.

The release is the result of a partnership between KMG Distribution and The Royalty Network, with the full support of Feels’ family. His sister Gerri put it plainly: “Norman’s music was always meant to be shared with the world, a hope our entire family held during Norman’s time, and that our family now carries forward in his memory.” KMG CEO Frank Liwall and VP of Distribution Ross Robey have both committed to stewarding the catalog with care, with additional tracks rolling out through 2027.

These three tracks are rich, emotive, and immediately arresting, proof that Feels’ influence on hip-hop wasn’t accidental. His compositions carry the kind of soul that producers have been chasing for generations. Now listeners can finally hear where it all came from.