I have been wanting to write this article for a long time now. It is for all the 50+ year-old men out there that are tired of being called “sir” at seemingly every opportunity. It happens everywhere.

Anyone who says “R&B is dead” clearly missed the news: not only is R&B alive and well, but one of its contemporary vanguards may be coming soon to a city near you. SiR, the Inglewood singer affiliated ...