the songwriting was still steeped in traditional romance and courtship, the influence of hip-hop brought about edgier production styles, raunchier attitudes, and new commercial peaks. hardcore crooning and freaky ballads were everywhere, alongside vocally deft girl groups and harmonized ensembles who ...
songs like “Downtown” are pretty tame by today’s standards) – SWV had style but it was the substance that made them stars. SWV began to run out of steam near the end of the decade but still remained one of the most consistent, and successful, groups in the game. ...
Well, it’s pretty hard to top the original – not only was it the perfect introduction for the trio but it also is home to so many of their most beloved hits AND also continued R&B’s transition from New Jack Swing to hip-hop soul. It’s monumental o...
Running the gamut of emotions that fuelled R&B in the ’90s, The AU Review’s “Hip Hop and R&B Retrospective” playlist has turned away from100 greatest songs by women in hip hopand turned attention to rap’s silkier, smoother cousin. FromJanet JacksonandSWVtoMaxwelland112;BrandyandMonic...
One of the best aspects about the 90’s were the number of dynamic r&b groups that emerged during that time. Although there has been a drought of emerging group’s in more recent years, most of the ones formed in the 90’s continue to live on, tour, and create new quality music....
Steve Fox is a San Francisco Bay Area radio vet. Like the WKRP theme song more Radio.net Listen to Steve Fox’s Old School on radio.net. more The Music You’ve been looking for a radio station that play the true “Old School” music you ...
groups of 90s R&B, from vintage soul toNew Jack Swingand slick ballads they could do it all. After breaking out in 1989 with “Can’t Stop” they teamed up again with Babyface and L.A.Reid on their third album Reflections the most essential slow dance ballad, “‘Til You Do Me ...
Formed from the melding of soul, funk, and jazz with gospel and rock influences,R&B’s rootshave always been firmly planted in group performances. Soul groups likeThe Temptationsand The Supremes gave rise to the funk and disco bands of the ’70s and ’80s, leading to groups reminiscent of...
Over 1.2K Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The Best R&B Artists Of The 2010s HOW RANKINGS WORK Here are the best R&B artists of the decade, ranked by fans everywhere. From Frank Ocean and H.E.R. to The Weeknd and Janelle Monáe, this list of the top 2010s...
The five nominees for Best R&B Album highlight how women are driving the category. With entries from Coco Jones, Victoria Monét, Summer Walker, Emily King and Babyface — whose album features all female singers — R&B is putting ladies first. ...