Very brief and reductive overview of the genre: R&B, one of the oldest forms of American recorded music, was born out of a need for "record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a heavy, insistent beat" was becoming more popular". It has since been married to every popular genre since, and is the basis for much of what we recognize as pop music today. Contemporary R&B has roots in both motown and disco, as well as hip hop, jazz, and electronic music. After a relatively fallow period in which R&B was not afforded the same kind of critical prestige that it deserved in the 00's, R&B has experienced a resurgence among independently minded musicians and listeners in the 2010s, particularly as artists such as Frank Ocean, The Weeknd, Miguel and Jeremih released watermark pieces of work that forced many to reconsider their opinion on the genre. Modern R&B (Post 2010) The Weeknd - Trilogy Frank Ocean - Nostalgia, Ultra. / channel ORANGE Miguel - Art Dealer Chic EPs/Kaleidoscope Dream/Wildheart Jeremih - Late Nights (Mixtape)/Late Nights The Album Jazmine Sullivan - Reality Show Kehlani - You Should Be here Dawn Richard - BlackHeart/Armor On EP Diddy Dirty Money - Last Train To Paris FKA Twigs - EP1/EP2/LP1/EP3 Beyonce - 4/Beyonce Cool Uncle - Cool Uncle Jessie Ware - Devotion/Tough Love Kelela - Cut 4 Me/ Hallucinogen EP Tinashe - Aquarius/Amethyst EP Ty Dolla $ign - Beach House EP/Free T.C. Anderson.Paak - Malibu KING - We Are King D'angelo - Black Messiah Erykah Badu - U Cain't Use My Phone/New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh Ciara - Ciara Nao - February 15 EP The Internet - Ego Death How To Dress Well Autre Ne Veut Rhye Jhene Aiko Omarion The-Dream - Love King/1977/IV Play Jai Paul James Blake Janelle Monae Janet Jackson - Unbreakable Jessy Lanza - Pull My Hair Back
I'd definitely add Elle Varner to it. And maybe Charles Bradley, Lee Fields and Leon Bridges assuming we're including the neo-retro stuff.
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Just wanted to say '90s R&B is great and that's where I tend to hang out. I am a little more selective on current stuff. I don't dig too deep beyond some of the hits, but here is a list of some songs I like. I tried to just pick songs that didn't lean too much to hip hop or pop. Nothing real groundbreaking, but it gives you an idea of where I am at with R&B for the most part. I Believe I Can Fly - R Kelly I'll Make Love To You - Boyz II Men Nobody Knows It But Me - Tony Rich Ignition - R Kelly No Diggity - Blackstreet I Swear - All 4 One End of the Road - Boyz II Men World's Greatest - R Kelly Turn Me On - Kevin Lyttle (maybe more pop. Not sure) Return of the Mack - Mark Morrison You Know What - Avant Fly High - Slim
Haha I haven't listened to that song in a while, but I feel like I remember liking one of their songs more than their big hit. I was just dropping some songs that most people know to get a sense of the R&B I listen to.
from the Free TC deluxe edition: Free TC bonus tracks: 17 “Like A Drug” * 18 “Wavy” (Geat. Joe Moses) * 19 “Long Time” (feat. Quavo) * 20 “Westside” *
Any August Alsina fans in here?? That dude is so good, I couldn't believe I'd never heard a full project from him before. All his stuff is honestly great.
This song is WAY too catchy to not become a hit. All it needs is a remix with a rapper verse added. I wish Chris Brown wasn't in it obviously, but other than that it's on point.