R&B Thread Genre • Page 5

Think my work just blocks everything.

I'm a spotify guy.

Thanks!

I'll check it later tonight.

 

Looks great! Needs more contemporary female artists tho. Throw on some Erykah Badu, Bey, maybe some Janelle Monae, Jill Scott etc

 

Yeah it could use a bit more female voices and maybe a few more groups.

But I think it's quite fine.

 

Yeah, quite frankly that's a weakness of my own R&B knowledge, so I'd be open to replacing a couple contemporary tracks with female singers. Probably don't want it any longer though. Specific tracks you guys have in mind? Also trying to decide what to cut to make room.

 

All I know is that it needs Destiny's Child.

 

Haha personally not sure if I consider them as "timeless" as some of the other stuff, but I guess others might disagree.

 

Added Janelle Monae and Erykah Badu, I think it's done haha

 

Halo by Bey is such a timeless classic imo

 

Didn't think of that one... ah well. Personally I consider her stuff more pop than R&B, although I know the line is blurry obviously.

 

Random but I have no clue have "Yoga" by Janelle Monae didn't become a bigger hit, that's such a great song.

 

I agree with Beyonce being more pop than R&B but i figured you needed some poppier staples on there

 

Everything Janelle Monae put out should have been bigger

 

The self titled beyonce record is one of the best R&B records of the decade, full stop.

I can't see it right now but I assume Aaliyah is on there and if it isn't we have beef. Twigs, Cassie, Tinashe, Ciara, dawn Richard, jazmine Sullivan, the Internet too

 

I was gonna add an Aaliyah song actually haha... other stuff is gonna be tough because I'm keeping the modern stuff pretty minimal and it's already getting long.

 

You absolutely need D'Angelo on there. Seems like a crime to not have him there.

 

I thought that song was in there... lemme check.

 

Yeah it's in there.

 

If you're looking for modern female r&b, I have to recommend Banks. She's sort of similar to FKA Twigs, but a little poppier and sexier imo.

 

Ah I didn't see it mentioned here, I didn't check the playlist.

 

I'll definitely check her out, thanks!

 

No worries!

 

Can we talk about that video for a second tho? Hottest/greatest music video of all time imo

 

Also BANKS is bae

 

@beachdude42 looks like I am late, which is good because I don't really do too much of the disco era and '80s R&B. I mean, some of the stuff I listen to probably is R&B, but I have always associated it as pop lol. I do like some of the Motown stuff, but that is too early. I would definitely think Return of the Mac and Always Be My Baby should be on there. I see No Diggity was mentioned too, so that's good. I am curious to see your list. Maybe there is something important being left off.