R & B Music
R&B; what happened to it? Where you at? R&B music was so live back in the day. I’m talking about the 80s and 90s. There were groups and solo artists like Jodeci, TLC (rest in peace Left Eye), Ginuwine, Case, Mary J. Blige. H-Town, Ready For the World, Force M.D.’s, Monica, Usher, 112, Janet Jackson, Silk, Can I get a witness in here?!?! Don’t act like y’all don’t know, lol
Some of the R&B music was mostly in slow tempo but some you could dance to. Even though the music was about love, being in love, breaking up, making up and everything in between everybody could listen to it. You didn’t have to be in love to listen to R&B. You can just sing along to it and play it in your car. Another thing people did while listening to some of these songs is make love. Throw on your favorite R&B song and do “the do”. Don’t act like y’all haven’t done this before. The right song would set the mood and make things right.
Bell Biv DeVoe- When Will I See you Smile Again?
Jodeci- Come and Talk to Me, Feenin’
Keith Sweat- How Deep is your Love
LSG- My Body
Aaliyah (rest in peace)-Back and Forth, One in a Million
TLC- Waterfalls
Boyz II Men- On Bended Knee
New Edition- Mr. Telephone Man, Can You Stand the Rain
Mary J. Blige- My life, Not Gon’ Cry, (I can go on…)
H-Town- Knockin’ da Boots
N II U- I Miss You
Jagged Edge-I Gotta Be
Force M.D.’s- Here I Go Again, Tender Love
We need some of the R&B groups and solo artists to come back. I know that music groups break up for many different reasons. Some of the members can’t get along. Maybe the music contract is not right. Just many things that come along with the industry. All I’m saying is bring the R&B back.
Mary J. Blige-Image by David Mark from Pixabay
Alicia Keys-Image by AliceKeyStudio from Pixabay
3 replies on “Rhythm and Blues”
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So True R and B seems like its dead just like Nas said hip hop is dead luckily groups like Silk Sonic are still trying to keep the essence of R and B alive
Yes, Silk Sonic is doing their thing. Hopefully, we will have some more good R&B in the near future. Thank you, Louis!