I am a HUGE fan of R&B. As a kid I used to sing all big songs in the car like I was apart of the groups. Boyz II Men and Jodeci were my favorites, and when 112 came along they blew me away like no other. When I graduated high school back in 03 I started to get into some of the old school in addition to what I grew up with. Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, and Jackie Wilson are now on my palette. R&B reached such a big rise of talent in the 90s, but the industry somewhat killed itin terms of what is mainstream. The 90s was so many good singers at the same time, and the only downfall was that the shelf life of an artist has dwindled as time went on. I think if you took many acts from the 90s(En Vogue, 112, Dru Hill, Boyz II Men, Brownstone, Toni Braxton, etc.) they would have had long term success like some of the old Motown acts. The thing that got lost IMO after the 90s was raw talent. Some of the people I named just couldn't be made. You couldn't just get 3 girls together, and expect them to be good like SWV. You had to find the talent, but they forgot how to do that. Record companies got so cocky about making stars that they don't even try to "find" talent anymore. It's like they just get some relatives or friends, and they just manufacture them. As I say with Hip Hop though, thank God for the underground. There is really no underground R&B movement, but there are some serious indy artists that are great by any standard. I wanna show them a little love here if ya don't mind.
Glenn Lewis-Beautiful Eyes
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This next one is my favorite female. She sounds so good that I'd marry her for her voice!
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Teedra Moses- Closer
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Passion- Desperately
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Lina- Smooth
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This next guy can be hit or miss, but when he hits he is good. Plus he is the same age as I am. lol
Urban Mystic- Best Part of My Day
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