The best New Jack Swing songs are sonically defined as R&B with production more traditionally associated with hip-hop. But it’s also a culture too. In 1987, writer Barry Michael Cooper went to ...

One of the best eras of R&B music is arguably the '90s ... the emergence of subgenres such as New Jack Swing and neo soul and classic songs being crafted by producers and songwriters such ...

Mixing hip-hop with R&B, New Jack Swing dominated the US charts between 1989 and 1993, and its innovations have left an indelible influence on modern music. In the mid-80s, street-tough ...

R&B tends to change its sound with each new decade. The '70s had soul and disco, the '80s had funk and dance, and the '90s had New Jack Swing and hip-hop. Once the new millennium started ...

With "Poison," Bell Biv DeVoe has been credited with helping to pioneer the new jack swing movement, a fusion genre combining elements of R&B, hip hop, and traditional soul. Bell Biv DeVoe ...

it started a legacy that would follow the R&B group for decades and bring pride to their hometown of Roxbury. Now, as the ...

GREAT R&B music never stops ... who was a pioneer of the new jack swing style of music, and Chauncey Hannibal. With a series of platinum-selling hits and a string of successful albums, Blackstreet ...

Korean R&B artist SAAY is a one-woman powerhouse who ... marks their first single for the Japanese market. Steeped in New Jack Swing, the funky track features smooth vocals and a reinterpreted ...

Mendes’ final long note in his debut of “Nobody Knows” earned the first alert. The second came during the “California Girls” ...

The Rhythm + Flow alum fully steps into the spotlight with her Crybaby, her major label debut LP. Read the Billboard interview. By Kyle Denis Releasing a debut album is understandably daunting ...