R&B Thread Genre • Page 4

yeah its a classic. i didnt check him out till like 2014 i think and had the same reaction

 

I like to sing "Pretty Wings" but instead replace the word "pretty" with "chicken."

 

He definitely feels timeless yet modern in the same sense as D'Angelo, which I think is really cool.

 

R&B Thread, I need your help. My best friend doesn't really know R&B so I'm trying to get him into the genre with a single playlist, ideally between 1-2 hours, with a mix of classic and more contemporary artists. I'm thinking of mostly going from the 70s til now. What are some essential artists/tracks I HAVE to include??

@Chaplain Tappman @cshadows2887 @Jacob Tender @Michael Schmidt @chris-wrecker @Letterbomb31 @cherrywaves @FrankOceansEleven @DeathOrGlory @OotyPa @Chase Tremaine @Gwen @St. Nate get ITT

 

Also it's on Spotify so obviously that means no Prince... and whoever else isn't on Spotify.

 

@beachdude42 I'm not great at classics but these are a few of my picks off the top of my head.

Tamia - So Into You
Brian McKnight - Anytime
Donnell Jones - Where I Wanna Be
Usher - Burn
Mariah Carey - We Belong Together
Destiny's Child - Emotion
Donnel Jones - U Know What's Up
Joe - I Wanna Know
Ne-Yo - Sexy Love
Blackstreet- No Diggity

 

lol

 

Definitely gonna include a lot of these, thanks!

 

too many goodies ill end up naming all of my favorite tracks

be sure to include some ja rule (and ashanti), missy elliot, nelly, and usher

 

Actually. Just give your friend this.

 

Decided to make my playlist chronological of just a lot of essential tracks from the '70s til now.

 

>Clicked expecting to find one of the greatest R&B playlists of all time.
>Wasn't disappointed.

 

Unfortunately... he kinda is integral to an R&B playlist... ehh...

 

I'm gonna have to include at least some R. Kelly once I get to the '90s. It's whatever, I still listen to him and so will others, no sense pretending he doesn't exist.

 

Here's my dilemna... what essential '80s artists should I include in absence of Prince? Spotify and YT both don't have Prince.

 

good track, not an all timer tho. gotta go with "yamaha" for terius probably

you only named two r&b artists here

 

janet, michael, whitney, vandross, isley bros, stevie, gap band, diana ross

 

I never know what counts as R&B and what's funk and what's soul, etc.

The Gap Band - either "Outstanding" or "You Dropped the Bomb on Me"
Luther Vandross - "Never Too Much"
Kool and the Gang - "Celebration"
Janet Jackson - "What Have You Done for Me Lately" or "Escapade"
Mtume - "Juicy Fruit"
Roger - "I Wanna Be Your Man"
Chakha Kahn - "Ain't Nobody"
Marvin Gaye - "Sexual Healing"
Teddy Pendergass - "Love T.K.O."
George Benson - "Give Me the Night"
Cameo - "Word Up"
L.T.D. - "Stranger"

Probably forgetting a lot or missing the genre/sound you're looking for.

 

wow i didnt realize sexual healing was from the 80s

 

Yeah Jacksons stuff is a must... not too familiar with Vandross honestly but I know he was biggest in the '80s... any essential tracks you'd recommend? I know some Diana Ross but mostly '70s stuff from my mom.

 

No this is great! Trying to make this as broad as possible, thanks.

 

Almost done with a rough playlist and then I'm gonna tweak it and do a write-up for my website... thanks to everyone who turned this into a cool collaborative process! I'll share the rough playlist in a few, open to suggestions.

 

Thoughts? Suggestions?

 

I'm at work and it is blocked.

Is it for spotify?

 

Yeah, sorry about that. I'm gonna be publishing it so I'll recreate it as much as possible on Apple Music and YT in a bit, but I'll probably wait til it's finalized.