Jsut wonderin wat every lieks to listen to. i personally like Alicia Keyz, Van Hunt, Eric Benet & lloyd at the moment.

Maxwell.

i love classic stuff from the '60s and '70s, but i can't get with the majority of contemporary r&b - it all sounds too slick and overproduced. the most recent r&b i've gotten into is macy gray, and she's not that recent at all, really.

Anxiety said:

Yeah, we gotta be more selective than ever with the current ARR'A and B.
I grew up loving Luther, Marvin and The Temptations. Hey, the way that came out sounds like one big group. Can you imagine; "Ladies and gentlemen give it up for Luther, Marvin and The Temptations!" I'd buy some bloomers to throw on that stage.

Anxiety said:

I agree. Although I did like some of the music that was coming out around 1996-97, or around there somewhere. Stuff like D'Angelo, Rahsaan Patterson, Eric Benet, Aaliyah, and Maxwell. That's about it though. I actually haven't liked anything since that time period, when it comes to modern R&B.

I suppose I could add Meshell, but I wouldn't call her R&B. I can't categorize that woman, she's just so damn funky.

I'm pretty Old School, but out of the young'uns, I like these artists:

Frank Mccomb, Van Hunt, Jill Scott, D'angelo
Meshell Ndegeocello, Deborah Bond, Eric Roberson, Erykah Badu, Vikter Duplaix, Dwele, Donnie, Rashaan Patterson

Way too many to name.

Here are some of mine:

Stevie Wonder
Otis Redding
D'angelo
Babyface
Eryka Badu
Whitney Huston
Barry White
Gerald Levert
Brian McNight
R.Kelly

dsoul60 said:

paligap said:

I think I love you in friendly...I love all God's children sorta way !!!!


Erykah is my fav, I's love her!!! Anthony Hamilton.....Musiq.....

I actually like Avant too....
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Rhondab said:

Oh,Yeah, I forgot about Anthony Hamilton! His album's cool,but I really love the piece he did on Roy Hargrove's CD, RH Factor:


Man, this album has everybody: Dangelo, Qtip, Common, Erykah, Anthony Hamilton, Bernard Wright, etc..Smokin!!

paligap said:

I have that joint....its is very niceeeee!!!!!

Anxiety said:

Co-sign! The only current R&B artist that I follow is Mary J Blige. For the most part, anyone being adverturous in R&B isn't doing a whole album's worth of good stuff. Just a slickly produced single to reel 'em in, then an album's worth of filler. 70s is my fave R&B decade, but I think there were a slew of good artists in the early 80s as well.

paligap said:

to name a few . . .

Right now, Jill Scott, Dwele, Van Hunt and Musiq are in the rotation, and I need to include Amp Fiddler in that too.

paligap said:

Thanks so much! I'm going to check this out! I'm always looking for good neo-soul music. In fact, I just got XM Satellite radio because they have an amazing station 61 - The Flow. Anyways, my favorite R&B artists in the "neo-soul" category are:

Angie Stone - all albums
Jill Scott - all albums
Erykah Badu - all albums
Amel Larrieux - Bravebird
Alicia Keyes - Songs in A Minor
Goapele - Even Closer
Meshell N'Dgeocello - all albums
Sade - all albums
India Arie - all albums
Lauryn Hill - Miseducation (it's been so long I almost forgot her!!)

Rahsaan Patterson - all albums
Van Hunt
Bilal
Martin Luther (similar, but better than Bilal)
Maxwell
Kenny Lattimore
Eric Benet
D'Angelo
Sweetback - various vocalists

I don't like: Calvin (I only like his duet with Angie), Musiq (he annoys me after a while), Anthony Hamilton
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You guys' standards are too high. How come no one has said:

B2K
Ashanti
Brandy
Jaheim
Beyonce
Usher

They move a lot of units! Isn't their music good?

sextonseven said:

namepeace said:

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Redayh said:

Nobody "bet'not" -- and yes, I said "bet'not" -- say anything about the reverend.

sextonseven said:

too commercial
maybe 2 out of all of those will be legends

As for my fav artists:



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Most all R&B from 1975-1985.

RipHer2Shreds said:

The 70s was definitely the golden age of R&B. That's when you had Curtis, Stevie, James, Sly and Marvin in their prime, and when you had fantastic funk/rock bands like EWF, P-Funk, and the highly underrated Tower of Power.

sextonseven said:

Um, no?

How could I forget the person whom I submit as Prince's UNOFFICIAL "heir apparent"?

paligap: not doubting he's good, he is, but I just can't get into Donnie for whatever reason!

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Mya,Sade,Maxell,Curtis Mayfield, Luther Vangross,Aaliyah,Supremes,Surface just to name a few
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