Who are the best in the R&B/Soul game from the past 20 years? Here the thing, they have to have debuted in the past 20 years, so no one from '87 and earlier. Sol Artist; Groups/Bands all included (is=f solo artist was in band before '88 but went solo after '88, they can be included, ei: Gerald Levert)

Okay, off the top of my head...

(not in order)


Van Hunt
TLC
Erykah Badu
Maxwell
Lauryn Hill/ The Fuguees
Mary J. Blidge
Tony Toni Tone
Destiny's Child
Toni Braxton
En Vouge


(I'll probably want to change this later a I read other replies )

In no particular order:

D'Angelo
Tony Toni Tone
Lewis Taylor
Me'Shell Ndegeocello
Mary J. Blige
Erykah Badu
Jill Scott
Mint Condition
Brand New Heavies
Maxwell

wait didn't Janet and Luther and Prince debut before '88?

No Guy or Jodeci or Gerald Levert? Bobby Brown went solo in '86.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Guy is 87 .. Bobby's album didn't drop til 88'

Flowers2 said:

Naw, Guy is '88 and Don't Be Cruel (from '88) wasn't Bob;s first solo record (King of Stage).

LittleBLUECorvette said:

http://music.yahoo.com/ar...4-bio--Guy

Flowers2 said:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w...uy_(album)

and

http://en.wikipedia.org/w...g_Of_Stage

LittleBLUECorvette said:

dude.. you using Wiki as a source? ..anybody can type whatever they want there.. you can go right now and erase all that info and put 1990 if you wanted to lol

Flowers2 said:

I know that.Well I have both albums ...

http://allmusic.com/cg/am...fuxqu5ldde

and

http://allmusic.com/cg/am...foxqq5ldse

In no particular order:

Badu
Maxwell
D'Angelo
Guy
Mariah
MJB
Tony Toni Tone'
Raphael Saadiq
Mint Condition
Jill Scott

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Larry Blackmon produced a couple of songs on this LP: Girl Next Door

[Edited 10/4/08 8:39am]

Lauryn Hill
Macy Gray
Jodeci
KC/JOJO
Chris Brown
Johnny Gill
Ralph Tresvant
Ginuwine
Shaniqua Lahonda Johnson
Martha Jones

R. Kelly
Mariah Carey
Usher
Boyz II Men
TLC
Mary J. Blige
Jill Scott
Jodeci
En Vogue
Destiny's Child
[Edited 10/4/08 6:47am]

Brand New Heavies
Maxwell
Me'Shell Ndegeochello
Craig David
Macy Gray
Boyz II Men
Beyonce/ Destiny's Child
Usher
TTD (?)

tane1976 said:

I'm, sorry, I almost called you out. I thought that said Tracy McGrady.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

easy one...


GUY
JODECI
KEITH SWEAT
BLACKSTREET
JANET JACKSON
AL B SURE
BOYZ II Men
Mary .J BLIGE
Mariah CArey
AALIYAH

myloveis4ever said:

1987

LittleBLUECorvette said:

OKEJ Janet is out,.,,, all others are good

myloveis4ever said:

I just meant to bold Sweat,Guy is '88 and Jodeci is '91

MuthaFunka said:

Pretty much...

Timmy84 said:

LittleBLUECorvette said:

You been in H-Town too long, dawg.

MuthaFunka said:

We gettin' past the first round this season buddy.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

And I believe you, too.

r kelly
mary j blige
toni braxton
keith sweat
brandy
erykah badu
tlc
jodeci
destiny child
usher

i didnt include any solo acts that came from a group thats been around longer than 20 years (ie..bobby brown.gerald levert)

namepeace said:

If I thought about it for awhile, perhaps there'd be a couple of substitutions, but overall I think that this list is the cat's meow.

And I'd add that Me'Shell is way too brilliantly elusive to be so easily defined. She'd headline a top 10 list of the overall best musical talents of the past 20 years.

Can't do ten...no order.

Boyz II Men (check never go away acoustic...)
Tamia (check steve harvey innerview....)
Brian Mcknight (check his sunrise serenades on 94.7 the wave then come back...)
D'Angelo (speaks for itself)
Anthony Hamilton (charlene)
Tony Toni Tone
Maxwell
Toni Braxton
Mary J Blige
TLC
En Vogue (Crazy good vocals)
Lauryn Hill
Mariah Carey
Brandy
Monica