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Reply #30 posted 01/12/10 2:12pm

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I have nothing really against hip hop, but damned if it didn't put a stake into the heart of RnB
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Reply #31 posted 01/12/10 5:58pm

Cinnie

scriptgirl said:

I have nothing really against hip hop, but damned if it didn't put a stake into the heart of RnB


all those 90s acts you can list had hip hop elements though!

"Is My Living In Vain" by Xscape is them singing over a looped drum break (the most obvious hiphop production style)
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Reply #32 posted 01/12/10 6:03pm

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Aww mushy
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Reply #33 posted 01/13/10 12:27am

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I love this song biggrin All of them can sing. Oh this type of ballad was a must for many R&B acts at that time cuz it's not "too R&B" or not "too Pop". Just a soft, easy-to-listen tune that can reach to a wide audience. But, of course, their singing style tells you it's from R&B acts.

Yall talkin bout 90s R&B...I think, back then, we had a lot more R&B singers who grew up with church-singing. Think about the interviews-Q: "When did you start singing?"/A: "I started singing at church" or "I was in this gospel group"
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Reply #34 posted 01/13/10 3:51pm

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inia said:

I love this song biggrin All of them can sing. Oh this type of ballad was a must for many R&B acts at that time cuz it's not "too R&B" or not "too Pop". Just a soft, easy-to-listen tune that can reach to a wide audience. But, of course, their singing style tells you it's from R&B acts.

Yall talkin bout 90s R&B...I think, back then, we had a lot more R&B singers who grew up with church-singing. Think about the interviews-Q: "When did you start singing?"/A: "I started singing at church" or "I was in this gospel group"
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Says who?

I never thought any of these girls could sing.
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