MickyDolenz said:

phunkdaddy said:

Get yo old ass out of the 80's for a minute.

I thought it was the late 1970's. The 80's is Whitney Houston & Freddie Jackson.

Vain like that early 80's synthesized funk like a lot of us old schoolers.

I joke with Vain like that every now and then.

I don't know if she qualifies here because Wikipedia cites her genres as Hip Hop, Trip Hop & related, but I love Neneh Cherry ,love her 'Woman' song, and also her '7 Seconds' with Yousou N'Dour - that one is nearly iconic imo.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neneh_Cherry

phunkdaddy said:

vainandy said:

Absolutely none of them.

Get yo old ass out of the 80's for a minute.

Old???? Hell, I'm too young for all this slow dull shit these days. I can't help it if I remained young while the rest of the world developed the tastes of senior citizens.

smoothcriminal12 said:

Voodoo - D'Angelo.

The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill - Lauryn Hill.

Mama's Gun - Erykah Badu.

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite - Maxwell.

All I can really think of for now...

I'm getting 2 damn old 2 remember these things I'll name the artist instead:

Frank McComb

Prince

Ledisi

NDambi

D'angelo

Kwele

Eric Roberson

Van Hunt

Meshell

Lauren Hill

Kill Hill

Donnie

Rahsaan Patterson

Musiiq's 1st project

John Stepenson (before he changed his name 2 John Legend)

Mint Condition

Raphael Saddiq

Chico Debarge

Tonex/BSlade

Martin Luther

Rachelle Ferelle

Maxwell

Charlie Wilson

Eric benet

India Arie

Teedra Moses

Eric Badu

Jill Scott

Conya Doss

Darien Brockington

Raheem Devaughn

Toni Braxton

Dwele

Chante Moore

Mary J Blige

Lewis Taylor

Amel

Sweetback

Floetry

Bilal

vainandy said:

phunkdaddy said:

Get yo old ass out of the 80's for a minute.

Old???? Hell, I'm too young for all this slow dull shit these days. I can't help it if I remained young while the rest of the world developed the tastes of senior citizens.

vainandy said:

phunkdaddy said:

Get yo old ass out of the 80's for a minute.

Old???? Hell, I'm too young for all this slow dull shit these days. I can't help it if I remained young while the rest of the world developed the tastes of senior citizens.

Isn't Ozzy Osbourne a senior? I don't think his music is slow or soft, although he did do a duet with Miss Piggy. B.B. King is around 86 and he's not dull either.

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Tony Toni Tone - House of Music (I think "Wild Child" is the best R&B song of the past 20years)

Van Hunt - Popular

Raphael Saadiq - The Way I See It

Maxwell - Embrya

Erykah Badu - Worldwide Underground

Donnie - The Daily News

Seun Kuti - Seun Kuti & Egypt 80

Thundercat - Golden Age of Apocalypse

Cody ChesnuTT - The Headphone Masterpiece

Musiq - Juslisen

Bilal - Love for Sale

EDIT: How could I forget Bilal?!

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MickyDolenz said:

vainandy said:

Old???? Hell, I'm too young for all this slow dull shit these days. I can't help it if I remained young while the rest of the world developed the tastes of senior citizens.

Isn't Ozzy Osbourne a senior? I don't think his music is slow or soft, although he did do a duet with Miss Piggy. B.B. King is around 86 and he's not dull either.

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You don't get it. Old people aren't the senior citizens these days, young people are. Since the 1990s, the roles have been reversed.

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silverchild said:

Alot of you have some great choices on here....but how can we forget Rahsaan and Me'Shell?

We didn't. See reply No. 7. I almost reached for Cookie but Bitter is IMHO a true R&B record. Good looking out for both great artists . . .

Graycap23 said:

I'm getting 2 damn old 2 remember these things I'll name the artist instead:

I thought that you didn't listen to anyone, but Prince...

Unholyalliance said:

Graycap23 said:

I'm getting 2 damn old 2 remember these things I'll name the artist instead:

I thought that you didn't listen to anyone, but Prince...

I listen 2 any and every one who appeals 2 me.

2000 and beyond:

1. Ghetto Love - Jaheim

2. Worldwide Underground - Erika Badu

3. Soulstar - Musiq

4. Damita Jo - Janet Jackson