Come and let's celebrate one of the best musical genres in music, ever.

In N-J-S' heyday, I mostly looked down on it, because I was deep into "real" hip-hop at that point (when my Inner Purist was at his worst).

But I couldn't help but love some of it then, and I have a better appreciation for it now.

New Jack Swing reshaped the sound of black music for decades to come. That's a good thing to some, bad thing to others, but it's the truth.

The BIBLE of "New Jack Swing" is "Funk Beyond The Call Of Duty", the 1977 Album by the Late Great Johnny "Guitar" Watson!!!!!

Excellent Idea for a thread Here are my top 10 New Jack Swing Jams

1. Bobby Brown - My Prerogative (1988)

2. Bell Biv DeVoe - Poison (Remix)(1990)

3. Guy - Wanna Get With U (1990)

4. Keith Sweat - Make You Sweat (1989)

5. Jade - Don't Walk Away (1992)

6. Pebbles - Giving You The Benefit (1991)

7. Heavy D & the Boyz We Got Our Own Thang (1989)

8. TLC - Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg (1992)

9.Boyz II Men - Motownphilly (1991)

10. Tony! Toni! Toné! - Feels Good (1990)

You guys may not feel this fits in NJS, but I know it does

JabarR74 said:

You guys may not feel this fits in NJS, but I know it does

I am not familar with them.....but looking at their bio, that was the NJS sound that was its similar to Glenn Medeiros's She Ain't Worth It (1990) which featured Bobby Brown. In my opinion it would have been better if it was just a Bobby's song....Glenn tried, but he ain't funky.

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RJOrion said:

best "new jack swing" album ever? Guy - The Future (1990) case closed

still sounds so great today with no fillers.

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Yes I miss your New Jack Swing threads!

If we just use Teddy Riley's songs only, some of my favorites from him are,

Today - Him or Me

Guy - Groove Me, and It's Just a Fantasy

Heavy D and The Boyz - We Got our Own Thang

Big Daddy Kane - I Get The Job Done

and Teddy didn't work on this song, but an underrated jam is Pause by RUN-DMC

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RJOrion said:

also, all the joints teddy riley produced for Michael Jackson's amazing Dangerous LP... Cant Let Her Get Away (favorite MJ song ever) Remember The Time In The Closet Jam Drive Me Wild Dangerous Why You Wanna Trip On Me teddy and MJ had incredible rhythmic chemistry...

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"Can't Let Her Get Away" was one of my favorites on that album. Even though I had to read the lyric sheet to know what the hell Mike was saying in parts , I still loved the energy in his vocal, and that groove was ever funky. With that being said, I think NJS reached its pinnacle with "Remember The Time". That rhythmic swing was undeniable. It was late in the NJS era but what a way to close it out with Mike. Sure, there were other hits to come after but IMHO, nothing surpassed, "RTT". I won't even go into the world premiere televised special event for the debut of the video.

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UncleGrandpa said:

If we just use Teddy Riley's songs only, some of my favorites from him are,

Today - Him or Me

Guy - Groove Me, and It's Just a Fantasy

Heavy D and The Boyz - We Got our Own Thang

Big Daddy Kane - I Get The Job Done

and Teddy didn't work on this song, but an underrated jam is Pause by RUN-DMC

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Pause was dope.

Most folks prefer Hev's version but I dig this one because it kind of harkens back to late 70s/early 80s R&B.

Kane and Hev were the best at making N-J-S and hip-hop work together.

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