GENRE · KNOWLEDGE GUIDE
Contemporary R&B
- Genre family
- R&B / Soul
- 1990s recordings
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ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a branch of the R&B / Soul family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Contemporary R&B is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Lutricia McNeal, Honeyz and Mark Morrison.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreR&B / Soul
Current genreContemporary R&B
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CURRENT BROWSING SCOPE
1990s · Contemporary R&B
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordings1990s starting recordings
01Don’t Wanna Be a Player1997 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 02Ain't That Just the Way (The Steve Anthony R 'n' B edit)1998 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 03Sensitivity1991 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 04Moan & Groan1997 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 05Too Gone Too Long1997 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 06Can't Let Her Go1998 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 07Summertime (Ignorance mix)1998 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 08We Can Get Down1998 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 09Read My Mind1998 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 10Playa1998 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
1990s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
1990s albums
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