New jack swing
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New jack swing is a hybrid style of rhythm and blues (R&B) or soul music combined with hip hop, popular from the late 1980s to early/mid-1990s.
Also called "new jack R&B" or "swingbeat", the term was coined either by journalist and New Jack City co-writer Barry Michael Cooper or music artist/producer Teddy Riley who invented this style in the experiment of integrating hip-hop rhythms, samples and production techniques with the urban contemporary R&B sound. The style developed in a way similar to many previous styles, as a new combination of older styles. Some of the songs had only hip-hop beats, some had rap sections alternating with singing. New jack swing is mellifluously soulful solo or harmonizing vocals sung over funky, rap rhythms.
List of new jack swing artists
- Another Bad Creation
- Basic Black
- Bobby Brown
- Bell Biv DeVoe
- Blackstreet
- BlackGirl
- Boyz II Men
- Bubba
- Tevin Campbell
- Color Me Badd
- Chuckii Booker
- En Vogue
- Father MC
- Five XI
- Force M.D.s
- Force One Network
- Foster & McElroy
- Guy
- Aaron Hall
- Highland Place Mobsters
- Immature/IMX
- Keisha Jackson
- Lataesha
- Janet Jackson
- Joe Public
- Johnny Kemp
- New Edition
- Michael Jackson
- Me 2 U
- Mint Condition
- Ol' Skool
- Profyle
- Riff
- Al B. Sure!
- Keith Sweat
- SWV
- Timex Social Club
- Today
- Tony! Toni! Toné!
- Tony Scott
- Total
- Troop
- II Close
- Whistle
- Alyson Williams
- Wreckx-N-Effect
External links
- NJS4EVER - Celebrating New Jack Swing and The Soul of Urban Music from the Past, Present and Future (http://njs4ever.com/main.html)
- An online forum to discuss New Jack Swing and more! (http://njs4ever.net)
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