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What is R and B?
"Rhythm and blues" - upbeat, funky music that started in the 60s with the Motown era. Has really gone downhill since then.
Ashanti, Destiny's Child... where has the LIFE gone?
R and B - video
R and B - what is it?
Rhythm and Blues music, or R&B music, was originally termed "race music" and basically included any form of music intended for black audiences. A combination of jazz, gospel, and blues, the term "R&B" was originally coined in the late 1940’s in the United States to be used as a less offensive marketing term. While R&B music has evolved over the years to spawn contemporary genres of R&B sounds, the original genre focused on boogie rhythms and included such famous acts as Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry. The end of World War II produced a surprising call for race music, and the R&B music genre took off as a result. Today’s contemporary R&B music has a distinctly different sound than its forebears, focusing on pop beats and culture rather than the blues, gospel and jazz sounds of previous generations (though those elements are still sometimes present). In the late 1940’s and into the fifties, R&B groups consisted of brass instruments and woodwinds, as well as drums, piano and vocals. These elements were common in jazz bands, but R&B musicians produced a heavier sound with a steady beat. As the fifties progressed, the genre became notable for its sexually suggestive lyrics and provocative dancing associated with it.
R&B: Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke, Earth Wind and Fire, The Five Stairsteps, Lenny Williams, Donny Hathaway, The Isley Brothers, R. Kelly, Nate Dogg, Usher, Dwele, Alicia Keys, Tyrese, Robin Thicke, Joss Stone, Carl Carlton, Bootsy Collins, Chuckii Booker, Kem, Floetry, Sade, Eric Roberson, Gerald Levert, Teena Marie, Silk, Chaka Khan, Jennifer Hudson, Jean Knight, Alfonzo Hunter, After 7, Atlantic Starr, The O' Jays, Percy Sledge, Don Covay, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, Corinne Bailey Rae, Luther Vandross, Kenny Lattimore, Smokey Robinson, Anita Baker, Aretha Franklin, Brenda Holloway, Ciara, Beyonce, Aaliyah, En Vogue, Ginuwine, TLC, Jagged Edge, Boyz II Men, Shalamar, Ne-Yo, Trey Songz, Sly & The Family Stone, Omarion, J. Holiday, Raheem DeVaughn, Tank, Jon B., Ray Charles, Blackstreet, Joe, John Legend, Anthony Hamilton, Lyfe Jennings, Raphael Saadiq, Ryan Leslie, Ledisi, Paula Campbell, Adriana Evans, Nneka, Kindred The Family Soul, Keyshia Cole, Lloyd, Musiq Soulchild, Brian McKnight, Keith Sweat, Jodeci, Leon Haywood, Changing Faces, Avant, Brownstone, Barry White, Mario, Curtis Mayfield, The Four Tops, The Supremes, Bell Biv DeVoe, Jamiroquai, The Impressions, Diana Ross, Lauryn Hill, Al Green, Teddy Pendergrass, Ben E. King, Bill Withers, Isaac Hayes, Carl Thomas, Dru Hill, The Brothers Johnson, Bobby Valentino, PJ Morton, Steve Arrington, The Dream, Keri Hilson, Erykah Badu, Loose Ends, Montell Jordan, I-15, Ray J, and Gnarls Barkley.
What does "R and B" mean?
Riddle. Induced. Bitch. Syndrome.
Comes from women who are usually not considered extremely hot, but because of ERAU's Riddle Vision, They believe they are "hot shit," when on the ranking scale out of 10, they average a 6.
She has a bad case of R. I. B. S. I wish she would shut up and stop thinking she is hot shit. All thanks to Riddle-Vision, that 6 looks like a 10.
R and B - what does it mean?
The older brother of a jazz cigarette. but not so large as a reggae cigar
"Those musician fellows appear to be enjoying an R n' B cheroot or two"
R and B - meaning
Those early 90’s R and B songs that definitely got you and your significant other in the mood for love.
Paul: Hey Mazzella, how was your night?
Sean: It was great man, me and Erica went to dinner and capped off the night at a club and we danced to that smooth R and B buttaz all night long.
R and B - definition
Red Headed Bitch
a person who has red hair and is a bitch
lindsy lohan is a great example of this
but she has already got the name Fire Crotch
<lindsy lohan walks by>
"jessica can you believe how much of a R H B she is?"
R and B - slang
ROB
you know r o b .
the guy in band class whos name is chris or mike or something but prefers to be called rob. why?? no one will ever know. but theory has it ..he is extremely gay. :)
My name is peter but my friends call me rob. You know... R O B rob.
R and B
Recognizable Ownable Bitch
Don't be such an R-O-B.
R and B
Also known as Rip Off Bitch - a woman that pretends to be a woman that will provide Escort services, but instead steals the money and runs.
I called the Escort Agency, and asked to see the barely legal 18 year old girl in their Ad. They sent a 35 year old Rip Off Bitch R-O-B instead! She kept charging me more and more money, but didn't even let me touch her. Then when I complained, she ran outside and disappeared!
R and B
An abbreviation for Rhythms and Blues.
Do you listen to R and B?
Yeah!