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What is r&b?
Originally used to class music as "Rhythm And Blues", it has evolved to become a mix of different styles of music, such as hip hop, pop and crunk, over a (hopefully) wicked enjoyable beat. Quite easy to enjoy and dance to.
R & B can range from "Waterfalls" by TLC (often called 'old skool rnb) to "Golddigger" by Kyne West to pretty much anything from Outkast, etc.
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R&b - what is it?
Rhythm & Blues, a music genre originating in the late 40's.
Today's popular music, like Destiny's Child and Mariah Carey, is actually NOT R&B. It's hip-hop and some nuthead decided to call it R&B. The real R&B artists are very annoyed by this.
What they call R&B today has nothing to do with original R&B, it's just pop music, says Irma Thomas, legendary R&B singer.
What does "r&b" mean?
Like all genres of music, it used to be a pretty decent genre of music. It actually have some heart and soul into it and it was about problems you can relate to. And it also had an actually blues influence in it with the improvisation on the piano and some jazz and gospel influences as well.
Now R&B is this over saturated stuff that only have about 3 artists that matter - t pain, akon, and the dream and they sing about the same thing.
R&B music back then: Oh baby I really shouldn't up broke with you, I suffered the consequences. I am feeling so bad and I am feeling full of regrets.
R&B now - Shawty damn she's fly, damn she's hot, I wanna fuck her all night long AYYYYYY
Decent current R&B - Mariah Carey, Amerie, Charlie Wilson, etc.
R&b - what does it mean?
"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&b - meaning
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.
R&b - definition
Um... heavy metal fans are not "stupidest" (which isn't even a word). My husband listens to heavy metal (and not the so called "heavy metal" you hear on the radio like Metallica (new stuff). My husband is extremly smart. He graduated with honors in H.S. And he could beat you in any kind of a test, judging by the way you type. Don't judge people by the music they listen to, that is something a stupid person does. It doesn't matter if they listen to R&B or heavy metal, the type of music someone happens to listen to has nothing to do with there intelligence.
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R&b - slang
R&B An Obnoxious form of crap that should not be played on the radio. R&B artists believe that they have the ability to sing... sadly they are very wrong!
Missy Elliot, Snoop Dog, 50 cent... and other R&B 'singers' need I say more.
R&b
What we R&B in the 21st Century really is exactly the same Hip-Hop - the only difference is that in what is considered R&B, the vocals are sung and not rapped. Many artists deemed to be R&B are also considered Hip-Hop. The same producers who produce Hip-Hop produce R&B. So to be safe I suppose we should just call things R&B/Hip-Hop.
Prominent R&B artists include: Usher, Beyoncé, Ne-Yo, Mary J. Blige, etc.
Prominent producers include: The Neptunes, Timbabland, Kanye West, etc.
R&b
1) rhythm and blues
2) The most pointless music ever, worse even than rap. Good example is usher, a third rate singer who has become famous for his "good" looks. people who listen to r&b are generally 13 year old girls or chavs. r&b is nothing like rhythm and blues, despite being named for it. Despite being officially classed as music, is nothing like iron maiden or rage against the machine
1) Stevie Wonder is a r&b singer.
2)Usher, Ashanti and Nelly and all examples of r&b "singers"
R&b
To start off, most of what you consider "r&b" today is not r&b, but hip-hop, there's a difference. R&B originated in the 60s, and still exists today, despite what people say, in good form. However in the 70's, much R&B took a funk-style twist to it.
It usually has mellow or laid back beats and rhytms to it, and quality vocals for the most part.
1) Hey let's listen to some motown, classic 60's R&B!
2) Hey let's listen to some Isley Bros., some good 70's R&B!
3) Hey let's listen to some various artists, true 80's R&B!
4) Hey how about some Aaliyah for some great 90's R&B!
5) Hey how about some Foxy Brown for some good modern R&B!