MUSIC GENRE ∙ Folk ∙ Rock ∙ RnB SOUL ∙ Rap ∙ Pop Hits ∙ World music ∙
RnB Soul 90s
JOURNEY THROUGH 800 RnB SOUL SONGS
RnB SOUL ∙ 1920-40s ∙ 50s ∙ 60s ∙ 70s ∙ 80s ∙ 90s ∙ NEO SOUL 2000s-2010s ∙
RnB 90s
Janet Jackson, Erykah Badu, The Fugees, Timbaland
CONTEMPORARY RnB
∙ 1990 ∙ Hold on (En Vogue) ∙ 1992 ∙ Free your mind / My lovin’ (you're never gonna get it) (En Vogue) ∙ Real love (Mary J. Blige) ∙ Weak (SWV) ∙ Right here (SWV) ∙ End of the road (Boyz II men) ∙ 1993 ∙ Hey Mr DJ (Zhané) ∙ Knockin’ da boots (H-Town) ∙ That’s the way love goes / If (Janet Jackson) ∙ 1994 ∙ 100% pure love (Crystal Waters) ∙ I Wanna be down (Brandy) ∙ If you love me (Brownstone) ∙ Creep / Waterfalls (TLC) ∙
∙ 1995 ∙ Freak like me (Adina Howard) ∙ Brown sugar (D'Angelo) ∙ Tell me (Groove Theory) ∙ Don’t take it personal (just one of dem days) (Monica) ∙ Can’t you see (Total ft. The Notorious B.I.G.) ∙ One sweet day (Boyz II Men & Mariah Carey) ∙ Shy Guy (Diana King) ∙ This is how we do it (Montell Jordan) ∙ 1996 ∙ One in a million (Aaliyah) ∙ My boo (Ghost Town DJ’s) ∙ Pony (Ginuwine) ∙ Return of the mack (Mark Morrison) ∙ Ascension (don't ever wonder) (Maxwell) ∙ Nobody knows (Tony Rich) ∙ You're makin' me high (Tony Braxton) ∙
∙ 1997 ∙ On & on / Other side of the game (Erykah Badu) ∙ Gone till November (Wyclef Jean) ∙ All Cried Out (Allure ft 112) ∙ Love you down (INOJ) ∙ Together again (Janet Jackson) ∙ Too close (Next) ∙ What about us? (Total ft Missy Elliot & Timbaland) ∙ You make me wanna… (Usher) ∙ 1998 ∙ The boy is mine (Brandy & Monica) ∙ Heartbreak hotel (Whitney Houston) ∙ Ex-factor (Lauryn Hill) ∙ 1999 ∙ Say My Name (Destiny's Child) ∙ I Try (Macy Gray) ∙ He can’t love u (Jagged Edge) ∙ You got me (The Roots ft. Erykah Badu and Eve) ∙ No scrubs (TLC) ∙
SOUL RnB
∙ 1990 ∙ Never too far (Dianne Reeves) ∙ This is love (Regina Belle) ∙ 1991 ∙ I love your smile (Shanice) ∙ All true man (Alexander O'Neal) ∙ Let’s chill (Guy) ∙ Breakin’ my heart (pretty brown eyes) (Mint Condition) ∙ 1993 ∙ Freak me (Silk) ∙ Can we talk (Tevin Campbell) ∙ 1994 ∙ Candy Rain (Soul for Real) ∙ 1995 ∙ Shy Guy (Diana King) ∙
1996 ∙ Unbreak my heart (Toni Braxton) ∙ 1997 ∙ Tyrone (Erykah Badu) ∙ 1998 ∙ Nobody’s supposed to be here (Deborah Cox) ∙
JAZZ
∙ 1996 ∙ You can do it (Baby) (Nuyorican Soul ft George Benson) ∙
BLUES-ROCK REVIVAL
∙ 1991 ∙ Texas flood (Stevie Ray Vaughan) ∙ 1992 ∙ How long blues (Pinetop Perkins) ∙ 1999 ∙ It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing (Dr. John) ∙ I'll play the blues for you (Daniel Castro) ∙
RAP / HIP HOP
As of 1979, starting with the song 'Rapper's delight' by The Sugarhill Gang, rap became a popular subsegment of the RnB scene cf. page 'American rap'
e.g: ∙ 1990 ∙ Poison (Bell Biv DeVoe) ∙ Feels good (Tony! Toni! Toné!) ∙ 1991 ∙ Motownphilly (Boyz II Men) ∙ 1994 ∙ Feenin’ (Jodeci) ∙ 1996 ∙ No diggity (Blackstreet ft Dr Dre & Queen Pen) ∙ 1998 ∙ Swing my way (K.P. & Envyi) ∙ 1999 ∙ Caught out there (Kelis) ∙