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This list contains singers and groups who performed in the new jack swing (or swingbeat) [1] [2] style, a hybrid style popular from the mid-1980s into the early 1990s. [3] It developed as many previous music genres did, by combining elements of jazz, R&B, funk and hip hop. [4]
New jack swing, new jack, or swingbeat [1] is a fusion genre of the rhythms and production techniques of hip hop and dance-pop, and the urban contemporary sound of R&B. Spearheaded by producers Teddy Riley , Bernard Belle , Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis , new jack swing was most popular from the late 1980s to early 1990s.
Drakeford released three albums as a solo artist: 1992's Comin at Cha , 1997's Timeless (Kedar/Universal), and 2000's Never Too Late (Flavor Unit). His single "Need Your Love", credited to Big Bub feat. Queen Latifah & Heavy D, peaked at #70 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1997. [4]
New jack swing music groups (40 P) Pages in category "New jack swing musicians" ... List of new jack swing artists; 0–9. 3rd Avenue (American band) ...
Pages in category "New jack swing music groups" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
At the time, music executive Gene Griffin was scouting for young artists and owned a label called Sounds of New York, which had artists such as Indeep (known for the “Last Night A D.J. Saved My Life” hit single). Griffin offered Teddy Riley a contract to form the kid group Kids at Work. Sony Music Publishing handled
Taraji P. Henson remembered wearing her favorite outfit to a music festival where some of the biggest New Jack Swing tunes were being performed from Bell Biv Devoe’s “Poison” to Tony! At the ...
Edward Theodore Riley (born October 8, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer credited with the creation of the R&B and hip-hop fusion genre, new jack swing. He is the founder and lead vocalist of the musical group Blackstreet, as well as its predecessor Guy.