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re: What killed mainstream R&B?
Posted on 7/29/16 at 12:15 am to Paul Allen
Posted on 7/29/16 at 12:15 am to Paul Allen
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I'm talking about the 90's where you had acts like Aaliyah, Blackstreet, R. Kelly, Next, Boyz II Men, etc...
It's the one genre, maybe aside from rock, that has completely disappeared from mainstream pop radio stations.
Maybe another reason is the rise of edm? It seems as people tastes in beats/production style has taken a complete 180 from the 90s, and nothing sounds like the r&b from 20 years ago.
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Hip Hop. Lots of classic R&B stations changed formats
Ehhh, dont think so. Rap and hip hop was probably bigger in the 90s than it is now. R&B probably benefitted from the popularity of rap, as there were plenty of crossover songs.
This post was edited on 7/29/16 at 12:20 am
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Posted on 7/29/16 at 6:19 am to 632627
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Ehhh, dont think so. Rap and hip hop was probably bigger in the 90s than it is now. R&B probably benefitted from the popularity of rap, as there were plenty of crossover songs.
Did you listen to the crossover material? Also, I know many blacks who couldn't and still can't stand rap, even in the crossover stuff. I agree with your statement, I was simply pointing out that over the course of time, hundreds of traditional R&B stations changed their formats to a strictly hip hop format, limiting the amount of exposure for pure R&B.
Posted on 7/29/16 at 4:29 pm to 632627
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nothing sounds like the r&b from 20 years ago
That's a 1980's quote.
Posted on 7/29/16 at 6:36 pm to 632627
Good point
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