Genres: Urban, New Jack Swing, Pop-Rap, Pop Active: 80's, 90's, 2000's Born: January 8, 1967 in Chicago, IL
Marvin Gaye, The Isley Brothers, Prince, Rick James, Stevie Wonder, Teddy Pendergrass, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Smokey Robinson, Luther Vandross, Barry White, Keith Washington, Bobby Brown, Lionel Richie
D'Angelo, Mary J. Blige, Babyface, Monica, Teddy Riley, Xscape, Monifah, Dru Hill, Joe, Aaron Hall, Bell Biv DeVoe, New Edition, Keith Sweat, Next, Toni Braxton, TLC, K-Ci & JoJo, Ginuwine, Changing Faces
Jamie Foxx, Ray J, The-Dream, Omarion, Sons of Funk, Syleena Johnson, 98°, Jaheim, Tonéx, Ray Lavender, Toby Love, Lemar, Darien Brockington, Lloyd, Kev Samples, Pleasure P, K'Jon, President Bell AKA The Neo, Choc Quib Town
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Urban R&B producer/vocalist/multi-instrumentalist/songwriter R. Kelly and his supporting band Public Announcement began recording in 1992 at the tail end of the new jack swing era, yet he was able to keep much of its sound alive while remaining commercially successful. While he created a smooth, professional mixture of hip-hop beats, soul-man crooning, and funk, the most distinctive element of Kelly's music is its explicit carnality. He was able to make songs like "Sex Me," "Bump n' Grind," "Your Body's Callin'," and "Feelin' on Yo Booty" into hits because his production was seductive enough to sell such blatant come-ons.
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Release: April 6, 2010
Label: Sexy Intellectual
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Release: December 1, 2009
Label: Jive Records
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