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The 30 Best R&B Music Videos of That Made The 90s. R&B was on a steady rise with endless innovation bringing fresh sounds and beats to the industry. With the breakthroughs came ballads from unforgettable stars like Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston and Janet Jackson to name but a few.
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Head back to the '80s and '90s with powerful ballads from vintage voices like Whitney Houston and Vanessa Williams, alongside mellow soul songs from Babyface and Luther Vandross. 15 Songs, 1 hour, 8 minutes
- Prince and The New Power Generation, ”Diamonds & Pearls”
- Babyface, “When Can I See You”
- Toni Braxton, “You’re Makin’ Me High”
- Maxwell, “Luxury: Cococure”
- Whitney Houston, “Heartbreak Hotel”
- Mark Morrison, “Return of The Mack”
- Mint Condition, “Breakin’ My Heart
- Groove Theory, “Tell Me”
- Michael Jackson, “Remember The Time”
- Xscape, “Just Kickin’ It”
Prince experienced a lot of transitions in the ‘90s—his name change to a symbol, his acrimonious departure from Warner Bros. Records, his transition to independence, his pioneering forays into online retail. But he opened the decade with this gorgeous, glittering expression of pure love, his restrained vocal given a counterpoint by New Power Genera...
Released in 1994 during the MTV Unplugged era, this acoustic gem revealed new depth for a songwriter who was often (unfairly) accused of being somewhat formulaic. Kenneth Edmonds’ forthright and unadorned ballad led to a brief spike in acoustic soul (see The Tony Rich Project’s “Nobody Knows”) and seemed to predict the rise of neo-soul as well. –Mo...
The slinky lead single from Braxton’s 1996 mega-seller Secrets simmered, with Braxton’s vocal performance doubling as an exquisite lesson in self-control—which, it turned out, was right in line with the chart-topping track’s ethos. “That’s what ‘You’re Makin’ Me High’ was all about,” she told the London Independent in 1996, when they inquired after...
Maxwell debuted in 1996 with a mix of D’Angelo’s enigmatic funk and Sade’s airy, slightly remote soul-jazz. But he soon evolved into a remarkably unique performer by stretching neo-soul to its ambient limits, and using abstract images to anchor his songs of love, faith, and heartbreak. Critics initially misinterpreted “Luxury: Cococure,” the first ...
By 1998 and My Love is Your Love, Whitney Houston was as well known for her tabloid exploits with Bobby Brown as she was for her legendary pop career. The great thing about “Heartbreak Hotel,” the lead single from her last great album, was that it reminded listeners that Houston’s musical art, not her Hollywood blockbusters and People magazine head...
Seemingly emerging from out of nowhere, this British one-hit-wonder made one of the most memorable hooks of the decade. (Some have called itthe best song ever, but we wouldn’t go that far.) It’s so killer, in fact, that it essentially overwhelms his lyric about going back on the market after his woman cheats on him. “Return of the Mack” is less abo...
The lush, sprawling ballad from Mint Condition’s 1991 debut Meant to be Mint isn’t only an exquisite expression of how love (or, at least, infatuation) can rip one’s heart in two; it showcases the sextet’s chemistry and talent for pacing, with its nearly six-minute length almost feeling a shade too short thanks to its smouldering build and Stokley ...
Amel Larrieux and Bryce Wilson’s debut single arrived during a fortuitous moment. Though still a viable force, acid jazz and house music had waned in the black mainstream, and neo-soul authenticity had emerged as a potential new force. “Tell Me” alluded to all these sounds with its stride piano, a steadily pulsing beat, and Larrieux’s aching falset...
When the second single from Michael Jackson’s New Jack-embracing Dangerousinitially came out, most of the attention went to its audacious, cameo-studded video, which was directed by John Singleton and featured the Gloved One’s first on-screen kiss (with Iman, who played an ennui-ridden queen). But the song—co-written by New Jack Swing architect Ted...
After the release of Dr. Dre’s The Chronic, R&B briefly swelled with acts that tried to replicate its unhurried lowrider tempo and neo-Blaxploitation funk. (Also see Color Me Badd’s “Time and Chance,” Janet Jackson’s “Any Time, Any Place (R. Kelly Mix),” and Sweet Sable’s “Old Times Sake.”) But Xscape’s debut single was arguably the best. The four ...
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- Janet Jackson "Go Deep" (1998) View this video on YouTube. youtube.com. Director: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris. Album: The Velvet Rope. We've all had this dream before.
- TLC "Unpretty" (1999) View this video on YouTube. youtube.com. Director: Paul Hunter. Album: FanMail. This video for this No. 1 hit cost $1.6 million to produce for a reason.
- Brandy "Baby" (1995) View this video on YouTube. youtube.com. Director: Hype Williams. Album: Brandy. As simple as Brandy's argument about how "fine" her muse is, it was important that she set a stage for herself and she does just that in this video.
- Mya f/ Silkk The Shocker "Movin' On" (1998) View this video on YouTube. youtube.com. Director: G. Thomas Ferguson. Album: Blaque. First things first: This music video requires the massive suspension of disbelief that the dude in the video would cheat on Mya, rather than marry her and move to a desert island somewhere, which would be the natural inclination in the event that Mya agreed to date you.
You have to ask yourself, will the current flavor of R&B yield iconic hits like the contemporary R&B – the adult contemporary, hip-hop soul, New Jack Swing, neo-soul – of the 90s. It’s definitely seems sketchy at times.
today's r&b and throwbacks. from the 1970s, 1980s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. Genres: r&b, soul, hip hop, adult contemporary music, quiet storm and old school.
