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โธ 1987โ1993
New Jack Swing
R&B with a hip-hop heartbeat.
Teddy Riley's invention: silky R&B vocals over hard, swinging hip-hop drums. High-top fades, leather suits, and the sound that ruled late-80s radio and the dance floor.
All 93 tracks
93 tracks
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โธ Did you know
- Producer Teddy Riley coined the genre and built its signature swung drum machine groove.
- Bell Biv DeVoe's 'Poison' is the genre's defining anthem โ 'never trust a big butt and a smile.'