new jack swing

Hip-hop soul fusion

New jack swing is a style of popular music from the late 1980s and early 1990s that fuses R&B vocals with hip-hop beats and production techniques.

Artists like Teddy Riley, Bobby Brown, and Bell Biv DeVoe defined the sound, which dominated urban radio before giving way to other R&B styles.

That song has such a new jack swing vibe.

artists

Bobby Brown

  • GuyTraditional English masculine name
  • JodeciNineties R&B group
  • TLCAffectionate attention, abbreviated

En Vogue · Boyz II Men

sound

groove

Narrow cut or routine

sampler · R&B · hip hop · funk · vocal harmonies · bassline · syncopation · sequencer · MIDI · 808

danceable

groove

Narrow cut or routine

  • beatRhythmic pulse or strike
  • tempoRate of musical performance
  • upbeatCheerfully optimistic

energetic · party · clubbing · choreography · footwork · moves · funky · vibe · body roll · running man

production

sampling

Extracting subset for study

crossover · multitrack · looping

era

MTV

Youth-oriented video network

  • BETBlack-focused cable station
  • golden agePeriod of peak prosperity
Categories
Opposites
musical era/innovation

new jack swingMotown sound

Hitsville USA's distinctive style

doo-wop · Memphis soul · quiet storm · neo-soul

production style

new jack swinganalog recording

Continuous waveform sound capture

unplugged

genre fusion approach

new jack swingtraditional gospel

Historic African American sacred music

pure soul · country music · folk music · blues · classical music

Family

jack, swing, newest, newness, renewal, jacks, jacked, jacking, swings

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Positive · Rated G