Whenever a genre goes through rapid transformations that involve new age experimentation for its time, there are always critics. (I Thought It Was Me)? ” and the New Edition reunion track “ Word To The Mutha! ” Poison lived up to what its album cover promised: “Our music is mentally hip-hop smoothed out on the R&B tip with a pop feel appeal to it,” the perfect descriptor for New Jack Swing at its commercial peak. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100), Poison included the slang driven track “ She’s Dope! ” a funky celebration of their moniker,“ B.B.D. Titled after its lead single (which peaked at No. While Bobby Brown emerged as the notorious leader of the pack (with a surprising solo turn from Ralph Tresvant), Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ronnie Devoe kicked off the decade with Bell Biv Devoe’s tone-setting album. Towards the end of the ‘80s, the boy band shifted its line up before splintering into separate acts.

At the forefront of the subgenre- alongside Keith Sweat, Al B.

With fly uptempo rhythms and drum machine-driven beats that fueled house parties, The Arsenio Hall Show, and In Living Color, New Jack Swing seamlessly soundtracked the beginning of the 1990s.

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