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New jack swing is a hybrid style of rhythm and blues (R&B) combined with hip hop, popular from the late 1980s to early/mid-1990s. Its sound is a blend of the sporadic hip hop "swing" beats (so called because of the extreme use of rhythmic improvisation), which were popular during the golden age of hip hop, with contemporary r&b style singing.

Also called "new jack R&B" or "swingbeat", the term was coined either by journalist and New Jack City co-writer Barry Michael Cooper or music artist and producer Teddy Riley who invented this style in the experiment of integrating various rhythms, samples and production techniques with the urban contemporary sound of R&B. The style developed in a way similar to many previous styles, as a new combination of older styles. Some songs were comprised of rhythmic beats with music, while others had singing alternating with rap sections over this same type of music. In short, New jack swing is mellifluously soulful solo or harmonizing vocals sung over rhythms and "street" beats derived from urban musical influences. This style of music melded into the form of hip-hop that is widely popular in today's music. New jack swing is also known for its aggression, swaggering and addressing romantic themes and lyrics. The music also had an impact on other musical genres and resulted in a new jack swing era, which lasted from 1987 to approximately 1994. That era was celebrated by all things "urban" in popular culture across the mass media.

New jack is a slang term that has several, different meanings, but most obviously, simply means someone who or something that is new. Swing refers to the rhythmic pattern, which always consists of straight 8ths, 16th note shuffles and 16th note swing patterns.

List of new jack swing artists

7669 Aaron Hall After 7 Al B. Sure! Alexander O'Neal Alyson Williams Andrew Logan Another Bad Creation Babyface Basic Black Bell Biv DeVoe Bingoboys BlackGirl Blueboy Bobby Brown Boyz II Men Brownstone Tevin Campbell Christopher Williams Colonial Cousins Color Me Badd Damian Dame Damion Hall En Vogue Entouch Escoffreys Ex-Girlfriend Father MC Finest Hour For Real Foster & McElroy

The Gap Band Gerard The Good Girls Guy Gyrlz Heavy D Hi Five II D Extreme Jade James Ingram Jamm Brothers Janet Jackson Jeff Redd Jodeci Joe Public Johnny Gill Johnny Kemp Jus' Cauze Karyn White Keisha Jackson Keith Sweat Kiara Ladae! Lady Levi Lance Romance Le Gent LeVert Lo-Key? Lorenzo Loose Ends Main Attraction Meli'sa Morgan Men at Large Modest Fok Naturally Seven Nayobe New Edition Nikki D

Nu Soul Habits Nuttin' Nyce Ol' Skool Pebbles Portrait Prince Ralph Tresvant Riff Samuelle Shanice Small Change Soul II Soul Soultry Special Generation Stephanie Mills Stevie Wonder SWV Teddy Riley Terry Ellis The Boys The Force M.D.s Timex Social Club Timmy Gatling TLC Today Tony Terry Total Trey Lorenz Troop Tyler Collins U.N.V. Voices

External links

• NJS4EVER - Celebrating New Jack Swing and The Soul of Urban Music from the Past, Present and Future

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