SoulBack R&B Podcast

On this week of the #SoulBackPodcast, we revisit R&B in 1997 and what was going out during that era of R&B. Names that will pop up during this conversation are Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Next, Boyz II Men, Usher, Jon B, Brian McKnight and Joe. We talk about some of our favorite albums and songs from that year and also discuss some of the sleepers that people may have forgot about. We also discuss the industry during that time and some of the trends were happening during that time.

0:00:00 – Reflecting back on the state of the industry of 1997
0:03:15 – Reflecting on Mariah Carey's "Butterfly" album
0:08:35 – Looking at Mary J. Blige's "Share My World" album and Janet Jackson's "Velvet Rope" album
0:16:00 – Reflecting on albums from SWV and En Vogue
0:21:22- Looking back at "Cool Relax" by Jon B
0:26:06 – Looking at Usher's "My Way" album
0:30:00 – Reflecting on albums from Joe, Brian McKnight, Boyz II Men
0:38:40 – LSG's album0

:42:00 – Debut albums from 1997 

0:56:14 – Rookie Of The Year Of 1997
1:01:08 – Top 3 albums of 1997

On this week of the #SoulBackPodcast, we revisit R&B in 1998 and what was going out during that era of R&B. Names that will pop up during this conversation are Brandy, Monica, Whitney Houston, Faith Evans, Tamia, Lauryn Hill, 112, and Dru Hill. We talk about some of our favorite albums and songs from that year and also discuss some of the sleepers that people may have forgot about. We also discuss the industry during that time and some of the trends were happening during that time.

0:00:00 - Reflecting back on the state of the industry of 1998
0:04:16 - Reflecting on Deborah Cox's second album "One Wish"
0:05:25 - Looking at Faith Evans' "Keep The Faith" and Whitney Houston "My Love Is Your Love"
0:10:00 - Reflecting on Brandy's "Never Say Never" album and Monica's "The Boy Is Mine"
0:14:20- Talking about Total and Xscape
0:17:15 - Looking at albums from Montell Jordan, Maxwell
0:20:46 - Reflecting on Keith Sweats' "Still In The Game"
0:22:09 - R Kelly's "R" album
0:26:05 - Looking back at 112 and Dru Hill's second albums
0:34:30 - Rookie Of The Year Of 1997
1:06:05 - Top 3 albums of 1997

On this week of the #SoulBackPodcast, we revisit R&B in 1999 and what was going out during that era of R&B. Names that will pop up during this conversation are Sisqo, Donell Jones, Ginuwine, TLC and Destiny's Child. We talk about some of our favorite albums and songs from that year and also discuss some of the sleepers that people may have forgot about. We also discuss the industry during that time and some of the trends were happening during that time.

0:00:01 - Reflecting back on the state of the industry of 1999
0:02:50 - Reflecting on Donell Jones' "Where I Wanna Be"
0:05:25 - Looking at Brian McKnight's "Back At One"
0:07:30 - Looking at releases from Chico DeBarge, Silk, Montell Jordan, Eric Benet
0:16:33 - Talking about Destiny's Child "The Writing's on the Wall"
0:20:04 - Is TLC's "FanMail" better than "CrazySexyCool"?
0:23:03 - Looking at releases from 702, Mary J. Blige and Mariah Carey
0:33:43 - Looking at the 1999 rookies in R&B
0:44:24 - Rookie Of The Year Of 1999
0:48:30 - Looking back at Ginuwine's "100% Ginuwine"
0:51:00 - Top 3 albums of 1999

On this week's episode, we look back at the New Jack Swing era of R&B. Obviously when we think about NJS, we think of Teddy Riley, Keith Sweat and GUY, but there are so many other names that we had to talk about in this episode. Names that you'll see on this episode are Christopher Williams, Al B. Sure, Karyn White, Jade and Men At Large. We look at the beginnings of the sound as well as the evolution of it from the likes of Michael Jackson, TLC and Boyz II Men. We also talk about some of the biggest hits from that era including "Poison". Lastly we talk about the death of that sound as R&B transitioned to Hip Hop Soul thanks to Mary J. Blige and Jodeci.

0:04:30 - The NJS sound
0:07:45 - The impact of NJS on 80's R&B artists
0:12:31 - Looking back at Keith Sweat, Al B. Sure, GUY
0:19:36 - Michael Jackson experimenting with the sound on the "Dangerous" album 
0:21:00 - Bobby Brown's "Don't Be Cruel" and New Edition's "Heart Break" 
0:26:10 - LaFace's New Jack Swing/R&B sound with Toni Braxton and TLC 
0:31:33 - Was Janet Jackson's "Control" album the start of New Jack Swing?
0:34:00 - The Fresh Prince of Bel Air's impact 
0:36:00 - Looking back at Jodeci's and Mary J. Blige's albums
0:53:48 - Did Dr Dre kill New Jack Swing with the G-Funk era?  

On this week's episode, we talk about one of the most popular discussions on the internet and of course that is debating who is a legend in R&B. We try to go through the list of the most celebrated R&B artists of our time including Usher, Brandy, Monica, Aaliyah and many more to decide whether they fit our requirements. Some of our requirements include quality, impact and longevity. Check out our conversation and see if you agree with our takes.

0:02:02 - The definition of a legend
0:04:45 - Legend vs veteran
0:10:34 - Which female R&B groups would you consider legendary?
0:17:10 - Which male R&B groups would you consider a legendary?
0:23:51 - Which of the 90's R&B teens would we consider legends? 
0:35:00 - Looking at other potential artists that would fit the mold 

On this week of the #SoulBackPodcast, we look back at the entire decade of the 2000's. We've spent the last few weeks revisiting each year and have given our top three albums of each year. On this episode, we each give our top 5 albums of the whole decade and also debate which artists that came from this era are now considered legends. We also brought our listeners to discuss with us, so check it out as it's a lot to uncover.

0:03:13 - Reflecting back R&B from 2000-2009 
0:06:51 - Our top 5 R&B albums of the 2000's decade (Picks include Justin Timberlake, Amerie, Usher, Ne-Yo and Alicia Keys)
0:37:00 - Queen of R&B for the 2000: Usher, R Kelly or D'Angelo?
0:41:15 - Queen of R&B for the 2000: Alicia Keys, Beyonce or Mariah Carey?
0:44:50 - Which R&B artist had the most promise after their debut and did they fulfil their potential?
0:49:12 - Which 2000's artists are now considered legends? 

On this week of the #SoulBackPodcast, we revisit R&B in 2000 and what was going out during that era of R&B. Names that will pop up during this conversation are Jagged Edge, Joe, Jill Scott, Toni Braxton and Musiq Soulchild. We talk about some of our favorite albums and songs from that year and also discuss some of the sleepers that people may have forgot about. We also discuss the industry during that time and some of the trends were happening during that time.

0:00:01 - Reflecting back on the state of the industry of 2000
0:02:40 - Looking back at the 2000 album from the man we're not allowed to talk about
0:05:12 - Reflecting on Jagged Edge's "J.E. Heartbreak"
0:09:45 - The legacy of D'Angelo's "Voodoo" album
0:12:28 - Looking at releases from Dave Hollister, Boyz II Men and Joe
0:19:45 - Celebrating Toni Braxton's "The Heat"
0:22:24 - Releases from female artists like Mya, Erykah Badu, Sade and Tamia
0:28:19 - Looking at the 2000 rookies in R&B
0:44:08 - Rookie Of The Year Of 2000
0:48:00 - Most anticipated album of 2000
0:51:00 - Most slept on album of 2000
0:54:25 - Top 3 albums of 2000

On this week of the #SoulBackPodcast, we revisit R&B in 2001 and what was going out during that era of R&B. Names that will pop up during this conversation are Usher, Aaliyah, Michael Jackson, Alicia Keys and Faith Evans. We talk about some of our favorite albums and songs from that year and also discuss some of the sleepers that people may have forgot about. We also discuss the industry during that time and some of the trends were happening during that time.

0:00:01 - Reflecting back on the state of the industry of 2001
0:03:40 - Looking at the impact of Usher's "8701" album
0:07:20 - Reflecting on Michael Jackson's Invincible" album
0:09:05 - Releases from male artists like Maxwell, Ginuwine, Case, Jagged Edge, 112
0:14:20 - Remembering Aaliyah's self-titled album
0:18:40 - Celebrating Faith Evan's "Faithfully" album
0:20:30 - Releases from female artists like Mary J. Blige, Kelis, Janet Jackson and Destiny's Child
0:27:00 - Looking at the 2001 rookies in R&B
0:44:00 - Rookie Of The Year Of 2001
0:45:15 - Most anticipated album of 2001
0:47:45 - Most slept on album of 2001
0:50:12 - Top 3 albums of 2001

On this week of the #SoulBackPodcast, we revisit R&B in 2002 and what was going out during that era of R&B. Names that will pop up during this conversation are Brandy, Ashanti, Amerie, Tweet and Justin Timberlake. We talk about some of our favorite albums and songs from that year and also discuss some of the sleepers that people may have forgot about. We also discuss the industry during that time and some of the trends were happening during that time.

0:00:01 - Reflecting back on the state of the industry of 2002
0:05:00 - Looking at the impact of Brandy's "Full Moon" album
0:09:15 - Reflecting on releases from veteran artists TLC, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston
0:11:45 - Why does Musiq Soulchild's "Juslisen" album cover have three different colors?
0:13:00 - Looking back at Dru Hill's "Dru World Order" album, Tyrese's "I Wanna Go There" and Boyz II Men "Full Circle"
0:38:50 - Looking at the 2002 rookies in R&B
0:39:00 - Rookie Of The Year Of 2002
0:41:40 - Most anticipated album of 2002
0:43:50 - Most anticipated album of 2002
0:45:50 - Top 3 albums of 2002

On this week of the #SoulBackPodcast, we revisit R&B in 2003 and what was going out during that era of R&B. Names that will pop up during this conversation are Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Anthony Hamilton and R Kelly. We talk about some of our favorite albums and songs from that year and also discuss some of the sleepers that people may have forgot about. We also discuss the industry during that time and some of the trends were happening during that time.

0:00:01 - Reflecting back on the state of the industry of 2003
0:05:40 - Looking at the success of the Willy Wonka album
0:09:15 - Reflecting on Alicia Keys' second album
0:14:28 - Big success for Anthony Hamilton's "Comin' from Where I'm From"
0:18:40 - Albums from Musiq Soulchild and Ginuwine
0:22:32 - Albums from Ashanti, Mya, Monica, Mary J. Blige
0:32:45 - Albums from Jagged Edge, 112 and 702
0:38:50 - Looking at the 2003 rookies in R&B
0:43:51 - Looking back at Beyonce's debut album
0:49:53 - Most slept on albums of 2003
0:51:44 - Most anticipated album of 2003
0:52:58 - Top 3 albums of 2003