Listen to "Human".

You think Human is R&B? The closest thing to R&B on that album is "The Definition".

While the vocals are soulful, the overall songs are not. Brandy's last official R&B song was "Dig This" from that Tyler Perry movie.

I mean I get an good ol' R&B feeling that I don't get in other albums, I mean it's pop too though.

I never thought as R&B as being dead but blended in with other genres as of 2000-present. I think R&B now as hip-hop when rappers started doing songs with rock and metal bands stemming back into the 80s with Run-DMC and Aerosmith's "Walk This Way".

Tierra spurting out utter ******** is too priceless.

That's called a good album, sis.

for me it died when Left Eye died....and tlc was gone...

Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing)

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You forgot to put #You Make me wanna" and "Nice and Slow" by usher and all Aaliyah songs, especially "More Than a woman", "Try Again" and "Rock The Boat" <3333

Aaliyah <333
dont forget 'Are You That Somebody'

Monica too
The First Night and Angel of Mine


both songs really cool and the videos (are you that somebody n the first night) with the really cool choreography

OMGGG BRING THOSE DAYS BACK!

LMAO I knew you would respond..... thats why I love ya.

I'm just SAYING.

Yay, my first post. Ok, back to the topic. I just...don't...understand. Your calling Beyonce's music bull sh!t anthems when you have Ms. 1,2 Step as your icon?? Ms. Goodies and Go Girl??? Oh really? It doesn't get more sh!tastic than Ciara. Beyonce's worse "sh!t anthem" sh!ts over Ciara's career and thats a fact. Not trying to start an argument but that comment was one of the craziest things I've ever heard. As far as this topic goes...R&B is not dead. Its just not selling. The moment people start to crave R&B/soul music the sooner it'll be on top. People just need to buy it, its not like its not there. Tamia is a perfect example...but people are so busy saying that its dead that theyre not taking the time to look for it and share it with others. Beyonce hasn't been R&B since her first album with DC...how many people actually remember that? I also don't understand why people are saying they "sold out". Is it because they were black and decided they wanted to crossover and turn pop? So R&B music is the only type of music black people should make and if they crossover they're selling out? They saw an opportunity, ran with, and continued to push R&B together with pop...they infused it. Thats why you have songs like "If" and "Cater 2 U"...or is that not R&B either? I agree with the other people who said that its just a cycle...and it'll be on top again one day.

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I agree with everything u said
But People on this site seems to blame Beyonce for any and everything...I have gotten use too it.

It's not so much Beyonce as it is the media's representation of Beyonce. They always say "the queen of R&B" or something like that. The media has effortlessly brainwashed the less muscially-inclined into believing that she's an R&B artist, and they outweigh us for sure..

I have never heard the media label Beyonce as the Queen of RnB