Can you pinpoint the exact year r&b groups died?

[Buckeye Fever]

Now, you got non-singin' ass nikkaz gettin' airplay, singin' shyt like

I will giiiiiiiiive you the world, baby girl, you just gotta be worth it

 

[Worthless Loser]

If you combine album releases and when that album hype died down. It was a slow death that lasted from 2002 to 2006.

-TLC was done after Lefteye died and their last big album in 2002.
-Boyz II Men released their final album on a big label in 2002 and it didn't have much success.
-Dru Hill released their last "big "album in late 2002. That album hype died down by 2003.
-B2K had broken up by 2004.
-New Edition put out their final album on a big label with Puffy in late 2004 and that flamed out very quickly.
-112 was done after that album in 2005. After they left Puffy in 2002, they started to go down, but they still managed to have a few hits.
-Jagged Edge was done by 2006.
-Destiny's Child was done by 2006.

 

[smokeurobinson]

Death of R&B is Trey Songz fault...he was the one who had next, but soon as he cut them braids he started this era of Rap & B then Chris Brown followed suit.

I'm pretty sure R Kelly,and Mary J Blige started the era of Rap & B

 

[C-NICE]

R&b is not dead. It just doesn't get the machine push that it used to.

Gregory porter
H.e.r
Summer Walker
Queen naija
6lack
Bryson tiller
Ella mai

Are a few that I consistently listen to who has put out good r&b music and their albums are quality. It's a lot more too

The only thing is, the machine is not turning anymore of these soulful r&b folks into stars like they used to in the 80s and 90s. But honestly who cares what mainstream feels. If you love music you have to search out for who got quality material. That's what I do. I dont wait until the radio and tv shows tell me who hot. I like how things are nice underground feel to it and it keeps those artist hungry and raw in what they produce. If mainstream gets too involved r&b will turn back to the halftime pop show.

at that list rnb def dead and as far as groups I would say day 26 was the last group really poppin so 2007 was the extinction year for me

 

[Yaboysix]

The white folks killed it with NSync ,backstreet boys 98 degrees and what ever other corny boy band they came out with.

 

[JayStarwind]

Yeah around 2004-2005 to me. B2K/Pretty Ricky was the last popular group. But if you wanna say 03 with the end of Destinys Child, I wouldn't disagree.

I think this is the right answer. No group has had a large impact since Destiny Fulfilled in 04'.

 

[The Amerikkkan Idol]

I'm pretty sure R Kelly,and Mary J Blige started the era of Rap & B

They're legitimate soul singers though.

They just happened to have a Hip-Hop "attitude"

 

[hayesc0]

They're legitimate soul singers though.

They just happened to have a Hip-Hop "attitude"

I think he's talking about when they would literally rap sing verses.

 

[smokeurobinson]

They're legitimate soul singers though.

They just happened to have a Hip-Hop "attitude"

They were using Hip Hop drums and rapping. Babyface, Toni Braxton, Mariah and Guy were the biggest representatives of R&B to the new crowd around that same time....R Kelly and Mary were the first ones who switched it up from the R&B tradition....Actually Teddy Riley was the first to really bring the hip hop elements to R&B then BBD right after......but it was R Kelly and Mary who really set it off....Wasnt no Trey Songz and Chris Brown


I'll wait for your response a 2 am like always

 

[keond]

Pretty Ricky only had one nikka singing so IDE see them as a R&B group forreal

Exactly. To me Dru Hill and Jagged Edge are the last impactful male Rnb groups. I guess you can throw Next in there as well, but I never like them

 

[Blankthawtz]

whatever year this pic came out....

 

[13473]

Queen naija

is she even signed? she seems to be just a youtube chick who put music online. there is no reason for the machine to push her if so

 

[010101]

omarion went solo & it was a dub ha*

 

[Ol’Otis]

Ella mai

 

[Ol’Otis]

I'm pretty sure R Kelly,and Mary J Blige started the era of Rap & B

More like teddy riley and Bobby Brown