The feel good vibe of Chaka’s hit still has many grooving to it. Baker’s celebration of her lover has made many revisit the song on Adult Contemporary R&B stations.Ĭhaka Khan – “What Cha’ Gonna Do For Me?” It’s why “Sweet Love” was able to pull the listener into the lyrical love trance. There’s nothing like Anita Baker’s voice.
Aretha’s voice over a lively beat was sure to have people rocking their heads for years to come. The song is still the battle cry for demanding justice, appreciation or just outright respect. Hill’s “That Thing” still has us harmonizing like back in the day. Lauryn hasn’t delivered another album quite as jarring as “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,” but the classics released from it have held us over. And no matter how bad the situation she sings of is, it’s still a groove you sing to, marking many songs Nippy had us chirping to. The Voice’s spine tingling croon delivers the forlorn cry of a hurt lover. Whitney Houston – “Saving All My Love For You” Lopes, may not find the scenario ideal, but the song is the perfect eye-for-an-eye. “Creep” reminds the cheated that you can get your swerve on, too.
Not to mention, it reminds each of us that it is OK to speak up for yourself. It’s the perfect way to call out the disrespect black women face daily. Queen’s opening words sum up the reason we’ve fallen in love with this song. The accompanying clever video made the song one not to forget. The song, reminiscent of a brasher “Not Gon’ Cry,” made being angry OK and shows eccentricity in Black women is a must have!Ī throwback to the sixties and seventies soul sound, Alicia’s hit takes us back to school crushes and in-class daydreams. Who could forget the first girl to scream on a track? Kelis’ anthemic break up song catapulted her into our hearts. Kelis – “Caught Out There (I Hate You So Much Right Now)” Whatever the case, here are a 20 songs that we simply cannot get enough of.
I'm sure that there are a lot more that should probably be added.Have you ever been riding in your car or working out to your favorite playlist and your song comes on? Yep, you’ve been there it’s the one you have to listen to when it plays at a party or perhaps it’s a quick pick me up. I've named the top R&B tracks that have helped me deal with many breakups and broken hearts over the years, below. From Lauryn Hill's "Ex-Factor" to TLC's "Creep," I know there's a cure for my heartache somewhere within. Bottom line, if I want to get over, or make sense of, a breakup, I'm whipping out an entire playlist filled with nothing but '90s classics. Not to completely discount newer artists, but Bryson Tiller has nothing on Sisqó - and that's coming from someone who's a fan of TRAPSOUL. Blige or Deborah Cox left when talking about cheating that I get from Kehlani. I totally don't get the same feeling that Mary J. Is it just me, or does it seem as though '90s artists knew more about heartbreak than those in the new millennium? There's just something about real R&B that evokes so much emotion. We might've been a little too young to fully understand the lyrics at the time, but that didn't stop us from obsessing over the top R&B breakup songs of the '90s.
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