New Jack Swing

Phill Boogie:

Guy. Keith Sweat. Al B. Sure. Bell Biv Devoe. The Boys. Wreckz-N-Effect. Good Girls. Johnny Kemp. Today. Troop. Another Bad Creation. En Touch. BlackGirl. Chukii Booker. Father MC. For Real. Aaron Hall. Portrait. Club Noeveau. Samuelle. Jeff Redd. Color Me Badd. Hi Five. Jade. Christopher Williams. MC Brains...

I blame VH1 for my decrease in productivity. I try not to turn it on when I have things to do, but if any of the above artists' videos are playing, it's mandatory that I stop what I am doing and watch...and maybe dance...and reminisce...and rewind (I have DVR)...and watch again. Keith Sweat does sound a bit like Froggy from "The Little Rascals," but you can't tell me that his first CD isn't a classic. Teddy Riley was the man. New Jack Swing was the ish.

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Randy Bandit:

New Jack SwingNew Jack Swing was the soundtrack to my junior high and high school years. It was just something about those beats! Up until that time, I didn't really do many of the newer dance steps. I was stuck in that Kid N Play phase, until I saw Guy pumping across the stage. It was like dance music had grown an attitude.To say that I bought just about everything that Teddy Riley produced would not be an understatement. It wasn't long before New Jack Swing went commercial though. I mean, Michael Jackson let Teddy do almost an entire album. It was good while it lasted, that sweet spot from 1987 to about 1991 or so.But even today, when I hear a new jack swing beat, I feel my shoulders start to pop and my feet start to slide. What do you do when someone pumps Guy's "I Like"? You go with the flow--twenty years later!