Contemporary R&B

Contemporary R&B; (also known as simply R&B;) is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B; and funk. Although the abbreviation "R&B;" originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B; is most often used to describe a style of African-American music originating after the demise of disco in the 1980s. Some sources refer to the style as urban contemporary (the name of the radio format that plays hip hop and co... More

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