Video: My Favorite Song | R&B's New Guard
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In a heartfelt tribute, R&B artists H.E.R., Coco Jones, Victoria Monet, and Muni Long reflect on their favorite songs from the 90s and early 2000s, highlighting the profound influence of legendary female artists. They discuss specific songs, their emotional connections to the music, and the impactful songwriting of that era. The artists acknowledge how prior generations, including icons like Brandy and Aaliyah, paved the way for their own careers and the evolution of R&B, emphasizing the importance of recognizing and honoring those who have come before them in the music industry.
Everything about At Your Best the way she's singing. She doesn't really get credit for being the vocalist that she was. But that song is really hard to sing.
Music is like a smell. Like, when you smell something, and it takes you right back to that day.
I think 90s, early 2000s R&B, it was such an innovative time. And I really feel like that was some of the best songwriting I've seen, personally.
Every artist is always doing the work of tweaking and opening the door just a little bit more for the people who come behind them.
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