Changing Faces ~ Similar Artists
Xscape
- 100% match to Changing Faces
An initially rather laboured attempt at emulating the swingbeat success of SWV and their ilk, this four-piece was assembled in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, by writer/producer Jermaine Dupri, who was previously the force behind Kriss Kross' chart success. However, there was an...
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Faith Evans
- 83% match to Changing Faces
10 June 1973, Lakeland, Florida, USA. Most famous for having been married to hardcore rapper the Notorious B.I.G., R&B singer Faith Evans originally rose to prominence by singing background vocals and co-writing songs for Mary J. Blige, Color Me Badd and Tony Thompson. She...
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Jodeci
- 75% match to Changing Faces
Among the more eloquent practitioners of "new jack swing" or swingbeat, Jodeci enjoyed huge success in the USA during the 90s. The band was formed by two pairs of brothers: Joel "JoJo" (10 June 1971, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA) and Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey (b. 2 September 1969,...
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Total
- 75% match to Changing Faces
This New Jersey, USA-based female trio's sound is commonly described as "new jill flava", shorthand for a smooth mix of soul, hip-hop and funk closely modelled on the swingbeat style of Mary J. Blige and male counterparts Jodeci. Comprising singers Kima Raynor, Pam Long and...
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Monica
- 73% match to Changing Faces
Monica Denise Arnold, 24 October 1980, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Alongside Brandy, Monica was the most successful of the new breed of urban R&B female vocalists to emerge in the mid-to late 90s. Monica Arnold grew up in the College Park suburb of Atlanta, and was immersed in...
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Gina Thompson
- 67% match to Changing Faces
Vineland, New Jersey, USA. A competent but somewhat uninspiring mid-90s addition to the long list of Mercury Records R&B divas, Gina Thompson made her debut with Nobody Does It Better in 1996. In keeping with the times, the first single to be taken from it, "The Things That...
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702
- 66% match to Changing Faces
A vocal R&B trio named after its Las Vegas, Nevada, USA home area code, 702 made their long-playing debut for Michael Bivins' Biv 10 Records label in 1996. Bivins first became acquainted with the group in 1991 after they improvised an audition piece for him at the music...
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Keith Sweat
- 63% match to Changing Faces
Keith "Sabu" Crier, 22 July 1961, New York, USA. A veteran of contemporary R&B, acknowledged master crooner Keith Sweat has presided over a musical style that has evolved enormously since his double-platinum debut album, Make It Last Forever, was released in 1987. In that...
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Brandy
- 62% match to Changing Faces
Brandy Norwood, 11 February 1979, McComb, Mississippi, USA. Among the best of the crop of female urban singers to emerge in the mid-90s, Brandy soon established herself as a multi-media star. Her career in entertainment began early - at the age of 15 she was nominated for a...
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Swv
- 61% match to Changing Faces
Acronym for Sisters With Voices, these "ghetto sisters" from Brooklyn and the Bronx, New York, comprised the talents of Coko (Cheryl Gamble), Taj (b. Tamara Johnson) and Lelee (b. Leanne Lyons). Shaped by swingbeat producer Teddy Riley to reflect streetwise dress and attitude,...
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