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Keith Sweat - 100% match to Next

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... Read more

Dru Hill - 91% match to Next

Urban R&B outfit Dru Hill took their name from the historic Druid Hill Park complex in Baltimore, USA, where all four members were raised. They began their rise to fame in the mid-90s, largely through the intervention of Island Records' Hiriam Hicks - formerly manager of... Read more

Blackstreet - 81% match to Next

Among the most highly rated of the new generation of urban R&B bands, BLACKstreet is the brainchild of gifted musician and producer Teddy Riley (Edward Theodore Riley, New York City, New York, USA). The band, formed in Los Angeles, California, USA, originally comprised... Read more

112 - 76% match to Next

The first R&B vocal group to be promoted by Sean "Puffy" Combs' Bad Boy stable, 112 was formed in the mid-90s by Quinnes "Q" Parker (24 March 1976, Atlanta, Georgia, USA), Marvin "Slim" Scandrick (b. 25 September 1974, Atlanta, Georgia, USA), Daron Jones (b. 27 December... Read more

K-Ci & Jojo - 70% match to Next

K-Ci (Cedric Hailey, 2 September 1969, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA) and JoJo (b. Joel Hailey, 10 June 1971, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA). The Hailey brothers were founder members of Jodeci, the sexually provocative swingbeat outfit who enjoyed several US chart hits during... Read more

Monica - 69% match to Next

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... Read more

Boyz II Men - 68% match to Next

This versatile close-harmony soul unit enjoyed an almost unprecedented level of success during the early 90s, beginning with 1991's US Top 3 debut single "Motownphilly". The original line-up comprised Wanya "Squirt" Morris (29 July 1973, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA), Michael... Read more

R. Kelly - 64% match to Next

Robert Sylvester Kelly, 8 January 1967 (1969 is also cited), Chicago, Illinois, USA. This urban R&B singer-songwriter and producer first made an impact in 1991 with his band Public Announcement, and has since become one of America's most successful solo artists.Read more

Montell Jordan - 62% match to Next

3 December 1968, Los Angeles, California, USA. Montell Jordan made a huge impact in both the US and UK charts in 1995 with the runaway success of his Def Jam Records' single "This Is How We Do It". Utilising a sample from Slick Rick, this celebration of life in South Central,... Read more

Mary J. Blige - 53% match to Next

Mary Jane Blige, 11 January 1971, the Bronx, New York, New York City, USA. Blige was signed to Uptown Records by their head of A&R, Sean "Puffy" Combs. After being promoted by her record company as "The original queen of hip-hop and soul", her 1992 debut album sold over two... Read more