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Musicians practicing the 1980s R&B-hip hop-dance fusion style
This list contains singers and groups who performed in the
new jack swing (or swingbeat)
[1]
[2] style, a
hybrid style popular from the mid-1980s into the early 1990s.
[3] It developed as many previous music genres did, by combining elements of
jazz ,
R&B ,
funk and
hip hop .
[4] The sound of new jack swing comes from the hip hop "swing" beats created by
drum machine and hardware samplers
[5]
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q Heller, Jason (30 September 2010).
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t Carter, Kelley L. (10 August 2008).
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w Williams, C.L. (6 October 2011).
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Kot, Greg (4 November 1991).
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g Gonzales, Michael A. (10 November 2011).
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f Mlynar, Phillip (19 July 2011).
"The Top 10 New Jack Swing Anthems of All Time" .
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e Sakamoto, John (13 October 2011).
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^ Lang, George (20 April 2001).
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^ Lytle, Craig.
"Brian McKnight – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 7 August 2016 .
^ Kellman, Andy.
"Jeff Redd – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 26 July 2016 .
^ Brown, Joe (13 August 1989).
"The Divas With the Die-Hard Fans" .
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^ Brown, Ethan (25 October 2004).
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^ Blount Danois, Ericka (9 May 2011).
"Rollin' with Raphael" .
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^ Redley, Simon.
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^ Huey, Steve.
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^ Considine, J.D. (18 June 1993).
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