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Genre: new jack swing

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Parent Genre: R&B

New jack swing is a music genre that emerged in the late 1980s and early 1990s, characterized by a fusion of R&B, hip hop, and pop. It features a heavy use of drum machines, synthesizers, and samples, with a focus on catchy hooks and danceable beats. The genre is known for its smooth vocals and harmonies, as well as its incorporation of rap verses. New jack swing was popularized by a number of artists in the early 1990s, including some of the most successful R&B groups of the era.


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Vocals, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Drum Kit, Horn Section, Keyboard/Piano, Synthesizer, Organ, Piano, Drum Machine, Sampler, Turntables

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Most popular new jack swing albums

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Late Night Tales Presents Automatic Soul (Selected and Mixed by Groove Armada's Tom Findlay)
2014
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Lucy Pearl
2000
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Don't Be Cruel
1988
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Level II
2003
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Greatest Slow Jams, Vol. 1
2008
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Make It Last Forever
1987
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It's About Time
1992
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Strictly The Best Vol. 1
1991
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Poison
1990
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Heart Break
1988
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In Effect Mode
1988
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Diary Of A Mad Band
1993
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Late Night Tales: Jamiroquai
2010
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Rated Next
1997
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Set It Off (Music From The New Line Cinema Motion Picture)
1996

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List of new jack swing artists

Here is a list of new jack swing artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the new jack swing genre. You can find out what new jack swing genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namepopularityfollowers
1 47 454774
2 48 608375
3 46 569122
4 37 177452
5 41 208572
6 52 832344
7 40 173659
8 44 235936
9 43 208943
10 48 516790
11 41 239574
12 65 2945589
13 55 1167880
14 63 782144
15 46 269911
16 36 240712
17 60 1884656
18 57 1056824
19 56 1585688
20 56 1362345
21 44 323947
22 49 343212
23 52 441095
24 57 859557
25 49 866264
26 44 558695
27 47 720996
28 50 561710
29 43 381132
30 58 1992359
31 57 1049791
32 37 147588
33 49 653778
34 56 1922638
35 56 1149321
36 54 1398726
37 54 1015475
38 46 313399
39 46 515513
40 39 312576
41 42 284909
42 49 477995
43 45 953537
44 43 347754
45 37 163945
46 44 346558
47 47 750585
48 37 239044
49 37 154019
50 45 576114
51 40 347644
52 53 683134
53 44 179515
54 45 425511
55 53 682654
56 52 626037
57 49 771037
58 54 528443
59 49 741682
60 46 301809
61 50 182125
62 49 1024634
63 48 722420
64 48 1004309
65 43 190757
66 46 519497
67 45 291253
68 50 714022
69 41 321078
70 39 568131
71 51 552305
72 40 296766
73 40 561792
74 40 491184
75 39 319351
76 63 171112
77 38 456714
78 42 342730
79 49 518621
80 53 208010
81 42 563254
82 41 435130
83 46 460672
84 49 375852
85 48 197881
86 45 592801
87 44 241629
88 41 52173
89 39 89950
90 38 168149
91 38 202637
92 37 277911
93 36 144846
94 54 377278
95 45 195850
96 51 251205
97 42 158000
98 39 138991
99 39 3315
100 36 17851

new jack swing playlist created by Chosic

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