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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 568862
4 37 177452
5 41 208504
6 52 832344
7 40 173587
8 44 235868
9 43 208873
10 48 516790
11 41 239488
12 65 2945589
13 55 1167545
14 63 781765
15 36 240622
16 46 269911
17 60 1884656
18 56 1585688
19 56 1054543
20 56 1362345
21 44 323844
22 49 343027
23 52 441095
24 57 859341
25 49 866053
26 44 558695
27 47 720996
28 50 561478
29 43 381029
30 58 1992359
31 57 1049791
32 49 652715
33 56 1922638
34 37 147588
35 56 1146740
36 54 1015187
37 54 1398726
38 46 312858
39 39 312576
40 46 515513
41 42 284909
42 49 477898
43 43 347754
44 45 953085
45 37 163884
46 44 346558
47 47 750585
48 37 153970
49 45 576114
50 37 238950
51 35 313364
52 40 347644
53 53 681970
54 53 682654
55 45 425344
56 52 625601
57 44 179435
58 54 527452
59 49 770880
60 49 741513
61 46 301809
62 50 182125
63 49 1024634
64 48 722420
65 48 1004309
66 47 197442
67 43 190681
68 46 519497
69 50 714022
70 41 320958
71 45 291253
72 39 567985
73 51 552155
74 40 296766
75 40 490974
76 40 561792
77 63 170903
78 39 318717
79 38 456600
80 42 342730
81 49 518621
82 53 208010
83 42 563254
84 41 435130
85 46 460672
86 49 375852
87 45 592801
88 44 241546
89 41 52173
90 39 89950
91 38 168149
92 38 202637
93 37 277911
94 54 377278
95 45 195850
96 51 251205
97 42 158000
98 39 138928
99 39 3315
100 36 17851

new jack swing playlist created by Chosic

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