Njs4ever.com is the first cyber-destination to thoroughly pay tribute to the New Jack Swing Era and beyond. It was born out of an unquenchable desire to celebrate the unsung heroes of a movement that served as the critical bridge between the plush R&B of the 1980s, and the edgier Hip-Hop/R&B hybrid we enjoy today. Our ongoing mission is to cover New Jack inspired urban music trends from the past, present, and future. In essence, NJS4E is what we proudly call a Pop Culture Purveyor. We deliver the most authentic New Jack-centric experience in existence today through this website, our online forum, our upcoming music compilations, and of course -- our international NJS4E Parties!

Andrew Knyte Chicago, IL	Vijay "Jodecidal" Chandegra London, UK	Nathan "DJ Freez" Veenstra Appledoorn, NL	Jarrell Mason Greensboro, North Carolina	Paul Moriarity Jr. Chicago, IL
Knud-Henrik "K-Bee" Bentzen Copenhagen, Denmark	Steven Mills Wichita, KS	Vish Evo Los Angeles, CA / London, UK	DJ Risky Bizness Chicago, IL	DJ Absoulute Munich, Germany
Donald "The Compiler" Cleveland New York, NY	Jeff Redd New York, NY & Los Angeles, CA	Barry Michael Cooper Baltimore, MD	Ronzeyl "Zeyl 10" Newsome Chicago, IL	Brandon "The New Jack Kid" Wright Minneapolis, MN & Plantation FL

Prologue: In summer of 1999, Andrew Knyte hosts his"New Jack City" radio show at UC Santa Barbara's KJUC-AM. By Winter 2000, New Jack City moves to KCSB-FM until early May 2000.
Once show ends, Knyte decides the Internet is the next place to celebrate New Jack Swing and
sets out in earnest to create the first New Jack Swing website in late 2001.





- The Original Njs4ever.com goes live on February 13th, 2002.

- Njs4ever interviews G.R. Productions/Teddy Riley collaborator Bernard Belle in Dec 2002.





- Time Life Music taps NJS4E's creator for its "New Jack Swing" album released 7/03 (above)



- Njs4ever 2.0 opens its doors on October 20th, 2003 (above); features links to music videos!





- Njs4ever Online Community launches 1/13/04 (above)



- NJS4E teams up with WMOC Urban Net Radio to provide bi-monthly NJS streamcasts (1/13/04)





- Keith "ZappMan" Crenshaw interviews Aaron Hall for Njs4ever (July 2004)










- Keith "ZappMan" Crenshaw lands Troop, Dave Way, and Teddy Riley between March and July '05



NJS West division of NJS4E is created, headed by Keith "ZappMan" Crenshaw (May 2005)



- NJS4E Europe launch party - 8/13/05. (click pic above for special clips & speech by Jodecidal)



(Click logo above for Knyte's video message: "This thing is worldwide, baby.")



(Click logo above for Teddy Riley's video message)



- Njs4ever 3.0 (current version with new forum) launches November 28th, 2005





- Barry Michael Cooper (coined the term "New Jack Swing") makes contact on February 11, 2006



- NJS4E USA holds first party in Chicago on February 11, 2006



Click flyer above to see clips from the night!



(Knyte's Speech: "The night NJS4E set foot in Amsterdam...")



Click flyer above to see clips from the night!

- NJS4E Worldwide Meetup takes place in Amsterdam on March 31st and April 1st, 2006



- NJS4E launches on Myspace on 4/12/2006




(version 1)



- NJS4E's 5th party (and Knyte's first trip to London) - 9/9/06





- NJS4E debuts it's Arsenio Hall Petition ... and we realize this will be a slow burn, but hope
it will become a giant iceberg that CBS/Paramount cannot possibly ignore when all is said and done!



Throughout 2006 and 2007, NJS4E (through the help of insiders like Jarrell Mason, Vijay "Jode" Chandegra, Ronzeyl "Zeyl10" Newsome and SoulGuru) scores audio interviews with:

Donnie Simpson (Video Soul, WPGC-FM)
Brooke Payne (New Edition manager/choreographer)
Cheryl "Coko" Gamble of SWV
Steven Russell (Troop)
Jerry Heller (NWA)
Christopher "Play" Martin (Kid 'N' Play)
Cameron Paul (KMEL San Francisco)
Danny Wood (New Kids On The Block)
Darrell 'Dzo' Adams (Basic Black/911)

and many more...check out Knyte's YouTube channel for the latest and greatest!





- NJS4E's 6th London Party - March 3rd, 2007





- NJS4E's FIRST NEW YORK party co-hosted with reknown Emmy-nominated filmmaker and author Nelson George, and New Jack culture architect Barry Michael Cooper.
Promoted by Miss Nelch and music provided by the Spotlite DJs.



- Jeff Redd delivers a breakthrough performance that becomes a web sensation on the weekend of 7/27, generating over 15,000 views on YouTube once the vid is posted, giving NJS4E the #50 most-watched music video of the week across the entire site!



- NJS4E also scores an exclusive interview with one of our biggest supporters, the one and only Barry Michael Cooper!



In September 2007, NJS4E held its 20th Anniversary Celebrations of New Jack Swing 7 days apart from each other. The first party took place in London on September 1st. The next party took place on September 8th in New York City, and featured performances and an interview by Johnny Kemp which you can check out below:


Johnny Kemp performs "Just Got Paid"


Johnny Kemp Interview - Part 1


Johnny Kemp Interview - Part 2



In October 2007, NJS4E was honored at by the 4th annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors and was voted 3rd best Honoree website in an international poll. During this trip, we met up with numerous luminaries from the New Jack Era and beyond including Teddy Riley, Chauncey Black (Blackstreet), producer Jack Knight, Aqil "EmperA" Davidson formerly of Wreckx N Effect, VIBE Chief Editorial Director Danyel Smith, Andre Harrell, and many many more!



NJS4E lauched its web store in mid-October, featuring hats, T-shirts and more. Special thanks to EVERYONE who has supported this website with a purchase so far. We've been around for about 6 years now -- and we're just going to get bigger and better. We promise...if we catch you wearing one of these items at an event...you will definitely get special treatment. What goes around...comes around! Get your NJS4E gear today! Especially if you believe in what we're doing.




In the fall of 2007, NJS4E was contacted by the North American Entertainment Group (NAEG) to help promote the New Jack Tour featuring Bobby Brown, Aaron Hall, Tony Toni Tone, and on some dates Johnny Gill, After 7, and Levert. That relationship is currently growing, and NJS4E is looking to build on this and to make sure people remain in the know when one of these shows will be coming to a venue near you!

Check the clip below for Bobby Brown performing "Roni"



The New Jack Swing Compilation: New Jack Swing GOLD



NJS4E was contacted by a consultant to Universal Music Group codenamed "The Compiler" who can be found at the forum about a follow-up to the Guy Special Edition CD that was released by Geffen Records earlier in 2007. This website was able to put The Compiler in touch with Barry Michael Cooper, who wrote the liner notes to this CD and mentioned Njs4ever.com near the end. This double CD set featuring some rare remixes as well as classic NJS was made available exclusively at Circuit City and planned for wide release in 2008.

Check out some of the album art below:



(featured above: Ralph Tresvant, Guy, Heavy D & The Boyz)





NJS4E lands an interviews with arguably the biggest star of the New Jack Swing
Era, and one of R&B's most interesting figures of all time, Mr. Bobby Brown



And as Bobby said at the end of our talk with him...the best has yet to come!
(find parts 2 and 3 on YouTube, or on our NJS4E Uncut page)

Also, we caught up with Shawn Stockman of Boyz II Men below as well!



More milestones in 2008 are most definitely to be expected!
Stay tuned...

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