Category: New Jack Swing

1988: The Wheels Start Turning

Around the start of 1988, two albums kicked off a new era of youth-driven R&B: Pebbles’ self titled debut, and Keith Sweat’s Make It Last Forever. With the singles “Girlfriend,” “Mercedes Boy,” and “I Want Her,” the sonic landscape of R&B music had become much more rhythmic, thanks in large part to the work of […]