Ms.MJ Fan2007
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genre-defining is disputed a lot amongst the "experts" and quite subjective but i wouldn't call the post-NJS mainstream stuff New Jack Swing since that had a definite sound to it. it certainly got influences from Riley's/Edmonds' sound but it also drew more from quiet-storm and David Foster ballads etc., and had people like Timbaland (in the mid 90s) add new creative and influential dimensions to it - i think that's worthy of a genre-defining status.I consider 90s mainstream stuff "New Jack Swing" and not R&B. I'd say acts like Jamiroquai, Brand New Heavies, Chante' Moore, Lalah Hathaway, Tony Toni Tone', Eric Benet, Lisa Stansfield, or Sade made real R&B in the 90s