new jack swing era

This weekend on 106.7 WTLC is a “New Jack Swing Weekend” showing love to artists that made this musical move a staple in the mid 80’s to the mid 90’s. For the beginning of the New Jack Swing, we have a list of ten artists who songs were the hottest of the hot of it’s […]

In the 90’s,Teddy Riley was the king of swing – new jack swing, that is. The term was coined by journalist Barry Michael Cooper to describe the emerging hybrid of R&B and hip-hop that was created in part by producers like Riley. 25 years later, Riley is still influencing music. He’s currently working with Blazetrak.com […]