People's Choice #68: New Jack Swing
Added 2025-06-03 08:27:50 +0000 UTCThis Week's Theme: New Jack Swing
Next Week's Theme: Open (any artist, any genre)
Songs covered this week, in order:
• Hi-Five – “I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)”
• Bell Biv DeVoe – “Poison”
• Guy – “Groove Me”
• Janet Jackson – “Rhythm Nation”
• Bobby Brown – “Every Little Step”
• Keith Sweat – “I Want Her”
• Michael Jackson – “Remember the Time”
• Bruno Mars, Cardi B – “Finesse – Remix”
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Replacing Ja Rule with 50 is hilarious since they have one of the biggest rap beefs 😂
KBG
2025-09-26 03:37:38 +0000 UTCYall gotta watch the video to Micheal Jackson-remember the time. It mandatory you’ll gone love it
MarQuelle Johnson
2025-06-11 11:41:20 +0000 UTCTeddy Riley put the Neptunes (Pharrell, Chad Hugo, and Shane) on the scene. They were kinda like his apprentices. Bell Biv ,Devoe were in the group New Edition along with Bobby Brown. Lastly, you guys should really check out the video "Do you Remember the Time" by Michael Jackson. The video was a major deal when it was released. Naomi Campbell and Eddie Murphy were in the video as well. It was shot back when artist would spend millions of dollars on videos, it's really dope! Great job guys!
Jay Miller
2025-06-07 00:45:45 +0000 UTCGreat review on all songs! New Jack Swing is one of my favorite genres . I think you all should check out more Xscape! PC #69 Xscape - Tonight All the women have a verse and the song will leave you in awe especially with that strong bass line😉
EazyBadmon
2025-06-06 00:43:44 +0000 UTCPC: 69 - Street Dreams (Remix) - Nas Ft R. Kelly
Arinesha Jackson
2025-06-06 00:33:05 +0000 UTCPC # 69-Two southern sub genres Too Long-King George (Southern Soul/Blues) Hold On or Gimme All Your Love-Alabama Shakes (Southern Rock)
Precious
2025-06-06 00:08:38 +0000 UTCThat's what I came here to say!
Earlona Weary
2025-06-05 23:37:33 +0000 UTCHope you enjoyed it, Shaquea! (Kai)
The FrontRoom
2025-06-05 22:31:37 +0000 UTCThanks Teesa! (Kai)
The FrontRoom
2025-06-05 22:31:22 +0000 UTCSpeaking of Michael & Janet.. Would love a video reaction to their duet Scream. It’s one of the most expensive videos ever made and a very competitive dynamic to their collaboration-more on Micheal’s side….. maybe a family collabs or family bands/groups PC theme??
Precious
2025-06-05 18:43:45 +0000 UTCGreat episode! I’ll reiterate many others-def. have to check out the videos for ‘Rhythm Nation’ and ‘Do You Remember the Time’
Precious
2025-06-05 12:34:26 +0000 UTCNext week I suggest - I'll Die by Floetry or Sometimes You Make Me Smile also by Floetry
Carla Davis
2025-06-05 09:14:00 +0000 UTCWould you agree that we left the Teddy Riley period and went into the Diddy/Dre period? Then after that it was Timberland period.
Carla Davis
2025-06-05 09:09:18 +0000 UTCI was thinking the same thing about the videos. A big part of New Jack Swing was the dancing, and all of these videos show that.
Carla Davis
2025-06-05 09:06:29 +0000 UTCTeddy Riley is actually in the group "Guy". You guys listen to a song by them on this video called groove me
Joshua Taylor
2025-06-05 00:32:42 +0000 UTCPC you guys should do a list of songs where you can feel the person's emotions. I'll give you one to start with. Donny Hathaway - giving up
Joshua Taylor
2025-06-05 00:20:54 +0000 UTCYes, my fav album of hers for me
Simira
2025-06-04 20:13:02 +0000 UTCI lover her. My fav song from her is “Passion”.
Simira
2025-06-04 20:12:26 +0000 UTCGreat episode. Yall really should watch the vids for “Rhythm Nation”, “Every Little Step” and “Remember The Time”. Iconic music videos and choreography. PC 69: Tame Impala “One More Hour Or Sinner’s Movie Sountrack “Last Time I Seen The Sun”.
Simira
2025-06-04 20:10:47 +0000 UTCPC 69: Murs & 9th Wonder "Walk Like A Man"
90s Rap Tee
2025-06-04 17:58:51 +0000 UTCPC 69: Donny Hathaway - A Song for You
Adrienne
2025-06-04 13:00:43 +0000 UTC😂
TheKitt’sPajamas
2025-06-04 12:59:00 +0000 UTC💯🔥🔥🔥
TheKitt’sPajamas
2025-06-04 12:58:43 +0000 UTCYep you forgot Chris Rock, Allen Payne, Michael Michelle, and Tracy Camilla Johns (aka Nola Darling aka Kelly Rowland’s twin 😂).
TheKitt’sPajamas
2025-06-04 12:58:28 +0000 UTCDid we just become best friends???? Girl whatchu know about Sometimes???? Also, have you heard When Will You Call, Cosmic Journey, and All Matter???
TheKitt’sPajamas
2025-06-04 12:52:51 +0000 UTC🔥🔥🥰
TheKitt’sPajamas
2025-06-04 12:51:21 +0000 UTC🔥🔥🥰
TheKitt’sPajamas
2025-06-04 12:49:47 +0000 UTCPC 69 Alicia Keys - Diary For the theme poll I suggested "Rent Was Due" and specifically had this song in mind. I don't know if y'all are prepared for this song.
ficy
2025-06-04 08:23:05 +0000 UTCDon trip & Starlito -still lost /Cee lo Green -country love
Jr Rick
2025-06-04 03:20:37 +0000 UTCPC69: Doggy Dog World - Snoop Dogg (1993) Bobby Womack - Woman’s gotta have it (1972)
Anthony Mendoza
2025-06-04 01:34:34 +0000 UTCPC 69: Kendrick Lamar GNX album
Marco
2025-06-04 01:31:18 +0000 UTCSublime - April 29, 1992.. about the LA riots
Anesa D
2025-06-04 00:52:12 +0000 UTCPc #69 Beyonce I Care Live
Nurse Tucker
2025-06-04 00:35:53 +0000 UTCPC 69: The Head and the Heart "Rivers and Roads"
Tnulb
2025-06-04 00:28:19 +0000 UTCPC#69 B.A.P - Wake Me Up(y'all said any genre :D, pull up the translated lyrics) a great song, one of my all time favorites for life
ERIK
2025-06-03 22:18:52 +0000 UTCPC#69: 702 - Steelo featuring Missy Elliott
Robin
2025-06-03 20:39:48 +0000 UTCPC 69: Sometimes by Bilal
Jen M
2025-06-03 20:20:58 +0000 UTCPC 69: Treat 'Em Right by Chubb Rock
Caeldo
2025-06-03 18:28:27 +0000 UTCThe movie New Jack City is great to watch if you want to get a feel for the genre at that time, but you also have to like gangster-style movies. Wesley Snipes is in there, Keith Sweat, Christopher Williams, Vanessa Williams, Lavert, Ice-T. I may be missing someone. It’s not a musical by any stretch of the imagination, but it did help put New Jack Swing on the map.
Jen M
2025-06-03 18:24:29 +0000 UTCI highly recommend you guys listen to the entire 24k Magic album by Bruno. He pays great homage to 70s/80s/90s R&B in a great way
SlumpJones
2025-06-03 18:14:26 +0000 UTCFor Bobbys “Every Little Step”, a good portion of the vocals were actually done by New Edition bandmate, Ralph Tresvant. Bobby was doing “Bobby Things” and the song needed to get finished.
SlumpJones
2025-06-03 17:55:32 +0000 UTCNew Jack Swing was actually a sub-genre of r&b. Almost every r&b artist during the late 80s/early 90s had at least one new jack swing song, including Whitney, Mariah, Boys II Men and even Toni Braxton. By the mid 90s, NJS fell out of favour with the youth and was replaced by a newer style of hip hop (Tupac/ Biggie etc) and modern r&b.
cupcake
2025-06-03 16:44:56 +0000 UTCSong suggestion for next week is Hopeless by Dionne Farris. She's the singer that was featured on the Arrested Development song, Tennessee.
Ruben Reyes
2025-06-03 16:24:41 +0000 UTCGreat video! For an album reaction, I actually think Bruno's 24K Magic would be great to do at some point. Finesse is the more new jack swing inspired track, but the whole album is heavily inspired by old school r&b sounds.
Raven
2025-06-03 14:33:10 +0000 UTCPC# 69: Brandy- It’s Not Worth It Aaliyah - It’s Whatever Amel Larrieux - For Real
TheKitt’sPajamas
2025-06-03 14:19:38 +0000 UTCRhythm Nation is a socially conscious album. One of the songs has snippets from a school shooting and this was before school shootings were an epidemic in the U.S. I think you guys should listen to the whole album in your spare time. It's one of my favorite Janet Jackson albums.
Robin
2025-06-03 14:17:00 +0000 UTCThey did a great job. The Bruno Mars was the cherry on top! I had never heard that one.
Jen M
2025-06-03 14:16:29 +0000 UTCNOBODY begs like Keith Sweat! 😂
TheKitt’sPajamas
2025-06-03 14:16:14 +0000 UTC😂
TheKitt’sPajamas
2025-06-03 14:15:10 +0000 UTCHey, thank you for choosing my suggestion, I Want Her. I love this sub-genre so much. If you listen to enough of these songs you simply want to get up and start jamming! Keith Sweat is more known as a crooner, singing ballads and such. An ongoing theme with his music, that is often joked about is that he’s a “whiner”. 😂 Maybe that’s the unique thing about his voice you picked up on. 😂 Sorry for all my comments…I just really like this theme!
Jen M
2025-06-03 14:03:57 +0000 UTCI recommend Informer by Snow. He is canadian and half the words in the song are made up.
Nasim
2025-06-03 14:00:10 +0000 UTCLove all of your bullet points! Was cracking up when Dad asked about Janet’s dancing and Kai was like, “I think she’s pretty good” 🙂 I’m screaming, “one of the best!!!” 😂
Jen M
2025-06-03 13:59:00 +0000 UTCYes, definitely need to watch the video for Remember the Time and Rhythm Nation. Both have iconic dance breaks!
Raven
2025-06-03 13:57:41 +0000 UTCYeeeeesssss!!!! I feel like Remember The Time, Rhythm Nation, Scream, Alright (extended version), and Miss You Much (extended) videos are MJ and Janet MUST sees at some point!
TheKitt’sPajamas
2025-06-03 13:56:34 +0000 UTC💯💯💯😂🙌🏽
TheKitt’sPajamas
2025-06-03 13:53:20 +0000 UTCSome fun facts… • Poison is an EXTREMELY popular song. To this day the first few seconds of the song gets the party started. • You wouldn’t have caught it but at the end of Poison they shoutout each of their fellow New Edition group members by name, including Bobby Brown. • Teddy Riley is actually a member, not just the producer, of the group Guy along with brothers Aaron (lead singer) and Damien Hall. • Yes you’re correct, a lot of New Jack Swing (ESPECIALLY Janet’s songs) included really long beat breaks literally just for the dancers. Rhythm Nation, Remember The Time, and also MJ’s song Jam (from Space Jam soundtrack produced by Teddy) are great examples of that. In fact Rhythm Nation is objectively one of the most famous pieces of choreography, as well as the Remember The Time and Jam choreography. So many different pop girls have recreated (in some form) the Rhythm Nation video/choreography and many other of Janet’s choreo (like Pleasure Principle). They even did Rhythm Nation in the live action Beauty and the Beast movie. •Yes some of Whitney’s hits are New Jack Swing. For example, I’m Your Baby Tonight produced by Babyface. • Late 80s/early 90s r&b/hip hop was absolutely RAN by Teddy, Babyface, and the legendary duo Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Mid/late 90s ushered in the blessing that is Rodney Jerkins (who also produced some great New Jack Swing tracks). • MJ looooved Teddy, Rodney, and Jimmy Jam & Terry. Teddy and Jimmy Jam/Terry had a heavy hand in his Dangerous album. Teddy and Rodney had a heavy hand in his Invincible album. Both Janet and MJ loved Jimmy Jam & Terry’s music so much that they chose them to produce the ONLY song they did together, Scream. MJ loved Rodney’s music so much that when Rodney was working with Brandy on her legendary Full Moon album MJ came in their studio session and recorded some bg vocals for her song It’s Not Worth It just for the love of it and the culture. • Teddy was in two iconic groups, Guy and Blackstreet (who sings the SUPER famous song No Diggity). • A 6 degrees fun fact… In 1997 Keith Sweat linked up with Gerald Levert (son of The O’Jays powerful vocal legend Eddie Levert) and Johnny Gill to form their r&b group, LSG (LevertSweatGill). Johnny was also a member of New Edition who had hits produced by Jimmy Jam/Terry and Babyface. From the 80s to the 2000s Babyface and Jimmy Jam/Terry had a serious but fun producer rivalry. The duo and Babyface respectively were killing the game and used to compete with each other for the biggest hit in just about every genre including r&b/hip hop, r&b, Minneapolis funk/rock, pop, light fm… everything lol. Including New Jack Swing created by Teddy who produced a lot of Keith Sweat. …sorry for the length of this comment. 🫣🤦🏽♀️😅 It’s just that talking about music is my favorite thing to do. ♥️
TheKitt’sPajamas
2025-06-03 13:52:40 +0000 UTCYou guys need to watch the Remember the Time music video. One of the best videos of all time!
Sky
2025-06-03 13:52:02 +0000 UTCThank you so much for saying this. I was just about to comment this.
Arianne Thompson
2025-06-03 13:26:13 +0000 UTCKai: “People today are just different!” True. They wanna do TikTok dances and twerk. You’re right. Like I wanna show this episode to my teenage sons, but they’re probably just gonna stare at me like I’m crazy. 🤪
Jen M
2025-06-03 13:24:55 +0000 UTCDad: “poisonous people of the opposite sex!” Thanks, Dad for not saying “females”. I would’ve totally cringed. Lol! 👏🏾
Jen M
2025-06-03 13:16:33 +0000 UTCThanks so much for picking my Michael Jackson suggestion! This whole episode was so fun! ♥️
TheKitt’sPajamas
2025-06-03 13:06:48 +0000 UTCPeople’s choice themed New Edition that incorporates the whole realm of New Edition would be AMAZING! From NE to solo Bobby to solo Ralph to solo Johnny to BBD to Boyz II Men….
TheKitt’sPajamas
2025-06-03 13:04:10 +0000 UTCFrom 88-92, people didn't call New Jack Swing music anything. The phrase "New Jack" was a New York thing already but Teddy Riley applied it to this sound. Now it's all being listened to and later labeled. Just like "Blue Eyed Soul". People never listened to Michael McDonald or Darryl Hall and went "Hey this is "Blue Eyed Soul". People only cared about the sound and honestly didn't care who produced it or what the producer called his music. (Like "New Jack Swing?......I like it!...Whatever man, now play another one so I can dance!")
Smitty Benzo
2025-06-03 12:55:01 +0000 UTCPC 69: Luther by Kendrick Lamar ft. SZA
Brenda T.
2025-06-03 12:47:41 +0000 UTCPc69: lil Jon and the east boys oh na na naa naa
Jr Rick
2025-06-03 12:37:49 +0000 UTCEverything Teddy Riley produces isn't New Jack Swing. Hi Five's The Kissing Game is an example. Its actually R&B Pop. BBD,s "Poison" is produced by The Bomb Squad, who produced Public Enemy and Ice Cube's 1st solo project. Poison is definitely New Jack Swing though. A good indicator of New Jack Swing is the incorporation of some form of Hip Hop. Michael Jackson's "Remember The Time" is R&B Pop.
Smitty Benzo
2025-06-03 12:28:14 +0000 UTCPC69: Tom Mish - Water Baby Jamiroquai - Alright
djhyjak
2025-06-03 12:20:06 +0000 UTCBell Biv Devoe & Bobby Brown were all apart of New Edition, you could do a whole special on that group it's self.
djhyjak
2025-06-03 12:12:08 +0000 UTCKeith Sweat famously has a lisp. I never thought about how it affects her singing, but I wonder if that's what y'all were hearing. BBD consists of Ronnie Bell, Michael Bivins and Ronnie Devoe from New Edition. They had a song called "Boys to Men" and that's where the group Boyz II Men got their name. The groups also signed with Michael Bivins when he started a label. Also the movie New Jack City (Wesley Snipes, Ice -T, Chris Rock) came out in 91 and the whole soundtrack was New Jack Swing.
ficy
2025-06-03 11:08:56 +0000 UTCMy suggestion for PC69 is Mariah Carey Vision of Love. Also do yourself a favor and watch the Remember The Time video. You have too. Micheal Jackson's 90's videos are iconic. I remember we used to make sure we were home when his new videos would air primetime on TV. Can you do a reaction to the video? Rhythm Nation too! I always thought this video showed all of her skills well. New Jack Swing tracks are often dance tracks.
Shaquea White
2025-06-03 10:49:25 +0000 UTCJanet Jackson is an incredible dancer. Her performance style laid the foundation for all of the best overall female performers behind her. Beyonce, Ciara, Britney Spears, and so many other singer/dancers. The long breakdown sections in her songs also serve as dance breaks in her performances.
LB CaliMommy
2025-06-03 10:35:36 +0000 UTCTeddy Riley is legendary and was apart of the groups Guy and Blackstreet. Such a good time! Bell Biv Devoe were three guys that were apart of New Edition... they formed a group when NE broke up. Some fun facts. Great video
Teesa Lee
2025-06-03 10:30:39 +0000 UTCOmg! I'm looking forward to this!
Shaquea White
2025-06-03 10:24:25 +0000 UTCNew jack swing took over my late elementary years through high school, this was so nostalgic for me. It's hard to encapsulate that sound in 8 tracks but you got as close as you can get. Great one guys!
jeff baker
2025-06-03 10:18:29 +0000 UTC
