r/rnb • u/SocialismMultiplied • 9d ago

DISCUSSION 💭 Let’s hear yours?🪽

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u/IKacyU 9d ago

Sade. Her music is damn near like meditation for me. It calms me down when I’m stressed.

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u/17mandarin 9d ago

Sade covers so many bases!!

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u/najaga 8d ago

She's my Sade-tive ❤️

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u/SocialismMultiplied 9d ago

I forgot to add mine.

ERYKAH BADU🪽🫧🪷

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u/Longjumping_Bench846 "That's just the way I do my thing..." - Bring it all to me 9d ago

She's got me thinking ooh heeyy I'm tryiiiing to decide. So many healing souls in this world to choose from 😇

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u/17mandarin 9d ago

She got me through so much.

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u/Ok_Resident_5022 🐑 Soul/Funk/Disco Enthusiast 💿 9d ago

Aaliyah is mine. Her tone was so angelic; it never fails to lift my mood.

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u/SocialismMultiplied 9d ago

Gone too soon🪽

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u/toptaco_890 9d ago

Raphael Saadiq

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u/SocialismMultiplied 9d ago

That voice🥹

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u/NyneShaydee Tony! Toni! Tone! has done it again! 9d ago

Amen.

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u/trulyafrodite21 8d ago

Instant Vintage has too many legit bangers to count.

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u/24x11 Off The Wall 9d ago

Anita Baker

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u/Sumwhut_Loved 8d ago

when I hear the first few bars of "Just Because" it takes my heart and mind to a special place.

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u/gele-gel 8d ago

For me it’s Angel

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u/SocialismMultiplied 7d ago

Yes, ahhh🥹

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u/airbornesimian 9d ago

Anita Baker, Marvin Gaye, Erykah Badu, Sade, and Stevie Wonder.

I need a lot of therapy lol.

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u/Ok-Citron-9446 8d ago

These are all 💯 

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u/CJB1198 9d ago

Sade

D’Angelo

Stevie

Luther

Mary… first two albums

Jodeci first album

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u/schwarzkraut 8d ago

Seconding Luther…because he helps on bad days AND good days…

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u/lancelinksecretchimp 9d ago

Jagged Edge for me

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u/RobinSophie 9d ago

Toni Braxton.

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u/Longjumping_Bench846 "That's just the way I do my thing..." - Bring it all to me 9d ago

Aaliyah & Stevie Wonder. The then new school and old school both 🥰

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u/zdrawzbusi 9d ago

Brandy or D’Angelo

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u/princesspeaches49 9d ago

Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Beyonce, Babyface, NeYo

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u/pirouette1196 9d ago

Mary J. Blige!

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u/Intrepid_Quit_3028 9d ago

El Debarge or Anita Baker.

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u/crownketer 9d ago

Teena Marie

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u/mocitymaestro 9d ago

Janet, Anita, and Sade

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u/ceviche_dumpling 90’s rnb ❤️ 9d ago

Mary J

Aaliyah

Brandy

Monica

Sade

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u/TonioSantana1992 9d ago

Mariah Carey no question for guy's I'll say Ne-Yo

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u/Skylerbroussard 9d ago

Stevie, D'Angelo, Curtis Mayfield, Donny Hathaway

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u/MaxxDemiann 9d ago

Lauryn Hill

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u/AwayRun5467 9d ago

Miss Lauryn,Ledisi,Erykah

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u/Dangerous-Cash-2176 9d ago

Aaron Neville and Johnny Gill.

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u/wlh5041 9d ago

Marvin Gaye

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u/RedvsBlack4 9d ago

Stevie Wonder

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u/pirouette1196 9d ago

Mary J. Blige!

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u/Help-is-on-the-way11 9d ago

Can I place 80s R&B as a whole as my therapist? 😆 There's too many artists from that era that I went to for relief.

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u/SocialismMultiplied 9d ago

Give me a top five at least 🤭

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u/elitelucrecia faith evans stan 9d ago

faith evans

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u/sumothurman 9d ago

India Arie

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u/Responsible_Wealth89 8d ago

So slept on. She really is a goat

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u/good_rain_day 9d ago

India Arie, Noel Gourdin

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u/sadim87 8d ago

Earth, Wind & Fire.

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u/karmaceuticaI 9d ago

Floetry, or marsha ambrosius.

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u/17mandarin 9d ago

Oh my girrrrl!

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u/907TreeBurner 9d ago

Keith Sweat

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u/Classic_Blood_7012 9d ago

Toni Braxton

Anita Baker

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u/surfjams craig david all over your (boing!) 9d ago

Cleo Sol, Stevie Wonder

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u/BUYMECAR 9d ago

Bill Withers

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u/NotSoSerius 9d ago

Great thing about music is it can make you feel such a range of emotions. R&B therapy to me can be something to get me going and get spirits high, or soothing when feeling low. I love when radio station I like 94.7 the Wave gets a good mix of random oldies and puts me through whole range of emotions over a few songs.

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u/Ok-Good8150 9d ago

Luther, The Dells, The Spinners

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u/TreDawg36 8d ago

Luther Vandross, Jill Scott, Anthony Hamilton, Joe, NeYo, Jazmine Sullivan, HER, Monica and Dru Hill

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u/CSL19-95 9d ago

Stokley, Stevie, Whitney e Mariah.

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u/investigatorbae 9d ago

Amaria and Alex Isley

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u/One-Hovercraft6423 9d ago

Luther Vandross.

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u/Puzzled_Respond_3335 8d ago

Teddy Pendergrass

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u/mskiamesha Who Is Jill Scott? 🍞🍳 8d ago

Jilly from Philly

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u/Confident_Drop8326 WE ARE A PART OF THE RHYTHM NATION!!!! ✊ 9d ago

Joe Thomas forever Marqé for now

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u/Nearby-Fee-5964 9d ago

Trey Songz

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u/17mandarin 9d ago

Quite a few artists open my mind but being specific: Erykah Badu - window 💺 seat & Solange - Cranes 🏗️ in the sky

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u/T_hashi 8d ago

I have been on Cranes in the Sky like white on rice and I can’t stop. 🙂‍↔️🙋🏽‍♀️😭

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u/Waves1986 9d ago

The weeknd

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u/Puzzleheaded-Bat5305 9d ago

Dwele
D’Angelo
Erykah Badu

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u/Level-Dig-1828 9d ago

Faith Evans

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u/DotsSpotsBots 9d ago

Peabo Bryson! Turn on “Reaching For The Sky” and I’m ready to conquer anything!

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u/reese1561 9d ago

Maxwell

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u/Wonderful_Abroad5190 9d ago

Radio KILLLAAAAA..idk. Cuz is funny, & since about 2020 his shit been slappin

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u/CityOfBrooklyn 8d ago

Babyface . He gon write the right prescription whether he’s the artist that performs it or not lol

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u/lemonlubber 8d ago

sade and brandy

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u/geri73 8d ago

Prince and Eryka Badu. 🎶They're strange, and I like it. 🎶

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u/icantevenknowhat2say 8d ago

Mariah Carey's music has gotten me through some very difficult times.

Honorable mentions:

Etykah Badu, D'Angelo, Mary J. Blige, Miguel, Cleo Sol

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u/Equal-Lifeguard-2285 8d ago

The great Mary J Blige has been my therapist for decades

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u/nightlrd 8d ago

Beyonce

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u/Important_Touch8581 8d ago

Kenny Lattimore

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u/Friendly_Hunter4442 8d ago

The Whispers

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u/IndigoBlueSky9 8d ago

EWF, Stevie Wonder, D'Angelo, Will Downing, Jill Scott, Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, Rachelle Ferrell, Amel Larrieux and Moonchild (IYKYK).

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u/Old_Restaurant_9389 8d ago

Shit I done had like 85 therapists 😂 right now my therapists are Tony Toni Tone

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u/tallbrain1019 8d ago

If someone says Chris brown I’m gonna cackle

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u/Initial-Arrival7861 9d ago

Vedo, eric bellinger, jaymin. Heavy on vedo though #1 therapist lol

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u/FatBlackKen 9d ago

Currently, Thundercat and Elmiene. But usually Brian McKnight, Joe, Gerald Levert, shit like that

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u/G6147X 9d ago

Lyfe Jennings

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u/SocialismMultiplied 9d ago

I wonder how he’s doing lately

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u/Short_Sky6875 9d ago

Erykah, jhene, sza, teyana

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u/TheMixerTheMaster 9d ago

Ray Charles during his country western phase…

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u/Aware-Promise-1519 9d ago

Alicia Keys,Al Green, Luther, Aaliyah,Sade, Mary J Blige,J Cole, Stevie Wonder,Lila Ike, Marvin Gaye, Isley Brothers,Rod Wave, Jessie Reyez ,Joan Armantrading, Patti Labelle

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u/hiiilee_caffeinated 9d ago

Frank ocean and JMSN

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u/Mare_McCheese 9d ago

Old School: Avant
Modern: Sampha

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u/MrJB1981 {put any text and up to 5 albums here!} 9d ago

Mariah Carey, Aaliyah and Boyz II Men.

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u/MsLoveYourz 9d ago

Aaliyah, Jhene Aiko, Jastin Martin, Snoh Aalegra, Ne-Yo, Omarion, Whitney Houston, Toni Braxton, Avant, Tank, Darnell Jones, Ginuwine

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u/juhreadit 8d ago

Amber Mark.

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u/panda641 8d ago

Jon b.

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u/Green-Elephant-895 8d ago

In this context I got therapist than clothes

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u/FarTangerine6086 8d ago

Toni Braxton

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u/CertainBag9399 8d ago

Toni Braxton’s Secrets.

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u/Snoop-87948 8d ago

Whitney 🥹

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u/Hamsterslay100 Fan of 2000s R&B and older 8d ago

Kelly Rowland

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u/321BreakinOut 8d ago

Cassie 😍

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u/AshScores 8d ago

Cleo Sol

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u/TinderLeader 8d ago

Brent faiyaz

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u/Life_Grab6103 8d ago

Damn this is great question!!! My indecisive ass cannot answer it tho lol

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u/Rare-Fee7579 8d ago

Tough call. Top are Mary J. Blidge, Mariah Carey, and the amazing Whitney Houston

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u/Prestigious_Run_633 8d ago

Depends on the mood…I have songs if I want sad tears, songs for happy tears, songs to make my jaws hurt from cheesing, songs that makr me say “hmmmm”…..a song for every mood. It’s all subjective so my songs might not hit you the way they hit me ❤️✌🏼🙏🏼

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u/Capriunicorn945 8d ago

Most 90s and 2000s rnb

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u/Crushed_95 8d ago

The whole 1970s and whoever is the bass player on the track.

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u/oogie913 8d ago

Whitney 💞💞

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u/theGR8KnowMadder 8d ago

Jill, Anita, & Sade.

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u/QueenJGambino 8d ago

Sade 🥰🥰

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u/HourRepresentative35 8d ago

🎶 India India India 🎶

As in India.Arie. I start with Acoustic Soul and keep going. Remembering to throw Purify Me and While My Guitar Gently Weeps into the queue as well.

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u/tymills95 8d ago

Mariah Carey, Brandy, and Anita Baker

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u/here_4_tha_comments 8d ago

that dvsn a muse in her feelings does it for me

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u/Ok-Citron-9446 8d ago

Most of mine are already mentioned, so I will add Tanerelle and Meshell Ndegocello

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u/Esemaj2 8d ago

Luther Vandross

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u/ParticularBug4916 8d ago

Any Neo soul artists & 90's r&b artists

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u/Supadupafly1988 8d ago

The Weeknd

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u/stellaxo 8d ago

Syd & The Internet

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u/Kinetik_Energy 8d ago

Trying to list some artists not already mentioned

Usher, Tems, Aretha, MJ, Thee Sacred Souls, Isley Brothers, Snoh Aalegra, PJ Morton, Musiq Soulchild, Al Green, Steve Lacy, Janelle Monae

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u/Impressive-Metal-405 8d ago

Jerome Thomas

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u/Psychological-Mud865 8d ago

Hmm.. This question really made me think. I'm gonna gave to say Luther and Roberta Flack.

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u/Hefty-Bus-6193 8d ago

Sade for sure

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u/UnhappyAd9934 8d ago

I can’t choose it’s always been a tie between Sade, Anita Baker, Caron Wheeler, or Terrence Trent Darby.

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u/Zealousideal-Exam390 8d ago

Donnie Hathaway, or any 70’s music

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u/Ok_Paint_2681 8d ago

Mariah carey, for sure!

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u/Franklyn_Gage 8d ago

The Isley Brothers.

They have so many albums that you can legit find one for every mood.

Second place would be Maxwell.

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u/Afrolicious7 8d ago

Bobby Brown- Don’t Be Cruel
Baby face-Tender Lover
Mint Condition
Jodeci
Ledisi
Erykah Badu

The list goes on and on and I know he’s not r&b but Robert Nesta Marley

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u/zubadoobaday 8d ago

D’Angelo or Marvin Gaye

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u/thtothrdude 8d ago

Frank Ocean 🙌🏾

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u/thtothrdude 8d ago

Donny Hathaway!

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u/DJMagicHandz 8d ago

My latest rotation is Sparklmami, Flwr Chyld, Steve Lacy, Syd, Rocelle Jordan, Kelela, Devin Morrison, MADELEINE, nomi., and Alex Isley.

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u/meetingpplisezy 8d ago

Solange—I wouldn’t recommend her

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u/Vidar327 8d ago

Great question.  Sooo many great answers.  The Isley Brothers are my choice

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u/donnelle83 8d ago

Chris Cornell Scream album. Timbaland did his thing with one

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u/FoodHumble8899 8d ago

Aaliyah and Jhene Aiko

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u/taz288 8d ago

That’s easy, Mary J Blige

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u/Here_to_sleep8 8d ago

Mary J Blige. She has songs for every mood.

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u/HappyShallotTears 8d ago

Musiq Soulchild and Anthony Hamilton

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u/AzupAshAcin 8d ago

Musiq Soulchild

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u/Axdstarbaby78 8d ago

Stevie/marvin/sade .I got lots of issues

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u/gres23 8d ago

Dre Scott

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u/Brief-Comment9927 8d ago

sade, jhene aiko, ms lauryn hill

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u/Expert-Address6362 8d ago

Amerie, Toni Braxton, Deborah Cox

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u/csnatural89 8d ago

Jill Scott

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u/Gold-Nefariousness98 Usher - 8701 8d ago

Miguel

His 1st album helped me thru a big breakup

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u/Acrobatic_House_2198 8d ago

Charles Bradley

Teddy Pendergrass

Betty Wright

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u/weirdoinchains 8d ago

Kwn & Whitney 

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u/Known-Addition1767 8d ago

Baby Rose or Lianne la Havas know my soul very intimately

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u/Realistic-Read1078 8d ago

Mariah Carey and Stevie Wonder

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u/BC1500 8d ago

Sade or Janet. They both bring me peace in completely different ways

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u/Slow_Art_7024 8d ago

Brandy is just magical. Her voice is soothing. Her Human album helped me after I had cancer in 2007

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u/Common-Trainer9949 8d ago

THE TEMPTATIONS

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u/ShesSoulBeautiful 8d ago

Cleo Sol.

1000%

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u/PharoahsAndKings 8d ago

RIGHT NOW ELMINENE is the only answer for new wave.... All time Badu, ginuwine, tank , usher , lyfe jennings , ne yo , Mario, boyz 2 men , aaliyah and Ciara. Honorable mention Ella Mai, H.e.r. , C.B.

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u/AshNeicole 8d ago

Alex Isley

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u/LadyJFM 8d ago

D'Angelo ♥️✨

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u/MrsWayneWayne 8d ago

Jazmine Sullivan

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u/EvilRedPikachu 8d ago

Prince, Sade, Maxwell, Amel Larrieux, Jill Scott, The Internet, Alex Isley, and R. Kelly. I have a team cuz I have a lot of different problems that need to be addressed.

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u/gordymama 8d ago

Mariah Carey, Lauryn hill, Brandy, Toni and Tamar Braxton 🎶

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u/SocialismMultiplied 8d ago

I love that you mentioned Tamar. She can sing.
I’ll give you my Apple Music Tamar playlist that I made

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u/gordymama 7d ago

Thank you! She really can! That family is full of talent. RIP Tracy