This list contains singers and groups who performed in the new jack swing (or swingbeat) style, a hybrid style popular from the mid-1980s into the early 1990s. It developed as many previous music genres did, by combining elements of jazz, R&B, funk and hip hop. The sound of new jack swing comes from the hip hop "swing" beats created by drum machine and hardware samplers
Artists
Paula Abdul Babyface Ricky Bell Michael Bivins Mary J. Blige Toni Braxton Bobby Brown Tevin Campbell Mariah Carey Jane Child Ronnie DeVoe Father MC Aretha Franklin (What You See Is What You Sweat era) Dr. Freeze Doug E. Fresh Debbie Gibson Johnny Gill Jasmine GuyAll Music-Jasmine Guy album[ Billboard top R&B singles], Billboard.com Aaron Hall Heavy D Whitney Houston Janet Jackson Michael Jackson (Dangerous era) DJ Jazzy Jeff Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Montell Jordan R. Kelly (early work) Johnny Kemp Tara Kemp Kool Moe Dee Joey Lawrence Gerald Levert MC Hammer Epic Mazur (90s work) Brian McKnight (early work) Cindy Morgan (Real Life era) Jeff Redd L.A. Reid Teddy Riley Diana Ross (Workin' Overtime era) Raphael Saadiq Samuelle Tracie Spencer Donna Summer (Mistaken Identity era) Al B. Sure! Keith Sweat Tiffany (New Inside era) Ralph Tresvant Karyn White Alyson Williams Christopher Williams
Groups
After 7 Another Bad Creation Bell Biv DeVoe Blackstreet The Boys Boyz II Men C+C Music Factory Color Me Badd Guy Heavy D & the Boyz Hi-Five Immature (On Our Worst Behavior era) Jade Jodeci Joe Public L.A. Boyz LeVert M & M Men at Large Mint Condition New Edition New Kids on the Block Ol' Skool P.M. Dawn Portrait Public Announcement Ready for the World The Rude Boys Run–D.M.C. (Back from Hell era) Special Generation Soul for Real SWV Timex Social Club TLC Today Tony! Toni! Toné! Troop The Winans (1990s work) Wreckx-n-Effect 3rd Avenue
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