Music Acts That Tried Different Genres

[kes1111]

Rap


Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and convicted sex offender.

 

[kes1111]

Hip-Hop


Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music.

 

[yureeka9]

Chuck Brown - Jazz

 

[yureeka9]

Jojo (lead from The Mary Jane Girls) - Jazz

 

[yureeka9]

Queen Latifah - House

 

[yureeka9]

I'll bet none of ya'll remember when New Edition did a 50's Doo Wop album!

1. "Earth Angel" Curtis Williams, Dootsie Williams 3:59
2. "A Million to One" Phil Medley 2:34
3. "Duke of Earl" Eugene Dixon, Earl Edwards, Bernice Williams 3:02
4. "(Hey There) Lonely Girl" Leon Carr, Earl Shuman 3:39
5. "A Thousand Miles Away" William Miller, James Sheppard 2:56
6. "What's Your Name?" Claude Johnson 4:36
7. "Tears on My Pillow" Sylvester Bradford, Al Lewis 3:56
8. "Blue Moon" Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers 2:23
9. "Since I Don't Have You" Jimmy Beaumont, Joe Rock 2:47
10. "Bring Back the Memories" Freddie Perren, Richard Wyatt, Jr. 3:39

 

[yureeka9]

Is she really singing?

Yep, she's released two albums with just her singing voice. Both have lots of jazz.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trav'lin'_Light_(Queen_Latifah_album)

The Dana Owens Album - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[doug777]

Yep, she's released two albums with just her singing voice. Both have lots of jazz.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trav'lin'_Light_(Queen_Latifah_album)

The Dana Owens Album - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Had no idea.

 

[dasailr03]

Not sure what the fuck this was supposed to be but it aint hip hop!

fuck you, I loved this shit back then and to this day. lol

 

[kes1111]

Gospel


Patti LaBelle is an American singer, actress, and businesswoman.

 

[kes1111]

Disco


Ethel Merman was an American actress, artist, and singer.

 

[woodchuck]

Chuck Brown - Jazz

Fast forward to 3:31, if you're a youngin'!

 

[william busa]

I'll bet none of ya'll remember when New Edition did a 50's Doo Wop album!

1. "Earth Angel" Curtis Williams, Dootsie Williams 3:59
2. "A Million to One" Phil Medley 2:34
3. "Duke of Earl" Eugene Dixon, Earl Edwards, Bernice Williams 3:02
4. "(Hey There) Lonely Girl" Leon Carr, Earl Shuman 3:39
5. "A Thousand Miles Away" William Miller, James Sheppard 2:56
6. "What's Your Name?" Claude Johnson 4:36
7. "Tears on My Pillow" Sylvester Bradford, Al Lewis 3:56
8. "Blue Moon" Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers 2:23
9. "Since I Don't Have You" Jimmy Beaumont, Joe Rock 2:47
10. "Bring Back the Memories" Freddie Perren, Richard Wyatt, Jr. 3:39

Yeah, I remember. The song I heard the most was "Earth Angel" on the radio.

 

[william busa]

From Hard Rock to Rap

Beastie Boys were formed out of members of experimental hardcore punk band The Young Aborigines in 1978, with Diamond as vocalist, Jeremy Shatan on bass guitar, John Berry on guitar, and Kate Schellenbach on drums.[3] When Shatan left in 1981, Yauch replaced him on bass and the band changed their name to Beastie Boys. Berry left shortly thereafter and was replaced by Horovitz.

After achieving local success with the 1983 comedy hip hop single "Cooky Puss," Beastie Boys made a full transition to hip hop, and Schellenbach left.

 

[yureeka9]

Fast forward to 3:31, if you're a youngin'!

Oh hell yeah! Got that Jack The Ripper sample!

 

[Dannyblueyes]

 

[woodchuck]

Oh hell yeah! Got that Jack The Ripper sample!

 

[Dannyblueyes]

Jimi Hendrix doing funk with Gil Scott-Heron

 

[Dannyblueyes]

Big Daddy Kane House

 

[woodchuck]

 

[woodchuck]

 

[Dannyblueyes]

Old dirty bastard, DMX, Crystal method and Ozzy Osbourne collaborating on a heavy metal song

 

[woodchuck]

 

[smoovejazz]

Isley Brothers - went from doo-wop to rock-funk to romantic ballads (i.e., baby makin' music).

 

[smoovejazz]

Yep, she's released two albums with just her singing voice. Both have lots of jazz.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trav'lin'_Light_(Queen_Latifah_album)

The Dana Owens Album - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I thought "The Dana Owens Album" was a very good foray into jazz.

 

[mrdiego2020]

man yall are bugging with a lot of these i mean these are good songs

 

[king reckless]

To be fair, they were always hip hop and R&B.


Where's Dave Bowie? He never settled on a single genre.

 

[king reckless]

Since we're being nutty

Reggaeton

 

[king reckless]

Country

 

[king reckless]

Kool and the Gang and Cameo went R&B in the 80s after funk.

 

[king reckless]

Gogo

 

[king reckless]

World Beat

 

[king reckless]

Dancehall

 

[king reckless]

Ballad

 

[Bad Andy]

Lionel Richie - Reggae

This one reminds me of Cedric The Entertainers Peanut Butta No Jam