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Contemporary R&B | Guide
June 29, 2016
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Black History Month

Celebrating Black Music Month

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Black Music Month dates back to 1979 and as this playlist reveals, black musicians are an integral component behind America's soundtrack in the 20th and 21st centuries. Explore and enjoy!

The 50 Best Rap Songs of 1988
[Classic Album: Stevie Wonder 'Songs In The Key Of Life']
The 50 Best R&B Songs of 1994
Hip-Hop Harmonies
Jazz 101: Bird, Diz & Bebop
Hip-Hop 101: Old-School Essentials
Motown Nuggets, Vol. 1: 1965
Hip-Hop 101: New Jack and Pop Rap
Label Spotlight: '80s Def Jam

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The 50 Best Rap Songs of 1988

When critics and consumers created a Hip Hop Nation.
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The 50 Best Rap Songs of 1988
The 50 Best R&B Songs of 1994

Venture back to a year when Blackstreet, TLC and others defined urban pop radio.
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The 50 Best R&B Songs of 1994
Hip-Hop Harmonies

Rap's key crooners, including Kid Cudi, Slick Rick, Future and more.
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Hip-Hop Harmonies
Hip-Hop 101: Old-School Essentials

How the early years of hip-hop inform music today.
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Hip-Hop 101: Old-School Essentials
Hip-Hop 101: New Jack and Pop Rap

When Salt-N-Pepa and Heavy D changed radio.
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Hip-Hop 101: New Jack and Pop Rap
Label Spotlight: '80s Def Jam

The legendary label's heyday with key players like LL Cool J and Public Enemy
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Label Spotlight: '80s Def Jam