R&B Old School VS New School
Janice grew up in the 90’s, where in her house hold music was popular. As a young lady, Janice lived with both of her parents. Janice father worked in a plant factory and as a disc jockey as extra income. As a young child, Janice would wake up Saturday morning to sweet sounds of The Isley Brothers playing as her mother cook breakfast for the family. She would walk into the kitchen and see her mother dancing to songs playing from the radio and watch her dad walk in and grab her mom to dance in the middle of the kitchen. Janice often seen her parent share good vibes Saturday mornings which often had her day dream of doing having the same energy when she starts her own family and tradition. The older Janice turned the Saturday morning dances never died with her parents.
Janice would go to the lake to clear her mind as she got older and that didn’t stop once she became an adult. As Janice grew up in her house hold listening to different R&B artists. Listening to Janice mother sing Chaka Khan, Tina Turner, Anita Baker and Toni Braxton. Janice grew to love listening to Mary J Blige and Jodeci. Most R&B in the early to late 90’s had meaning, you could relate to most of the topics. Most R&B music had you falling in love every moment you were with your spouse. Janice could go through a breakup and listen to Mary J Blige and sing her song “I’m not gon cry” that put Janice at ease to deal with a heartache.
Now a days, in the current era, R&B is not the same at all. Janice tried to listen to some of the younger singers and it does not give the same vibes to Janice as music once did in the 90’s. The 2000’s R&B doesn’t have much meaning with some artists. Love songs are more of just jumping right into having sex instead of expressing love for another person. Other artists sing how they feel and gives off some old school feel to their music. Janice likes a newer singer Keishia Cole. Keishia Cole has a similar vibe as Mary J Blige but Janice cannot relate to a lot of her music.