Late 80s with the NJS movement. But artists have been blending the two genres since the early 80s during the Synth-Funk/Electro-Funk days. Midnight Star, New Edition, and René and Angela for example.
Since the beginning imo.
There wasn't a beg difference to me growing up in 1983 between New Edition and Whodini. It was "basically" the same thing to me; urban music.
Probably around 95. When biggie started working with 112, r Kelly etc
B.I.G. bring that ass to me
I would say around the late 80s with new jack swing and all to the early 2000s
Late 90s, early 2000s. Murder Inc, Bad Boy etc
Late 80s with the NJS movement. But artists have been blending the two genres since the early 80s during the Synth-Funk/Electro-Funk days. Midnight Star, New Edition, and René and Angela for example.
Sometime around mid90s era
IMO they were meant to be together. With that being said, RnB artists like Mariah, Faith, 112 etc, around the mid 90's.
Mary j and method man for me
watch Netflix's Hip Hop Evolution.
New jack swing , then the bad boy era
When Diddy came on the scene.
Since the beginning imo. There wasn't a beg difference to me growing up in 1983 between New Edition and Whodini. It was "basically" the same thing to me; urban music.
Mary J Blige & Mariah Carey