Hot R & B: 1990s (Continued)
Although many of the songs in the tables from the 1980s and from the 1990s show only one style, namely rhythm and blues, when its identifying features are present, there are just as many songs that contain elements from more than one style. And in one case, the style is not African American, but rather "country." Take, for example, the song " If I Had No Loot" by Tony! Toni! Toné!: Between 01:57-02:13 and 03:13-3:27, a guitar solo is featured performing with characteristics such as bending and rhythmic nuances of country music.
Although the songs in the table appear as Hot R & B, some of them do not fall into this category. For example, " U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer, " O.P.P." by Naughty By Nature, " Gin and Juice" by Snoop Dogg, and " Big Poppa " by Notorious B.I.G. are all 100 percent "rapped," and are thus deemed rap music. On the other hand, though songs such as " Summertime " by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, " Around the Way Girl" by LL Cool J, and " I'll Be Missing You " by Diddy, Faith Evans, and 112 are primarily "rapped," they contain singing and therefore are not 100 percent rap. And still some music characteristics in the song " Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" by Deborah Cox show influences of jazz and gospel. For example, between 00:00-00:14, the chromatic chords played by the electric piano are typical for jazz. However, notice also gospel influences, such as how background singers sing in harmony (00:14-00:24) or sing in unison like a solo singer (00:24-00:29).
