Neo soul


 
 

Neo soul (also known as nu soul) is a musical genre that fuses contemporary R&B, 1970s style soul, and hip hop. It is the third major sub-genre of contemporary R&B, after the new jack swing of the late 1980s/ early 1990s and the hip-hop soul of the early to mid 1990s. The "neo soul" term, originated by Kedar Massenburg of Motown Records in the late-1990s, is sometimes looked upon with disdain as nothing more than a marketing specialization of contemporary R&B instead of an honest revival of soul music, because most of the people who record in the genre and listeners tend to be anti-mainstream favoring to retain soul underground credibility and soulfulness over mainstream popularity.

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Soul Power
Soul Power
Soul Tears
Soul Tears
Soul Mates
Soul Mates
Soul Mates
Soul Mates
Soul Power
Soul Power
Soul Plane
Soul Plane
Soul Sisters
Soul Sisters
Soul Decision
Soul Decision
Soul Searching
Soul Searching
Soul Eater Soul Plush
Soul Eater Soul Plush
Soul Refreshment
Soul Refreshment
David Soul
David Soul

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Introduction
Early works
Popularization of neo-soul
Lack of mainstream success
Criticism of the "neo-soul" label
List of nu soul artists
 


 

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