90's R&B West Coast acts

[bouli77]

Most of the famed r&b acts of the 90's either come from the East or the South : Mary J, Jodeci, Boyz II Men, BBD, TLC, Keith Sweat etc.

not matching in terms of quantity, there were some dope r&b artists to come out the west who started in the 80's and thrived (musically but not necessarily commercially) in the 90's (Tony Toni Tone, Montell Jordan) , some were criminally slept on : Troop, Po Broke N Lonely, DRS (not that slept on since they went gold or platinum but nobody seems to remember them nowadays), YNV, Shello, Eboni Forster.  who do you prefer ? contribute by adding some of your favorite songs / artists

Po Broke N Lonely : group headed by Chris The Glove Taylor, their album on Ruthless was produced by The Glove & Dr Dre, and Ruben "RC" had a nice voice. Their mid 90's album was great as well but was never properly released

Your Eyes (1992)
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/zmvk1nbr5NM" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/zmvk1nbr5NM</a>

Three Honeys (1995)
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/fFo77WKqBHA" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/fFo77WKqBHA</a>

Eboni Forster : bay area singer, contributed to Pac's Heavy in the Game and Mac Mall's Ghetto Theme, released a solo album in 98
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/c8-Wh6gxgdo" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/c8-Wh6gxgdo</a>

YNV : R&B group from South Central, can be heard on Thug Life Vol. 1 and their song 4 Play is the background song in a skit from the Dove Shack's first album
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/90pFF8X5Sos" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/90pFF8X5Sos</a>

Shanelle : singer who released a song produced by Bay Area's K-Lou, dope but never to be heard of again
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/9DuvofUmyog" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/9DuvofUmyog</a>

[Fonky Fresh]

Poppa Lq aka Laquan when he was an R&B artist (late 80's)

[bouli77]

much props, never knew about his conscious, afro-centric past. dope find. +1. weird how he did a complete 180 with his Poppa LQ moniker, being all gangsta.

I forgot to mention Christion, dope group from Oakland   once signed to Def Jam. I like their Full of Smoke song, and their album was alright but didn't totally live up to this single. Anthony Allen later resurfaced with Freeway's Alright (his solo take of the song was dope, ala LV's Gangsta's Paradise)

I did not include  Nate Dogg, Bo Roc and other hooksters cause I consider them mainly gangsta rap but LV's solo albums are very good, especially I am LV and a very traditional R&B feel to it. I didn't include Danny Boy because he's from Chicago originally.

TQ's first album is a personal classic to me, too  

top 10 songs for me :

Po Broke N Lonely - Your Eyes
LV - I am LV
TQ - Gotta Make That Money (feat. E-40)
Shello - Good Thang
DRS - 44 Ways
Montell Jordan - Payback (feat. Coolio)
Y?N-Vee - Even When U Sleep
Jewell - Baby Boy (a gem, probably recorded in the 90's although released in the 00's)
Tony Toni Tone - Slow Wine
En Vogue - Never Gonna Get It

[Mr. Theo]

much props, never knew about his conscious, afro-centric past. dope find. +1. weird how he did a complete 180 with his Poppa LQ moniker, being all gangsta.

I forgot to mention Christion, dope group from Oakland   once signed to Def Jam. I like their Full of Smoke song, and their album was alright but didn't totally live up to this single. Anthony Allen later resurfaced with Freeway's Alright (his solo take of the song was dope, ala LV's Gangsta's Paradise)

I did not include  Nate Dogg, Bo Roc and other hooksters cause I consider them mainly gangsta rap but LV's solo albums are very good, especially I am LV and a very traditional R&B feel to it. I didn't include Danny Boy because he's from Chicago originally.

TQ's first album is a personal classic to me, too  

top 10 songs for me :

Po Broke N Lonely - Your Eyes
LV - I am LV
TQ - Gotta Make That Money (feat. E-40)
Shello - Good Thang
DRS - 44 Ways
Montell Jordan - Payback (feat. Coolio)
Y?N-Vee - Even When U Sleep
Jewell - Baby Boy (a gem, probably recorded in the 90's although released in the 00's)
Tony Toni Tone - Slow Wine
En Vogue - Never Gonna Get It

Good selection homie...Montell Jordan - Payback is awesome!! Coolio was on the top at time..

Slow Wine is a classic..no word for TTT' music...timeless.

Shello "Good Thang" another DJ Quik R&b production..from the Danny Boy album sessions..Quik uses The Blackbyrds - Mysterious Vibes CLASSIC sample on it .

[Black Excellence]

dope thread. 

[NIBIRU]

Nice subject  

     Cherelle Fortier - Games
 
  Cherelle Fortier - Come And Get It

  Joi Patrice Handle It

   K-Ball - Do It On The Upside

 Mac Mall - What's Ya Name

   Shima - Must Be Ah Little Somethin      

 Artist R&B ?? Feat TOO SHORT

[donfathaimmortal]

Po Broke N Lonely

PBL album was very good, with classic New Jack Swing RnB songs like "Your Eyes", "The Sex Is On" or "I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More, Baby"
recorded during the very first days of GodFather Ent / Death Row Records, The Glove produced all the tracks when Dr Dre was just the executive producer.

[Fonky Fresh]

Reel Tight produced by Warren G (they're from Tennessee though)

[Sccit]

I did not include  Nate Dogg, Bo Roc and other hooksters cause I consider them mainly gangsta rap

*gangsta soul

LV is dope as fuc, tho

TQ's first is definitely a classic, as well

[Okka]

TQ's first is definitely a classic, as well

The song with Tray Deee used to be my shit. I went and sold the album when i needed money. Got to buy it again someday.

[bouli77]

Reel Tight is the shit, I included their songs in my top 90's in the outbound section, but as you said they're not from Cali.

They never saw me coming is classic indeed, and the title is fitting, dude comes out of nowhere to drop a classic produced by Mike Mosley and Jazze Pha.