In 1986, Teddy Riley stared producing R&B recordings that included influences from the popular genre of hip-hip music.
In the early 2000’s it was clear to see that hip-hop music and R&B music didn’t have many differences other than R&B sung and the other rapped. As the 2000’s progressed R7B began to start to focus more on solo artists as a pose to groups. Artists such as Usher, Beyoncé and Mariah Carey’s music often blurred the line between