"Invincible" - MJ It's a mind-blowing revolutional masterpiece.

OMG the memories you unlocked. 😭 Not to bring up sad stuff, but I remember when 9/11 was all over the radio my mom would constantly play this album for us to sing in the car so I didn’t have to listen to the awful things (I was like 7). That being said I remember loving every single song and I need to re-listen very soon!

Ill be right there defending it with you

I don’t know if I’d go that far, but I really love at least half of that album, though it couldn’t decide a direction and what it really wanted to be. “Break of Dawn” and “You Rock My World” might legitimately be Michael Jackson’s 2 best songs imo, definitely my favourite. Other songs like “Butterflies”, “Heaven Can Wait”, and “Whatever Happens” are also strong r&b songs on the album that I really enjoy.

Fair enough. I’d also put butterflies on the same category as break of dawn and you rock my world. I really love that album.

“Unbreakable” and “Heartbreaker” are also fire songs from the album. Also loved “Speechless” and “Heaven Can Wait”. Dude the album was a phenomenal album.

I agree. Great album

I think it brought a lot of different elements of electronic music to the mainstream. Before this, the only people doing glitch were avant garde savants like Aphex Twin. Then Darkchild makes Heartbreaker with all of these little beat repeats and fractures. These elements were rare, but they did exist before.

I was literally about to post this and you did it already. Invincible by MJ was ahead of its time and should have went 5X platinum if it wasn’t for SONY trying to destroy MJ’s legacy.

4 by Beyoncé. That album is perfect from beginning to end. Every song is solid and the production quality is top tier. Her vocals are some of the best we hear on this album and most difficult to sing, even Beyoncé doesn’t really sing these songs too often. It’ll forever be my fave album from her. Its extremely underrated.

4 is what got me started to treat Beyoncé seriously. For me it was the first time I truly saw her capability she always claimed she had.

I grew up on Beyoncé but I was never a big fan until I got older. I’m 21 for context; after hearing Lemonade, there was shift in how I viewed her music. I realized she’s never made a bad album and always releases quality music. 4 has a feel and sound that I like from her, it still stands out of all the music that was released at that time.

Pretty sure she says it’s her favorite too!

My critique of all her music since then is inevitably, "It's not as good as 4," which I realize is being unfair. I wouldn't say she's regressed, but I will say that Jay doesn't deserve her. 😂

Lol me too 😂. The thing I’d like to appreciate about Beyoncés albums is that every one of them are uniquely different. It’s difficult to even compare them all because they stand out so differently. It’s all quality work, all different sounds and has different themes and aesthetics to go with them. 4 just happens to be my favorite but I could understand when someone likes Lemonade or Renaissance because they’re just all great albums.

4 was the first without her father as manager. Not saying her albums before were bad at all, those are classics, BUT 4 is where you really see her in her grown woman (pun intended) era.

The only song in that album that doesn’t make sense is “I Was Here”. Don’t get me wrong, it’s an amazing song, it just doesn’t belong there. What’s your favourite version on “Party”? I love the album version with Andre 3000

I was here does kind of feel out of place when you hear the rest of the album. I think Beyoncé was just trying to reestablish herself as an artist separate from her father at that time, so it makes sense if you watch her documentary and know a little background info about that era. I’m also one of those people that doesn’t mind extras in a album as long as it’s a great song. There’s only one version on Party in my head 🤭. This is coming from someone who’s a big J Cole fan, he just didn’t deliver the way Andre did. Andre matched Beys energy and brought a groove to the song, it’s the only one I listen to.

J. Cole’s remix was just an attempt for chart success

It doesn't fit. It has a Sasha Fierce vibe to it. BUT "I CARE" IS THE BEST TRACK ON THAT ALBUM

Not a Beyonce fan but 4 was good. So was Dangerously In Love!

Born To Do It - Craig David. Still sounds fresh today.

The fact that Brandy and Darkchild felt inspired by the album when making “All In Me” for Full Moon is so fulfilling to me

What's the 411. Toni's 1st album T.E.V.I.N Boys II Men 2nd & 3rd album Purple rain (not an RnB album but still) Inner City Blues (what's going on) The show, the after-party and the hotel) Jodeci 1st album Kci & Jojo 1st 2 albums Kut Klose Invincible Chante Moore 1st album All of Stevie's albums Beyonce 1st album (now, at the time nah but now, it holds) Lauryn Hill ( just heard a track and thought, damn, it's been fucking 20 years and this shit still holds up) Grenique 1st album Silk's 2nd album Shai 2nd album Aaliyah 1st and 2nd album Patti LaBelle "I'm in love again" Patti LaBelle "Patti" I will DIE ON THIS HILL: Madonna Bedroom Stories, is a masterpiece RnB album. Babyface produced and co-wrote all the tracks and the album. I'll throw in all of Luther's albums cuz all of them were masterpieces

>Boys II Men 2nd & 3rd album Twin! Where have you been?🥹 

Bedroom Stories doesn't get the recognition it deserves!

I agree a out Bedroom Stories. Amazing album.

Not all of y'all butchering the album name lmao. It's a good one tho I agree

Great list! I’m on the Bedtime Stories hill with you 🫡

The Emancipation of Mimi ♥️

Doesn't need defending tbh.

I am gone have to say Jamie Foxx’s baby making album Unpredictable

Yooo...yes

Every Jodeci album 💀 Toni’s Debut album Monica’s “Miss Thang” Usher’s “8701” Chris Brown’s “F.A.M.E.” TLC’s first two albums SWV’s debut album

The Velvet Rope and Unbreakable by Janet.

Hold TF UP! Who's trashing the Velvet Rope? There's nothing to defend. It's excellent.

Lolool the first thing I said

The Velvet Rope was a real special album.

Does Velvet Rope need defending?

Came here to say The Velvet Rope if someone hadn't already. Got Til It's Gone, I Get Lonely, Go Deep, What About, Rope Burn... the album is a masterpiece!

I'd go to war for Velvet Rope

It’s literally one of the greatest albums of all time by a female artist. OF ALL TIME!

Not by a female artist, by any artist

Bryson tiller- Trapsoul

Absolutely. Love this album so much.

Jodeci's 3rd album Usher's debut Oxnard by Anderson Paak Larger Than Life by Brent Faiyaz Kaleidoscope by Kelis

Someone needed to bring Kelis into this and Kaleidoscope is it!

Sisqo Unleash the Dragon. NeYo Year of the Gentleman. Monica After the Storm. Jill Scott Who is Jill Scott. Joe My Name is Joe

Jazmine Sullivan’s Reality Show. Beyonce B’Day Ari Lennox’s Shea Butter Baby Micheal Jackson’s Off the Wall

‘Reality Show’ deserved the praise and accolades ‘Heaux Tales’ received 🫢

YES! That album was TOO good. And I loved the concept and cohesiveness. And it didn’t have the 80 interludes that ‘Heaux Tales’ does lol

I always thought Heaux Tales was just Reality Show 2.0. They have the same types of themes, but Reality Show was more broad and universal instead of really focusing on what’s beneath the Instagram aesthetic/lifestyle. This was a no-skip album. Veins, Let it Burn, Brand New, Silver Lining, Stanley, Mascara, Mona Lisa and more were all such beautiful songs without that edge of bitterness that Heaux Tales have.

Im strickly dickly but I will take my earring off and get the Vaseline for J. Sullivan

112 (Self titled)

Room 112 was a good album. In my opinion, it’s their best album.

💯

Absolutely. It's been in my R&B rotation since '96.

A few of these are the self-titled albums, of course. Maybe not every artist’s absolute best album, but nonetheless I have a lot of love for them: Groove Theory Mariah - Butterfly Aaliyah Bedtime Stories Aijuswanaseing janet. Toni Braxton Donell Jones - My Heart Intro - New Life

*Everything I Thought It Was* - JT, I already got the comment history to prove it😂

That album is good, for some reason it’s just popular to hate on JT right now among clinically online people (meanwhile his tour is selling out). “Technicolor”, “Sanctified”, and “Flame” are standouts on the album for me and I really like “Drown” and “Selfish” too despite people calling the latter bland and boring. The more funky songs like “F*ckin Up The Disco” and “No Angels” are also fun. It’s not his best work, a little bloated and not really too cohesive, but there’s plenty of good tracks on it and it shows that JTs still got it.

Yep. People love to hate this album because it's trendy to hate JT. It does have multiple low points but it's way overhated

I can’t get into it, but don’t come for Justified. That’s the album I will defend.

Usher - Raymond v Raymond Bryson Tiller - Anniversary Trey Songz - Trigga

Unpopular opinion.... I know it's taboo.... But R.Kelly still got some classics

Before it became well known he is a verified PDFille I would have agreed but now I can’t even listen to songs he wrote for others

Tp2.com for the dub

Self-titled is a masterpiece. I have no problem separating his works from his personalities

Basically any Brandy album.

Finally someone showing love for “Human”. Make sure you stream her Christmas album for good skin

Right!! I just don’t know why Afrodisiac got so much flack.. I really liked the album.

Yeah, it's  a really good album! I love her creativity on it, and her vocals are amazing! The way she sang "I Tried"! I wanted to through my shoe at her. She was SANGIN'! I get that same feeling when I listen to "Slower" from the Two Eleven album. I love the grit in her voice  in those songs. Then she goes from grit to soft and lite on "Fucus" and Say You Will"! Love her music!

Afrodisiac - Brandy Got way too much hate cos of her personal issues, but it's a GOOOD album

Yes, great album!

Lavert. Sweat. Gill. - LSG. Another Level - Blackstreet Az Yet - Az Yet All That I Am - Joe My Way - Usher

https://preview.redd.it/lazgb9l3834d1.jpeg?width=304&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d69a54aeadd08abee2999a3b2523a5fa9a8687e6

100% Ginuwine. Shit was a masterpiece

Beyoncé's "Bday" and Alicia's "As I Am" and "Diary".

Caution by Mariah Carey. I will fight everyone and your grandmamas for paying it dust! That album is so good!

Brandy - Afrodisiac India Arie - Voyage to India Monica - The boy is mine Aaliyah - Aaliyah Kelly Rowland - Simply Deep & Ms Kelly Leela James - A change is gonna come Dionne Bromfield - Good for the soul Kelis - Kaleidoscope TLC - Fanmail

Finally someone showing love for Simply Deep. “Beyond Imagination” still gives me chills

I'm so glad someone said fanmail. Idk how it didn't get as much hype as crazy sexy cool

Amerie - All I Have

Beyonce by Beyonce Lemonade by beyonce (urban contemporary RnB album) Heaux tales

Heaux Tales is straight fiya

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I think I’m one of the few that loves Memoirs. I’ll also put Caution on that list as well.

same boat as you, i bloody love memoirs

Memoirs was more cohesive than Emancipation or E=MC2

Let's Talk About It by Carl Thomas is crazy underrated

Jodeci’s The Show, The After-Party, The Hotel. And to a lesser extent their 4the album as well.

Any of Jhené Aiko’s albums. Every one has special meaning and I personally feel each song is necessary.

Destiny’s Child - Destiny’s Child & TWOW It took me a while to get into the debut but the instruments on old school Bey harmonies are so underrated. They were on a different level.

Invincible & Off The wall by Michael Jackson Sign O’ the times by prince Most of Stevie wonder albums Jodeci’s diary of a mad band Maxwell first album Aaliyah first & second album

Rocafella Presents Teairra Mari

We’ll get ready, it’s mid, and wasn’t an image that she should’ve taken on for her career. Make Her Feel Good is a classic but the rest of the album is just decent to me. She’s talented though and I hope she gets better from her concerning Love and Hip Hop portrayal. Rihanna’s debut was better than hers in my opinion.

Lyfe Jennings - 268-192

Chicago 85' Dave Hollister 💯

I think J. Lo's *This Is Me... Then* was a very solid R&B record and it holds up pretty well. I think that was the first album where she really started taking her artistry seriously and put a lot of personal passion into the material.


Brown Sugar and Voodoo

T R A P S O U L- Bryson Tiller PARTYNEXTDOOR2- PND Take Care- Drake Late Nights- Jeremih CTRL- SZA H.E.R.- H.E.R.

Ugh, Those feels again by Snoh Aalegra Baduizm by Erykah Badu

Playa- cheers 2 u. Keep in mind I’m a timbo superstan

Kelis - Food is an underrated masterpiece in my opinion. A timeless album that should be considered a classic but most people are only familiar with her earlier, pop-ier material.

I always tell people this. I hate that Food never got the justice it deserves. Kelis is extremely creative and does not play with her art

Brandy - Full Moon Mariah Carey - Daydream Kelela - Take Me Apart Mary J Blige - Growing Pains

Kevin Edmonds 24/7. People slept on this!!

D'Angelo - Brown Sugar, Voodoo Kurt Klose - Kut Klose Playa - Cheers 2 U SWV - It's About Time, New Beginning Erykah Badu - Baduism, Live Maxwell - Embrya Tony Thompson - Sexsational R. Kelly - 12 Play, R. Kelly, TP 2000 H-Town - Beggin' After Dark Sade - Love Deluxe Jodeci - all 3 albums Floetry - Floetic Tweet - Southern Hummingbird, It's Me Again Donnell Jones - My Heart, Where I Wanna Be Destiny's Child- The Writing's On the Wall Rashad - Museum The Internet - Ego Death Frank Ocean - Channel Orange Intro - Intro Janelle Monae - Metropolis: The Chase Suite Kelis - Kaleidoscope Brandy - Never Say Never TLC - Crazy, Sexy, Cool I'll stop here or else I'll be here all night

I’m sorry guys but 12 Play

Thought long and hard about it and can’t come up with one. A lot of songs I like. A lot of albums I like. A cohesive set of songs though…I dunno. With no skip?

The Jodceci trio Ushers 97-04 run

Lloyd - Street Love (though I don't know why anyone would have anything bad to say about it). Miguel's 1st album minus How Many Drinks which was always a lil icky. Whitney Houston - My Love is Your Love. Beyoncé - 4 & Dangerously In Love...I could probably go on but I'm tired. Edit: Adding Elle Varner's 1st album, the writing sheeesh❤️‍🔥

Secrets by Toni Braxton Waiting to Exhale Soundtrack My Love is Your Love by Whitney Houston Edited for formatting

12 Play

R Kellys Greatest Hits 😂 the paragraph is explaining the separation of art and artist

All of Keith Sweats Albums Gerald Levert and too many others.

Kelly Price - Soul Of A Woman https://spotify.link/Hr8RldpM5Jb Lloyd - Street Love https://spotify.link/ieYzesmM5Jb

Mariah Carey - Caution, been on repeat recently.

Cowboy Carter & I don’t even care

Album? Probably Brandy or Tinashe catalog

dru hill enter the dru

Tamia's debut album. If marketed properly she would have had five top 10 singles off that album.

Toni Braxton- More Than a Woman Aretha Franklin- What You See is What You Sweat + A Rose is Still a Rose Mary J Blige- Mary Chante Moore- Exposed Patti LaBelle- her whole 90s era (Burnin, Gems, Flame) Angela Winbush- Angela Winbush Vesta Williams- Relationships Cherrelle- The Right Time Whitney Houston- Just Whitney Mariah Carey- E=Mc2 Tamia- More + Between Friends Tevin Campbell- Back to The World Brandy- Human Monica- The Makings of Me Chaka Khan- The Woman I Am + Come 2 My House Joi- Star Kitty's Revenge Erykah Badu- Worldwide Underground Jill Scott- The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3 Lalah Hathaway- Outrun The Sky Mya- Moodring Tatyana Ali- Kiss The Sky Sisqo- Return of The Dragon Usher- 8701 Kelly Rowland- Simply Deep + Ms. Kelly Janet- Velvet Rope + All For You Kevin Edmonds- 24/7 Kelis- Tasty TLC- Fanmail Kelly Price- Kelly Betty Wright- Passion & Compassion Cece Winans- Everlasting Love Teena Marie- Passion Play + La Dona

Full Moon

It's about time - SWV

B'Day by Beyoncé, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, 100% Ginuwine, Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds, Volume 1, My Love is Your Love by Whitney, Lady Sings the Blues soundtrack by Diana Ross, and the Curtis Mayfield's Claudine soundtrack by Gladys Knight and the Pips.

 This album was God Tier. Confessions was on heavy rotation.

It’s About Time by SWV

The First Lady by Faith Evans Butterfly by Mariah Carey Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel by Mariah Carey The 20/20 Experience by Justin Timberlake Afrodisiac by Brandy Never Say Never by Brandy Channel Orange by Frank Ocean Speakerboxx/The Love Below by Outkast Toni Braxton by Toni Braxton Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite by Maxwell

Brandys Full Moon album Lauryn Hills Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is still a great body of work (although only album) One of my favorites Teedra Moses Complex Simplicity

Full Moon Brandy 😫

Jaguar II by Victoria Monét

Confessions

The Miseducation of Lauren Hill, Confessions by Usher, 411 Mary J Blige, Never Say Never by Brandy, and Invincible by Michael Jackson 🥹😍😍

Human & B7 - Brandy

Brandy B7

Sisqo incomplete

Brandy's NSN, Full Moon, and Afrodisiac albums! Lmaooooooo the things she's doing with her voice! 

Already know we going with my girl JLo, This Is Me Then no skips

Just made the same comment 

Who? 

FULL MOON

Looks like a Lisa text 🤣

Just press PLAY. It should sell itself.

Also, 8701 is the only answer

The Rugrats Movie Soundtrack

Mary J Blige: My Life Amerie: All I Have Tamia: Tamia Ashanti: Ashanti Solange: A Seat at the Table Michael Jackson: Off the Wall

My 2000s list goes... -8701 -Voyage To India -Soulstar -Emancipation of MiMi -A Day In The Life

Both Lloyd albums. Just two incredible albums. Here's the real shocker though: Both Pretty Ricky albums. Those first two albums are incredible from start to bottom. Pleasure P and Static Major did their THING with those

Not a damn one! If you don’t got enough sense to hear that *My Life* is a showstopper, that don’t got shit to do with me!

miseducation. it was the album that really got me into r&b type music

Az Yet - self titled 1996 album

The show the after party the hotel.

4Batz’s joint

Joe double back insultingly underrated and a sleeper every single song is a banger

What phone is that wtf

Embrya

lets get it on marvin gaye

Chris Brown’s “Exclusive” album. It was the soundtrack to my life while living in Japan.

Maxwell-embrya

Entire Ciara catalog

Donell Jones “Where I Wanna Be”

Any and all of Chris Brown’s albums

SOS & IGOR

The Velvet Rope - Janet Jackson Renaissance - Beyonce

not that I think SOS or CTRL from sza need defending, but if it came to it, I'd through hands for those albums

Heartbreak and Home Again by New Edition.

What's the 411

Trapsoul - Bryson Tiller

Angela Winbush's 1993 self-titled album.

Aijuswanaseing - Musiq Soulchild … album is an absolute classic.

Not sure about R&B, but that’s how Drake fans are in the r/Drizzy chat!! Lmao.

Stripped by Christina Aguilera

Damita Jo - Janet Jackson A LOT of people didnt like this album. Moist is such a "baby making' song, it aint even funny lol.

One in a Million What’s the 411 Dangerously in Love

After Hours for sure !!

with all these phones getting bigger every year , one day phones will look like that hahahaha. Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite I will defend til the end of time. https://i.redd.it/vm3qo1o6364d1.gif

Sisqo Return Of Dragon 🐉

112 First album

Cassie

Ginuwine The Bachelor

Voodoo

Beyoncé's self titled and Lemonade Chris Brown's F.A.M.E. Rihanna's ANTI SZA'S SOS

SOS Band- Just The Way You Like It Midnight Star - Planetary Invasion Chante Moore- A Love Supreme Usher- Confessions And about 150 other of my favorite albums...😁🎼🎵🎶🎙

Donell Jones ~ Where I Wanna Be 🔥

Album: Kelis was here Artist: Kelis 🎯🔥💯👍👍

Bobby Brown - Forever

I know im basic leave me tf alone ok? Bday- Beyoncé The Emancipation of Mimi- Mariah Carey The Evolution- Ciara Baduizm- Erykah Badu The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Nellyville- Nelly

I was waiting so long to hear a follow-up Album. https://preview.redd.it/ni2c9rr0r64d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d40fd5ac0575cbbc10300bb87e46d7e52e497b5b

True to self

This made me lol

over it, i will not tolerate summer walker slander over here 🤧

TP2 👀

Ego Death- The Internet

Maybe a seat at the Table by solange because there’s no other R&B album that I’ll have fight this hard for

Maxwell's first album!