..Generally speaking, 06-10 is probably the lowest point for the genre in its history (hyperbolic yea, but whatever) outside of Chris B’s debut, Neyo’s songwriting, Jazmine Sullivan’s voice and Dream’s hits the genre became stale ..almost beyond recognition. Lyfe flew under the radar for most top 40 listeners, but I remember hearing ‘Lyfe 268-192’ for the first time in 07 (it was released in 04) it was the most soulful s*** my 13 year old ears have ever heard. Looking back, it’s one of the few RnB records from that era that still holds up today. It also didn’t fit the commercial branding of RnB during that time. Definitely worth the listen

of course, my mom was playing lyfe jennings first two albums all the time back in the day

i wasn't all that big on him but i was like 7 or 8 at the time so I ain't know no better

yea lol my dad loves him

I didn’t really get into him until middle school when the ipod was still buzzing. I was just searching for s*** and came across ‘Cry’ ..my SS teacher sent me to the nurse cause I was snorting and cryin so bad🥴

I remember him getting popular from performing at the Apollo

yeah cry wasn't a bad song at all. maybe i should listen to him on my own and see what i think because my mom used to LOVE his s*** back in the day, like i couldn't get in the car without hearing this nigga back in 05/06/07. she still loves his music tbh

Does she also listen to gospel heavy?

His first album is classic

Those 20’s stopped spinning for bruh

Yes

This was my s*** when it came out

Oh come on!

The note at the end on this is bonkers

How was this not in OP

s*** my bad i didn't see this notif somehow lmao

nah not really, she usually listens to r&b/hip hop (usually 90's/2000's but some present day stuff as well) or the popular rappers of the day (she's pretty big on meg rn, been big on future for a few years. etc) keep in mind my mom just turned 43 last week lol

Brother was telling a story between every track. Was alright but kinda annoying

What happened to the R&B thugs?

I think lyfe Jennings is rated pretty accurately tbh

dan stanned this man too hard

Someone to understand that a thug has feelings too

I can never listen to him because of this sole reason.

Classic album