| Hip-hop has had a significant influence on several | | | | These remixed tracks soon became all the rage, and |
| genres of music. R&B, in particular, was the most | | | | hip-hop soul crossed racial divides, earning its artists |
| influenced as to necessitate a subgenre. The key | | | | mainstream recognition. Veteran R&B artists also |
| difference was that the subgenre was coarse and | | | | generated interest among young, contemporary |
| contained less of an R&B influence. | | | | audiences through their association with hip-hop. Patti |
| Pop and R&B singers, including Mariah Carey and | | | | LaBelle has performed with Outkast; Chaka Khan |
| Destiny's Child, appropriated hip-hop in order to relate | | | | granted permission to Kanye West to re-mix her |
| to younger, urban audiences, thus creating a subgenre | | | | tracks. By joining forces with hip-hop artists, R&B |
| coined ""hip-hop Soul"". This genre features hip-hop | | | | singers thus reached out to a new age group. |
| backbeats, superimposed with vocals that were sung | | | | Hip-hop soul is considered more mature than |
| in the style of soul music; the lyrics, however, integrated | | | | contemporary R&B, and targets an adult |
| street lingo and adult themes. | | | | audience. This is primarily due to the genre's focus on |
| Impudence characterizes the styling of hip-hop soul. | | | | the seamier aspects of life; hip-hop soul singers also |
| These hitherto conventional singers sported tattoos, | | | | use adult language and themes, which has drawn |
| wore leather, and wore a defiant look in the vein of | | | | censure from people who feel the genre of music, |
| hip-hop artists. Pop singers, who were reluctant to | | | | similar to hip-hop, glorifies negative stereotypes. |
| change their images, began collaborating with a rapper | | | | Although hip-hop soul witnessed a dull period with the |
| to remix one of their tracks, and incorporated the | | | | emergence of Neo Soul, another R&B subgenre |
| remix in their albums. These remixes were pegged as | | | | in the late 90s, it is now experiencing a surge in |
| singles, and allowed the singers to retain their signature | | | | popularity due to singers like Jaheim, Amerie, Keyshia |
| styles. | | | | Cole, and Anthony Hamilton. |