El R&B o Rhythm and Blues es un género musical afroamericano que se originó en la década de 1940, fusionando elementos del blues, el jazz y el gospel. En sus inicios, el R&B era conocido como "race music" (música de raza) y estaba dirigido principalmente a la audiencia afroamericana.
El R&B se caracteriza por la presencia de una sección rítmica que incluye batería, bajo y guitarra, junto con voces expresivas y emotivas. Las letras a menudo abordan temas de amor, relaciones, dolor y cuestiones sociales.
En la década de 1950, el R&B se popularizó a nivel mundial con artistas como Ray Charles, Sam Cooke y Etta James. En los años 60, evolucionó hacia el soul con figuras como Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding y James Brown. Finalmente, en las décadas de 1980 y 1990, el R&B se fusionó con el hip hop y se convirtió en un género altamente influyente en la música comercial, con nombres como Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston y Mariah Carey.
Hoy en día, el R&B sigue siendo un género musical popular y ha dado lugar a subgéneros como el neo soul y el trap soul.
Chrisette Michele Payne (nacida en 1985 en New York), conocida profesionalmente como Chrisette Michele, es una cantante R&B Americana . Ella ha colaborado en álbums de populares hiphoperos, como Kingdom Come de Jay-Z y Hip Hop is Dead de Nas. El año 2007 lanzó su disco debut, titulado I Am. El disco generó críticas excelentes por parte de la prensa especializada, adicionalmente recibió nominaciones a los Grammy's 2008.
Lose track of things sometimes
Forgive my ways, apologize
Don't remember names all the time
But all the time I'm true
I'm avangard, hipster
Shows in the past summer
Live for the eye spiffster
But for the all I'm blue
I'm only cool, no pretense
I'm on display, no defense
Sayin what I say, no offense
I seize the day, I move
I'm only real, no magic
Do what I feel, no antics
Done like a deal, no bashin
I'm only me, just cool
Can the cool be loved anymore?
Loved anymore (love), loved anymore (swag)
Loved anymore (love), loved anymore (swag)
Can the cool be loved anymore?
Loved anymore (love), loved anymore (swag)
Loved anymore (love), loved anymore (swag)
Spread light and love and more like that's on the cool, wind up free
I try to act modest
I'm not the star Art is
I'm just a muse/artist
And to the art I'm true
Tryina make my dough honest
Sometimes I'm real honest
Sometimes I'm pull on list
But when I quit I'm blue
Can the cool be loved anymore?
Loved anymore (love), loved anymore (swag)
Loved anymore (love), loved anymore (swag)
Can the cool be loved anymore?
Loved anymore (love), loved anymore (swag)
Loved anymore (love), loved anymore (swag)
Spread light and love and more like that's on the cool, wind up free
Look, girl, I just wanna co-exist
I'm one of a kind, she was kinda the one til she told me this
I'm the one she want but I'm more like Monk
What's the point of being the loneliest of loneliest?
What's the point if all my homies and sisters?
I took you out but never should've spent that
That will make sense
Really? Would you take Billy Holiday to Holiday Inn?
Listen, you could've done better
I woulda put Ella under my umbrella
I woulda took Shacka Khan back in '83, do it like J&B
Bring it a coachella
But now all she wanna do is style in Milan
And when we get there she browsin Vuitton
I guess that's what I gotta go it
Cause I ain't tryina blow it
I'm a play it cool the demise of the whole yea
Can the cool be loved anymore?
Loved anymore (love), loved anymore (swag)
Loved anymore (love), loved anymore (swag)
Can the cool be loved anymore?
Loved anymore (love), loved anymore (swag)
Loved anymore (love), loved anymore (swag)
Spread light and love and more like that's on the cool, wind up free
Can the cool be loved anymore?
Can the cool be loved?
Can the cool, can the cool, can the cool be loved?
Can the cool be loved anymore?
Loved anymore, loved anymore
Loved anymore, loved anymore
Can the cool be loved anymore?
Loved anymore, loved anymore
Loved anymore, loved anymore