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.
Love is a powerful word
And you've been on my mind so much, lately
How can I say this?
I'm always late to diner days
Looking in her face
Marathon love making but she win a race
I live a certain life
It's hard for me to feel them safe
Toni Montana money quit the guard, at the gate.
Greeks and guards on the lawn, own the estate
Versace couches, sandals, candles, and matching plates
This picture is better than Boccia's greatest endeavor
I'm kissing shorty in the rain but I'm making her wetter.
It beats every single time that I see your cell number showing up on my phone...
It beats every single time that you're near me,
I'm not ready yet, just leave me alone...
I feel deep in my veins, trying to say it's ok
But I ain't ready to go...
Without my permission my heart is all on a mission
It's got a mind of it's own
I say no and my heart just goes wit it
No control, so I'm trying flow wit it
I'm so gone and it shouldn't have told me
Never should have told my heart
I'm so...
I'm so in love
Never should have told my
I'm so in love
(And my heart is saying)
Boom Boom clap clap Boom Boom Boom (and my heart is saying)
Boom Boom clap clap Boom Boom Boom)
I never should oh told my heart
I'm so
So in love
Pitta, pitta, padda, padda,
Everything is scatta scatta
Something is the matter with me.
Boom like a radio
Loud like a stereo
This is how my heart beats
It's like a broke record, but I can't eject it feels like it's on repeat.
I got a confession
Love is my new obsession
My heart's talking to me
She said: boom boom boom
I say no and my heart just goes wit it
No control, so I'm trying flow wit it
I'm so gone and it shouldn't have told me
Never should have told my heart
I'm so...
So in love
Never should have told my heart
I'm so in love
And my heart is saying)
Boom Boom clap clap Boom Boom Boom (and my heart is saying)
Boom Boom clap clap Boom Boom Boom)
I never should oh told my heart
I'm so...
So in love
I'm chilling court side, Jordan six rings.
You know we court side till we get our 6 rings.
We both on common ground, it ain't a big thing,
But when we come around they make it a big thing.
Still on the block in that drop chicken box,
They asking "what that is?" "is that a different watch?"
When I'm stunt mode, I gotta let the city watch.
Or it's the clear pore jet to a chillin spot.
I'm so...
I'm so in love
Never should have told my heart
I'm so sooo in love
And my heart is saying)
Boom Boom clap clap Boom Boom Boom (and my heart is saying)
Boom Boom clap clap Boom Boom Boom)
I never should oh told my heart
I'm so...
So in love
I'm so in love...