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<v Speaker 1>Hello, I'm Gale Nobles. You're listening to the Princess R

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<v Speaker 1>and B podcast our Leah, where we celebrate the legacy

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<v Speaker 1>of our Lea, exploring her music impact and the enduring

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<v Speaker 1>influence she has on R and B. Today today's topic

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<v Speaker 1>our Leah the bridge between new jack swing and modern

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<v Speaker 1>rn B. Our Leah's impact on music is clear, especially

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<v Speaker 1>when we look at the evolution of a genre called

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<v Speaker 1>new jack swing. This genre first popped up in the

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<v Speaker 1>late nineteen eighties and became known for mixing R and

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<v Speaker 1>B with hip hop. Think of it as a music

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<v Speaker 1>that had catchy beats and a fusion of live instruments

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<v Speaker 1>with electronic sounds. Teddy Riley was one of the main

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<v Speaker 1>producers behind this style, and artists like Keith Sweat and

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<v Speaker 1>Bobby Brown helped bring it into the main screen. Now

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<v Speaker 1>let's talk about Oleiah. She burst onto the music scene

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<v Speaker 1>in the early nineteen nineties with her first album, Age

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<v Speaker 1>A Nothing but a Number, released in nineteen ninety four.

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<v Speaker 1>This album had a sound that was very much inspired

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<v Speaker 1>by nwjack swing, blending R and B rhythms with hip

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<v Speaker 1>hop elements. While she came a bit later than the

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<v Speaker 1>initial wave of nu Jack Swing, Aliah took what had

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<v Speaker 1>been established and added her own flare. Her style became

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<v Speaker 1>smoother and more polished, appealing to a whole new generation

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<v Speaker 1>of fans. To give you some contexts, the movie New

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<v Speaker 1>Jack City came out in nineteen ninety one, a few

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<v Speaker 1>years before Aliah's debut album. This timeline shows that although

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<v Speaker 1>Aliah didn't start the New Jack swing movement, she certainly

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<v Speaker 1>played a significant role in carrying its influence into the future.

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<v Speaker 1>Her music helped shape R and B throughout the nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>nineties and early two thousands, ensuring that the legacy of

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<v Speaker 1>New Jack swing continued even after its peak. A Leah

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<v Speaker 1>really connected the dots between the past and a new

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<v Speaker 1>contemporary sound, making her crucial part of that musical journey.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Gayl Nobles, thank you for listening.