New Radicals

USA

Formed: 1997

Died: 12 July 1999

Years Active: 80, 90, 2000

Genres: R&B, Pop/Rock, Electronic

Styles: Urban, Hip-Hop/Urban, R&B/Soul, New Jack Swing, Teen Pop, Dance, Dance-Pop, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock, Contemporary R&B

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New Edition's early, Jackson 5-inspired material made them the forerunners of two generations of teen pop (most of which was geared to white audiences). As they matured and progressed, they laid much of the groundwork for the fusion of hip-hop and R&B known as new jack swing. In fact, after New Edition drifted apart, all of its members had at least some significant success outside the group as part of the new jack movement, which helped ensure that their original incarnation would be remembered for much more than the bubblegum urban soul that m...

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