Jojo and TLC

Today I have some music that comes from the early 2000s era of music. This is the era of music that we millennials grew up with, and sometimes you just need a little bit of a throwback to those times. So I want to start this off with a song by an artist who was all the rage back then. Jojo was one of those pop queens who also dabbled a lot in R&B. Now keep in mind that both of these genres meant different things 10 years ago, and their sounds were different. When Jojo started out, she was only 13 years old! This song came out when she was maybe 14 or 15 which is insane. Despite her youth, Jojo has an incredibly mature voice for someone her age. When listening to this song, you don't hear someone that has just become a teenager. Jojo has the voice of an R&B singer, but with this song, she tends to focus a bit more on pop. One thing to appreciate though is that she maintains the soulfulness in her voice no matter what style of song she does. This has the trademark signs of a pop song, with a little bit of tropical influence for the main melodic rhythm. To be quite honest, I am not sure what instruments were used in production, but I love it! The Caribbean flavor to the song makes it that much more light-hearted and enjoyable. Jojo's music is surrounded by harder beats and soulful melodies as well, differentiating her version of pop from the mainstream. She's got this cool urban pop kind of sound going for her with this song. There is also this sweet playfulness to the song. Jojo sticks with the theme of teenage romance, but she makes it something that is more fun and lively instead of mainstream. The emphasis is more on doing her own thing and being her own person, which is a message shift for the time period as well. Jojo's stylistic choices make her stand out as an artist. The ability to capture the teen pop market while still producing something that has a lot of R&B and soul flavor is something Jojo mastered. Today's instrumental song is by one of the biggest R&B groups from the 2000s. TLC has dropped some pretty smooth tracks, but this is the most well-known song. This song is one of the ones that defined R&B during the 00s, so I thought it was a perfect compliment to Jojo's version of R&B. I hope you enjoy the music and please feel free to comment!