In reply to Erik.

^ I totally agree! People often talk about all these POP/R&B divas being R&B artists back then. I don't know how some people begin to classify some of music the way that they do (from artists that they stan for). Being 50% R&B, doesn't make you an R&B artist. I feel the biggest STRICTLY R&B artists of that time were Toni, R.Kelly & Usher.