In reply to I MightNate.

I'd say 2097 is when rnb went out if mainstream. That was the beginning of the end. Think about all the rnb girls who released an album in 08to 09... They all did poorly. Usher and them had to be raunchy or do edm. MTV removed best rnb video from their award show and that help show how white audiences cared about rnb music.