With soul and r&b; I cannot get past the classics. I try here and there to dip my toe but nothing will ever beat Marvin, Aretha, Barry and really all the old school stuff. Usher can get down from time to time but even he gets too pristine. I liked D'Angelo when he did that song with Method Man but most modern r&b stuff is polished to a gross degree. I need a little grit and soul in my soul