No, we're not just speaking out of hunger. Picture all the qualities of a smoothie. A smoothie is cool, smooth, and filled with a perfectly blended combination of ingredients that go together to create something incredible. This is exactly what R&B is. R&B seems to be just the right blend of styles and lyrics that can connect the generations. Where else can you find soulful lyrics and melodies blended together with hot sounding drum beats and textures used in rap, rock, and pop? The result is a musical sound that is not too loud, not too soft, but just right. So what's wrong with that?

You might be saying, "Well, if it's not too loud, or too soft, then how can it be entertaining?" Well, you'd be right on some level. R&B can suffer from "middle of the road" syndrome, where its songs don't have much of a direction to move in, and more or less remain the same throughout the whole song. But that doesn't mean that all R&B songs are boring. It just means that R&B songs can be fairly easy to listen to, without thinking too much about it, much like pop songs.

Another thing to keep in mind is that more artists are classified as R&B than you'd think. R&B is a musical genre that spans through many decades, to which many different R&B styles have been created. Early rock and roll, soul, disco, funk, even boy bands have all been classified under R&B at some point.

There are many qualities of R&B that can be enjoyed, from its intricate rhythms to its emotional lyrics. So if you're interested in getting into some cool music that will relax you and excite you at once, pick up an R&B smoothie and enjoy!