LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 06: (L-R) Recording artists Aaron Hall and Damion Hall of Guy, and recording artist Teddy Riley perform onstage during the 2016 Soul Train Music Awards on November 6, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Winter/BET/Getty Images for BET)
This seminal R&B trio was the first group to sport the new jack swing sound, essentially traditional soul vocals melded to hip-hop beats, with credit for the genre’s invention going to founder, multi-instrumentalist, and super-producer Teddy Riley.
Guy’s song “I Like” from their 1988 debut album.