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Soul music

A music genre that was popularized by the African American community in the 60s and 70s that combines traditional African gospel with blues.
It's basically rhythm and blues but with African roots.
Soul genre was named to pinpoint that the songs were sung with a lot of soul in them. To varying degrees, the power and personality of the form were absorbed in disco, funk, and hip-hop, styles that owe their existence to the soul.
So today certain other genre music can also be sub-classified as soul.

Some popular soul artists are,
Mary J. Blige. Mary J.

D'Angelo. D'Angelo.

Maxwell. Maxwell.

Erykah Badu.

Lauryn Hill.

Raphael Saadiq.

Anthony Hamilton
Joss Stone
RM's mono should lowkey come under soul music genre.
by 2000's kid, but I'm sane October 8, 2020
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Divide Music

A great singer on youtube that makes anime and some other types of music like their newest one about baby yoda!
by cocainechild03 November 4, 2020
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Talk music

In the context of Gospel Music, usually in the Black African-American church, soft, mellow background music (usually inspired by real Gospel and Soul music songs) that is played on a Hammond Organ or piano during a worship service in church at a time where music is not not central focus of the activity going on, but the music helps settle the peaceful mood during whatever activity is going on, such as offering, announcements, or sometimes even during the sermon.
Many Gospel musicians know how to play Talk Music in the Black Church.
by A Black Smartass from America January 16, 2021
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Boss Music

That feeling when you fucked up and feel like you hear suspension music.
Person 1: Oh fudge I friggin started a fire!
Also Person 1: Why do I hear Boss Music?
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Prison music

A way to formally address drill music. Often used by boomers who hate any form of UK rap in this specification: UK Drill music
You: “Alexa, play Digga D - Chingy”
Boomer: “Turn off that prison music!”
by THELATINKID April 29, 2021
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Country Music

A genre of music that haunts many souls. If you live in the Southern part of the United States and hate the genre, you are pretty much asking for death.
Northern Person 1: I guess its your turn to choose the music for the car trip.
Southern Person 2: Okay, I know exactly what to put on! *Turns on a Country Music Playlist, and Big Green Tractor begins playing*
Northern Person 1: *Crashes car due to the horrible music blaring through the speakers.*
by ThatDudeTwentyTwo October 12, 2021
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