Grown-people R&B

<b>Grown-people R&B:</b> Leave the strippers and the carnival outfits to <a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-tpain11-2008nov11%2C0%2C1842061.story">T-Pain</a>. <a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-caw-soul7-2008sep07%2C0%2C1995011.story">Eric Benet, Raphael Saadiq, Ne-Yo and Robin Thicke</a> demonstrated how real men rock the ladies. Kanye West's <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2008/11/kanye-west-exam.html">“808’s and Heartbreak”</a> proved that Auto-Tune can express adult emotions. And the return of the great trio <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2008/oct/12/entertainment/ca-labelle12">Labelle</a> showed all those pop princesses what it means to be a queen.

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Grown-people R&B: Leave the strippers and the carnival outfits to T-Pain. Eric Benet, Raphael Saadiq, Ne-Yo and Robin Thicke demonstrated how real men rock the ladies. Kanye West's “808’s and Heartbreak” proved that Auto-Tune can express adult emotions. And the return of the great trio Labelle showed all those pop princesses what it means to be a queen.

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