These are the albums that defined an emerging generation of R&B artists in the late 80s/early 90s who embraced hip-hop's sound, and eventually, its image.
Some recognize Tevin Campbell from a Wu-Tang Clan lyric ("He vandal too hot to handle / You battle, you're sayin' goodbye like Tevin Campbell"). Others know him as one of the biggest teen heartthrobs to rise from the New Jack Swing era. Campbell turns turns 39 years old today (Nov. 12).