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Urban
Also known as urban contemporary, Urban was the term given to the R&B/soul music of the 1980s and '90s. Like quiet storm and Philly soul, both strong influences, urban was very smooth and polished, but while its romantic ballads fit well into quiet storm radio formats, urban also had room for uptempo, funky dance tracks, which usually boasted the same high-tech, radio-ready production and controlled yet soulful vocals. That's why, in spite of its name, urban didn't usually have the earthy grit associated with the term "soul music," preferring to tone down the raw emotion in favor of a slick refinement. Up until the late '80s, most urban music was highly pop-oriented, often in melody but nearly always in terms of production. A number of artists -- like Janet Jackson, Billy Ocean, and Whitney Houston -- crossed over from the R&B charts to the pop charts, although there were others like Freddie Jackson, Luther Vandross, Stephanie Mills, and Levert whose R&B popularity never translated quite the same way. More in Rap, Hip-Hop, R&B: Funk | Hip-Hop | R&B | Rap | Soul | Urban Sort by: Newest | Oldest | Alphabetical 
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Get Up by Guy Zerafa Music ID: 95388 
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01:00 $19.95 (A) or $49.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Motivational R&B. Rhythmic, Lively, Celebratory Film and Television Cue with Drums, Vocals, Electric Guitars.... | ||
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Funky Urban Red by Lee Fitzsimmons Music ID: 95283 
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02:23 $9.95 (A) or $29.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Complete with a rhythmic groove and a tasty keyboard riff, this soulful track is great for urban themes...... | ||
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That Aint Right by Christopher David Barry (GB) Music ID: 95211 
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02:20 $12.95 (A) or $49.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Heavy guitar, drum and bass backing with mixed vocal inserts. Very moody. Catchy rythm.... | ||
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Feeling U by Stuart Moore Music ID: 92890 
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02:58 $12.95 (A) or $39.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| A mellow, funky trip-hop track with spacey moog synth, spoken vocals, vinyl scratching, sax samples and laidback beat. Perfect for creating a dark, lounging, contemporary vibe.... | ||
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Bonafide by Hal Gold Music ID: 92859 
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01:51 $39.95 (A) or $79.75 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Down tempo,dark atmospheric hip hop track with 808 drum sounds,turntable needle crackles, classic string pads and light record scratching.... | ||
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summertime strut by Sylvester Oakes Music ID: 90855 
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03:12 $19.95 (A) or $34.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| upbeat urban sounds. beats and bass- plus a little more boom after the breakdown. This one is sure to make your woofers hum. Great soundbed for DJ work or videos, or as entrance music for speakers/ent... | ||
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Nu Time and Place by Henri Nobles Music ID: 90000 
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04:34 $100.00 (A) or $250.00 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Movie people would love this use this track for the feel of it. It sets the mood for every feature.... | ||
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Urban Chill Groove #1 by Eliot Pister Music ID: 89600 
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01:45 $9.95 (A) or $9.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| A chic, modern-sounding electronic instrumental suitable for urban scenes, or fashion TV.... | ||
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Ladies Night by David Perrin Music ID: 85312 
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01:54 $19.95 (A) or $29.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Urban Hip-Hop background with jazzy flute and tenor sax............. | ||
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Ladies Night (30 sec) by David Perrin Music ID: 85311 
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00:30 $14.95 (A) or $24.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Urban Hip-Hop background with jazzy flute and tenor sax............. | ||
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Ladies Night (25 sec loop) by David Perrin Music ID: 85309 
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00:25 $9.95 (A) or $19.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Urban Hip-Hop background with jazzy flute and tenor sax............. | ||
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Creepy Pimpin by Sylvester Oakes Music ID: 78680 
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03:39 $4.95 (A) or $14.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Down and dirty funk track, perfect for selling drugs, pimpin hoes and gang related activities. Dark and creepy music for dirty deeds. Also a bit of a flashback to seventies blaxploitation.... | ||
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Rollin Up On Ya by Sylvester Oakes Music ID: 75952 
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02:04 $14.95 (A) or $24.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Old school hip hop with a modern Bounce and a funky clavi. First change occurs at .30 , there are several loopable parts in this track (I've looped of some and made them available as separate 30 secon... | ||
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Like This by Richard Ames Music ID: 72452 
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02:35 $69.95 (A) or $69.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Featuring a crossover hip-hop/electonric feel, this track features a strong beat and interesting melodic elements... | ||
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Visions of Sweet Love by Stuart Moore Music ID: 72407 
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04:25 $12.95 (A) or $39.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| A funky, upbeat, soulful track with vocals, catchy guitar and horn riffs, hip hop beat and smooth rhodes piano.... | ||
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SPIRAL by Chuck Henry Music ID: 70598 
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01:05 $29.00 (A) or $49.00 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Soulful and almost jazzy hip hop blended with old school funk elements and electronica.... | ||
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Right In Da Groove by Gregory Bennett Music ID: 70485 
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03:20 $9.95 (A) or $90.00 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| A funky groove with chillout/lounge sensibilities. Great for hip and funny film/movie scenes, trailers, video games and other portions of interactive media. Also could be used as background music.... | ||
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Whao! by C Pro Music ID: 70373 
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03:10 $9.95 (A) or $39.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Mid-tempo urban instrumental with an early dirty south feel, story telling.... | ||
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Hard Rok by Conard Howe Music ID: 70369 
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01:53 $12.95 (A) or $39.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Mid-tempo urban instrumental with a hard snare and orchestral instrumentation.... | ||
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ELECTRIC DIMENSION by Chuck Henry Music ID: 70000 
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01:32 $29.00 (A) or $49.00 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Dark, urban "neo jazz-hop" with an edgy, slightly dramatic flair. Great for real life documentaries.... | ||
