A thread for discussion on our Baby Girl and pioneer of R&B.
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One of my favourite discoveries for 2026. I never really paid much attention before, but wow, what a star she was destined to be and we were robbed way too soon when she was taken. One In A Million is such a fantastic album.
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One In A Million is just an incredible album. Top 5 of all time for me. It transports me back to the 90s so effortlessly and yet some of the tracks sound like they could have been released yesterday.
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It’s appeal is timeless. Especially in the title track.
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These are the holy trinity for me.
A Summer Madness sample always just works for me, but particularly on A Girl Like You. It makes me nostalgic for the summers of my childhood.
Now is the perfect time of the year to get One In A Million on.
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She served.
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Forever one of my favourites. Self-titled is the better album for me; the multi-genre experimentation and ethereal vibes just push it over One In A Million for me - but I have endless love for that album too. Heartbroken is probably my favourite from it - 4 Page Letter and the title track aside. Also; the artwork for it, and all the singles, is just excellent… she was just so darn cool.
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This! The One In A Million art direction is just so damn cool. I hate that we don’t have more of it in HQ. But I’ve had some of the 12" singles from the era on the wall at one point.
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I genuinely dislike how modern social media speaks of her vocal ability. She was a technical vocalist and she knew very well her instrument.
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I have that If Your Girl Only Knew 12"! I have a few others from the One In A Million era too I collected when they were the only way to get her music on vinyl… some really great remixes!
https://youtu.be/K9NJu51VEKI?si=hFFsnKNPayva-nKo
This was always a favourite of mine.
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I still find it astounding that she filmed two of her best music videos in the space of two weeks. The self-titled era saw her evolve in so many exciting ways – I’d love to know how she’d have brought it all together on tour.
The latter video is of course a difficult watch, as we know that had it never been filmed, we’d still have her with us. That said, she looks like a literal angel, especially the final shot drifting up toward the light.
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Iconic and timeless. This still feels current in 2026.
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I really feel like her influence only becomes clearer and crystalises over time. There are so many artists, songs, and sounds that I hear, and either immediately think of her, or you can at least draw a through-line back to her. Some of her music still sounds incredibly current today, and you do wonder how she’d have evolved into the modern music landscape.
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I think had she lived, she really would have become the Queen Of R&B.
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Try Again STILL sounds like the future to me
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Absolutely - plus she sang Journey To The Past live at the Oscars!?
Many of these people’s faves would never… and they have the nerve to imply she can’t sing!?
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Today’s Hip Hop and R&B just can’t ever compare. In a league of her own.
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Also always came with her soundtrack additions. Oscar nominated in her teens! Not everyone has that.
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That song is so good, hated how people paid it dust throughout the years.
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Another soundtrack jam:
The future right there.
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