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The title of PnB Rock’s 2019 album, <i>TrapStar Turnt PopStar</i>, doubled as a kind of mission statement. Yes, he could do the trap thing: the edge, the aggression, the bars. But he could finesse it, too—a balance between the street-oriented slant of rap and the mainstream appeal of contemporary R&B. And it wasn't just the music, either, but also the ethic, the approach: PnB would always, on some level, belong to the street. “Not the hood, on the block, stand on the corner, but like, I still slide through,” he told Apple Music in 2019. “You might see me at the Rite Aid or something. You know what I’m saying?” Born Rakim Hasheem Allen in 1991, Rock took his name from the intersection of Pastorius and Baynton Streets in Philadelphia, where he grew up. After shaping his sound on a handful of mixtapes, he made the jump to a major label with 2017’s <i>GTTM: Goin Thru the Motions</i>, whose standouts—“Selfish” and “Misunderstood” in particular—were a seamless combination of melody and muscle. By <i>TrapStar Turnt PopStar</i>, he’d embraced the blend as a calling card, holding ground with guests like Lil Durk and XXXTENTACION as comfortably as with Diplo and A Boogie wit da Hoodie—a testament to his ear, but also a reflection of how integrated rap and R&B have become. Rock was fatally shot in September 2022 at the age of 30.

Like its stylistic cousin hip-hop, R&B has some major overlap with modern pop—at times, the charts are virtually indistinguishable from one another. Put another way, the biggest R&B songs are often the biggest songs in any genre, period. Whether you call it crossover R&B, pop&B, or something else entirely, this is where you’ll find its hugest new chart smashes, updated every week. We always keep this playlist refreshed with the latest tunes. If you like something, add it to your library.