Biggest Lies Ever Told in R&B (The Untold Stories)

These aren't obscure names — these are some of the biggest R&B superstars who ever lived. And the bigger the star, the bigger the lie the industry was willing to tell to keep them exactly where they wanted them. In this episode of RNB Decoded, we count down 10 of the biggest lies ever told about R&B superstars: manufactured scandals, hidden chart technicalities, and secrets it took decades to expose. biggest lies in music, r&b superstars, true story behind the song, music documentary, vanessa williams miss america scandal, prince slave warner bros name change, missy elliott the rain true story, fugees killing me softly billboard, new edition reunion bobby brown, luther vandross jingles background singer, anita baker masters lawsuit, babyface solo career, salt n pepa shoop story, tony toni tone anniversary, 90s r&b secrets, music industry scandals, artist rights music history #RnBDecoded #RnB90s #MusicHistory #TrueStory #ClassicRnB #MusicDocumentary #90sMusic #BiggestLies #ThrowbackRnB #MusicScandal CHAPTERS / TIMESTAMPS (Approximate — confirm against final voiceover render.) 0:00 – Cold Open + Intro 0:50 – #10 Tony! Toni! Toné!, "Anniversary" 2:20 – #9 Salt-N-Pepa, "Shoop" 3:50 – #8 Babyface, "When Can I See You" 5:20 – #7 Anita Baker, "Body and Soul" 6:50 – #6 Prince, "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" 8:20 – #5 Luther Vandross, "Power of Love/Love Power" 9:50 – #4 Missy Elliott, "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" 11:20 – #3 Fugees feat. Lauryn Hill, "Killing Me Softly" 12:50 – #2 New Edition, "Hit Me Off" 14:20 – #1 Vanessa Williams, "Save the Best for Last" 15:50 – Outro 🔔 Subscribe to The R&B DECODED for deep-dive music documentaries every week. 💬 Comment below: which of these voices moved you the most? #RnBDecoded #RnB90s #MusicHistory #TrueStory #ClassicRnB