Who Belongs in the R&B Royal Family? Who Deserves the Crown?

Who is the King of R&B—Usher, Chris Brown or somebody else? On this episode of WeTM: JB & Friends, JB, Charles and B Deaux build their R&B royal family and debate the King, Queen, Prince and Princess of R&B.The conversation starts with the best albums of 2026 so far, including projects from Tierra Whack, Baby Keem, J. Cole and Drake. The crew also debates whether Wale could beat J. Cole in a 10-song Verzuz and whether listeners still take enough time to revisit albums.Then the R&B debates begin:• Usher vs. Chris Brown for King of R&B• Whitney Houston, Mary J. Blige, Beyoncé, Alicia Keys and Mariah Carey for Queen• SZA, Coco Jones, Summer Walker, Ari Lennox and Tems for Princess• Brent Faiyaz, Giveon and Leon Thomas for Prince• Don Toliver vs. Travis Scott• Which current artists could eventually become all-time greats• The artists we wish could return and release more musicWatch through the end for our Sleepers of the Week.Who belongs in your R&B royal family? Comment your King, Queen, Prince and Princess below.Subscribe to WeTalkMusic for music debates, album reviews, artist conversations and recommendations from one music lover to another.⬇️For more content from WeTM ⬇️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wetalkmusic2/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wetalkmusic2Linktree: https://linktr.ee/WeTM00:00 Intro 05:01 J. Cole, Wale and New Music09:22 Building the R&B Royal Family13:38 Usher vs. Chris Brown17:47 The Queen and Princess of R&B27:57 The Prince of R&B Debate33:43 Frank Ocean, Don Toliver and Travis Scott40:35 Future GOATs and All-Time Discographies49:10 Music Legends and Artists We Miss1:03:03 Sleepers of the Week