Keith Sweat

R&B Money

The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts

Music, Music History, Music Commentary

4.9 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2026

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Summary

Episode 175 of the R&B Money Podcast brings us a legend. Keith Sweat — singer, songwriter, producer, and one of the architects of New Jack Swing — sits down to chop it up about what the music industry never wanted him to know, and how he figured it out anyway.

Keith gets real about his come-up from Harlem, what it actually takes to build longevity in this business, and the deals he took, the deals he passed on, and the lessons that came from both. This isn't just a music conversation — this is a masterclass in entrepreneurship, ownership, and surviving an industry designed to take everything from you.

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0:00.0	This is an IHeart podcast.
0:02.3	Guaranteed Human.
0:05.7	R&B money.
0:09.6	We are, Jay,
0:12.9	Jay Valentine,
0:15.2	we are the authorities on all things R&B.
0:21.3	I'm Jay Valentine.
0:23.2	And this is the R&B Money Podcast.
0:27.4	I know you see the marble and all the cool shit.
0:31.3	That means I am at a very, very special residence.
0:37.8	Because, you know, we couldn't shoot this in no studio.
0:41.5	You know, I had to get on the highways and the byways to come see my player,
0:45.7	partner.
0:45.9	And I, you know what?
0:47.8	I would usually do some intro where I'm talking about all the platinum records,
0:51.2	the platinum status that is in all of the accomplishments and all the
0:57.1	cool shit.
0:57.6	But I want to get straight to it because this is my real brother in real life.
1:02.9	I'm talking about call me at six in the morning because I'm on the West Coast and he's not
1:07.2	talking shit.
1:10.8	Every morning he, he know when he called me, I pick up. So I'm going to get to it. He's not talking shit.
1:14.0	Every morning he, he know when he called me, I pick up.
	...

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