Later that fall, LL Cool Js Boomin System single (produced by Marley Marl) marked the official comeback of Def Jams premier solo artist. Other notable hip-hop releases in 1990 included Public Enemys Fear of a Black Planet, Ice Cubes Amerikkkas Most Wanted and Kill At Will, Brand Nubians One For All, and Digital Undergrounds Sex Packets. Notable hip-hop singles included Boogie Down Productions Loves Gonna Get Cha, Chubb Rocks Treat Em Right, and Kwames Ownlee Eue.
On the R&B side of things, Keith Sweat scored big time with his second album Ill Give All My Love To You featuring Make You Sweat, Merry Go-Round, and the title track, which is a classic to this day. Guy also returned with The Future, featuring the hits I Wanna Get With U, and Lets Chill. Even Jasmine Guy from NBCs A Different World released an album that actually performed quite well, with three singles: Try Me, Another Like My Lover, and I Just Wanna Hold You.
Other R&B acts that shined brightly in 1990 included Babyface, Samuelle, Today, Basic Black, Hi-Five, The Boys, Special Generation, Oaktown 357, Troop, Midnight Star, Surface, and of course, Pebbles. In November, Bell Biv DeVoe would receive the Best New Artist award at the first-ever televised Billboard Music Awards, airing on the Fox network.
By the end of 1990, the New Jack Swing era had triumphantly reached its commercial peak. On Fox Television, Americas first urban-themed sketch comedy show In Living Color debuted, with a theme song performed by Heavy D. During the New Jack Era, In Living Color was a highly rated show. However, a major backlash by suburban audiences was brewing, and by the end of 1991, things were going to look a lot different than they did in 1990