Artist profile
Keith Sweat is an R&B singer and producer known for his contributions to new jack swing and contemporary R&B. His smooth vocal style and production work helped define the sound of 1990s R&B.
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Keith Sweat is a restrained with strong groove and a balanced bright/warm production — mostly instrumental artist.
Unusually low energy for R&B.
Across 4 analysed tracks, Keith Sweat averages 20% energy — gentler than 92% of individual R&B tracks — and 63% groove, groovier than 56%.
Measured against 714 R&B tracks on 11 August 2026.
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DJs and producers closest to Keith Sweat by audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play. It’s a taste signal, not a measured key-and-tempo match: good for shortlisting crates when you’re prepping a set around Keith Sweat, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.
Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.
Keith Sweat's tracks in our catalog range from 84 to 118 BPM, with a median of 98 BPM. Across 4 tracks, the most common range falls in the 100–105 BPM bucket.
Keith Sweat's tracks are mostly in minor keys (75% minor across 4 tracks). The most common single key is 9A (E Minor) with 1 track.
Keith Sweat sits closest to Jodeci, Guy, Johnny Gill in our catalog. That ranking is audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play — rather than a measured key-and-tempo match, so treat it as a shortlist worth digging through, not a promise that any two tracks will beatmatch. The full list, with track counts, is in the Related artists section above.
Our catalog has Keith Sweat releases spanning 1987 to 1996, with the most tracks from the 1990s.
