I know there's plenty of rap haters here, but what are your views of R&B?

Personally, I can't imagine my music collection without it. I love it...Next, Alicia Keys, Usher, Mariah Carey, R.Kelly, etc. It's easy listening most of the times, but nowadays R&B has some hip-hop beats to them. This trend started around the early 90's and I've never grown tired of it.