They just don't make R&B like they used to. Call us nostalgic, but it sure seems like the '90s were the prime decade for some sweet smooth rhythm and blues.

Of course, a great R&B tune was nothing without a perfectly choreographed visual counterpart, which combined with the popularity of MTV to make for some of the greatest music videos of all time. Step into the YouTube time machine with us as we check out eight of the best R&B music videos of the '90s (Hype Williams not included).

Dru Hill - “How Deep Is Your Love”

No one loved black leather vests more than Sisqó, Jazz, Nokio and Tao, and we aren’t hating. One of the most iconic groups of the ‘90s, Dru Hill was responsible for the 1996 smash hit off of the Rush Hour soundtrack, featuring various scenes from the movie with Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan at their silliest. Everything about this video is classic, from the wardrobe to the helicopter aerial shots of the rooftop choreography. There’s just something about the Dru Hill together as a foursome that gives us all of the nostalgic feels.

Usher - “You Make Me Wanna…”

My Way was the second studio album to come from the young Usher Raymond, the result of him joining forces with legendary producer Jermaine Dupri. Though his prior endeavors were fruitful, 1997’s “You Make Me Wanna…” officially put the solo crooner on the map. Little did we know at the time that the baby-faced, smooth-dancing teen would grow up to be one of the most successful (and sexiest) recording artists of his time. Suspenders and sneakers have never looked so good together.

Blackstreet - “No Diggity”

Who knew puppets could keep a party raging? In a musical collaboration that no one would’ve expected, Blackstreet teamed up with Dr. Dre and Queen Pen for a beach party...err, song that single handedly knocked the “Macarena” from its top spot on the Billboard 100 chart and kept everyone dancing well into the 2000’s. 

Mariah Carey - “Honey”

We miss the old Mariah — back when she was fun-loving, adventurous, and actually sang. Mariah had girls and women everywhere thinking that they too could break out of handcuffs, knock out a man twice their size, dive off of a balcony into the pool below, and escape to a desert island on a jet ski — all while wearing six inch heels.

Lauryn Hill - “Ex-Factor”

Hill knew exactly which heartstrings to tug on when she wrote “Ex-Factor,” and the video does nothing to help that sense of loss felt vicariously through her. As the beauty slinks around in slow motion from room to room, you can’t help but feel the internal struggle she’s going through. Allegedly, the lyrics are referencing the end of her relationship with fellow Fugees member, Wyclef Jean. “See I know what we’ve got to do. You let go, and I’ll let go too.” We’re not crying, you’re crying!

TLC - “Red Light Special”

When the ladies of TLC wanted to get down and dirty, they did it with the best of them. “Red Light Special” was exactly the type of slow jam you needed to listen to back in the day (as was the rest of the iconic CrazySexyCool). From the foreplay to the bumping uglies itself, “Red Light Special” covers it all — and has a super sexy video to go along with it. Leave it to three of the greatest R&B ladies of the decade to drop one of the sexiest feminist tunes of the ‘90s.

Aaliyah - “Are You That Somebody”

When you think of great R&B soundtracks from the ‘90s, you probably don’t think of Dr. Doolittle. Yes, the film with Eddie Murphy hilariously talking to animals also had some slow jams for the ages. Aaliyah’s “Are You That Somebody” was the centerpiece of the whole thing, and there’s no denying it’s one of the great R&B songs and videos of the decade. On top of everything else, the video features both Timbaland — nearly a decade before today’s kids would know him from his resurgence with Justin Timberlake — and a hawk. It might not be the only time you see a bird of prey in an R&B video, but it’s the best one.

Ginuwine - “So Anxious”

From the genius who brought you “Pony,” (RIP Li’l Sebastian) came the original thirst trap. Complete with a pre-song phone call — on a flip phone, no less — “So Anxious” checks literally every box you’d expect from a great R&B video. Tight white tank top? Check. Dramatic watch glance? Check. Dreary gray skies? Check. Weird mirror reflection in which he sees himself way more done up than he actually is preceding a one-man dance battle? Double check. If only modern R&B tunes used the term “sexaholic” more often in the chorus.