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Classic Videos · 2000–2016 · Vol. 1

Classic Videos · 2000s–2010s

When R&B became a visual spectacle.

By FIFI, Editor-in-Chief·Nov 3, 2026·3 min read
RNBEATS0 cover: Classic Videos, 00s–10s, over a still from Beyoncé's Crazy in Love video
Cover: RNBEATS0, using a still from Beyoncé’s “Crazy in Love” video.

From MTV countdowns to the rise of YouTube, these were the videos we couldn't stop watching. Big budgets, iconic looks and choreography everybody wanted to master. Rediscover the R&B music videos that shaped the sound, style and culture of the 2000s and 2010s.

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Destiny's Child — Say My Name (2000)

From The Writing's on the Wall, it reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and won two Grammys.

Destiny's Child — Say My Name

D'Angelo — Untitled (How Does It Feel) (2000)

From Voodoo; it won the Grammy for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.

D'Angelo — Untitled (How Does It Feel)

Alicia Keys — Fallin' (2001)

Her debut single, from Songs in A Minor; it went to No. 1 on the Hot 100 and won the Grammy for Song of the Year.

Alicia Keys — Fallin'

Usher — U Remind Me (2001)

The lead single from 8701 and a Billboard Hot 100 No. 1.

Usher — U Remind Me

Mary J. Blige — Family Affair (2001)

Produced by Dr. Dre, it was her first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Mary J. Blige — Family Affair

Beyoncé ft. JAY-Z — Crazy in Love (2003)

Her debut solo single, from Dangerously in Love; it spent eight weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100.

Beyoncé ft. JAY-Z — Crazy in Love

Chris Brown ft. Juelz Santana — Run It! (2005)

His debut single, and a Billboard Hot 100 No. 1.

Chris Brown ft. Juelz Santana — Run It!

Ne-Yo — So Sick (2006)

From his debut album In My Own Words; it reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Ne-Yo — So Sick

Frank Ocean — Novacane (2011)

His debut single, from the 2011 mixtape Nostalgia, Ultra.

Frank Ocean — Novacane

Miguel — Adorn (2012)

From Kaleidoscope Dream; it won the Grammy for Best R&B Song.

Miguel — Adorn

Jhené Aiko — The Worst (2013)

From her 2013 EP Sail Out.

Jhené Aiko — The Worst