These songs are all about telling a girl that you can treat her better than her current man. You can see a summary of these songs in the video below.
1. Luther Vandross - If I Was The One
The track that defines the treat you better niche in R&B. Luther lays it down to a girl that if she was with him, he'd make sure to treat her better than her boyfriend ever could. The song was also done by Ruff Endz and is worth checking out as well.
2. Gerald LeVert - How Many Times
Despite Luther taking the top spot, Gerald reigns as the king of the treat you better niche as this seems to be his specialty. On this jam, he asks a girl how many times she's gonna run back to a man who abuses her instead of being with him.
3. Kenny Lattimore - Don't Deserve
Kenny Lattimore does a great job here as he tells a girl that she's with a man who doesn't deserve her. He promises he'd treat her like a queen and go well beyond what her current man does.
4. Solo - He's Not Good Enough
Solo does a great job of telling a girl they can treat her better. With their soulful delivery, the guys sing that the man she's with isn't good enough for her and she needs a man like them.
5. Jersey Ave - Beautiful Girl
Yep, Jersey Ave does the same thing as the others, and they do it well. Beautiful Girl plays on how wonderful the girl is and how much she deserves someone better.
6. Gerald LeVert - Definition of a Man
Gerald returns to the top 10 with Definition of a Man. The track talks about how great a guy like him would treat her, and that the person she's with, shouldn't even be able to call himself a man. Nobody does it better than Gerald.
7. K-Ci & JoJo - Still Waiting
The Hailey brothers teamed up with DeVante for this one. Need I say more? They rock it back and forth as they tell a girl that they can't take seeing her with another guy, and that the guy should be them.
8. Jagged Edge - He Can't Love You
The name of the track says it all. While Jagged Edge can't hold up qualitatively with the other artists above them, they put out some great work with this track and really let a girl know they're what she needs.
9. Avant - Wanna Be
While a 2000s artist, Avant holds his own well against the others. Here, he lets a girl know that he wants to be everything her mans not. And damn, does he do it well.
10. Babyface - What If
Babyface closes off the top ten as he goes to visit a past love. He asks her how she can be sure that she's making the right decision by being with someone else, and if she can really be sure she doesn't love him.
Did You Know...
Believing herself to being shunned by her groupmates, Left Eye of TLC issued a challenge in 1999 that they each produce a solo cd on a 3-CD set called The Challenge. She wanted fans to judge who was the most talented. The group eventually settled their differences.
