It’s been almost 30 years since Keith Sweat’s triple-platinum debut album, Make It Last Forever. During those 30 years, the R&B veteran has managed to release more than a dozen albums, produce some of the biggest names around and co-found a supergroup, but that album is where his fame truly started.

Make It Last Forever rocketed to the top of the charts in the late ’80s, selling more than 3 million copies and breaking records with singles like “I Want Her” and title track “Make It Last Forever.” “The music scene at the time I came out was good but I helped to make it better,” Sweat says.

“I don’t take credit for it because you had people like the O’Jays out and New Edition, those type of people. I just added to what was already out there with a different type of vibe. I kind of flipped the script a little bit.” And indeed he did. Sweat’s new jack swing style, which was created by Teddy Riley, was relatively unusual and made an impact on the industry.

To commemorate the anniversary of the album, the R&B veteran developed Keith Sweat: Last Forever, a show that has been in the works for months now. It’s going to be more than just a typical concert, says Sweat. “I’m going to make it a nice, intimate setting … with all of the hit records.”

The success of Make It Last Forever was just the beginning. Sweat followed up Make It Last Forever with I’ll Give All My Love to You (1990) and Keep It Comin’ (1991), but his self-titled album in 1996 became one of his biggest records to date. The certified quadruple-platinum album spawned songs like “Twisted,” which reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, and “Nobody,” which peaked at No. 3, putting Sweat at the top of the charts once again. For his Vegas show, expect all of the hits and more. Sweat’s favorite song to perform live varies, depending on the audience. “I might get screams from a song like “Nobody” and other places I go, it might be “Twisted” or “Make It Last Forever,” says Sweat. “The show will be entertaining, as all of my shows are.”

Sweat’s career encompasses far more than just being a solo artist. His other ventures included being a producer on some of Dru Hill’s projects and founder of groups such as Silk and Kut Klose. He even formed the supergroup LSG with Gerald Levert and Johnny Gill. “It was great because they were two artists who had their own niche in the music industry. I was a fan of Johnny Gill and I was a fan of Gerald Levert, so working with people that I was a fan of was phenomenal to me.” And aside from music, he created the syndicated radio show The Sweat Hotel, and briefly pursued acting.

That’s a lot to accomplish, but what’s his biggest achievement? He simply says, “Me being Keith Sweat ... getting into this music and selling 25 million albums worldwide. That’s an accomplishment in itself.”

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