10 NON-SINGING ASS SINGERS THAT PEOPLE SWEAR CAN SING

[Tug life]

Ja rule

 

[HoldThisL]

Yo why the fukk is Mary J Blige on this list

I never heard one person yet in person saying she cant sing

So she has made classics , but cant sing

Got titled Queen of R&B by most people too
What's the 411?

 

[Real]

Alicia Keys can sing, her problem is she tries to sing notes she know damn well she cant reach

 

[rantanamo]

Imma give him 6, 7 and 10.

 

[Art Barr]

My family has this discussion at every get together and Mary J is always the first controversial target .

The older momma'a from v1o3 before they went urban, used to treat Mary.
All older women hated Mary, like they hated rap.
All older women hated rap till fifty cent came out too.
Anyway list is lol status cause I know I heard all these artist get treated't over the years and since I don't really fukk with rnb cause I hate simp shyt.
It used to be funny as fukk, if an older lady got to tear into Mary.

Especially when Mary first came out and was not culturally acceptable.
To the point puba whole solo career was over with before it began on round and roun after brand new heavies and the other Mary collab, with the overused backpack that created the derogatory name, BACKPACKER.

Mary and puba solely responsible for making the derogatory, word backpacker relevent, highly disrespectful and over used.



Art Barr

 

[CrimsonTider]

Everyone named in this entire thread can sing

Being a technically proficient singer and being able to sing are different things

Plus being a great singer is vastly overrated by music snobs

 

[Here Comes the Pain]

Trey songz needs to be on this list.

He got that R.Kelly like vibrato without any of the vocal range.

He just has a good singing tone, but outside of that he can't really sing.

 

[Rekkapryde]

10 NON-SINGING ASS SINGERS THAT PEOPLE SWEAR CAN SING
Panama Jackson, 5/13/15

Last week, I dared various individuals to come and test me now in a battle regarding two somewhat-storied and not-really-fabled singing groups from Atlanta. As was expected, some people agreed with my points. Others called me names. Nanny nanny. Boo boo. Well in the midst of that discussion evolved a discussion of the lack of singing prowess of one of the leads from one of the somewhat-storied and not-really-fabled singing groups from Atlanta which gave rise to the phoenix of crappy R&B singers. Full disclosure: I’m a fan of crappy singers. I’m mostly a fan of effort. Because of that effort, there have been SEVERAL high profile singers that many folks SWEAR can sing. I’m a reasonable man so I know better. But despite them not really being able to sing very well they have still managed to have quite successful careers…at singing. God does indeed have a sense of humor.

There’s no judgement here; you are entitled to like who you like. This is how I’ve lived my life and if you look in my life you would see what I see. Sing that shyt, Mary. Sing that shyt. So here is a list (in no particular order) of singers that you and I both know can’t sing, who just so happen to put “singer/contractor” on their IRS forms at the beginning of the year, ya know, in those years when they’re actually paying their taxes.

BURN!

Ahem.

1. John Legend

I realize he is a Grammy-award and now Oscar-award winning artist. Clap for him. First, and I’ve never written about it with the fervor that I feel though I had every intention of doing so, “Glory” is trash. It’s absolute trash. But that trash is ONLY saved by John Legend’s crooning, non-singing ass which as you can imagine has given me agita. I won’t pretend that John Legend doesn’t have songs that I like because he does. I love “Green Light”. I also hated his voice on that song. John Legend sings like he’s got marbles in his mouth, but not like Michael McDonald. I guess they use different sized marbles. This is not a balls joke by the way. DEFLATEGATE bytchES. Point is, John Legend sounds like crapola. One good note for John Legend, I did love the “Ordinary People” video because, domestic violence aside, he did illustrate -in slow motion mind you – the perfect way to slap a bytch. And by bytch, I mean anybody who brings you agita. Like John Legend. #slapjohnlegend

2. Keith Sweat

Keith Sweat may be the Patron Saint of bad R&B singers. Just like we screamed for ice cream, we all loved Keith Sweat. “Twisted” is a great song. Hell, his album I’ll Give All My Love To You was full of hits that I loved. You say no. I say yes. Girl, I’ll bet I can make you sweat. Now that I write that out, its a bit rapey. Real talk, older R&B and soul music was both very stalkerish AND rapey. Nevertheless, Keith Sweat is one non-singing ass negro. And lots of people love him and will tell you that he can sing. He. Can. Not. Like another artist on this list,I’ve gotten into a full scale argument with a friend of mine about whether or not he can sing. We’re still friends and all, but our relationship changed.

Speaking of that singer…

3. Carl Thomas

No.No.No.No. One winter night at the Times Square Applebee’s in NYC in February 2003, I formally met a beautiful woman that I’d known tangentially during our time in college. How did we formally meet? Somebody mentioned Carl Thomas and she started talking about how much she loves him. I said, “that nikka can’t sing.” She looked at me like I’d just slapped her mother. An argument ensued between she and I. That night was magic. She and I are great friends at this point. She still believes that Carl Thomas can sing. I still don’t. We still debate this point on occasoin. Summer Rain deez is usually how this conversation ends. To be fair, “I Wish” has long been one of my favorite Bad Boy songs.

4. Slim from 112

From last week’s post: “‘Round 112 way, we all know Slim is the lead – he’s the most prominent lead singer despite being the worst singer of the group.” #factsonly

Worst singer doesn’t really tell the story. For instance, saying that Nate is the worst singer in Boyz II Men is unfair. Everybody in Boyz II Men could sing and sing well but if you had to pick a “worst” he might be the pick. In the case of Slim, he’s not only the worst singer in 112, he also cannot sing. I don’t give a fukk what your mama who grew up listening to 112 thinks. Also, if your mother grew up listening to 112, get off the Internet do your homework. Now.

5. Ameriie

This one might baffle you because most reasonable people know that Ameriie can’t sing. It’s kind of a given like police brutality and Apple dropping technology to replace the shyt you just bought in six months. However, Ameriie (her second “i” truly bothers me) has convinced people that she can sing forcing those people who have been convinced – by Amerie – that she can sing to attempt to convince me that she can sing. Or at the very least, she’s not a bad singer. She is. She’s like the version of Mary J. Blige that can’t sing, eschewing sound-goodness for angst and passion.

6. Mary J. Blige

Wait, what? FIGHT ME BRO. You know Mary can’t sing. Now look, I love Mary J. Blige during her crack years. I haven’t purchased a Mary album post Share My Worldand I’m not entirely convinced she’s released an album since then. Sure, I’ve heard she did but whatevs. Point is. my love for Mary has come despite her lack of range. Or note delivery. I’ve always been surprised when folks like Mary (and Amerie) get live singing gigs, but not of their hits but of songs that folks who can actually SING usually perform. Like church songs. If Mary J. Blige comes to your church you might ask her to sing, not because she is a good singer and folks are about to be moved, but because its rude NOT to ask a person who has made a livelihood singing to sing a song. Nobody is clamoring for Mary acapellas. Speaking of acapella: PITCH PERFECT 2 bytchES!

7. Alicia Keys

I probably don’t even have to say anything on this one. I think most people accept this to be true. Right?

8. Ralph Tresvant

This one hurts me a bit. I love New Edition. Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky, Mike, Ralph, and Johnny too were like my favorite group for years. Ralph Tresvant and Bobby shared lead vocals early on then when Bobby left to release arguably the greatest post-soul R&B album ever, Don’t Be Cruel, (I can argue this with ease), Ralph took the reins solo and……well. Look, I love Ralph. “Sensitivity” is also one of my favorite songs. I’m listening to it right now. Drake owes a debt of gratitude to Ralph. Ralph is not a good singer. I know women loved him. I get it. He had swag. He had grace. At the same damn time. But he’s the third best singer in the group behind Johnny and Bobby. And I might be able to argue that Ricky had a better voice than him. Also, this is “best voice” in a none of them can really sing that well (aside from Johnny Gill) so who is the best of the worst kind of thing. New Edition Forever #doe.

9. musiq aka The Husel

My man Musiq. I love Musiq. I really do. “Half Crazy”? My shyt. The Soulstar album? Also my shyt. “Merry Go Round”? My shyt too. But have you heard “Love”? This is the song where he really goes for it vocally. He doesn’t really succeed. Also, he’s a rapper now, going by the name The Husel. For the life of me I cannot understand this. He’s a great songwriter. He’s not a good rapper. He’s a much better singer than rapper. Think about that.

10. TOTAL

Kima, Keisha, and Pam can’t sing. See what I did there?


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@ thinking Bobby Brown can sing. Johnny Gill shyts on the Original 5 New Editions members with EASE. Ricky Bell is the 2nd best singer in that group THEN Ralph.

 

[Gold]

whispering ass

Speak up cotdammit

 

[Gold]

rihanna, beyonce, trey songs, drake

the fact that all 4 of these are missing lets me know this list aint serious.

 

[8WON6]

Yall can say yall hate beyonce for various reasons, but this shyt about not beig able to sing just makes yall sound retarded.

Where are all the people like lead singers of rock bands? Where is britney spears? Them males country singers with deep voices?

 

[8WON6]

also if you're going to say somebody like Mary J Blige can't sing then really go for the jugular and lets call out the king of wack singers...Frank Garbage Ass Sinatra.

 

[Athenna]

Chris Brown
Drake
Trey Songz
TInashe
Jhene Aiko
Janet Jackson
Ariane Grande
Taylor Swift
Rihanna

 

[RTF]

Hilarious how serious people are taking this list.

I've followed that website for... 5/6 years now. Panama talking music is just his opinion. It aint serious.

Nobody thinks Drake and Rih can sing.

Mary has soul, something special in her voice but yeah... she's can't sang.

 

[Kiyoshi-Dono]

Justin Bieber
Adele(yeah I said it)
Miley Cyrus
Jennifer"nice booty" Lopez
Shakira
Britney Spears
Justin Timberfake(Jc has better vocals)
Just a few non blacks to mix this thread up