I just don’t think it’s possible for a man to make R&B that appeals to the youth in this day and age. Rap has completely overshadowed everything and kids grow up only listening to rap now
where are you getting your info from?
You right actually
Nah PND woulda broke through any era cause he came with his own unique sound. He really in that R Kelly/Dream lane with the songwriting production aspect and he birthed all these new era R&B nikkas with his style/sound
The dude just so rich and living the high life in LA he could give a fukk about releasing any music
By outdoing I meant who were bigger names. Not quality. A lot of em had buzz in mixtapes but when it came time to drop albums they were lucky to hit gold.
depends on what age we're talking, young kids under 10 who are still greatly influenced by what their parents listen to, r&b could reach, just depends on the age of the parent/what generation they fall in. like a 26 yr old with an 8 yr old, nah, but a 40 yr olf with an 8yr old, definitely. kids who aer in middle school and control their music intake, you're right, r&b is dead to them, but that's also why i say it's stupid to make music for ~15-30 yr olds, go make it for the 35+ club who can then introduce it to a new generation that's young enough to be influenced, this intermediate generation is a lost cause for r&b.
I fukk with those artists heavy but you already know they don't have a mainstream sound. Not saying they couldn't. Chris has already been there and has already been on top of the charts. He's worried about sales I was just pointing out a formula that work for him. When I said clean songs I didn't mean he needed to do traditional R&B. To be honest I would like to see Chris get out his comfort zone and do some shyt with like Tame impala or on Some little dragon shyt. Something refreshing and different. I agree with that traditional R&B is on the decline. That's why Beyonce is doing a house single. Hell Drake did a whole ass EDM album. All i'm saying is that music is changing and Chris needs to evolve to a different bag in his sound. I actually wouldn't even mind if Chris did a whole album using Afrobeats.
Does that matter now. In our day it mattered due to having to have an adult by an album with the PA stickers. Now there is a lot less of a barrier to even young kids getting access to music. More a curiousity question than anything
your kids grown, people out with with kids under 12/13 are still in charge of their listening - parental controls on youtube, spotify, internet browsers, etc block explicit music, then the fact these kids are pretty much under their parents watch most the time, they're listening to what their parents play in the car or at home. most people's taste in music is greatly influenced by what their parents listened to, even if they depart and have a different genre they prefer down the line, we all remember and know what our parents played.
you trying too hard to elevate this nikka...no one cares about this guy as an artist, sure he wrote some bops for ESTABLISHED artists, but he was never a huge artist and he didn't write good enough to break new artists/give struggling artists a hit. but i get it, rep your city.
As a R&B head and former Budden podcast listener those 3 are clowns
The argument was never Chris Brown surpassing MJ. They were saying he had more talents. Michael was obviously more musically gifted than Chris. But Mj wasn't a talented painter, hardly wrote his own songs, couldn't hoop and you definitely didn't hear him spitting no 16. Also Chris brown can do all of Mj's moves but could Mj do his? In terms of what Chris brown could do with his body he edges Mj out. This is a Hardcore Mj fan saying this as well.
i said as much, he was able to write hits for established artists, but couldn't do the same for himself up up and comers, that tells you that the pen aint that strong, it was brand recognition that made those songs pop just as much or more than the writing. and of course when you pen a song for rih and drake that takes off, people reach out, but that success doesn't always translate. even the dream couldn't make people care about ciara more despite penning tracks for her.
Yeah I was just asking cause I didn’t know. Damn near every little kid I see now has their own headphones and their own phone listening to whatever.
I look at it like comparing KG to Shaq. KG is an all-time great. Can do everything on the court and is technically more talented than Shaq. Both all time greats. KG can dribble, pass, post up, more versatile defensively. But everybody would take the dominance of Shaq even if it’s not as well rounded.
