Could an artist/group like City High thrive in 2013?

[luckyse7enz]

Remember City High?





Positive urban music with a real message without having to disguise it in subtlety.

They just out-right challenged negative ideas and stereotypes...even incorporated "The Next Episode" into the "What Would You Do?" song. Had a song praising the complexion of black women getting bumped out here.

Their album actually went gold (I didn't know), but I DO remember reading that the group had a LOT of drama. I think the Claudette Ortiz chick was dating one of the singer guys and ended up marrying the other one. One of them ended up on "Intervention" or something.

Anyway, do you think music like this get spins and thrive in today's music scene?

....and as not to commit any pic vios :

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...but yeah, what do you guys think?

 

[Jahmal]

Thats a fine ass Puerto Rican Woman!

Wasnt she smashing both dudes in the group?

 

[Sugar]

What ever happened to that fine mami?

 

[Takerstani]

Positive or not, I just didn't like their music.

 

[luckyse7enz]

Thats a fine ass Puerto Rican Woman!

Wasnt she smashing both dudes in the group?

Positive or not, I just didn't like their music.

...but do you think a group of their mold could be as successful nowadays or the appeal of ratchet fukkery just too strong now? R&B cats don't even disguise their intentions with romance anymore. Blackstreet wanted their girls to stay, Boyz II Men wanted to make love to you, and now Trey Songz is in the club for the bytches & the drinks while The Weeknd's running train on them.

...and Chief Keef could fukk our mamas.

 

[jwinfield]

:favre:

 

[Takerstani]

^I don't know but I'd welcome subtlety back. I'm not a fan of the door slamming in your face r&b.

 

[TotalPackageFreddyLuger]

who?

 

[mson]

I don't know but I liked the group even though they weren't the most talented. And I loved her.

 

[Jone2three45]

City High - Caramel ft. Eve - YouTube

Eve butchered this song,

She even butchered MJ Butterflies song too,

2001 was not a good year for her.

 

[re'up]

at him and that Steele Reserve and the impromptu late night piano session at 7:40-

 

[tremonthustler1]

ro2 - YouTube

at him and that Steele Reserve and the impromptu late night piano session at 7:40-

*drinks liquor out of Poland Spring water bottles *

 

[luckyse7enz]

ro2 - YouTube

at him and that Steele Reserve and the impromptu late night piano session at 7:40-

:deadcena:

My man got ethered in the worst way though.

Grammy-nominated group. Your single goes platinum. You're dating a bad chick with talent.

Then she breaks up with you and ends up dating the LAST person you'd want her to be with: the other guy in your group.

Got to hear her getting her back blown on overseas by your homeboy in their hotel room and then see him at soundcheck looking like :cenasabo: "Let's get this money, breh."

THEN your group breaks up and they get married the next year.

 

[DeuceZ]

Didnt they have like one album? They barely thrived in the era there were in and I actually liked their music

That Ortiz girl did homie dirty dude look like he jus gave up on life...she said he was abusive tho but who knows

 

[R.E.N. Spells Ren]

They were only mildly successful in 2001, so yea, I think they could be as successful today.

Claudette Ortiz is a bad bytch...she shoulda branched out into acting or something