Damn so RCA took Tinashe's title track "Joyride" and gave it to Rihanna :mjcry: :damn:

[Kenny West]

Tinashe and Seven don't deserve this treatment man this world aint right

 

[Blessings]

lol at nikkas cosigning this

let it happen to one of your lyrical miracle rappers and you'll be throwing a hissy fit

But she didn't write it....if you were in charge of her label, any sensible and business-minded person would do the same

 

[Kiyoshi-Dono]

Gave her that Rita Ora treatment
Better take notes

 

[volk]

She doesn't seem too upset about it given the way she answered the questions.

I'm sure she has plenty of songs in the cut. They need to just drop the album already, how long are they going to drag this out.

 

[The Mad Titan]

Not Tee

 

[LezJepzin]

She should've talked to Christina Milian before doing this

 

[lamont614]

shoulda been her own boss

It's the flip

 

[Hood Critic]

So you really think these social media fanbase movements are organic, breh? Tinashe has put out nothing but quality music since she came out, but without the right push, social media drones won't get behind her. Most of these fanbases wait until someone tells them to move on an artist. The fanbase that you say are the same, are the ones that really rock with her music, and always will as long as it's quality. It's like that for most artists. You have a core, that rocks with you because of your art, then you get the others when they're told that particular artist is hot. These are the same fans that will stop fukkin' with an artist, when they are told the artist is cold, not because their music fell off.

You're talking as if this chick got zero push. She's been on magazine covers, she's been given popular features as well as put on tours. Go look at her coming up tour dates, most of them are canceled.

This chick has gotten tons of push she just ain't cracking.

 

[Hyperion]

An artist is as strong as their fan base. They put money in the artist's pocket.

Exactly. People question how Cole is selling out the Garden, and that's how: his fan base goes super hard for him, and it grows every day. Without fans, an artist is nothing. There's a reason why Drake, Kendrick and Cole are the top three. I mean, look no further than The Booth, there's Stan Wars every day on here between all three of them.

When you build your fan base first, you have so much power in your hands when you finally decide to take your talents to a label. It's a win-win for everybody because you're less likely to get a garbage deal (if you have lawyers with you, they'll make sure this never happens), and they're getting a potential cash flow out of you. Labels should only be considered when you're at a point where you need their platform or the resources that you don't have access to.

It also doesn't help that her music doesn't connect with people the way that it does. It doesn't help that her latest singles tend to be the generic formula of how a hit "should" be, and her videos are lackluster. Music videos should heighten the experience of a song. There needs to be a reason as to why people should watch it. That's the point in time where you should really be as creative as possible -- drive a point home. Entertain. Teach. inspire. Otherwise, you just wasted 4 minutes of that person's time. Michael Jackson taught me that.

Tinashe could've taken the Aquarius concept and multiplied that x10 and have it on some fortune teller shyt if she wanted to, where the album sounds mysterious, magical and otherworldly but still grounded enough to have a coherent theme. That could've been her thing. A lot of women are into horoscopes, so that could've drawn some of them in. Not to mention, that would've been incredibly unique and she'd stick out a whole lot. Add in the music videos where the concept can be brought home, and there you go. If that concept were executed perfectly, she'd be well on her way to super-stardom. If you're creative and talented enough, and you market yourself well, the right people will support you. It's that simple.

 

[tuckgod]

You're talking as if this chick got zero push. She's been on magazine covers, she's been given popular features as well as put on tours. Go look at her coming up tour dates, most of them are canceled.

This chick has gotten tons of push she just ain't cracking.

She got the Complex digital cover, breh. Do they still release physical magazines? That's it as far as mainstream media. She also just got the Dazed cover , but that's not a major mag. So that point is mute.

As far as tours, she had like 20 min after Dej Loaf for 2 months on the Pink Print tour, and opened on Katy Perry's tour for 6 dates on the Latin America run. That's it.

Her album was dope. If the label was really behind her, she could've been much bigger than what she is right now.

 

[tuckgod]

You're talking as if this chick got zero push. She's been on magazine covers, she's been given popular features as well as put on tours. Go look at her coming up tour dates, most of them are canceled.

This chick has gotten tons of push she just ain't cracking.

She got the Complex digital cover, breh. Do they still release physical magazines? That's it as far as mainstream media. She also just got the Dazed cover , but that's not a major mag. So that point is mute.

As far as tours, she had like 20 min after Dej Loaf for 2 months on the Pink Print tour, and opened on Katy Perry's tour for 6 dates on the Latin America run. That's it.

Her album was dope. If the label was really behind her, she could've been much bigger than what she is right now.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

It ain't like I'm checkin for Rihanna's music, shyt is trash

 

[Hood Critic]

She got the Complex digital cover, breh. Do they still release physical magazines? That's it as far as mainstream media. She also just got the Dazed cover , but that's not a major mag. So that point is mute.

As far as tours, she had like 20 min after Dej Loaf for 2 months on the Pink Print tour, and opened on Katy Perry's tour for 6 dates on the Latin America run. That's it.

Her album was dope. If the label was really behind her, she could've been much bigger than what she is right now.

Stop it fam...

V Magazine / TINASHE
ACCLAIM Issue 33 – ‘Explorer’ Cover Feature: Tinashe
Tinashe's 'Kode' Magazine Spread Is So Hot You Can Cook Eggs On It
Lookin’ Good! Tinashe Covers PAPER Magazine! – stupidDOPE

Not to mention the New York Time's T Magazine showcase that she was included in: Video: On Set | Hip-Hop and R&B’s New Voices

 

[jadillac]

Bae doesn't deserve this

 

[tuckgod]

Stop it fam...

V Magazine / TINASHE
ACCLAIM Issue 33 – ‘Explorer’ Cover Feature: Tinashe
Tinashe's 'Kode' Magazine Spread Is So Hot You Can Cook Eggs On It
Lookin’ Good! Tinashe Covers PAPER Magazine! – stupidDOPE

Not to mention the New York Time's T Magazine showcase that she was included in: Video: On Set | Hip-Hop and R&B’s New Voices

And the average R&B listener has no idea any of those magazines exist.