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Tinashe has the looks, but looks can only get you so far. I'd say she's talented and I like her vocals. Aquarius was an enjoyable listen to me. But it could've been so much more.
Music is feeling, it's the most magical thing on the planet we have access to. It should invoke some sort of emotion, it has to get a reaction out of you, it has to make you feel. It's like how people who are sad tend to listen to sad music instead of happy music, it's that connection. It makes you feel deep inside that you're not the only one going through it. And on the flip side, when you listen to an inspiring song, you feel like "Damn, I can put my mind to anything too!" It's the feeling.
People's lives are mundane, most people aren't living a thrilling experience. So an artist's job is to take them for a ride. Everyone loves a good story. May as well give them one.
The whole situation with Chris Brown kinda shows you what her situation is. If she's telling the truth that she really didn't care to work with him and that it was the label that made her do it, then this goes to show you what happens when you end up in an interrogation scenario and not have any power in your hands.
Look at Chance. He's independent, and he's doing very well for himself. He didn't have to mold himself into a certain image to sell, he did his own thing and it worked. That's what more artists need to do. Stop looking for a label to save you. The internet is a beautiful thing. With streaming at the forefront and social media is literally at our fingertips, there is no excuse for anyone to not have control over how they run their careers.
i also agree with her working with those producers, because I guarantee you, they'd also give her an image overhaul or at least some artistic direction. Make solid bodies of work instead of chasing hits. You don't become legendary off singles alone, it's the albums that do it. Imagine if Michael never made solid albums, but we praised him anyway because he made Billie Jean? It's the albums.
That actually would've been a dope persona for her.... I actually thought that was the direction she was going in with Aquarius & Amethyst, but then she went in the opposite way and hop on the FKA Twigs wave..trying to be all gothic & oversexualized and shyt for no reason.
I mean this pic is.....but seriously....WTF is this?
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She then reverted back to making uninspired songs for the radio, which none has caught on like 2 On. Tinashe does have a decent following on the internet, but its grown very little. The outside public just think she's just a run of the mill urban pop artist making trendy songs because thats the kinda music she's been pushing since getting signed. Her ass shoulda stayed Indie and continued to build up her following. Continue to get better as an artist and add more mystique/uniqueness, strengthening her identity.
Oh well
Right?! Like yo, could you imagine the turn-out of that persona in the mainstream? She'd be a hit with everybody. Sex appeal would be high because that persona leaves more to the imagination and tends to be more sensual and passionate, with a bit of lust on the side. Women would flock to that shyt, and dudes would tune in and be mesmerized.
Imagine the performances that would've come outta stuff like this.
You could have the stage floor the Zodiac wheel, have the background lights stars, the possibilities are endless. Visuals would be out of this world, and the performance would've been captivating just off the strength of the stage alone. But see, that's the price of going to a label before you have the power. Cause if she were indie, this all would've been possible. Now she's more or less painted as a "typical generic lightskin female singer" because of those pop trendy songs, and that's one hell of a box she put herself in. Rappers especially fall into this trap too, because they're too afraid to step out of the box and only want to do what's considered "cool". It's the ones who aren't afraid to be creative that are the ones who are still here years later. But, everyone else seems to be more concerned with making money, so them's the breaks, I guess.
