Do today's Black artists have soul?

you're NOT "n!ggas"

you're NOT "n!ggas"

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First off, you need to define what "soul" is. I think I'll posit that question in a separate thread actually. Maybe tomorrow.

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i've posted about this numerous times it's not a conspiracy theory



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Days of Future Piff said:
:wow:

I was listening to this right as I was reading this thread, as well.



I think the issues with current R&B stem from a number of sources...

* Music programs in schools aren't really what they used to be. Not a lot of inner city kids are taught how to read and play music in school or in church (the Black Church was a huge part of our culture, and the birthplace of many musical styles that we've cultivated). I think this is why nearly every other popular song out today is the same four chords :snoop:

* For the white folks running the record labels, R&B was the one genre that they couldn't quite duplicate. Only we could pull it off. So they dumbed down R&B, phased it out, and replaced it with other genres that white people could copy more easily. They've been biting black music and sabotaging black artists forever, and we're seeing the effects today more clearly than ever.

* I think a part of it also ties into the systematic breakdown of the black family/community, whether it's through gangs, government-planted weapons and drugs, welfare, population control, poor schooling, radical feminism being pushed in our communities, our leaders getting killed off, etc. The quality of our music is reflected off of what's going on with our culture.

* I think another part of it is simply regional differences. Certain musical styles and sounds evolved on their own over decades in various parts of the world. Now that we're so interconnected through the web, everyone has access to everything now, so styles don't evolve on their own without outside interference the way they used to. Things are more homogenized today because of the internet.

I could be wrong on all of this though. I want to know what some of you think :hubie:
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I think you're pretty much on-point with all the factors you've cited.

Integration, new technologies, the decline of The Black Church cultural influence, the disappearance of black r&b radio/black record stores/black dance clubs/black owned labels like Motown, Philadelphia International, Stax, and SOLAR also have had an impact.
 
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On the other side, you got hella cacs with their hands in the R&B bag
Adele
Sam Smith
Joss Stone
Timberlake
Ariana Grande
Tuxedo

Some Black folks say that Black artists are being pushed out of R&B by cacs
True or False?
 
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Days of Future Piff said:
:wow:

I was listening to this right as I was reading this thread, as well.



I think the issues with current R&B stem from a number of sources...

* Music programs in schools aren't really what they used to be. Not a lot of inner city kids are taught how to read and play music in school or in church (the Black Church was a huge part of our culture, and the birthplace of many musical styles that we've cultivated). I think this is why nearly every other popular song out today is the same four chords :snoop:

* For the white folks running the record labels, R&B was the one genre that they couldn't quite duplicate. Only we could pull it off. So they dumbed down R&B, phased it out, and replaced it with other genres that white people could copy more easily. They've been biting black music and sabotaging black artists forever, and we're seeing the effects today more clearly than ever.

* I think a part of it also ties into the systematic breakdown of the black family/community, whether it's through gangs, government-planted weapons and drugs, welfare, population control, poor schooling, radical feminism being pushed in our communities, our leaders getting killed off, etc. The quality of our music is reflective of what's happening with our culture.

* I think another part of it is simply regional differences. Certain musical styles and sounds evolved on their own over decades in various parts of the world. Now that we're so interconnected through the web, everyone has access to everything now, so styles don't evolve on their own without outside interference the way they used to. Things are more homogenized today because of the internet.

I could be wrong on all of this though. I want to know what some of you think :hubie:
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I dont think any of the factors you bring up can be ignored but are we preserving our traditions or leaving them by the way side to chase the next wave?
Are we letting R&B go stale out of apathy?
 
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