How did Alicia Keys fall off so bad?

[Ozymandeas]

Running through her music on my playlist right now and it’s hit after hit. A Woman’s Worth. Unthinkable. Fallin. Diary. You Don’t Know My Name. Teenage Love Affair. If I Ain’t Got You. Like You Never See Me Again. Butterflies. Girlfriend. How you go from dropping heat year after year to being completely irrelevant and no I’m not ashamed to say I be listening to Alicia Keys

 

[Shadow King]

She doesn't sell sex. End of story.

 

[Versa]

She doesn't sell sex. End of story.

This plays a part, but her selling sex would have been what kept her going as her music declined. It woulda been her safety net.

Her music DID get worse though. No doubt about that. Just didn't have the sex like many other women do to keep it pushing when the music quality diminishes.

 

[Ol’Otis]

she was always overrated

https://www.thecoli.com/threads/remember-that-time-when-rick-james-shyted-on-alicia-keys-lol.748029/

 

[keond]

She had the perfect production team with the ex boyfriend. Then Swizz popped up and she got rid of that nikka and vocally she started to try to prove she was a powerhouse (she wasn't). Clive Davis also made her out to be some once in a lifetime prodigy because she was a classically trained pianist (thats industry bullshyt)

She was always a product of hype but when old boy left and J Records folded it just exposed her as being of moderate talent

 

[Mindfield333]

She had the perfect production team with the ex boyfriend. Then Swizz popped up and she got rid of that nikka and vocally she started to try to prove she was a powerhouse (she wasn't). Clive Davis also made her out to be some once in a lifetime prodigy because she was a classically trained pianist (thats industry bullshyt)

She was always a product of hype but when old boy left it just exposed her as being of moderate talent

came to say this... specifically the first sentence

 

[norfwestdc]

The swizz beats shyt and the sound of R and B changing.

 

[Ozymandeas]

She had the perfect production team with the ex boyfriend. Then Swizz popped up and she got rid of that nikka and vocally she started to try to prove she was a powerhouse (she wasn't). Clive Davis also made her out to be some once in a lifetime prodigy because she was a classically trained pianist (thats industry bullshyt)

She was always a product of hype but when old boy left and J Records folded it just exposed her as being of moderate talent

So her boyfriend was behind all those records That makes sense then because it doesn’t make sense to drop heat for ten years straight and then be wack afterwards. She should’ve had a comeback album by now.

Edit - Oh sh*t you right. Kerry Brothers was executive producer on all her early albums. The first album he wasn’t a part of was Girl On Fire and it shows

 

[Paper Boi]

 

[Silver Surfer]

Swizz brought her brand down...

 

[ThrobbingHood]

She was the right artist at the right time. Prior to Beyoncé going solo, most of the 90s solo female power houses were falling off (Mariah, Whitney, Lauryn Hill).

She was light skinned and had Clive Davis backing her. Take that away and you can see she was more hype than substance.

 

[Lady.Libra.]

When she was found out to be the other woman...

 

[Paper Boi]

She had the perfect production team with the ex boyfriend.

i wonder what he doing now.

i feel like if he linked up with another young singer he could still be producing hits.

 

[Master Teacher]

she got old like every other r&b chick that fell off

 

[keond]

So her boyfriend was behind all those records That makes sense then because it doesn’t make sense to drop heat for ten years straight and then be wack afterwards. She should’ve had a comeback album by now.

I had to look him up. I forgot his name. Kerry Crucial Brothers. He was the exec producer on her first three albums: Songs in A Minor, Diary of Alicia Keys and I Am. Swizz came aboard on her 4th album he took over after that. Most of her hits are on her first 3 albums.