Name An R&B Group Or Singer You Thought Would Blow Up But Never Did

[lurker emeritus]

for me, when you think of early laface, you obviously think tlc, toni braxton, & usher etc.

but the 1st act that had hits on laface (and maybe the most important) was

and when i think of the early "laface sound" that was so prevalent, this song always comes to mind, the song/group that started their run to me. they never blew up like most of the other acts on the label. but def one of my favs.

 

[Geode]

Some of these artists y'all are posting... I see why they didnt blow up.

 

[NYSTATEOFMIND]

Gina Thompson- This shyt was big when I was in college and seemed like she was working with the "right team"

 

[jwall123]

I think Adrian Marcel should be bigger than he is. He had one hit that put him on the map & then his popularity fizzled out, but he dropped two album worthy mixtapes & is Raphael saadiq protégé.

Which mixtapes? I didnt care for GMFU. Tried too hard.

 

[Here Comes the Pain]

Which mixtapes? I didnt care for GMFU. Tried too hard.

7 days of weak
Weak after next

 

[jshani]

song was #10 on the Billboard charts

His sisters somebody already posted My Love is the Shhh...

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

His sisters somebody already posted My Love is the Shhh...

Never knew they was his sisters. Repped.

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

Y’all dropping hella one hit wonders...like great, here’s your dap, but did you really think all the people you’re dropping had next? Ipthere has to be a little more substance behind it than just one hit - connections/label/ porkducer, having a few singles and one that did extremely well, them getting coverage, an album or two


A lot of songs being posted in here I could tell the person/group wasn’t gonna be around past that hit

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

Y’all dropping hella one hit wonders...like great, here’s your dap, but did you really think all the people you’re dropping had next? Ipthere has to be a little more substance behind it than just one hit - connections/label/ porkducer, having a few singles and one that did extremely well, them getting coverage, an album or two


A lot of songs being posted in here I could tell the person/group wasn’t gonna be around past that hit

Did you think Destiny's Child would blow up to be as big as they did after No No No? It all starts with one hit. After that it's all about marketing and opportunities.

 

[LezJepzin]

Jesse Powell was too cold brehs .

His second album was even better



Rhonda Roussell (lead singer of So Plush) should've had my babies


I thought Sammie had next after hearing this .


I think Blu Cantrell got blackballed after talking about when she fukked Jay-Z on her DVD included in her second album , not for getting nude for Black Tail magazine twice .

As for the magazines, I have both copies

She had no one to blame there for that but herself .

I was a big fan of Christina Milian before she started getting ran through by producers to get a hit.

Pass on Umbrella brehettes .

Amerie wasn't all into being a star IMO . I remember her disappearing from the scene for years while her buzz was huge.

If she stayed with it , the industry would have looked a lot different today.

Karina unfortunately was too young at the time to get pushed the way record companies wanted to push female artists at the time

These dudes had the juice but had too many R&B dudes on his label at the time.



I think B5 got Chris Stoked by Diddy though.

IV Example got a raw deal . Their debut album is iconic .

Blame Beyonce for any female artist after 2008.

 

[Splakavellie504]

Take me back to the past

I agree with majority of the selections in this thread. I alsofelt like Portrait should have been way bigger. And my dude Gary Taylor don't get alot of recognition as well. Hell its so many more artists I could name. We was so spoil with good music breh

 

[Rollo Goodlove]

Ginuwine


nikka first 2 albums were greater than any ones first two albums

He wouldve been bigger if he wasnt lightskin that gave nikkas leadway to hate

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

Ginuwine


nikka first 2 albums were greater than any ones first two albums

He wouldve been bigger if he wasnt lightskin that gave nikkas leadway to hate

Absolutely not. Name a dark skin dude besides Kellz that had a bigger career.

 

[Rollo Goodlove]

Absolutely not. Name a dark skin dude besides Kellz that had a bigger career.

Thats not the point nikkas was hating hard caling him pretty n shyt that fukked up his trajectory and put a complex on his work

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

Did you think Destiny's Child would blow up to be as big as they did after No No No? It all starts with one hit. After that it's all about marketing and opportunities.

I knew they’d be around. Y’all posting people who ain’t even have an album or continued promotion past their one hit - some ain’t even have a second single