R&B's changing voice: How Hip Hop edged out grittier singers out of the mainstream

[Homey the clown]

How Hip-Hop Edged Grittier R&B Singers Out of the Mainstream

Reading this article it seems like music and radio executive's are just making excuses for not creating a new black R&b superstar.I mean if white artists like Adele can sell millions of records doing R&b type music, I don't see why they feel the general public won't support R&b music.​

 

[ba'al]

R&B is dead tbh ain't really new singers in the mainstream. It's mostly cats who rap and can harmonize or hit certain notes.

 

[Rhapscallion Démone]

At least they giving Ja Rule his props for doing the rap/singing thing first.....I think he was first lol

 

[Shorty K]

Typical CACs blaming nikkas for shyt they're doing. We don't control the radio, get this dumbass bumass cac ass article outta here

 

[Booker T Garvey]

Lower register?

they took the SOUL out of black music...hitting runs, grunting, singing from your gut

all of that shyt scares and confuses white people and can't sell to 13 year old white girls.

 

[Booker T Garvey]

there's some key points in this article, but mostly made by artists and producers interviewed

rolling stone is the one that came up with this "lower register" bullshyt, whatever that means

these young cats and dudes in their 30's still trying to be teenagers can say what they want about the 90's and old school

but we made music FOR US. we put lyrics in songs that were specifically for black folks:

"you're my ebony queen and i'm your knight in armor" (TIME STAMPED)


the truth is that the music business got smaller after the napster era, the freedoms black artists and execs once had are no longer there

if you aren't crossing over out the gate, they don't want you. if your music is too soulful sounding and definitely too conscious

 

[TrebleMan]

I have high hopes for these Bluff City cats, I posted about them in the The New Edition Story thread.



Shade Room had something on them last week:


They starting to get some attention according to their instagram:

 

[prophecypro]

I dont even know if I call it Hip Hop thats edging them out

Lets just call it trap soul

 

[The Amerikkkan Idol]

YEah, we just had a big thread about this a few months ago

At least they giving Ja Rule his props for doing the rap/singing thing first.....I think he was first lol

Um,

rolling stone is the one that came up with this "lower register" bullshyt, whatever that means

Dude, it's a singing term that every singer alive knows.

 

[Booker T Garvey]

Dude, it's a singing term that every singer alive knows.

hold up. I know what the term means - they're using it out of place is what I'm saying.

saying that an entire genre that was damn near 100 years old died out because people are singing in a higher register is complete bullshyt.

 

[Majestic]

What baffles me is where are all the black people in electronic music yet whites mexican and asians are easily getting into rap?

 

[Majestic]

Where are the black boybands?!

 

[Booker T Garvey]

What baffles me is where are all the black people in electronic music yet whites mexican and asians are easily getting into rap?

what's even crazier is that ALL of modern pop right now is a derivative of denniz pop and max martins russian house music/dance music from the 90's

he never hid the fact that his whole sound came from chicago's 80's house scene



we just never did anything with it, yet again some shyt we created that was brilliant and we just danced to for a bit and moved on

 

[aXiom]

“All these R&B nikkas be so lame” - Weeknd

 

[010101]

“All these R&B nikkas be so lame” - Weeknd

he's part of the problem funny enough
these motherfukkers got the sloppiest song writing and the weakest vocals these days
muahahahahaa it's just background noise carried by production and studio magic

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