Smokey Robinson: "Motown Is NOT Only For Black People, But Everybody". (JLo Is Part Of Us Too)

[Bolzmark]

Smokey just trying to stay employed

No. Smokey Robinson is worth $100 million dollars. You know how many American classic songs he wrote?

Smokey comes from that old selma way of thinking. We gotta leave the old heads behind to die sadly. They cant go to the promised land with us.

Look, I knew putting JLO in that position was not a good look. Just like there would be criticism if a black star was put in the same position to honor Selena. But you guys need to quit this "c00n" shyt and leave the old heads behind us talk. Black people of his generation went through the REAL struggle. They dealt with racism that you dudes have only seen on tv. Nyqqa they created the term "promised land". If you disagree with the JLO thing, which is honoring something he was a MAJOR factor in, then just disagree. Stop with the "you ain't militant enough" way of thinking, especially when your experiences DO NOT compare.

 

[8WON6]

dude just wanna be relevant. go back into obscurity Smokey.

 

[Canon]

A biracial trying to tell Black people what does/does not belong to us.

he wrote most of them damn songs

 

[Mac Brown]

Smokey old ass just wanna give her that arthritis dikk!

 

[tremonthustler1]

Growing up in Houston, Selena was real popular with Houstonians such as Beyoncé, it’s only right she sings a few Selena songs on Cinco de Mayo

Only drunk White people and Floyd Mayweather give a fukk about Cinco de Mayo

 

[Tribal Outkast]

Not when you sell it out, also On of the funk Brothers was white, the guys who played all the music on motown records

yall nikkaz on this site given passes to wack ass eminem but ain't putting respect on an actual great musician

Muthafukkaz abandoned all this music and history so they can turn up with gay ass future, and only wanna bring this stuff up when someone non black like bruno mars is paying homage

The hottest rapper in the game would rather sing country or some shyt smh. I co sign your post

 

[YAYU]

Growing up in Houston, Selena was real popular with Houstonians such as Beyoncé, it’s only right she sings a few Selena songs on Cinco de Mayo

lol trolling aside, thatd be dope esp cuz she already did a spanish track w shakira.

we need more POC to infiltrate all forms of media, so that way producers of these awards ceremonies arent just out of touch white ppl, and have a mix of more concious folk who are aware of the tone they put out in their product.

 

[Bolzmark]

dude just wanna be relevant. go back into obscurity Smokey.

. Dude, that's fukkin Smokey Robinson. WTF are you talking about "wanna be relevant"??? His status/legacy is unquestionable.

 

[8WON6]

. Dude, that's fukkin Smokey Robinson. WTF are you talking about "wanna be relevant"??? His status/legacy is unquestionable.

he has a legacy, but he was in obscurity before this Motown tribute shyt. It's 2019 and Smokey Robinson out here making IG live type videos. And at the end of the day Smokey Robinson don't need to be taking bullets for J-Lo. Like I said, he can go back into obscurity.

 

[seabreeze80]

There is nothing wrong with saying that anyone can listen to Motown. No one should be ridiculed for listening to music made by another race. But I do take issue with anyone saying it isn't black music. It was made by blacks period, specifically AA's. That should never be forgotten. A lot of racists love our music, but hate us.

But Smokey already knows this....

 

[Isaiah Bradley]

Why nikkas acting like they care about motown. When was the last motown thread made before this JLo performance?

 

[Nintendough]

No. Smokey Robinson is worth $100 million dollars. You know how many American classic songs he wrote?



Look, I knew putting JLO in that position was not a good look. Just like there would be criticism if a black star was put in the same position to honor Selena. But you guys need to quit this "c00n" shyt and leave the old heads behind us talk. Black people of his generation went through the REAL struggle. They dealt with racism that you dudes have only seen on tv. Nyqqa they created the term "promised land". If you disagree with the JLO thing, which is honoring something he was a MAJOR factor in, then just disagree. Stop with the "you ain't militant enough" way of thinking, especially when your experiences DO NOT compare.

I'm forever thankful for what they went through but they are just a distraction now. We can't keep letting emotional nothingburgers be our judgement compass anymore. This is today, this is now and it's either move or get ran over.

 

[8WON6]

Why nikkas acting like they care about motown. When was the last motown thread made before this JLo performance?

believe it or not some of us sit around listening to music that was made before 1980 every once in a while.

 

[Isaiah Bradley]

believe it or not some of us sit around listening to music that was made before 1980 every once in a while.

I'm not questioning if you listen to it, but whether you care enough to make threads about it often, so to justify the supposed outrage at Smokey's comments and the Jlo performance

 

[Oatmeal]

No. Smokey Robinson is worth $100 million dollars. You know how many American classic songs he wrote?



Look, I knew putting JLO in that position was not a good look. Just like there would be criticism if a black star was put in the same position to honor Selena. But you guys need to quit this "c00n" shyt and leave the old heads behind us talk. Black people of his generation went through the REAL struggle. They dealt with racism that you dudes have only seen on tv. Nyqqa they created the term "promised land". If you disagree with the JLO thing, which is honoring something he was a MAJOR factor in, then just disagree. Stop with the "you ain't militant enough" way of thinking, especially when your experiences DO NOT compare.