This push they are giving Tinashe in 2018 is something to behold :laff:

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All of her mainstream singles are trash. Nightride, Black Water and Reverie are still some of my favorite R&B projects this decade though and proof that she does have legit talent. But the labels keep trying to make her into the next Rihanna/Beyonce when she just doesn't have that star quality about her. She'd be better off sticking to her lowkey atmospheric R&B and catering to her small but dedicated fanbase. It sucks, cuz I stay trying to put people on to Tinashe and convince them that she actually does have dope music but when she drops corny shyt like the songs the OP posted it doesn't do her any favors and makes it easier for people to dismiss her as a generic pop artist
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One of my first posts on this site was about Tinashe.

There's 5x as many white people out there (domestically). So they're always going to have that structural advantage - more room for artists at every level in that lane. Musicians in that genre can also exploit fan bases that buy albums religiously - country fans don't know how to work a torrent or run searches on russian-language social media. And to add to all that, they're a more affluent population that's willing & able to shell out more for tickets & merch.

It's a miracle that we get the diversity of artists that we do. Testament to our people not giving up in the face of brutal odds. :wow:

As far as Tinashe's career goes, I really, really enjoyed her early mixtape work and was disappointed in the direction she took her career. I understand the thirst for a hit, but she had a real opportunity to nurture a seriously loyal fanbase and grow it organically. That in and of itself is gold these days. Yeah, sure, the publishing checks wouldn't ever come close to whatever she clips off "2 on" after all the splits, and she'd have to tour more than she probably wants to, but she'd still be a millionaire. Her last mixtape was really promising though - I hope she sticks with it. :obama:

Nothing's changed. :francis:

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I remember my friend put me on to her way back in like 09 (maybe earlier), back when she was just making dopey youtube videos and releasing weird indie rnb stuff. She seemed pretty cool back then and I enjoyed what I listened to.

Everything since she went mainstream has felt so far from that, and she hasn't been all that interesting since. It must work for someone since she hasn't faded into complete obscurity, but it does have this very "me too" feel about it. As in, her team looks at what popular acts are doing and tries their best to emulate it without really giving her a unique identity.
 

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You act lik their is some conspiracy against this broad....

Her being Piss Colored is actually benefiting to her ...

Its probably her strongest quality....

Which is why all these color.struck non puzzy getting mofos here on the coli cape.for.her

Cause she can't make a hit for shyt

Being "piss colored" as you so hatefullly say,you know damn well that is not a good thing to be in Rnb:comeon:

It may work in her favor if she wanted to be a model for thirsty men. But she wants to do music,and women aren't accepting of fine ass "piss colored" women.
 

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those videos have lots of views and "likes", so obviously something is being done right.

In the end, she's super marketable from an appearance standpoint, and has a good enough voice to make it in music today.

She's racially ambiguous enough to be appealing to all.

She'll probably blow this time around.
it's been 5 years bro :comeon:

if she couldn't follow up with 2 on what makes you think she'll blow up next year?
 

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From what I remember was the basic shyt like

For black women in the industry only Beyonce and Rihanna can succeed / Mixed people like her have it hard / Black people don't wanna accept her etc

:rudy:

You act lik their is some conspiracy against this broad....

Her being Piss Colored is actually benefiting to her ...

Its probably her strongest quality....

Which is why all these color.struck non puzzy getting mofos here on the coli cape.for.her

Cause she can't make a hit for shyt

Being "piss colored" as you so hatefullly say,you know damn well that is not a good thing to be in Rnb:comeon:

It may work in her favor if she wanted to be a model for thirsty men. But she wants to do music,and women aren't accepting of fine ass "piss colored" women.

This. Tinashe being being a R&B/Pop/Urban act means she has to appeal to Black Women. In this fake woke era we are in now, Tinashe being lightskin isn't going to work in her favor like it did for Beyonce & Rihanna in the 2000's.
 

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People have some strange irrational hate for her on this site never figured it out lol.

They really HATE that bytch nah mean :hmm:

:francis: 1 of the reasons I see folks hating on her is because of the controversial statements she made in a an interview last year. I don't understand why those comments are considered negative & controversial, when what she said was true. The stuff she said is literally stuff we talk about on this forum all the time.
 

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no, she’s just doing music that doesn’t work for her. she needs to go back/stick to making music like this










She never stopped making this music lol.

Music fans need to just own up to the fact that the majority are sheep and that this music shyt is dictated by image.

Tinashe makes the type of music you'd expect from a Janelle monae but it's not dressed up in a sza -ish hipster or monae-ish "weirdo" packaging
 
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