I just remember on wayans brothers when Marlon was singing for change and Shawn said "get up Tracy Chap lips" shyt had me dying
Tracy Chapman
- Thread starter Dr. Narcisse
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Cat piss martini
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SEAL is in my top 10 singers.
James earl jones has always been what
i thought God would sound like and Seal
was his singing voice.
James earl jones has always been what
i thought God would sound like and Seal
was his singing voice.
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Tracy Chapman Vs Whoopi Goldberg in a spike cage!
My parents wore her albums out in the early 90's. They'd have that shyt on repeat, all fukkin day and night
Me and my sister thought she was a man until we saw her on TV in a skirt
And she definitely wasn't a one hit wonder.
Me and my sister thought she was a man until we saw her on TV in a skirt
And she definitely wasn't a one hit wonder.
Creflo ½ Dollar
Superstar
One of my favorite artists...
Check out this song....speaking that real shyt
“If he preys only on his neighbors
Brothers, sisters and friends
We'll consider it a favor
We'll consider justice done
But if he comes for you or me
And we can place a gun in his hand
Bang bang bang
We'll shoot him dead”
Check out this song....speaking that real shyt
“If he preys only on his neighbors
Brothers, sisters and friends
We'll consider it a favor
We'll consider justice done
But if he comes for you or me
And we can place a gun in his hand
Bang bang bang
We'll shoot him dead”
SupaDupaFresh
Superstar
I dont think Tracy Chapman was rejected by the black community so much as she was rejected by the music community as a whole. Im sure she was seen as "unmarketable" despite her talent.
A BLACK female artist who has no sex appeal for men and performs acoustic guitar music with an emphasis on humble lyrics over flash and controversy. She was so far removed from the music and pop culture sensibilities of the 90s its no wonder she got drowned out and rejected by radio, MTV, and even BET which preferred sexy flexy R&B music and gangster rap at this time.
The fact she even managed to strike a record deal is a testament to her musical talent.
Chapman is a true folk artist and folk artists are suppose to reject overt commercialism of their music. I doubt she herself wanted the clout and the attention.
Folks gotta understand even 2pac did it for the money. Its very rare you get true music artists who are in it for the art, and she was one of them. I wish the black community would acknowledge her more. Can we at least get an Unsung special? She truly is a forgotten genius of our musical community.
A BLACK female artist who has no sex appeal for men and performs acoustic guitar music with an emphasis on humble lyrics over flash and controversy. She was so far removed from the music and pop culture sensibilities of the 90s its no wonder she got drowned out and rejected by radio, MTV, and even BET which preferred sexy flexy R&B music and gangster rap at this time.
The fact she even managed to strike a record deal is a testament to her musical talent.
Chapman is a true folk artist and folk artists are suppose to reject overt commercialism of their music. I doubt she herself wanted the clout and the attention.
Folks gotta understand even 2pac did it for the money. Its very rare you get true music artists who are in it for the art, and she was one of them. I wish the black community would acknowledge her more. Can we at least get an Unsung special? She truly is a forgotten genius of our musical community.
Someone made a thread trying to shyt on guitar players..
People like Tracy are very much needed in these times of Future and Drake.
I also wonder what people over 35 are listening to, because it's certainly not these trap rappers. Tracy should have a solid older Black fan base.
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Dr. Narcisse
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Tracy Chapman is dope.
FeverPitch2
Superstar
Wrong. That had nothing to do with it.
We fukked with TTD on that first album. After that second, not many people fukked with him.
Tracy made white sounding, albiet quality, music.
There are Black artists who can do the folk thing but still make it soulful and Black as hell.
The late great Bill Withers is a prime example of that.
Just looking at Tracy, you can tell she was socialized around cacs growing up
Coming of age in the "racism is over" early to mid 80s and going to school with cacs informed her sound.
She's very talented but I bet she goes days, maybe weeks on end without seeing Black ppl.
I'd bet you what I have in my pocket that her lady is white as this background I'm typing on.
*does my Googles*
Tracy is a huge international star, trust me..
I grew up on her music, she is brilliant. Dont know what else to tell you.
Sorry if she was too earthy for some of you, but you missing out. Get with the program.
This song right here..this song right here
I grew up on her music, she is brilliant. Dont know what else to tell you.
Sorry if she was too earthy for some of you, but you missing out. Get with the program.
This song right here..this song right here
macadomusic
Superstar
This song gets play in every black household