what the **** happened to rnb????
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@ this entire postDid someone just mention Jeremih??? 
Anyways, as mentioned before. R&B just aint in the maintream like it used to be. Back in the day you could turn on the radio and see great video, songs with MEANINGFUL lyrics, excellent production, artists with class, style, and susbstance.....I dont know what happened but sh1t changed somewhere in the early 2000s mainstream wise.
We went from doowop, the soul/motown era in the 70's (marvin, stevie, aretha, earth wind and fire etc), to disco (sister sledge, donna summer etc), to the boogie/post disco era of the early 80s (evelyn champagne king, d-train, sos band etc) to new jack swing (karyn white, jody watley, al b sure, jodeci, guy etc) to the hiphop soul era (mary j, swv, aaliyah, ginuwine, etc), to the late 90s/early 2000s (carl thomas, donell jones, erykah, jill etc).... then that it was a wrap.
The last "group" of cats that came out in that early 2000's era was the last time R&B in the mainstream was good to me. That Carl Thomas, Musiq, Dave Hollister (solo), Donell Jones, Erykah Badu etc era. Then mainstream R&B went downhill. Now instead of having the music in front of you like we used to, you have to get up and go and look for it and REALLY look cause sh1t isnt out there like its supposed to be or how it used to be, which I believe isnt fair at all.
Most of the good r&b is sh1t that is considered Urban AC (Adult Contemporary) and appears mostly on UAC R&B charts and Urban AC radio. Thats the only R&B I can fukk with in terms of this eras R&B these days.
Sh1t like this...
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUXXhRlXFkk"]Lalah Hathaway - Let Go - YouTube[/ame]
Had songs like these been released in the early 2000s and prior, they would be huge R&B hits, but in todays world? Sadly they mostly get ignored in the mainstream, with a few exceptions of course.
Its sad when all the techno pop garbage and fake wannabe sh1t like Rihanna, Jeremih, Drake, Trey Songz etc. are called "R&B".
Anyways, as mentioned before. R&B just aint in the maintream like it used to be. Back in the day you could turn on the radio and see great video, songs with MEANINGFUL lyrics, excellent production, artists with class, style, and susbstance.....I dont know what happened but sh1t changed somewhere in the early 2000s mainstream wise.
We went from doowop, the soul/motown era in the 70's (marvin, stevie, aretha, earth wind and fire etc), to disco (sister sledge, donna summer etc), to the boogie/post disco era of the early 80s (evelyn champagne king, d-train, sos band etc) to new jack swing (karyn white, jody watley, al b sure, jodeci, guy etc) to the hiphop soul era (mary j, swv, aaliyah, ginuwine, etc), to the late 90s/early 2000s (carl thomas, donell jones, erykah, jill etc).... then that it was a wrap.
The last "group" of cats that came out in that early 2000's era was the last time R&B in the mainstream was good to me. That Carl Thomas, Musiq, Dave Hollister (solo), Donell Jones, Erykah Badu etc era. Then mainstream R&B went downhill. Now instead of having the music in front of you like we used to, you have to get up and go and look for it and REALLY look cause sh1t isnt out there like its supposed to be or how it used to be, which I believe isnt fair at all.
Most of the good r&b is sh1t that is considered Urban AC (Adult Contemporary) and appears mostly on UAC R&B charts and Urban AC radio. Thats the only R&B I can fukk with in terms of this eras R&B these days.
Sh1t like this...
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUXXhRlXFkk"]Lalah Hathaway - Let Go - YouTube[/ame]
Had songs like these been released in the early 2000s and prior, they would be huge R&B hits, but in todays world? Sadly they mostly get ignored in the mainstream, with a few exceptions of course.
Its sad when all the techno pop garbage and fake wannabe sh1t like Rihanna, Jeremih, Drake, Trey Songz etc. are called "R&B".
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Weeknd, Frank Ocean or Miguel >>>>>> anything you named
Dont sleep on the Robert Glasper album. It rightfully won and is a real R&B album. No gimmicky stuff. The R. Kelly joint was good too. Not as good as Love Letter, but still cool.i'm looking at the past grammy award r&b nomination list and i'm like
Best R&B Performance
» Estelle - "Thank You"
» Robert Glasper Experiment feat. Ledisi - "Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.)
» Luke James - "I Want You"
» Miguel - "Adorn"
» Usher - "Climax"
Best R&B Album
» Robert Glasper Experiment, Black Radio
» Anthony Hamilton, Back To Love
» R. Kelly, Write Me Back
» Tamia, Beautiful Surprise
» Tyrese, Open Invitation
Donell is always on point, and Forever is fire.
Brief Keef
Superstar
iono breh's but swv dropped this heat last year
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Mike Statik
Pro
soo weeknd, frank ocean and Miguel are better than 112, Jodeci and Carl Thomas???
u obv 16
Steve Piffler
I got them CERTS
i'll just leave this here...
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH4E5bKUM_g]Chrisette Michele - Audrey Hepburn: An Audiovisual Presentation [full mixtape] - YouTube[/ame]
*i absolutely HATE that she had to put 2 chainz and wale on this shyt. i swear i fukkin' hate major labels....
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH4E5bKUM_g]Chrisette Michele - Audrey Hepburn: An Audiovisual Presentation [full mixtape] - YouTube[/ame]
*i absolutely HATE that she had to put 2 chainz and wale on this shyt. i swear i fukkin' hate major labels....
Exactly. The only way you allowed to sing soul music is if you're white. Adele, Timberlake, Thicke etc.....
If you black you gotta use a machine to sing into.
Aaliyah's voice sounded heavenly to me
Chrisette Michelle came out with the beautiful Soul R&B albums: I AM and Epiphany, then Def Jam
nearly dismantled her career when they let her switched up her style on her last album. But her new song, is promising that she's back in her r&b/soul/jazz lane
And, Ohio singer Rashad's Museum is a nice current R&B album
Chrisette Michelle came out with the beautiful Soul R&B albums: I AM and Epiphany, then Def Jam
nearly dismantled her career when they let her switched up her style on her last album. But her new song, is promising that she's back in her r&b/soul/jazz lane
And, Ohio singer Rashad's Museum is a nice current R&B album
"Dont stop your love"
Homeboy Runny-Ray
From Around The Way
dog. just stop it.
and its not just about her lack of vocals. its the fact that she didn't bring anything else to the table musically to compensate for it. she was the product of the people around her. and that's cool, as long as you know to just appreciate it for what its worth.
shes no different from the artists of this era that people are tearing down.
when she died, they started propping her up as some sort of quintessential artist and you youngns swallowed it.
yea, the avant/keke song was my favorite of 2013.......until that dream song came out.
and I don't mess with dude. cuz I don't think he should be singing. but he always has a few undeniable jams out. that song is
. im just waiting for dude to get his hands on an exceptional talent. with his direction, and their talent, we could see something special.props on that urban mystic. never heard it before, but it has now entered rotation.