Has R&B fallen off?

pettyofficerj said:
yeah we used to sit around and literally wait for a song to play

:p

back in the days where you knew everyone on your block, and had all the kids in your crib until 3 in the morning.
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Sounded like good times. Wish I could relive elementary sometimes, bad grades n' all.
 
Esoterik Dreadz said:
If Hip-Hop is dead, did R&B fall of a cliff? Just listening to Usher's new album and i have to say it sucks bad. Coming up, we had R.Kelly, Maxwell, Ginuwine and D'Angelo. Now what do we have? A half rate Usher and Chris "Second Round Knockout" Brown. The female acts aren't that much better either. Is it me or am i just being too snobbish?
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I don't think R&B has fallen off I think it has become more overt less about the artistry and more about the popularity. (I would not consider R Kelly, or Ginuwine R&B..and more Pop).

...The subject matter of R&B has become grotesque and almost offensive. Yes Marvin Gay sang about "sexual healing" but he did with a touch of flare. Sexual healing vs Birthday sex.

...but you really can't blame the artist, they are simply selling what people want to buy. People don't want art they want POP......its the reason why hip hop is putting out so many wack pathetic artists...

"Oh you fancy huh...you fancy huh"

gawd I hate rap from the south.....can't wait till it gets back to the lyrics man [/Lupe Fiasco]
 
Inner Beauty said:
Good news!

Mary is going back to her old formula. I loved and mis old Mary....

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1648159/20100917/blige_mary_j.jhtml

Hopefully she delivers....
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I BEE Mary cannot go back to what she was. Life's good and she appears happily married. Mary was Maay-rie when she was getting physically and mentally abused by KC and doing drugs in the 90's. Unfortunately the drama in her life gave her shit to sing that women could truly relate too, it was her blueprint. Furthermore were used to her raw heart felt singing being off key from time to time it made her unique

As for R&B it's doo-do and has been for a minute...
 
Malik True said:
I BEE Mary cannot go back to what she was. Life's good and she appears happily married. Mary was Maay-rie when she was getting physically and mentally abused by KC and doing drugs in the 90's. Unfortunately the drama in her life gave her shit to sing that women could truly relate too, it was her blueprint. Furthermore were used to her raw heart felt singing being off key from time to time it made her unique

As for R&B it's doo-do and has been for a minute...
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Well, if we take that incident where she hit her husband in the club, then maybe we can get a good joint out of it...lol

All kidding aside, you bring out a good point. That pain does bring out good music.
 
They just started a 90s RNB night in my town. Pretty cool, very popular, even with younger people and not just people who are 30+

To be honest, I can't really think of a current RnB artist that I like. I've been listening to a lot of dancehall lately, prefer dancing to that and clubbing to that than to stupid NeYo.
 
I agree

I thought it was just me. Sometimes I feel like I should be wearing an Abercrombe and Fitch t-shirt and some skinny jeans when listening to some of this auto-tuned, bubble gummed bullshit passing as R&B.
 
There are a few holdouts though...

Don't sleep on Urban Mystic...his new single "In the Morning" is off the damn chains....fuckin love this song. I also like Jaheim's new one. Glad he's not singing about wifing up the hood rat...cop his new one to. Another great soulful female artist is Leela James...very sexy voice.
 
Weak...

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Los Angeles said:
Yes, R&B is in a slump.

I feel like a lot of music is in a slump right now.

You can thank things like the internet and the strive to go "platinum".

Or as the corporations call it, "do big numbers".


I just wish folks would stop worrying about selling the most records and just make hot music that doesn't have a fucking timestamp in the lyrics.

I was listening to this song by homegirl from Destiny's Child, the skinny light skinned one, LeToya. (That's her name*) and she was talkin about "Gucci this, Prada that. Bentleys and Benzes. I iced you. Pop champagne, etc."

I'm like, damn bitch, can't you get more creative than THAT?!

Shit. You have all this time to write albums and make some classic material and you're making the most generic, simple-minded corny substance possible.

If people could just get back to the basics instead of trying to glamorize the material more than it needs to be, it would be so much more fulfilling to listen to. Nobody gives a fuck about brand names in a love song. All we want is emotions and pouring your heart out. Something we can relate to that doesn't involve any sort of currency.
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Reminds me of this one track by Tonedeff(sick rapper). He said "I'm nice with a day job. these niggas write all day and still suck."
 
BA said:
Reminds me of this one track by Tonedeff(sick rapper). He said "I'm nice with a day job. these niggas write all day and still suck."
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lmao

speaking of writing..that takes me back to high school, watching the brothas write music in class
 
BA said:
Where they any good?
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I dunno, ever heard of someone called 'Cassidy'

:)


We were in French I together in high school in Philly. Central High class of 259. :eek:

He used to battle and be good at it, but I never heard him spit before he got rich. Philly turns out some good spitters. ;)
 
Esoterik Dreadz said:
If Hip-Hop is dead, did R&B fall of a cliff? Just listening to Usher's new album and i have to say it sucks bad. Coming up, we had R.Kelly, Maxwell, Ginuwine and D'Angelo. Now what do we have? A half rate Usher and Chris "Second Round Knockout" Brown. The female acts aren't that much better either. Is it me or am i just being too snobbish?
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R&B went down the drain at least 10-12 years ago with the advent of gangster rap.
 
pettyofficerj said:
I dunno, ever heard of someone called 'Cassidy'

:)


We were in French I together in high school in Philly. Central High class of 259. :eek:

He used to battle and be good at it, but I never heard him spit before he got rich. Philly turns out some good spitters. ;)
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Oh yea. I remember you said something about going to school with Cassidy a while back. Good shit.
 
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