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When did looks become more important then your voice. Where the hell is Mario. Was Dru Hill and Jagged Edge that last of harmonizing?
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i'm not in the industry, but i put my blame on the industry. in the early to mid 90's, we saw the last of the greats get pushed aside for the pop/hiphop trend.
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I love it when people say this.
So the listener/consumer is a just a helpless puppet to whatever the "industry" decides it wants to sell them?
You're giving the "industry" too much credit and you're not giving yourselves any.
At this point, the "industry" is adapting to what you want more than it's dictating.
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It died?
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Nobody "killed" it. The audience has changed, that's all
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it didnt die but younger people killed popular r&b
trey songz is horrible
chris brown is horrible
trey songz is horrible
chris brown is horrible
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The R&B artists did....every singer wants to be a rapper now.
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brotherforreal
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Anthony Hamilton? Saadiq? Raheem Devaughn?
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The good ones don't really have an underground avenue like underground rappers do. Everything in the mainstream now is really disposable and nowhere as good as R&B was even 6 years ago.
Industry is looking for anything new but really doesn't know what the fans want so we get a lot of trash. The fans have stopped supporting the good R&B music. I really noticed this happening just my hearing the difference in sound and quality over time.
Just as sad as current hip hop.
Industry is looking for anything new but really doesn't know what the fans want so we get a lot of trash. The fans have stopped supporting the good R&B music. I really noticed this happening just my hearing the difference in sound and quality over time.
Just as sad as current hip hop.
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r kelly.
personally i think this guy sucks. great voice but this guy has no tact. a handful of good songs...but some of the most ridiculous songs i've ever heard in my life.
personally i think this guy sucks. great voice but this guy has no tact. a handful of good songs...but some of the most ridiculous songs i've ever heard in my life.
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autotune
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I blame the dumb fans 100%. Its not cool for the younger generation. It's like they think RB is for girls and if it doesn't resemble something up tempo then it's soft. Is the hip hop community the only genre of music aimed towards teens. Like do Execs in other genre like country and rock only support the needs of the youngins? I know pop is, but I hate seeing hiphop and RB become "poppish"
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this + rappers on that soft +%+* trying to sing
i live in texas
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Trapped in the Closet.
But other than that, I blame the change in sound.
But other than that, I blame the change in sound.
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Miguel is still singing.
Usher is cooking something up.
Usher is cooking something up.
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R Kelly just tried to fit in to much...
But Kellz has a bunch of Classic songs. to say a handful of "good songs" is disrespectful
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it s not dead u just gotta search for it nowadays.
I miss ballads tho
I miss ballads tho
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R. Kelly is a legend but he played a part by making those borderline parody songs.
(Not gonna lie, the first time I hear "Trapped In The Closet" I was half asleep, and I woke the hell up at the very end doing the weebay.gif
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(Not gonna lie, the first time I hear "Trapped In The Closet" I was half asleep, and I woke the hell up at the very end doing the weebay.gif
Nujavez
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this.
T-Pain messed R&B up starting with the autotune where tons of artists started hopping on autotune and/or trying to sound futuristic. It carried over to now trying to sound like techno and +*%@.
imstillmike
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its still alive its just artists dont know how to make that passionate r&b anymore thats all
