They attached
>Mos Def to Q-Tip, D'angelo
>to Prince, and Dru Hill
>to Jodeci.... and look at
>these acts now.

Big difference between an artist sounding similar to another, but adding their own flavor and trying to sound(and look)exactly like them.

>
>I did think it was R.
>Kelly singin that Seperated song,

How could you think it was R. Kelly? I immediately thought, "Who is this trying to sound like R. Kelly?" I love me some R. so I know when I hear him. By the way has anybody noticed how much R. has grown as a songwriter (from his debute album to R.)? Check out the lyrics on Bad Man (Shaft sndtrk); how he uses elements of that famous bible verse. Hella tight! Of course he ain't on the lyrical level of D', but he's still a dope ass writer nonetheless.

>and I did thing it
>was Jodeci when i heard
>the first few Dru Hill
>joints but that doesnt make
>an artist "suck".

That's why I hated Dru Hill when they first came out and I still don't like them. I was pissed off because here I was dying for some more Jodeci and these bitin' ass muthafuckas show up claimin' all the fame. Where's my Jodeci anyway goddamn it?


Avant's
>shit sounds a lot better
>than a lot of the
>bubble gum R&B out there...
>probably thanks to the R.
>Kelly influence.

He sounds no different than Next, Ideal, Jagged Edge, etc.