Bottom line, above the curses, is what's missing.

I can hear a maroon 5 song 1 or 2 times and sing a along just like that. Have you ever listened to how quickly Beyonce sings ,especially in her heyday.....and how many mock that unrhymey style? Smokey robinson songs that I have never heard and can sing along because of the stress towards melody. Try that with miss aiko. It's scattered.

Also, there is a lack of soul. You don't feel that the singer is really going through what they are singing about. Mary J live sounds like I just ripped her cell phone away from her after an argument with her husband and gave her a mic. Some singers sound listless like they're texting while they're singing to you