>Does making obvious attempts to cross mean that it's bad or
>poor quality?

no.

>The reason I asked that question is because I think we can
>forget that mass amounts of Black folks can like some shit
>that other people might look at as corny or white bread.
>George Duke, Grover Washington...Smooth Jazz in general is big
>with a ton of Black audiences so I question the validity of
>calling this stuff white bread simply because it's not gritty.

'white bread' does not necessarily mean 'bad' or 'poor quality'. it's a descriptor. to say that Lionel's music was white bread doesn't necessarily mean it's bad. it just is what it is. white bread. a lot of ppl love white bread.