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"So could the Soulquarians really have "changed the game"?"


  

          

or specifically ruled black music for a minute ala Pfunk or when the Wu ran hip hop?

I posted this in the lesson because it's not an appreciation post.
So before making a comment, try not to base it on whether or not *you* loved or hated or felt they were under or overrated. This thread isn't really about that. It's more about whether or not they could have, as a strong united group, effectively run shit. "They" being D, Badu, Quest, Saadiq, Bilal, Slum, Roots etc. etc. Add any peripheral muhfuckas that I can't think of right now.

Was there a period there where they could have not been so hungup on the Neosoul label and got on some real guerilla marketing shit. Staying out on the road together, really selling themselves. D playing up the sexy. Saadiq giving everyone a strong song or two that will guarantee them *crossover* success (crossing over from kufis to fitteds)

Again, try not to focus on whether or not they made consistently great music. Because that clearly never defines what's poppin.

(Hopefully someone with a rep here in the lesson can keep this from going "wood"row wilson out this bitch lol)

  
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So could the Soulquarians really have "changed the game"? [View all] , El_essence, Tue Dec-26-06 04:27 AM
 
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I think they did.
Dec 26th 2006
1
I no the influence and impact...that's different than running shit thoug...
Dec 26th 2006
6
RE: So could the Soulquarians really have "changed the game"?
Dec 26th 2006
2
half the members weren't focused enough to ever succeed imo
Dec 26th 2006
3
RE: half the members weren't focused enough to ever succeed imo
Dec 26th 2006
45
for a minute there, i thought they would
Dec 26th 2006
4
too much in-fighting
Dec 26th 2006
5
No they were a fad. Fads always fizzle out quickly.
Dec 26th 2006
7
neo-soul might have been a fad, but the Soulquarians weren't.
Dec 26th 2006
9
I don't know man, what did *they" bring to the table,then?
Dec 26th 2006
13
      what the SoulQ's did was show that there was a MARKET
Dec 26th 2006
15
      How strong was this market? How strong were they to run things?
Dec 26th 2006
18
           it was strong enough for Alicia to become a superstar
Dec 26th 2006
22
                Alicia would have become a superstar without them.
Dec 26th 2006
24
                     Keyes been in the game for FOREVER tho, and they aint
Dec 26th 2006
26
                     Because they didn't let her be Alicia...
Dec 26th 2006
28
                     if there was no neo-soul, she wouldn't have been playing that piano
Dec 26th 2006
32
                          if there was no neo-soul she'd be a musical actress
Dec 26th 2006
35
                          probably... she seems to have a certain Broadway thing going on
Dec 26th 2006
36
                               to understand the daughter must understand the mama n/m
Dec 26th 2006
39
                          The reason she was playing that piano is the same reason neo-soul...
Dec 26th 2006
37
                     even when she was with JD, he had her styled as a female D'Angelo
Dec 26th 2006
31
                          The Christmas Special, 1995.
Dec 26th 2006
72
                     you don't get an alicia without a clive...
Dec 26th 2006
27
                          Whitney Houston anyone?
Dec 26th 2006
29
      they made laid back, chill, excellent music
Dec 26th 2006
44
Jambone is on it w/this.
Dec 26th 2006
33
did you say Saadiq giving everyone a strong song or two?
Dec 26th 2006
8
I don't know, man. He is earlier stuff was cool in TTT but how much...
Dec 26th 2006
10
WAIT! wtf
Dec 26th 2006
12
let's be real here
Dec 26th 2006
14
      yes...lets
Dec 26th 2006
16
      one song. great.
Dec 26th 2006
20
           Still Ray is that shit...
Dec 26th 2006
40
                how bad AM i making it sound?
Dec 26th 2006
42
      Get Involved
Dec 26th 2006
48
      for real? i guess the problem must be my own personal taste, then
Dec 26th 2006
62
           I love 3 songs on Lucy Pearl
Dec 26th 2006
67
                i remember liking 3 songs too
Dec 26th 2006
69
                     RE: i remember liking 3 songs too
Dec 26th 2006
75
      Saadiq needs to put Teedra Moses on his payroll.
Dec 26th 2006
74
           Yeah, those are the best two cuts on Ray Ray
Dec 26th 2006
77
strong song meaning
Dec 26th 2006
17
      if you're sugesting that Saadiq is a skilled hitmaker
Dec 26th 2006
21
           b/c he needs a collaborator.
Dec 26th 2006
38
           i'd say it's the collaborator thing
Dec 26th 2006
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                RE: i'd say it's the collaborator thing
Dec 26th 2006
47
                and you're clearly on that Ralph Tresvant
Dec 26th 2006
51
                     we're discussing Ray's ability to make hits, right?
Dec 26th 2006
57
                     This is EXACTLY where I was going.
Dec 26th 2006
60
                     This is EXACTLY where I was going.
Dec 26th 2006
61
                     This is EXACTLY where I was going.
Dec 26th 2006
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                     This is EXACTLY where I was going.
Dec 26th 2006
64
                     This is exactly what I meant
Dec 26th 2006
65
                     Ray's scored a few times
Dec 26th 2006
66
                     LOL You don't really believe this do you?
Dec 26th 2006
58
                     yes, i honestly do sometimes suspect that OP
Dec 26th 2006
59
                          OK, I think what got me was your use of the word mediocre
Dec 26th 2006
70
                     ah nigga hush with Ralph Tresvant shit lol
Dec 26th 2006
68
                          he's quick w/the i'm-D'Angelo's-jilted-lover-type rants.
Dec 26th 2006
71
                               the funny part is he's going out of his way not to acknowledge
Dec 26th 2006
73
                                    ummm... my point actually was related to the original post.
Dec 26th 2006
76
                D & Ray wrote 'Untitled' and 'Lady' together.
Dec 26th 2006
52
                     they also wrote 'You Should Be Here' together
Dec 26th 2006
53
                          2 to 1, fam.
Dec 26th 2006
56
           that's equivalent to asking a HOF athlete who won a ton of championships
Dec 26th 2006
46
           RE: if you're sugesting that Saadiq is a skilled hitmaker
Dec 26th 2006
49
side note
Dec 26th 2006
11
Branding - *trying to stay on topic*
Dec 26th 2006
19
If they could have done some scoring....
Dec 26th 2006
25
No, and thats a good thing.
Dec 26th 2006
30
no.
Dec 26th 2006
34
      Do you think that had more to do with the music or the way
Dec 26th 2006
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           RE: Do you think that had more to do with the music or the way
Dec 26th 2006
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           RE: Do you think that had more to do with the music or the way
Dec 26th 2006
55
No...
Dec 26th 2006
23
RE: So could the Soulquarians really have "changed the game"?
Dec 26th 2006
43
Everybody drinks Kool-Aid, some just different colors
Dec 26th 2006
78
RE: i think the soulqs were onto something.
Dec 26th 2006
79
^^^agreed
Dec 26th 2006
82
RE: i think the soulqs were onto something.
Dec 26th 2006
80
yes...if they released lauryn's follow up to miseducation...
Dec 26th 2006
81
Lauryn was never a Soulquarian
Dec 27th 2006
83
      maybe he's referencing the poyser connection
Dec 27th 2006
84
           yeah, but there's no real indication
Dec 27th 2006
85
RE: NO
Dec 28th 2006
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