Damn, I never thought I'd say this, but the kid's got a point. I heard Bilal on Com's album, and thought he was tight but his voice was vaguely reminiscent of D's. Then I heard the track on Love and Basketball. His voice is distinctly similar and when his album dropped he WILL be compared to D'angelo.
But--his voice is good dammit! I mean, the cat WAS a backup singer for D!!! I don't think he's trying to bite D's style at all. He probably got picked to be D's singer in the first place because he has a strong voice, a good range and compatibility with D's on voice. Now he's on the rise and much deserves it.
Anyway, he also has a point with OkayGroupies. Support is good, but it does seem like everyone around here rides the nuts of Quest and Co, and that whoever dares to disagree is a hater. Don't get me wrong, BDub19 IS a hater because he posts this "FUCK SLUM VILLAGE, FUCK BILAL, FUCK ETC." shit all the damn time, but even people who voice intelligent crit get blasted. Let one person just try and post that they didn't like Things Fall Apart...