37. "The image angle is the only valid one" In response to Reply # 1
Nobody cares about concept redundancy on a mainstream level She's a Black women singing R&B She'd get love if she looked like Amy Winehouse or Adele... ppl would then talk about how incredibly soulful she is
2. "This album is banging...Mascara is my shit." In response to Reply # 0
JHud's recent album is dope as hell too.
"A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan" (c) Martin Luther King Jr.
5. "Her album is my shit! " In response to Reply # 0
Didn't feel it much on the listen. Was sitting at work one day, gave it another run & couldn't figure out what the hell I missed on the first go run. Mascara, Brand New, Silver Lining, Stanley....my joints. Her show next week is sold out here, but I'm determined to luck up on some tix.
6. "RE: so why are YOU sleeping on jazmine sullivan?" In response to Reply # 0
She's selling decent enough units for r&b in 2015... She did 25k first week I think and is still in top 50.. So she's selling over 6k a week.. Thats pretty damn good..
The gen pop only accepts diva r&b if Ariana grande sings it.. And she cant out k michelle k michelle so she's in a precarious spot if she wants to scale..
I think she initially dropped in a more open time for r&b.. I mean her.. Even Elle varner sold 200k+ records... But getting even a release date now is a struggle
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30. "hoodlove is all about that definitely" In response to Reply # 8
but i don't agree.
i think there's a reason why the album is called 'reality show' its supposed to be a tragic album that touches on the flawed psyche of women in love for all the wrong reasons.
but ^^^none of that is funny though so i'll let you chef it up.
36. "people always bring up the same song tho lol" In response to Reply # 33
she has more songs than bust the windows out your car. although i didn't listen to the first album that much the whole album wasn't that.
and this album is definitely following a theme and the writing and shit is clever and it fits the theme. coupled with her singing its a very above average album, musically. *shrug*
why do you keep mentioning white validation? I've given her props for her talent. I just think she's been advised to "keep it ghetto" as a marketing scheme of some sort
Because I'm sick of how much power ppl give it. For instance, we have a post in the Lesson right now calling Rhymefest the goat ghostwriter because the artists he worked with won a grammy and an oscar... as if those old white men determine who our goats are. Folks consider them their acknowledgement the height of "making it". This probably shouldn't be directed at you tho, as you tend to be fairly up on what's going on before it gets white cosigns. My bad.
~~~~ When you are born, you cry, and the world rejoices. Live so that when you die, you rejoice, and the world cries. ~~~~ You cannot hate people for their own good.
17. "RE: she putting the blues back in rhythm and blues." In response to Reply # 14
I think that JUST may be my issue. As much as the "blues" portion of R&B has carried me throughout my life, I just don't have the emotional capacity to withstand them heavy joints, these days. Same thing with Fiona. All that being said, this is how I feel about her though:
Voice = Dope Vibrato = Crazy Runs = Sick
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22. "Been wondering the same thing" In response to Reply # 0
B/c her latest album is in heavy rotation. I think this album is more diverse then her past albums, and I also think the bust yo windows song made ppl typecast her as a male basher.
I know I'll be at her show next week probably singing along to Let It Burn like I wrote it!
i didn't go back for repeated listenings i dont know why but i wasnt interested i like her voice though ~~~~ When you are born, you cry, and the world rejoices. Live so that when you die, you rejoice, and the world cries. ~~~~ You cannot hate people for their own good.
58. "*sharpens tiny knife*" In response to Reply # 45
~~~~ When you are born, you cry, and the world rejoices. Live so that when you die, you rejoice, and the world cries. ~~~~ You cannot hate people for their own good.
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