That voice, though
Damn, another Brit via Ghana.
I guess the answer to the question is that R&B didn't die it moved to the UK.
Which brings me to Akon. Akon's voice is terrible. Is he even considered an R&B artist?
That voice, though
Damn, another Brit via Ghana.
I guess the answer to the question is that R&B didn't die it moved to the UK.
"RnB" & "Soul" music died? You mean, the stereotypical, cliche shyt doesn't work anymore? That might be true.
The problem is, such cheesy sell-outs like R.Kelly are these days still considered "artists"; the man was a star, a legend and he pi$$ed it all away.
Usher? Meh, since teen age girls don't want him anymore, he is out.
Now music & talent wise, I mean, I just have to play two Kwabs tracks and you are all proven wrong. I told you in two years, THAT sound will start to appear on
the radar & here it is. Enjoy.
Face it man.......radio is about to be done.........radio is for senior citizens. The attention is on "mobile devices" using "internet services". A Radio station will have to step their online game up passed "just music".......how about beefin with other local stations and creating some reality drama shit on the air.........radio personalities with sex tapes being released......shit will get that corny but too late....
Like JeanLuk said R&B isn't dead because he listens to Kwab, whoever that is ... How many of your friends know who he is? If you mention him in a conversation, how many of them dismiss it immediately because they aren't familiar? Even Dead End Hip-Hop which is a bunch of hip-hop heads that dig for their own tastes, Myke C-Town listens to stuff like Shabazz Palaces and he doesn't bring 90% of his favorites to the table because none of the others in the group know what it is lol. That's why this topic was created, because people as a whole still operate under that centralization and filter. That's why everybody has local/"struggle rapper" and "struggle producer" jokes about us and why you're posts of your own music don't get the response that you do when you talk about Love & Hip-Hop, but if you get a song featured on there or on a major release from a cast member, you'll be "legitimized" in their eyes. And these are our friends, and its still somewhat of a chore listening to our music ... Its like oh you still doing that music thing?
Radio will lose some of its listeners, but some people like the radio format. It will always have some appeal. A lot of older music like classic rock will always be played on the radio.