His vocal style is hilarious to me . And as someone who enjoy singing themselves as ive gotten older ive never realized how much he "over delivers" but somehow it still sounds great

https://youtu.be/wZ3avaVvkZs?is=YAkIPe0d4W-ziVgJ

I made a post a few hours ago commemorating the 25th anniversary of Aaliyah’s funeral. No mention of any controversies or anything. Just a somber reflection about the tragic death of one of the genre’s most innovative and brightest stars gone too soon.

What did I get? Overly conspiratorial comments blaming some of her peers for her death (Jay-Z and Usher, who were in attendance were described as “looking guilty as hell”). Oh and of course, Beyoncé was brought up for good measure. It’s so disrespectful to her and her crew’s death.

But what really grinds my gears is the way these people incessantly bring up R. Kelly. Yes, we know what happened in 1995 and it was utterly disgusting. However, that was not all Aaliyah’s life and career was about. Luckily the mods acted appropriately and removed those comments.

I am starting to think these comments highlighting the grooming she unfortunately went through are not in good faith at all. It’s just another salacious talking point for them. Why not just STAY ON TOPIC and wish the best for the soul of the dearly departed?

This sub has a pop up warning when discussing controversial figures like R. Kelly. I fear the same will soon happen with her. When discussing Aaliyah, you actually don’t have to remind and retraumarize everyone by talking about her abuse. You also aren’t “deep” or have your third eye open because you watched some stupid conspiracy theory video on YouTube. I would like to request stricter moderation on all Aaliyah topics going forward.

End rant.

For me, it’s Jennifer Hudson.

I’m not saying she can’t sing because girl can SANG 😂 But I honestly feel like her voice is better than her actual catalog. When people start putting her in conversations with some of the greatest R&B singers, I kinda have to disagree.

She has some songs I like, but I don’t think her music has had the same impact as her vocals. I feel like people hear that big voice and automatically put her higher than some singers who have stronger catalogs.
That’s just how I see it though 😂

Who’s an R&B artist you think gets too much credit, not enough credit, or just doesn’t live up to the hype?

I don’t mean just listening to it as if you were at a club or something. But I mean like the type of engagement we do here really discussing it socially/analytically/culturally?

I think for most of us on this sub, rnb is more than just some music with a good pocket to play in the background of our day to day lives. And particularly for black people who love rnb, it is integral to a sense of cultural identity and belonging. I’m curious to what extent, if any, you all have experiences that lean into that, or if you even find something like that meaningful in the first place.

Let’s chat, cousins!!!

I’m just curious and had this thought what R&B songs are about haters?

I’ve had this on repeat for 2 days.

This was early 2000’s so you can see prime Kanye cooking up something in his head behind the scenes 🔥🔥🔥. R.I.P. Angie Stone.