If you're a dark skinned female music artist, you won't sell albums in America

[Remote]

Why can't dark skinned women sell music in America?

Only person in the last 20 years to do any sort of numbers is Jennifer Hudson, and she barely does ok given her immense talent. (I've heard white women say her voice is "manly")

Beyonce
Rihanna
Nicki Minaj (bleached)
Aaliyah
Alicia Keys

....those are really the only black women to sell albums in the last decade or two. And they are (were) all light.

Besides Whitney back in the day, there really aint nobody selling unless you got a capuccino skin tone.

It's fuucked up

(Thread topic only came to mind because I was listening to that SWV joint from my Above The Rim thread in the film room)

 

[Colicat]

 

[Colicat]

Spoiler: Pick is big as hell

Granted they don't outsell the beyonces and the Rihanna's but both have been in the game since they were teens

 

[Remote]

That's one.

 

[Remote]

Brandi's last hit came in a car.

 

[Retired Account]

Brandi's last hit came in a car.

 

[Taharqa]

Brandi's last hit came in a car.

You didn't have to do her like that

 

[Kenny West]

Her shyt only pop in Europe. Yall colorist self haters on this side of the pond only break bank for beyonce.

If yall dont support Sevyn I'll never forgive it. At least Tinashe is safe

 

[Colicat]

Brandi's last hit came in a car.

.... That ain't right....

But more chocolate ladies
... There is the seven girl now

But I agree... I am sure there are tons more talented ladies who are darker

 

[Redeem87]

Light skin is more marketable to white people its not just the women either look at the rap game real black people getting replaced slowly but surely

Know your history and you'll see its been done before and its happening right now

 

[Paradise]

Jazmine Sullivan

 

[Hejdå]

Spoiler: Pick is big as hell

Granted they don't outsell the beyonces and the Rihanna's but both have been in the game since they were teens

Dunno why but her eyes lookin really creepy....almost demonic even

On topic though...isn't that one girl Syven a dark skin artist? She's doing well I think.

 

[Colicat]

Her shyt only pop in Europe. Yall colorist self haters on this side of the pond only break bank for beyonce.

If yall dont support Sevyn I'll never forgive it. At least Tinashe is safe

Who is y'all

 

[keond]

She dont sell albums like that. She went gold once, which was before the downloading era. She had one hit single that did well and thats it

 

[Remote]

She dont sell albums like that. She went gold once, which was before the downloading era. She had one hit single that did well and thats it

apparently she's sold 27 million as a solo artist...if you believe Wikipedia.

And I have to believe that's largely international.

Kelly Rowland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia