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

[Taadow]

Uh,

Mary J. Blige
Missy Elliott
Fantasia
Ledisi eating good selling hers independently
I don't know what "class" people are putting Janell Monae in



This wasn't a good idea for a thread.

 

[Retired Account]

Mary J. Blige? Is she considered dark skinned?
OP should get negged for forgetting Janet.

Probably not

 

[bcrusaderw]

Brandi's last hit came in a car.

 

[Malcolmxxx_23]

Only cause association with dc

 

[Remote]

Uh,

Mary J. Blige
Missy Elliott
Fantasia
Ledisi eating good selling hers independently
I don't know what "class" people are putting Janell Monae in



This wasn't a good idea for a thread.

Missy Elliot hasn't been relevant since Chingy was fake thuggin on tv.
And Fantasia don't sell like that.
And you know got damn well what class Janelle Monae is in.

 

[KOOL-AID]

Wow a shyt on lightskin women thread, smfh

 

[Wiles]

 

[thirdeye]

so wait kelly is dark skinned? i thought there was light skin and brown skin

 

[Colicat]

Only cause association with dc

I don't think so... I think she sold based off her own merit

 

[Faneto]

Mainstream America doesn't like dark skin.

I thought you were against generalizations, what happened?

 

[Remote]

Wow a shyt on lightskin women thread, smfh

I'm surprised you managed to find time to leave the Salon

 

[blackzeus]

That's one.

So pretty much that ethered your thread no?

 

[Remote]

So pretty much that ethered your thread no?

If you guys think naming Mary J Blige and Kelly Rowland ethers the premise...then you guys are silly

 

[MeachTheMonster]

I thought you were against generalizations, what happened?

I'm not singling out any group and making assumptions about them. It's clearly demonstratable that darker skin gets less play in mainstream America.

Try again dummy

 

[Taadow]

Missy Elliot hasn't been relevant since Chingy was fake thuggin on tv.
And Fantasia don't sell like that.
And you know got damn well what class Janelle Monae is in.

1. Missy Elliott is a household name in music. How she ain't relevant and she performed at the Super Bowl
this year?

1b. ...either way, your title doesn't assert "current relevance". If Missy surfaced tomorrow and said she was
gonna drop an album soon, that would be huge news.

2. Nobody "sell like that" anymore. But she does quite well. You forget - this is someone who still has fans
from American Idol.

3. I don't know what "color" she is considered by the zitgiest...I don't really follow that type of thing.

4. I notice you didn't say anything about the other two I listed...