Know how bad R&B has fallen off?

[DANJ!]

bruh, some of these cats are old enough to make a real song. i look at these dudes like tee flii, ty dolla, even trey and breezy - cats put out the most shallow, hard on hoes music. alicia keys, mary j b, r kelly, maxwell, d angelo...all of them had songs that ran the gamut of love, relationships, and so much more written under the age of 25, monica, tevin campbell, brandy, all had timeless songs (may have been written about others) in their teenage years. and we can go back to the 50's-80's and see the same pattern. this is truly a loveless generation, they're too concerned about instagram likes and keeping up appearances, i don't know how/when/why black love got bodied like it has, but it doesn't exist in music nor tv

Truth! I mean, R&B used to give the same message as the popular shyt out now, but it wasn't as blatant and tasteless... if Minnie Riperton came out today with "Inside My Love", it'd be called "Come Get This p*ssy"... it's just dirty, and even tho' I don't hate all the songs like that, to me it automatically makes them more disposable and for-the-moment. You know shyt's gone crazy when Rick James' shyt seems tame compared to these dudes. He didn't have to say "girl don't hide that p*ssy"... but you still got the message.

 

[Big Boss]

yall remember this

 

[AC GRUNDY]

yall remember this

haha

 

[Knicksman20]

 

[SuburbanPimp]

The game is fukked up.... I remember as a kid it always being some big/fat R&B chicks and dudes who could sing their asses off in the game.....

Now if you don't look the part you can't even put an album out...

I can't name ONE current R&B group in the game....

It's all bad....

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

The game is fukked up.... I remember as a kid it always being some big/fat R&B chicks and dudes who could sing their asses off in the game.....

Now if you don't look the part you can't even put an album out...

I can't name ONE current R&B group in the game....

It's all bad....

man, harmonies between 3-5 people...that was nice. i understand the economics behind groups not being the best, but a GROUP of people singing together was

 

[GoldenGlove]

John Legend considered old school or nah? He's still making good music too

 

[GoldenGlove]

I never found it cool when people got together and chimed in on how shytty new music is. I always thought it was wack. My father in-law, my parents etc always have some shyt to say whenever a record comes on.

I'm like I'm glad I can appreciate what yal used to vibe to AND some of the newer stuff out. The Hard on Hoes Movement has influenced shyt heavy when it comes to R&B but have we not had some bangers out of that as well?

Yal don't like any of Trey Songz, Miguel, Timberlake, Weeknd, Chris Brown, Ty Dolla $igns music? And I'm not sure how long yal even taking this shyt, I guess yal on the 90s kick, but I seem to think there has been plenty of solid/piff R&B albums released within the last 2 decades (2000s til now)



Its redundant right now, but I'm sure it'll change over time

 

[daboywonder2002]

yo what you know about raab foreplay.

 

[TNC]

subs

 

[tater]

I put trey songz above all dem nikkas

 

[lightskin jermaine]

the 90's r&b

my pops wasn't shyt but he had a great taste in music. here is some shyt he played around the house.

 

[Knicksman20]

yo what you know about raab foreplay.

I heard this during the summer in the 90's in North Carolina when visiting some family bruh. I liked this beat because I remember my brother played a Keith Sweat song with the same tune. Raab's song was fire

 

[daboywonder2002]

what happened to groups, to actual songwriters. what happened to dancing? its a damn shame when imo the best r and b music out now are unsigned artists on youtube.

 

[DemureNatural]

Chrisette Michelle is awesome to me. She isn't trying to fit in to a box for success. I've seen her live and it's worth it. She writes about real relationship stuff. I know she isn't new but she's the truth.

And she's an EXCELLENT live performer who can really BLOW!