Lizzo Says It's 'Hurtful' When Critics Say Her Music Is for White People: 'I Am a Black Woman'

[Amo Husserl]

She sure? Whole lot of white men got producer credits off her latest album.

 

[TEH]

Uh that's cool but Darius Rucker, a Black man, makes music for CACs just like her

It’s a damn shame that you think this … in addition to Prince I can hear elements of Funk and Earth Wind and Fire in her songs. Question, which white acts does she sound like?

 

[ThrobbingHood]

If you put a gun to my mother’s head and told me to name one Lizzo song, I’d start making arrangements for a cremation.

I only know of her from her mammy antics.

 

[Paper Boi]

Her music is for white people.

too broad

her music is for over 200lb body positive white women

 

[Tribal Outkast]

I always said her music is perfect for 5k’s and cancer walks and shyt. I’ve never said it’s for white people though

 

[boogers]

if you wanna talk about hurt, talk about the hurt lizzo is putting on the buttons on her clothes

 

[Hey_zeus]

Crossover appeal used to be the goal. Can't always have your cake and eat it too

 

[NobodyReally]

They used to say the same thing about Whitney too.

 

[TEH]

I always said her music is perfect for 5k’s and cancer walks and shyt. I’ve never said it’s for white people though

Yeah you’re right

It’s mainstream pop music with a clear black influence. I’m still trying to get an answer to what white people sound like her.

 

[Michael's Black Son]

[Marcus] “Not even if Jesus was pouring.” [/Graham]

 

[br82186]

1. Who says that?
2. This woman just needs to put the binders on and keep on pushing

 

[VertigoKnight]

Lol, that is her fanbase what's she complaining about?

She played in Vancouver last month and the fanbase I saw around that area that night was majority white women and Asians sprinkled with some black women and loads of gay men of all kinds

The thing those groups support the artists they like to a very pretty penny.

As an artist she should be damn happy, many people would kill for that crossover appeal she has.

 

[Duke Wy Lin]

She'd be a very beautiful woman if she lost weight.

 

[Danny Ocean]

I only hear black people say this. Black people always shytting on their own people.

 

[Tetris v2.0]

It’s a damn shame that you think this … in addition to Prince I can hear elements of Funk and Earth Wind and Fire in her songs. Question, which white acts does she sound like?

To be honest you're probably right. I've only heard the singles. I respect her craft as well