Maximus Rex
Superstar
I don't like R&B at all but when The-Dream came out with Love Hate that album was the shyt.
R. Kelly or D'Angelo...who you got?
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I don't like R&B at all but when The-Dream came out with Love Hate that album was the shyt.
@OffHalsted
The 100s LochNess
It sounds like to you consistency= albums/greater output, instead of the quality throughout his discography, and I disagree. I find that R. Kelly is not really consistent from a discography perspective as D’Angelo even through the latter has 3 albums in relation to R. Kelly’s 15. All 3 of D’Angelo’s albums are amazing from start to finish, where as R. Kelly has a couple of songs here and there that are great from each album, where others are not so great. His albums have gotten worse over time as well. And that’s why I disagree about your opinion of him being more consistent.
D’Angelo’s music is influenced from the Church given that he has played piano since the tender age of 3, and continues to play piano for his church. His parents were Pentecostal and were very religious as well. His father was a preacher at that. So with the chords and melodies that you hear in D’s music, he has the gospel influence in his records too. He may not have made a direct gospel song like “U Saved Me” but the influence has always been there. “Higher” (the last song on Brown Sugar) is one of the Gospel influenced songs in his discography that shows what I’m talking about.
He has even talked about possibly making a Gospel quartet album someday, which will most likely be better than R. Kelly’s output as well.
Here’s a rare clip of D’Angelo covering “Don’t Let Jesus Down” by The Pilgrim Saints”
And hmmm.. at R. Kelly being more versatile than D’Angelo when 90% of his discography revolves around the subject of Sex. He also doesn’t really experiment with different sounds and influences as much as D’Angelo does neither. It’s like you know exactly what you’re going to get when listening to R. Kelly, where as with D’Angelo.. none of his albums sound the same. In addition to soul, D’Angelo music has Gospel, Jazz, Afrobeat, Hip Hop, and rock elements in it.. and I’m sure he will continue to experiment with those elements plus more in future albums to come as well. In my opinion, that’s what versatility is about.
But that’s how I feel.
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Rev Leon Lonnie Love
damned mine eyes, DAMNED mine eyes!!
Kelly's music will still be celebrated bout 5 generations after im gone.
Cant ever say the same about D'Hiatus tho
Cant ever say the same about D'Hiatus tho
ReturnOfJudah
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D Angelo
DoubleClutch
Superstar
Kells is a legend if you consider all he’s done And his success. I still discover songs i liked for years were written by r Kelly.
But Dangelo music is better for purists.
But Dangelo music is better for purists.
Rev Leon Lonnie Love
damned mine eyes, DAMNED mine eyes!!
fukk the purists. Thats like saying the nikka in school who always only aces math is better than the dude who aces every school subject including math.
Cant nobody fukk with Kellz
ajnapoleon
Veteran
Yes R. Kelly Is sick
But damn if he was normal he would be our marvin gaye
The man have talent like few ever had
But damn if he was normal he would be our marvin gaye
The man have talent like few ever had
Boonapalist
Superstar
Yes R. Kelly Is sick
But damn if he was normal he would be our marvin gaye
The man have talent like few ever had
Marvin Gaye wasn’t exactly normal either, I’m honestly surprised cancel twitter hasn’t went after him yet.
Kellz has no equal
ajnapoleon
Veteran
They will
when its time to celebrate marvin "they" will come for him
its the way it goes
Eddie griffin said it best if your black and most def if your a black male you wont leave this earth clean
Devil Plisken…CMS
Veteran
Robert held you down Summer after Summer like Jigga...
With less help
R Kelly was Black Music for a solid decade
No long breaks
No puzzle music
With less help
R Kelly was Black Music for a solid decade
No long breaks
No puzzle music
