Remember That time When Rick James shyted on Alicia Keys Lol

[Dynamite James]

Rick James Not Much Of An Alicia Keys Fan

Karu F. Daniels of EURweb.com chatted with R&B legend Rick James. Amongst his headline grabbing

comments were those on Alicia Keys. “She calls her album, ‘Songs In A Minor,’ and all of the songs are in E

and D,” he explained. “I don’t think she knows her grammatic skill, personally. I think she’s ‘The Gong Show.’
When she did the Donny Hathaway song in front of millions of people and fu**ed it up, that just goes to show
you right there what’s going on…What about Rachelle Ferrell, or Lalah Hathaway? What about all these

serious bytches that can really sing? Alicia Keys? Because Clive Davis eats the best See’s Candies and

gives the best whatever, and wants to show Whitney [Houston] that she ain’t sh**, yeah, he’s going to put his
effort in Alicia Keys.”

Interviewer: Well, Alicia is playing the piano…

Rick James: “Yeah, in a key of A flat, right? Try playing one of those songs in A flat.”

The album is called “A Minor”! “A Minor, A Flat…we call it A Flat. A Minor -- my ass. Minor is giving her an A-Plus”. Well, she is a minor.

Interviewer: You don’t cut these new kids no slack, huh?

Rick James: “I got a 13 year old girl in Buffalo who will take Alicia Keys eat her up and spit her out like a suppository. I’m not saying her name because she’s underage, number one, and her mother is a friend and won’t let her get in the business because she’s in church


Rick James Not Much Of An Alicia Keys Fan | rnbdirt.com

 

[TEH]

He’s right we are not critical enough when it comes to music ... notice the white girls took off right after Alicia got on ... showing that they can make candy R&B from anyone

 

[Mastamimd]

He’s right we are not critical enough when it comes to music ... notice the white girls took off right after Alicia got on ... showing that they can make candy R&B anyone

Why a lot of music is disposable as fukk these days

 

[Burned Verses]

Idk why ya'll hate her so much

 

[Crude]

I don't necessarily agree with shytting on people who didn't come at your first, but I know that was Rick's personality.

He could have just said something along the lines as of as an artist there is still a lot Alicia Keys can do to refine her craft and left it at that.

I dont care for the majority of this new school stuff, but situations like this are why a lot of those new generation stars don't seek out the older stars for guidance.

 

[jwinfield]

What about all these serious bytches that can really sing?

 

[HE_Pennypacker]

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[???]

It was funny as hell on video.

 

[Worthless Loser]

Well, he died two years later so she won.

 

[Michael's Black Son]

I miss Rick James

 

[Booker T Garvey]

He’s right we are not critical enough when it comes to music ... notice the white girls took off right after Alicia got on ... showing that they can make candy R&B anyone

We don't own our own outlets and media any more, everything we don't like that white media pushes is seen as "hating"

peabo bryson shyt on john legend when he came out too and said he didn't get it...of course he was called a hater, and now everybody is sick of JL

 

[Cat piss martini]

Rick was a mutha fukka.

 

[You Win Perfect]

Well, he died two years later so she won.

ya'll try too hard with the shock posting/dap fishing comments

 

[Worthless Loser]

ya'll try too hard with the shock posting/dap fishing comments

I'm doing neither. I didn't like Rick's comments.

 

[jackswstd]

I don't necessarily agree with shytting on people who didn't come at your first, but I know that was Rick's personality.

He could have just said something along the lines as of as an artist there is still a lot Alicia Keys can do to refine her craft and left it at that.

I dont care for the majority of this new school stuff, but situations like this are why a lot of those new generation stars don't seek out the older stars for guidance.

Cause they ain't built for some brutally honest criticism or advice. I'm sure someone like Rick wasn't coddled by anyone.