Smokey Robinson: "Motown Is NOT Only For Black People, But Everybody". (JLo Is Part Of Us Too)

[SirReginald]

What the fukk is wrong with this dude Time to throw Smokey "Going To A Go Go" Robinson into the bushes too

Smokey Robinson is outraged at all the people who are slamming Jennifer Lopez for representing Motown at the Grammys, and he thinks confining the Motown sound to African Americans is a "stupid philosophy."

Smokey thinks people who think there's something wrong with a Hispanic woman showcasing Motown completely misses the point ... that Motown is about breaking all color barriers. The man who was pivotal in turning the label's sound into a world force acknowledges it represents black culture, but he's quick to add it also represents other cultures ... Hispanic, Asian, everyone.

Smokey posted a tribute to J Lo Tuesday, saying she did an awesome job... calling out critics, saying, "So now you're gonna try to diminish the scope of Motown and narrow it down to just music for Black people and you call yourself defending the image of Motown. Well you're trying to set us back a hundred years."

He has a big job ahead of him Tuesday night ... he's cohosting the big Motown 60th Anniversary show in downtown L.A.

Smokey Robinson Says Lay Off Jennifer Lopez, Motown's Not Just for Black People

 

[KENNY DA COOKER]

he only saying that cause he recieves performance royalties on alot of Motown/Jobete publishing songs he wrote that covered by other artists or played in public settings

 

[EBK String]

AADOS has no use for these old intergrationist ass nikkas.

 

[Master Teacher]

lmao Motown is the original pop music, it was commercial black soul music that even white people could dance too
shyt was literally made to sell to white people that was the entire business model

another sign how blacks have fallen off, where there is no black pop music, and blacks aren't associated with pop

 

[Ricky Fontaine]

Man get this damn black cracka the fukk outta here!

 

[TEH]

Smokey outchea fukking up his legacy

Ask Gladys Knight about that

 

[Dominic Decoco]

@Dorian Breh @situationlines @hostsamurai

Thoughts?

 

[KENNY DA COOKER]

lmao Motown is the original pop music, it was commercial black soul music that even white people could dance too
shyt was literally made to sell to white people that was the entire business model

exactly it didn't have the gritty bluesy sound of STAX RECORDS (issac hayes..booker t) and it didn't have that smoothed out urban soul of the PHILLY INTERNATIONAL CREW (harold melvin..patti labelle...teddy p.)

MOTOWN was the FLO-RIDA of the 60's.....

and real cats like MARVIN GAYE hated that stigma....

but i still feel a BLACK R&B ARTIST should have SUNG THOSE SONGS..

NOT J-LO

 

[Child_Of_God]

With all due respect to Smokey he is out of his damn mind.

 

[Wildhundreds]

Let a black woman perform a song by Selena. During latin Heritage month..

All that "people of color" b.s will be thrown out the window by mexicans.

 

[Oatmeal]

Smokey Robinson is outraged at all the people who are slamming Jennifer Lopez for representing Motown at the Grammys, and he thinks confining the Motown sound to African Americans is a "stupid philosophy."

Smokey thinks people who think there's something wrong with a Hispanic woman showcasing Motown completely misses the point ... that Motown is about breaking all color barriers. The man who was pivotal in turning the label's sound into a world force acknowledges it represents black culture, but he's quick to add it also represents other cultures ... Hispanic, Asian, everyone.








Smokey posted a tribute to J Lo Tuesday, saying she did an awesome job... calling out critics, saying, "So now you're gonna try to diminish the scope of Motown and narrow it down to just music for Black people and you call yourself defending the image of Motown. Well you're trying to set us back a hundred years."

He has a big job ahead of him Tuesday night ... he's cohosting the big Motown 60th Anniversary show in downtown L.A.

Smokey just trying to stay employed

 

[ORDER_66]

what a dumbass...

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

Whit acceptance

He still a legend tho

 

[SAINT]

@Dorian Breh @situationlines @hostsamurai

Thoughts?

@#PanAfricana

 

[TEH]

Smokey just trying to stay employed

Those royalties are his pension checks

 

[Dominic Decoco]

@Ill Clinton @Bart simpson