Was there an R&B singer that looked more shady and cutthroat than Teddy Pendergrass?

[Erratic415]

I’m watching the documentary on him (If You Don’t Know Me) right now.

Some of the guys being interviewed implied that Teddy had his manager Taaz Lang killed.

He had signed a contract that gave her too much money and control. His childhood friend said that when Teddy and his other manager were informed that Taaz was killed, they looked relieved rather than upset. He said she had made some threats to him that she would ruin his career. Another guy, a DJ named Sonny Hopson, claims he saw Teddy talking to someone from the Philly Black Mafia who offered to kill her.

 

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[Taadow]

I’m actually gonna say Major Harris.


Especially hearing his songs that’s HOH like a mugg.

 

[Erratic415]

Make no mistake, Barry would kill your ass for real.
He was heavy in the streets before his artistic talent proved too much and he became a global icon..
But yes, cross Barry at your own risk

Jackie Wilson was said to be a goon too.

 

[Spiritual Stratocaster]

He was linked up with the Philadelphia Black Mafia - his girlfriend was murdered. Rumors around Philly say it was a hit bc she was stealing his money. That’s what my father said.

Yea...also possible his brakes were cut ..he had a lawsuit against cac police department out there.

 

[ThrobbingHood]

The reason why these 60s/70s soul singers were raw with their talent is because they really were in the streets. They had to make it out by any means.

These soft RnB nikkas of today really aren’t about that life. That’s why their music is trash and soulless. No real life hardship and pain in their music.

 

[Ozymandeas]

He looks like a rapper here

 

[Sbp]

Jackie Wilson was said to be a goon too.

Nah Jackie was just a jet set pretty boy player who worked for Mob Guys. That scene in Five Heartbeats when Bigg Redd hung Bird out of a window actually happened to Jackie.