Why Do Artists Like Aloe Blak & Jason Derulo NOT Get Play On Black Stations

[RealestSinceKumbaya]

I've heard that "Talk Dirty To Me" on our "urban" stations, can't say I've heard Aloe Blacc, but they do play the "Latch" joint with Sam Smith and Katy Perry "Dark Horse" a whole lot on Hot97 and Power though.

 

[Wild self]

Basically the more sounding the beat is, it"ll get urban play. Pop stations play more upbeat, friendly tones.

Nah, black artists can't be on that positive tip anymore, unless you one of the #newblack movement like Pharell. We gotta be making some hard ass 808s and messages

 

[Gains]

aloe blacc is indie as fucc

 

[Taadow]

They'll play that one Lorde song because the bass is more in tune with what people want to hear I guess. It's crazy that regular r&b like Aloe Blac doesn't get spins on urban radio tho, whereas pop stations play him. The entire radio game is fukked up. Thank god it's dying.

Basically. And this isn't new.

- when "I Wanna Sex You Up" came out, they had two versions. One with the high voice dude on lead for the pop stations,
and one with Bryan with the strong vocals and runs for the urban stations.

- at my job the other day, the hold music was Jody Watley "Don't You Want Me" which is a regular 80s poppy type song.
But on the urban radio stations, the song had a funky synth riff added to it.

 

[satam55]

I hear aloe black and derulo on black stations all the time........

 

[IllmaticDelta]

Aloe is cool but Jason Derulo is straight trash

 

[Harry B]

Radio

Derulo is wack as fukk but does any thing make sense on radio? Hosts are back, (most) interviews wack, music wack.

 

[PhonZhi]

I dont think Derulo is "corny" at all. Its just that we've been conditioned to correlate dark, aggressive sounding beats and lyrics with black music. Thats why R&B even sounds "dark" these days with the trap sound. This is corny to black people because its upbeat and pleasant:

 

[Buckeye Fever]

My white homie from Iowa came to kick it wit us at the hood club we go to a lot. This muthafukka went up to the dj booth and requested Talk Dirty 6 fukkIN TIMES.

He was like, "what's wrong wit these females here???!!!! The bytches in Iowa get extra schmextra turnt up when Talk Dirty comes on!"

 

[KOohbt]

Who the fukk listens to Jason derulo???

 

[IllmaticDelta]

I dont think Derulo is "corny" at all

He's very corny. I'll take the likes of Sam Smith and Hozier over him all day, everyday.

 

[The_King_of_Everything]

Jason derulo is a Walgreens generic version of Chris brown that's why

 

[It is a mystery]

I dont think Derulo is "corny" at all. Its just that we've been conditioned to

Let me stop you right there. Don't nobody need to be conditioned to think Derulo is corny. That level of analysis for this artist isn't even necessary

 

[darealvelle]

Wait aloe blacc is a rapper

 

[AyBrehHam Linkin]

Let me stop you right there. Don't nobody need to be conditioned to think Derulo is corny. That level of analysis for this artist isn't even necessary

stan eminem, aloe blacc and jason derulo brehs