Why in the FUKK does modern R&B suck ASS!!??

[Big D Bangston]

Because they try to be rappers too

 

[EndDomination]

You don't listen to modern R&B then
Besides the mainstream popular artists like H.E.R., Summer Walker, Ari Lennox, Jazmine Sullivan, Anderson Paak, Ella Mai, Masego

You've got Bilal, Brittany Howard, Thundercat, Robert Glasper, Esperanza Spalding (on occassion), Chloe x Halle, Steve Lacy, Durand Bernarr, Hiatus Kaiyote, etc.

I'm forgetting plenty of artists but it's not bad at all, you need to listen in

 

[Dolo]

The problem with these kinda threads is that its from a place of bias lmao, no matter what modern r&b people post in here that they think is good you wont like it. Its ok to be biased towards the era yall grew up on, just admit that instead of acting like its objectively bad music, I got love for the old shyt but I love a lotta new shyt too, no genre supposed to sound the same forever

 

[Mindfield333]

Because folks cut corners with its production.

I don’t like r&b without stacked vocal harmonies on the “adlibs”.

 

[Originalman]

Couple reasons, first is because nobody is playing actual music. It’s all some bullshyt, single producer, on a laptop looping rap beats. As I got older I realized why so many 90s hip hops hits were hits, the music they sampled was a hit even without lyrics or vocals on top of it. The band would get together with the producer and artist and they would figure that shyt out. So many songs came out of jam sessions where everyone was just grooving and something stood out. Today the damn artist isnt involved in the process till the end. They get emailed a track and they just throw vocals on top of it.

2nd, these folks can’t sing. The women just a pretty face to put out some non singing banshee wails. They not even trying to sing. They putting out this so called “vibe” music. shyt sounds like what you hear from the band at an all inclusive resort or smoky cigar lounge, it’s aight when you half drunk thinking about them cheeks you about to smash but let’s be real, you ain’t bumping that in the ride. But to be honest, you can be a mediocre singer if the music is legit, see Amerie, but we have established the music is now trash.

Third it’s both too many outlets and too few outlets. Let me explain. Everyone has a record label, and everyone is trying to get paid. So there is an overload of trash out there because the filtering process is nonexistent. Used to be you would put a lot of effort and resources behind an artist because there were significant costs to getting them pushed and getting the product out to the market and in stores. So this artist had to have talent, the music had to be good, etc. Now, they just throw that shyt up on streaming. Cost of entry is damn near non-existent. Now, the too few outlets part. Like 2 companies own all the radio stations. So they set up their playlist and they pumping the same bullshyt nation wide. That shyt wasn’t legal till a law changed in the mid 90s. Regional hits that gain momentum is dead. I remember growing up you could tune in to some local stations and they would play entire albums, if a track stood out requests would pile up and the song would take off. It was in a stations best interest to find out what the public actually liked and keep playing it. Memphis soul was different from Philly soul which was different from Motown, etc…. Now everyone sounds like generic trash.

I hate that I’ve become that old person who shyts on new stuff, but legit feel like this stuff is bad. It has no artistic or musical value to it. I shouldn’t have to work in order to find good music like some people here suggest. It should find its way to the top naturally.

All this and I mention this same stuff for years on here. Music overall is trash now especially with Viacom owning the cable airwaves and clear channel owning the radio airwaves. The telecommunications act of 1996 forever changed music.

 

[Absolut da poet ®]

Real R&B is no longer popular music so it's kinda like underground now you have to search for it

Some of my favs right now are

PJ Morton
SiR
Sabrina Claudio
Snoh Aalegra
Daniel Caesar

 

[LeftCoast]

This track came on randomly yesterday and the vibe it gave me no current artist can pull this off

 

[Originalman]

Maybe if more youth start going to church and joining the band and/or choir, then maybe then it'll change. But I doubt it.

IMO the labels are more into appearances than ability to sing. You look at gospel music and there isn't a shortage of young folks that can sing. But if they wanted to do secular music most wouldn't be signed to a major label to do that type of music because they don't fit the physical image the label wants.

Its reminds me how sistas and brothas were killing white folks on American idol cause they all had church backgrounds. So american idol just removed songs that required real vocals and what do you know the white folks now had a chance.