R&B is dead right?

Discussion in 'Music genres, Bands and Artists' started by GreenRangerFOH, Aug 25, 2012.

  1. #1 GreenRangerFOH, Aug 25, 2012
    I'm listening to Aaliyah songs on MTV jams right now and I just realized..what happened to music like this? It's crazy.
     
  2. #2 HighTimesRy, Aug 25, 2012
    frank ocean
     
  3. #3 Easy Going, Aug 25, 2012
    No offense Mr FOH: but RnB was hands down the worst type of music... Ever.
     
  4. #4 Barple, Aug 26, 2012
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    Frank Ocean, The-Dream, How to Dress Well, The Weeknd, Maxwell, D'Angelo, Bilal, Raphael Saadiq, John Legend, Erykah Badu, Pandr Eyez, et cetera

    :smoke:
     
  5. #5 insight420, Aug 26, 2012
    R&B is, frankly, a useless term. It's been used for most of the 20th century to refer to most kinds of music made primarily by and for African-Americans, including acoustic and electric blues, funk, soul, gospel, swinging types of jazz, you name it. It was probably devised by some white music exec who didn't know or care enough to discover the differences between the different styles.
     
  6. #6 didier12, Aug 26, 2012
    Gotta agree with this, hands down the most mundane and bland music to become popular.
     
  7. #7 Paperhouse, Aug 26, 2012

    That's all you had to say. D'Angelo is about to drop a bombshell on 2012.
     
  8. #8 Barple, Aug 26, 2012
    While that's very true, I believe the OP is referring to what is known as "contemporary R&B". It's one of the many styles of music that are often claimed to be deceased (hip-hop, rock, disco) but still thrive under the direction of dope cats with large brain penises.

    tl;dr: insight - yes, OP - no
     

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