What is wrong with today's Black music?

[Say What]

Now music is more personal. More people write their own songs now. Motown had a few people writing songs for everyone. They were excellent songwriters & now we let anyone dot it. Now people want to keep as much as the pie as possible putting out a lesser product is the result

 

[Focal Point]

AND THERE'S THE ANSWER, NO SOUL.......NIGGAS DONE BELIEVE THE WHITE MAN and it's a party now. NIGGAS DONT SANG FROM THE GUTS NO MORE, THE LAST GREAT SOUL ARTIST WAS 2PAC

Seriously... I mean are you really that limited in your music

 

[mryounggun]

"Why today music not as good?"

"Have you looked for music outside of tv and commercial radio?"

"No, I don't have time for all that"

"............"

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This right here. The question isn't 'What's wrong with the music?'. It's 'What's wrong with the consumer?' The answer? They're lazy. There is plenty of good shit out there. Same as always.

 

[Jabu_Rule]

I came up in the new jack swing era. R. Kelly was that dude. Fuck what you heard. That music touched my soul. There is good stuff today. Who the hell has to listen to the Radio and be subjected to the bullshit anyway. Turn it off and make a playlist you ol tape deck listening dusty oldies ass niggas. seriously.

 

[waterproof]

Seriously... I mean are you really that limited in your music

hmmmmmmmmmmmm let me see if im limited in my music, let me list a few albums that i have and im not including my hip-hop albums.

John Coltrane - A Love Supreme

Jose James - Black Magic

Marvin Gaye - Hear my Dear.

Muddy Water - Real Folk Blues

D'Angelo - Brown Sugar, Voodoo

Erkyah Badu - All her Jawns.

Raphel Saddiq - Gospeldelic

Nina Samone - High Vodoo priestess

Thelonius Monk - Genius of Modren Music vol1

David Ruffin, Jodeci, Mile Davis, Sly and the Family Stone, Stevie Wonder, Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Mike Jax, Kool and the Gang (the early jazz years), sade, In Living Colur, Big Momma Thorton, Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer, Peter Tosh

I listen to Soul, Neo Soul, Jazz, Blues, hip-hop, Rock N Roll (Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Sly and The Family Soul, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin), Funk, R&B. My knowledge and taste reaches all over.

I got a whole lot of shit, and pay close attention to the words i said, I said (MPO) that 2pac is the last great Soul Arist, Not Soul Singer but Artist.

And oh yeah E.Badu's New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) is the best HIP-HOP album in 2008.

You name one artist that came from the soul and reach the people LIKE ALL GREAT SOUL ARTIST do like 2pac, the last Soul Artist that come to mind was Marvin Gaye from 71-78

 

[plocc]

The radio stations are owned and ran by corporations. The days

When dj's could play what they want are over. Now stations have

Playlists that are compiled by the corporations and they all play

The same thing coast to coast. Back in the day you would hear teddy pendergrass,

Ew&f, parliament, roy ayers or the blackbyrds on one station.

Thats 4 totally different acts but all black music. Todays r&b stations

sound like one long remix. I gave up and started listening to sports

talk radio or talk radio in general. Thank god for satellite radio and

smart phone radio apps.

 

[Focal Point]

hmmmmmmmmmmmm let me see if im limited in my music, let me list a few albums that i have and im not including my hip-hop albums.

John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
Jose James - Black Magic
Marvin Gaye - Hear my Dear.
Muddy Water - Real Folk Blues
D'Angelo - Brown Sugar, Voodoo
Erkyah Badu - All her Jawns.
Raphel Saddiq - Gospeldelic
Nina Samone - High Vodoo priestess
Thelonius Monk - Genius of Modren Music vol1
David Ruffin, Jodeci, Mile Davis, Sly and the Family Stone, Stevie Wonder, Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Mike Jax, Kool and the Gang (the early jazz years), sade, In Living Colur, Big Momma Thorton, Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer, Peter Tosh

I listen to Soul, Neo Soul, Jazz, Blues, hip-hop, Rock N Roll (Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Sly and The Family Soul, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin), Funk, R&B. My knowledge and taste reaches all over.

I got a whole lot of shit, and pay close attention to the words i said, I said (MPO) that 2pac is the last great Soul Arist, Not Soul Singer but Artist.

And oh yeah E.Badu's New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) is the best HIP-HOP album in 2008.

You name one artist that came from the soul and reach the people LIKE ALL GREAT SOUL ARTIST do like 2pac, the last Soul Artist that come to mind was Marvin Gaye from 71-78

Anita Baker, Luther Vandross, Jill Scott, Mary J. B. L Boogie, Barry White, etc...

 

[judahxulu]

Because every incarnation of so-called "black" music before the 80's had an accompanying and substantial social agenda. Post-80's the agenda was just rebellion and hedonism. The music is a social barometer.