*Outspoken R&B singer K. Michelle is adamant that if Adele were Black, she wouldn’t be as successful as she is, nor would Sam Smith. Both artists have crafted a signature soul sound that K. believes makes them more appealing and marketable because they aren’t black.
During a recent Q&A session with fans, the part-time reality star didn’t hold back when asked about the state of rhythm and blues. “
They allow White people to sing our music … blue eyed soul is some bullsh*t. Yeah, I said it,” she fired off in response.
She used Adele’s “Hello” as an example to support her claim that if a Black artist put out something similar, it would flop.
“‘Hello’, that’s some bullsh*t, sorry. It’s a great song, great artist, but if a Black girl was to sing that very song, it would not get played on the radio.”
During the Q&A, K. suggested that the Black community is partly responsible for its artists not finding commercial success equal to white artists who sing R&B music.
“We sit around and call our very own artists flops, but we’ll run and go buy some blue-eyed soul …They don’t have to destroy us because we destroy each other,” she said.
