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Discussion: Why do Black Female Singers sing better than the white ones?
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Originally posted by RudeBoyy
Meh, we also have Janet, Rihanna, Aaliyah, Ciara, Cassie etc who aren't really vocalists so...
I agree fir the most part.
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Why the hell you bringing Aaliyah into this? She had one of the best vocals of the 90s.
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Originally posted by Cheers
Can you add Rihanna to the op thanks
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Originally posted by Cheers
Can you add Rihanna to the op thanks
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Originally posted by DejaVu
mess.
- Kelly Clarkson, Trisha Yearwood, Florence Welsh, Amy Lee, Adele, Christina Aguilera, Jojo & Hayley Williams are all considered great singers.
- Most women that sing opera or on Broadway are white.
- Charice (I know, she's a man now) is Filipino.
It's probably because pop music looks for "soulful" voices. That's why all the white girls in pop music that are known for singing come from humble beginning and soul-influences.
Among African Americans, the soulfulness originated from the days of slavery when Blacks would sing hymns to each other. Their music evolved, and eventually, white people adopted soul music into rock & roll and it expanded from there. But african Americans are the originators, therefore "better" at it.
And there is the tea.
But outside of popular music (opera/broadway, middle eastern, chinese monks, etc), they are not the best.
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lmao, opera/broadway etc never gave a chance to black people or black people never had the chance to do it? I wonder how many of these female singers had the chance to go to a theater when they were young.
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Because they grew up int he house of the LordT.
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Originally posted by Cheers
Can you add Rihanna to the op thanks
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Originally posted by D.M.F
More white skinned female singers made Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Singers list than black female singers. Don't be biased op.
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rolling stone has a white bias
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Originally posted by KareBear
Because they grew up int he house of the LordT.
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Can I get an Amen up in here?
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I don't know how I'm supposed to answer this tbh Because they do?
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Originally posted by Kurama
Can I get an Amen up in here?
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A-WOMEN
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Lord, next time please make me black
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Originally posted by OnikaSlays
Ugh here are the white tears.
The OP isn't saying white women can't sing, they're saying that generally black women are better singers. Which is true.
The only white woman I can think of off the top of my head are: Adele, Ariana, Xtina, Celine, and Tori
With black women I can think of several.
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you're racist as well
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Sara Bareilles is a more talented singer than anyone else recording today
(Oh, and Kelly is AMAZING.)
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Originally posted by DejaVu
mess.
- Kelly Clarkson, Trisha Yearwood, Florence Welsh, Amy Lee, Adele, Christina Aguilera, Jojo & Hayley Williams are all considered great singers.
- Most women that sing opera or on Broadway are white.
- Charice (I know, she's a man now) is Filipino.
It's probably because pop music looks for "soulful" voices. That's why all the white girls in pop music that are known for singing come from humble beginning and soul-influences.
Among African Americans, the soulfulness originated from the days of slavery when Blacks would sing hymns to each other. Their music evolved, and eventually, white people adopted soul music into rock & roll and it expanded from there. But african Americans are the originators, therefore "better" at it.
And there is the tea.
But outside of popular music (opera/broadway, middle eastern, chinese monks, etc), they are not the best.
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Basically the bolded part. A huge part of Baptist culture is singing, and a lot of black artists were exposed to it at a young age. Kelly Clarkson even grew up singing in Baptist churches, and look where she is now.
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Originally posted by dessy
Why the hell you bringing Aaliyah into this? She had one of the best vocals of the 90s.
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Um, no. A vocalist, she was not.
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"half of Mariah"
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Originally posted by RudeBoyy
Meh, we also have Janet, Rihanna, Aaliyah, Ciara, Cassie etc who aren't really vocalists so...
I agree fir the most part.
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Paula
Britney
Katy
Taylor
Kesha
Selena
Do I need to continue?
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blacks try harder than whites becaause more they have to be 10x better to see any level of success
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Kelly is better than every woman in that photo, except MAYBE Whitney.
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Oh really ? Birgit Nilsson says hi
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