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Originally posted by Hasitha
I have a problem with the word in bold. You come across as a mild hater because of your wording. But anyway, look at Rihanna, Katy Perry and Ke$ha. We all expected them to have faded into obscurity by now. Rihanna only became a major player on her third album. The chance of Keri joining them is low, but how can you say it will never happen? With an "Umbrella" of her own to get some intitial high-profile interest and the correct follow up singles, she can become an A-lister. Unless you have magical foretelling abilities, you can not say "never".
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Hunny, I been on the internet since 2004 and I have watched the game closely so I can pretty much tell you who will be huge and who will not be. R&B is my genre that I specialize in. I have determined ever success (Monica, Melanie Fiona, Jazmine Sullivan) and flop (Brandy, LeToya, Ashanti) here on ATRL since at least 2007 so I'm very confident when I make my analysis. Rihanna represents the girl of today, she embodies our generation's style, attitude and beliefs which greatly benefits her success. Her voice is unique and she is the perfect puppet for a producer to put out their hottest new sound on. She is willing to do anything to be popular and be #1.
Keri is NOT a pop star and she doesn't want to be liked by everybody. She wants to be true to Keri and when artists decide that then that automatically cuts half of your fanbase. Most people support an artist because they make catchy, likeable music while only a quarter will support you because they believe in your talent. Keri is still struggling to find her niche in the game and truly standing out in the crowd. Until she finds her lane that no one else can compete with her in then she will not be a major player. Its not shade at all just the truth based on so many "Keris" that have come before her. Keri Hilson is really similar to Kelly Rowland and Nicole Scherzinger.
Keri had promo out the ass for Pretty Girl Rock, hell her promo was on par with Alicia Keys and we all know that Keri doesn't match Alicia's popularity nor her success so lets not act like the label hasn't supported her because they have. She just has been writing checks that her ass can't cash unfortunately.