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Keri's writing-hype is over-exaggerated to the max and is just her record label's angle to give her a lane as "the writer." It's like how Alicia Keys is put on the pedestal of being the one that makes "real music." It's entirely record-label marketing to make an artist seem special. About the only "hit" Keri brags about writing is "Gimme More" and even then she's still listed third in the credits.
Exacta! She's nothing more than a watered down version of Ne-Yo in every way. Now concerning Alicia, I'm so over her. The critics made her out to be some sort of extraordinary musician that would save the industry all because she happens to play the piano 24 ****ing 7.
Right. If it's not Gimme More if that's Mary J song that topped the R&B charts. Who is here for that?
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Originally posted by Captain Planet
@ me not knowing Keri was apart of The Clutch.
Yassss it's true sis. Who is Miss Keri baby fooling? W/ all of the writing credits her name is attached to along w/ The Clutch she should be saying Miss Clutch Baby.
Exacta! She's nothing more than a watered down version of Ne-Yo in every way. Now concerning Alicia, I'm so over her. The critics made her out to be some sort of extraordinary musician that would save the industry all because she happens to play the piano 24 ****ing 7.
Right. If it's not Gimme More if that's Mary J song that topped the R&B charts. Who is here for that?
Yassss it's true sis. Who is Miss Keri baby fooling? W/ all of the writing credits her name is attached to along w/ The Clutch she should be saying Miss Clutch Baby.
Exacta! She's nothing more than a watered down version of Ne-Yo in every way. Now concerning Alicia, I'm so over her. The critics made her out to be some sort of extraordinary musician that would save the industry all because she happens to play the piano 24 ****ing 7.
Right. If it's not Gimme More if that's Mary J song that topped the R&B charts. Who is here for that?
Yassss it's true sis. Who is Miss Keri baby fooling? W/ all of the writing credits her name is attached to along w/ The Clutch she should be saying Miss Clutch Baby.
The critics have been dragging Alicia since As I Am. I guess they caught on to her ****.
You know what disgusted me about your reactions? Your stubbornness. It was supposed to be a meaningful discussion, not a discussion to determine the Queen of Pop, but a discussion aimed at learning. I wanted Bey stans to learn more about their mother Janet's legacy. I wanted Madonna fans to be informed of Lady GaGa and her legacy. I wanted us to learn.
You know what disgusted me about your reactions? Your stubbornness. It was supposed to be a meaningful discussion, not a discussion to determine the Queen of Pop, but a discussion aimed at learning. I wanted Bey stans to learn more about their mother Janet's legacy. I wanted Madonna fans to be informed of Lady GaGa and her legacy. I wanted us to learn.
Hmmmm...we'll see what happens when Born This Way and "Round IV" come out...
I defend Gaga sometimes because she has had a huge impact...but like some women her success can be attributed to overexposure rather than just simple or extensive promo...it'd be nice to see her do the same numbers without all the attention ***** tactics...otherwise we'll see
Madonna is more skilled than Janet, not necessarily more talented though. Madonna was always the more ambitious one of the two and she had to overcome more hurdles to get into the music industry than Janet did. I understand race and gender (and her older brother's shadow) made things difficult for Janet but she also had the connections and her brother's coattails.
In terms of persona or swagger, I think Beyonce and GaGa are equally matched. Lady GaGa is more talented when it comes to playing an instrument, but that's the only place she has Beyonce beat. She writes a lot more of her music than Beyonce does but her lyrics are vapid and incoherent and her melodies are too simple. Beyonce is a better dancer too.