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Originally posted by OnMyCoolJ
Whitney and Janet didn't built anything.
Aretha, Diana and Tina built and paved the way. Stop the madness.
Y'all claim all this impact. Yet neither one can seem to have enough to be inducted into the hall of fame.
The real pioneers don't have that problem. Hell Aretha was the first woman inducted. That's true legacy and undeniable impact.
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There is no justification for this kind of ignorance when the information to educate yourself is right at your fingertips.
Whitney is single-handedly responsible for rekindling the vocal school in the 80s as mainstream music was moving towards a post-disco dance era. She had a unique blend of gospel virtuosity with pop sensibility that manifested themselves into soaring pop ballads and virtuosic uptempo dance numbers such as "I Wanna Dance With Somebody". She created a template that set the foundation for artists like Karyn White, Mariah Carey, Toni Braxton, Celine Dion, and countless others.
And Janet is a no-brainer as well. Her importance provided the blueprint for the female pop performer through her combination of dance prowess, performance aesthetic, video art creativity, social consciousness and sexual freedom.
A R&R HOF induction is not a testament of creation. Chic hasn't been inducted, yet their sound defined the disco era, created a bass line that gave Rap its first mainstream hit, and set a template for the post-disco dance music era.