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Originally posted by Mastamaind
WTF, you're kidding right?
That's the problem with pop fans, it gets hard to defend your favorite artists when many people attack commercial music. You probably should be comparing Rihanna's music to classics from various genres to see how strong it really is and not dismiss it like that.
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No I'm not kidding.
Rihanna does not have any kind of creativity. Most creative/musical people write their music. Look how many songwriters it takes for just ONE of her songs. She may have co writing credits, but her name is ALWAYS at the end (minus like, what, 2 songs?) meaning she had no lead role in how the song went. It just shows me and other people, that she needs to rely on other people to write her music, because she probably can't lead a song's lyric, vocal melody, creativity, originality, production, harmony.. If she was able to do that, she would have done it by now. Now it's not only about writing and producing. She is not a legend from her extreme lack of music contribution.
People like Whitney and Celine, who do not write their own music, are legends just based off of their vocal abilities.
Rihanna can sing, but there are thousands and thousands and thousands of vocalist who are better than her. Most people know that Rihanna isn't a great vocalist. She's not a legend based on her vocals.
There are performers who are either professional and/or trained dancers. Rihanna is neither. ANYONE can do simple cheoregraphy like she does. ANYONE. She is not a legend based on her lack of dancing abilities.
Fashion. Nothing has she worn was that 'wow factor'.. Her peers wear pretty much the same thing she does. So in actuality, she really hasn't brought anything new or game changing to the fashion world. If this was the case, everyone would be a legend. She is not a legend based on her fashion.
Music videos. Most MV that look extremely creative are done by the performers, true artists. True artists can direct, produce, write how there music videos will be. They come up with how they want it to look, what props she be used. And you know Rihanna isn't that person. She is not a legend based on her lack of visual creativity in music videos..
Look, I can go on and on about this. Legend status is a vibe, an energy, and aura that is so hard to be described, but does have a true meaning and definition at the same time. The GP knows who a legend is. People, especially social media/forums/twitter etc are so biased it's not even funny.
I'm a mega Rihanna fan. I have every cd, every edition. I saw her 5 times in concert, gonna be 6 soon. She was my teenage obsession like every teen has. Being unbiased has opened up my eyes to the world and not so narrow minded. I am not delusional because of it.