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Discussion: Does BEYONCE sound like a Rihanna album?
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Originally posted by villain
This is almost akin to saying Macklemore made rap popular.
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I mean...
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Originally posted by Behava
You being messy and starting this intentionally messy thread is pretty childish tho.
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people were talking about this in another thread... I agreed so I made a thread, isn't that what this site is for, or am I childish for thinking that
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Originally posted by jokermusic
I never mentioned anything about the the sound in that post....I was talking bout lyrics
do better
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why would we talk about the lyrics when the album is SELF TITLED? she's singing all her life, sex, marriage, new child, fans, music industry, perfection & society. sex is just a piece of the content and janet is the first black female to bring sex into music. not you trying to share Janet & Beyoncé legacy with Rihanna Fenty Robyn; she's a fashion Icon; that's already that.
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Originally posted by Teezy
Mess at this thread backfiring and Jokermusic running with her tail tucked between her legs.
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ok gurl.....if that's makes your day better
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Originally posted by jokermusic
whats to be petty about I bought the album at midnight and then bought physical edition
when has Beyoncé's success stopped rih from slaying...why should I care?
....and rih hasn't had a pop jingle album since loud
also there is a difference between urban and r&b ...this is urban, which is what Rihanna has kinda been known for bringing back to mainstream
also I think its sad to see yall Beyoncé fans believe someone is pressed because they question something?
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No, this is r&b, just like all of Bey's albums. She has always straddled the line of r&b and pop. You are clearly NOT a Bey fan otherwise you would know this and wouldn't ask such a ridiculous question. No one else is believing this foolishness but the navy.
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the Op listens to JOKEmusic
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Originally posted by AVIB
But where is Beyoncé trashy? Singing about sexual relations with one's husband vs singing (if you call it that) about sexual relations with random industry people. OK
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Like I said "trashy" in quote perhaps theres a better word to describe it . But there's just become more similarities to what Rihanna does , the overall feel seems to have become Rihanna-esque . You may not see it but its there hey. And I hardly think the fact that one is singing about their "husband" makes it any better hey, at the end they still just doing the same thing the other does ...
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Originally posted by jokermusic
yes they are,, jewels and drugs, dark horse, etc.
but since Rihanna had no impact ....so explain to me why urban is so popular now and mainstream and dance music is not the biggest thing anymore .....its must have been miley cyrus right? the girl who constantly gets called a rih copy
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A complete mess. U are sure living up to your username.
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Originally posted by stayfly
The OP and the rest of the Navy not bringing any receipts. Questions have been posed, arguments set, so let's hear it. I am super ready for this.
For all those who say this doesn't sound like other Beyonce albums: wrong. It's an evolution. It's seamless and cohesive as an album (unlike any Rihanna album because that's not what a Rihanna album is for, to be a complete concept). And every single song on it can be tied thematically, lyrically and/or musically to prior songs. As a visual album it tells an autobiographical story, moving from put-upon, conflicted pageanty performer (which Beyonce was) to awakening sexuality and love to deepening and maturing as a partner and then a mother. None of that bears any resemblance to anything Rihanna has ever done because it's not her life. Y'all not taking Beyonce's most autobiographical work and giving it to...that one.
Pretty Hurts is the kind of 'raise the girls up" power ballad Beyonce has been singing all her life. And unlike Rihanna, Bey doesn't just take a Sia track and sing it like Sia, with Rihanna even imitating Sia's accent.
Haunted, lol, NO. Blow, again, direct trace to every cute suggestive song Beyonce's been doing. Kitty Kat, Naughty Girl, Suga Mama come on now. Rocket is a direct analog to D'Angelo and IF RIHANNA DOES SONGS LIKE D'ANGELO OR PRINCE I DARE SAY WE'D HAVE HEARD ABOUT IT. Rocket also recalls If and Speechless, Beyonce songs. Dance For You. I mean, damn. Rihanna doesn't even do that sultry, cute one-woman one-man thing. She has her lane don't try to push her out she might get run over.
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I just shed a tear. Beautifully written.
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Originally posted by Surfboardt
See if you can hit the notes in Drunk In Love's hook then come back and tell me Bey was not "sanging".
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Beyhive is not playing with SELF TITLED legacy !
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Yes
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Originally posted by jokermusic
yes they are,, jewels and drugs, dark horse, etc.
but since Rihanna had no impact ....so explain to me why urban is so popular now and mainstream and dance music is not the biggest thing anymore .....its must have been miley cyrus right? the girl who constantly gets called a rih copy
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I am still wondering how and where has urban been brought to the forefront. I am also wondering how Rihanna who has not released since 2012 is at the forefront of anything. Urban has always been popular amongst urban crowds.
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lol absolutely not. Rihanna is not talented nor creative enough to make an album like BEYONCÉ.
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Originally posted by jokermusic
yes they are,, jewels and drugs, dark horse, etc.
but since Rihanna had no impact ....so explain to me why urban is so popular now and mainstream and dance music is not the biggest thing anymore .....its must have been miley cyrus right? the girl who constantly gets called a rih copy
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You've never heard of trends? They come and go. Did you think dance music would last forever? It's not like one artist single handedly decided to usher in a new trend. It's absolutely outrageous to say that a mainstream artist is dictating a trend when generally mainstream artists have marketing teams to assess public taste so they stay on it.
Also generally in trends, one thing becomes very popular and so a counter-culture is created. So urban music was in, then it was out in favour of dance, now it's back to urban because urban as a reaction to too much dance music.
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Originally posted by KangBey
No, this is r&b, just like all of Bey's albums. She has always straddled the line of r&b and pop. You are clearly NOT a Bey fan otherwise you would know this and wouldn't ask such a ridiculous question. No one else is believing this foolishness but the navy.
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I am a fan though .......a huge fan actually, I just like rih more
I had a question......yall have answers , im allowed to disagree though, and I still somewhat do
why so angry about it
CHILDISHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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Originally posted by stayfly
The OP and the rest of the Navy not bringing any receipts. Questions have been posed, arguments set, so let's hear it. I am super ready for this.
For all those who say this doesn't sound like other Beyonce albums: wrong. It's an evolution. It's seamless and cohesive as an album (unlike any Rihanna album because that's not what a Rihanna album is for, to be a complete concept). And every single song on it can be tied thematically, lyrically and/or musically to prior songs. As a visual album it tells an autobiographical story, moving from put-upon, conflicted pageanty performer (which Beyonce was) to awakening sexuality and love to deepening and maturing as a partner and then a mother. None of that bears any resemblance to anything Rihanna has ever done because it's not her life. Y'all not taking Beyonce's most autobiographical work and giving it to...that one.
Pretty Hurts is the kind of 'raise the girls up" power ballad Beyonce has been singing all her life. And unlike Rihanna, Bey doesn't just take a Sia track and sing it like Sia, with Rihanna even imitating Sia's accent.
Haunted, lol, NO. Blow, again, direct trace to every cute suggestive song Beyonce's been doing. Kitty Kat, Naughty Girl, Suga Mama come on now. Rocket is a direct analog to D'Angelo and IF RIHANNA DOES SONGS LIKE D'ANGELO OR PRINCE I DARE SAY WE'D HAVE HEARD ABOUT IT. Rocket also recalls If and Speechless, Beyonce songs. Dance For You. I mean, damn. Rihanna doesn't even do that sultry, cute one-woman one-man thing. She has her lane don't try to push her out she might get run over.
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DAMN
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Originally posted by simon
I've realized your resounding hate for Beyonce lately. It's all too much.
But, then I just look at my avatar (86 Metacritic Score) and her WW iTunes position and I just smile.
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I'd hardly call it "hate" when you consider what actual "haters" do , buy ow well
And well cute little story you have , I just hope you don't take her achievements to be in part yours hey....lets not take stanning that far .....
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Originally posted by Desert Rain
If this was a Rihanna album she'd have to change all the lyrics...
"Radio says speed it up, I just run it of breath trying to keep up" doesn't have the same ring to it..
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Bookmarked for my next sig!
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OT: Nah.
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Originally posted by 22 Two's
why would we talk about the lyrics when the album is SELF TITLED? she's singing all her life, sex, marriage, new child, fans, music industry, perfection & society. sex is just a piece of the content and janet is the first black female to bring sex into music. not you trying to share Janet & Beyoncé legacy with Rihanna Fenty Robyn; she's a fashion Icon; that's already that.
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Love your posts but slightly different perspective on black females and sex. Black females didn't really need to wait til the eighties to showcase sexuality in music. You've got Etta James, Tina Turner, Donna Summer, and those are just big names (that Beyonce has directly paid tribute to!!!). This all goes to the real legacies Beyonce has drawn upon and expanded upon in her career.
The maker of this thread and anyone saying Rihanna had to bring sex to Black American women is ignorant of music.
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