vainandy said:

TD3 said:

What new things? Really, when our foot as as been in every genre/sub genre of music to come out of the US/Americas.

How in the world are you going to try new things when you have a generation of artist whos whole career has been based on using some one else's music to create a beat? Your asking them to think out the box BIG TIME. Many "mainstream" artists can't produce music that's half way decent at this point.

Of course I don't hear anyone asking Country & Western artist, "Why aren't you making a R&B/hip hop album either. This question in my opinion has little merit.

HEY!!! Stop bitching and making sense! Somebody might eventually listen and others might start bitching and a change might come! You're supposed to just accept bullshit the way it is, let them think you're just getting "old", never tell the real deal that they have no talent whatsoever, and go off somewhere like a damn fool and "search" for something you like. We must never say anyting that might get people to thinking about a change.

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Unfornately, that is just how people are with anything.

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Afraid? I don't think that is the problem. Most artist are good (if they are any good at all) at one parrticular thing. I'd say the one thing they focus on probably hasn't been mastered 2 a point where they would like 2 stretch. Having said that, if an artsist gets comfortable in the arena that they have chosen, most don't want 2 or won't be allowed 2 change. Most of these artist make almost ZERO decisions on their own.

babybugz said:

I was just thinking that a lot of black artists prefer to just stay in R&B or Hip Hop... why don't some try to explore other genres? I'm black and open to new styles but this is not the case for some

Where the hell have you been?!? Nicki Minaj & Usher has done something different. Both hip-hop/r&b artists has sold out to synthesized Euro dance-pop.

JoeyC said:

^ Posting this to my new music thread, thanks...

I don't agree with the thinking just because an artist or band had been lauded by critics, fellow musicians, or a group of people mean you have to like them just because. As I've said here many time, music isn't rocket science you know what you like and what you don't.

This notion that Hendrix problem or his lack of a Black fan base was partly the type of music he was playing., is simplistic at best: Forgive me if I'm wrong, but didn't Jimi Hendrix leave the US in part to establish his career? Ain't it ironic the Isely Brothers' left for Loudon and came back too. The Isely Brothers' went on to create music for another 30 years: Mr. Hendrix would be dead in 2 years of being reintroduced to his country. I have no misgiving that Hendrix would've faced the frustration of being marketed and defined by Rock & Roll music radio format. He may have found himself pushed aside because of Disco. But who knows where Hendrix's music creativity would've taken him. One can argue if he had chosen to explore different music genres would his established base been as accepting? Even so, Black people may have not liked Hendrix because they didn't like his music or maybe they hadn't really heard of him and hadn't formed an opinion nay or yeah. There was soooooo much other stuff to listen too...

DAV123 said:

JoeyC said:

There are black artist out there doing creative things, its just a matter of sorting thru all the bull crap.