R (arrah) Kelly is the king of r&b.

rdhull said:

Oh Good Lord, do NOT conjure up Maxxx in heeea!!

Supernova said:

Hell, its like an air trapped in a box. It ain't different than the air oustide the box.

CalhounSq said:

rdhull said:

And here I thought Bobby Brown was the king of r&b...damn that Whitney Houston for lyin' to us...

NuPwrSoul said:

Co-sign all that shit up there...

Harlepolis said:

Get back in the archives. Jill Scott and Musiq are doing Prince - not the other way around

FACEJUSTCANTBESTOPPED said:

Amen!

FACEJUSTCANTBESTOPPED said:

I don't need 2 go back 2 the archives cuz I already been there. And we ain't talking about the archives we're talking about 2day.

wellbeyond said:

We we also have a new Whitty Hutton too (shhh).

rdhull said:

rdhull said

Harlepolis said:

Ignorance of the past ensures ingorance of the future. HOw can Prince be doing them while they are doing him from the late 70's and early 80s? You cant be intelligent and say "we're talking about 2day" as today is a product of yesterday. ALways has been.

I absolutely adore Muse 2 The Pharoah.

I like me some Jill Scott and d'Angelo. Most of the rest I don't care much about, except maybe for the occasional gem in their repertoire.

And I don't think Prince is obsessed with Neo-Soul...

Neo-Soul isn't just playing organic instruments without over-dependancy on programming. There is a definite mid-70s vibe within the production values and arrangements... That's not a bad thing of course.

Its like Nu-Punk - The Strokes, The Vines, The Hives etcetera... In many ways its very retro except the sound is very, very clean.

There is a definite scene around the likes of india.arie, Maxwell, Jill Scott, Erykah, D'Angelo and all - it isn't just the music. If it was just the music, you could call the last Craig David single Neo-Soul...

BinaryJustin said:

Unfortunately, many folks do

beats me, it's prince, that's kinda like askin' why he left the bass out of "when doves cry"

I don't really know who NEO-SOUL is BUT I know NEO was in the matrix...

The point is ...

You know how when sometimes you go to the grocery store and U stare at the thousands of boxes of cereal to pick ONE OUT? or mayB two if on sale??? well...mayB prince is just a man with a spirit that has so many songs and things to share that he has to PICK ONE or mayB two out that truly he WISHES to share with everyone...IT DOESNT MEEN that he is gonna put the entire CEREAL ISLE OUT for us to be able to select ALL OF EM...he is just giving us a few BOXES of CEREAL at a time...THAT Way we will allways have MORE CEREAL to ENJOY.

thank u.

SingMia

try putting all the kinds of captain crunch cereal in one bowl mix it up and then share it with some kids...IN THEIR own separate (hygienic) bowl...keep the table clean.

The fact that Prince can’t repeat himself without being called a copier of others is the best proof there is of how influential he really has been and continues to be.

His last 3 records don't sound anything like neo-soul, and "Rainbow" only had one song in that vein. That's far from obsession.

CalhounSq said:

Tha King of Modern R&B doesn't do Neo-Soul he does Soul as does "The King Of Pop".Neither are part of Neo.but speaking of Michael Jackson "Off The Wall" Would Be the Standard Version for The New Rookie doing Neo-Soul&Stevie Wonder,Marvin Gaye,Donny Hathaway&Mid 70's Aretha Franklin&Minnie Riperton did this whole Bag back in the Mid-70's.

Prince is a Great Sponge of the Past but the same can be said of Any Artist that truly has left a Lasting Impression with there Work IMHO.Prince Dabbles with Things.alot of these Acts are Big Fans of "Ballad Of Dorothy Parker","If I Was Your Girlfriend"&"Adore" Which Might be Classified in the Neo-Soul Bag but it's cool.

I like neosoul, to the extent that I can figure out who fits in that group. Me'shell, Maxwell, India, Common. . .Kravitz, maybe. . .their music is very intimate. I dig it.

I think P is into it because it flatters him to think that he might have inspired musicians younger than him. I think he wants to be a musical legacy (wish granted, obviously). And I think he's maybe a little lost musically (not bad, just lacking direction), and he sees a place where he could fit in and feel at home. Just a theory.

Doves,
Mel!ssa

The ignorance people show in music never ceases to amaze me. You guys think people started playing soul again since records companies found a market and called it neo-soul? That only came about after they saw the success of "Brown Sugar" D'Angelo's debut. There were people recording the same music weeks, months, and years before D even did his. His album was a commercial breakthru, now everyone feels they want a piece of the pie. But don't throw the baby out with the bath water. The true artist will still record and be around long after the hype is dead.(I think it is almost dead) You can't sleep on real talent. D'Angelo, Bilal, Angie Stone have real staying power and awesome talent and they write damn near all of their stuff. And if these guys are not the foundation, who is Britney, Christina, or better yet Justin (M.J.) Timberlake?? Come on can you people tell real music or are you guys pop fans? If so stick to MTV and leave real music alone.
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Prince IS soul.

Mr7 said:

YES, DOUBLE YES and YES YES YES!

I'd much prefer to have seen him influenced by electroclash than neo-soul.

Nu-soul is so dull - Prince could do with an injection of excitement in his music.

isn't electro clash dead by now? People can only take so much of Peaches and Chicks on speed.
Anyway, come up with a pretentious, alternative way to spell 'music' and you're Neo-Soul

I'd argue "Dark" had all the hallmarks associated with "neo soul" and that was a year before D'Angelo dropped "Brown Sugar" and kicked it all off...

Essence said:

Minnie Riperton,Donny Hathaway,Aretha Franklin,Earth,Wind&Fire among others did the Whole Style back in the Mid 70's before it had a Name.Frankie Beverly&Maze as well did it without getting credit for it.