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PrintableBlaqueKnight said: again84 said: insert pic of Janet here...
Step away from the computer. p.s. Thanks for the acknowledgement Blackguitaristz and RhondaB To everyone else posting ridiculousness on the thread  I'm gonna swing it right back on topic every time. yeah..i was about to snip the janet pic but then i decided not to.but you all got your janet, madonna and kylie threads 24/7 up in this place...we finally gotta thread for *others*..a thread that i am going to print up and head out to the wrecka store tomorrow and some of you all wanna be cute...  Space for sale... | |
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BlaqueKnight said: again84 said: insert pic of Janet here...
Step away from the computer. p.s. Thanks for the acknowledgement Blackguitaristz and RhondaB To everyone else posting ridiculousness on the thread I'm gonna swing it right back on topic every time. But you admit white artists, don't you? | |
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speaking of white artists, HOW could i forget the best singing, rapping, guitar-playing, casio-rockin', writer-producer, record label owning royal booty-lovin' highness out there? my girl PRINCESS SUPERSTAR.  | |
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Alyson Williams
Regina Belle 
Conya Doss 
Hill St.Soul  I am not African. Africa is in me, but I cannot return.
I am not taína. Taíno is in me, but there is no way back. I am not european. Europe lives in me, but I have no home there. I am new. History made me. My first language was spanglish. And I am | |
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P.J. Harvey
Natalie Merchant 
Liz Phair 
Christina Aguilera 
Well, at least she sang about how she was underappreciated a couple of years ago.  | |
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What about Res?
Admittedly I don't have her CD(s), but I've heard a few of her songs and really like them. Thanks for posting Dionne Farris...I wish she would come out with something new...maybe if she gets a weave they'll be able to market her  | |
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jayaredee said: 
Dannii Minogue  Yea! | |
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sosgemini said: jayaredee said: She's very talented. Worship her now  DANNII deals, but have failed to receive proper recognition for their talents and abilities. If radio treated these ladies with the same reverence as they do artists like Ashanti and Ashley Simpson, people probably wouldn't have such a distaste for the current playlists that plague the radiowaves on a daily basis. she personifies everything thats wrong with today's radio. u nit!!!  How so. She isn't on the radio? I think one major problem with the radio is you're either like Ashlee or Ashanti. You're eihter a pop R&B singer or a pop rock singer. No room for dance music (or alternative, or soul....). | |
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thesexofit said: 
Holy shit I checked the price on amazon. $200!!! I should ebay this. I picked it up a year or so ago at a charity shop! Cute kid. If you don't sell that copy that you found at a charity shop, shame on you! I'm sorry, but it can't be $200 good! | |
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whenpigeonscry said: What about Res?
Admittedly I don't have her CD(s), but I've heard a few of her songs and really like them. Thanks for posting Dionne Farris...I wish she would come out with something new...maybe if she gets a weave they'll be able to market her she has just signed with a new label and will be releasing her already completed album this year..... and pics from last year had her alternating between straight hair and the twists.....so who knows what look she will sport...the hair was about two inches in lenght in both cases...she looked great!! Space for sale... | |
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Sorry. As I said in my earlier post, I deliberately excluded Res. Truth is, I don't think she's underrated because I don't thiink her voice is all that good. She's cute as hell, though. I excluded her and Fefe Dobson. Fefe is cute, too. Her records were a nice change. Funk-rock instead of pop fluff. The problem - her singing.
Christina Aguilera? Come on! This woman is NOT underappreciated. Neither is Liz Phair or Natalie Merchant. PJ Harvey...I guess. A little. Well, not really. Too much pop alt rock for you. No more sugar for a week, damnit! Now Princess Superstar is an example of an underappreciated artist. That little chick finessed her way into the biz like no one else since Ani DeFranco (who although is an independant who worked very hard, is NOT underappreciated since she has a fanbase 50 miles long) I don't even know Conya Doss, so I've got more research to do. Regina Belle is not really underappreciated overall, just underappreciated in today's music business. At least she can still get a deal, unlike Belinda Lipscomb (who?) The lead singer for Midnight Star. [Edited 4/18/05 20:39pm] | |
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BlaqueKnight said: I know there are about a million names that could go on a list like this, but I took the time to make a little presentation to display some that come to mind. With all the Britneys, Beyonces, and Christinas that get full blown media assault campaigns launched onto the public, I thought it might be good to throw out a few artists who have had record deals, but have failed to receive proper recognition for their talents and abilities. If radio treated these ladies with the same reverence as they do artists like Ashanti and Ashley Simpson, people probably wouldn't have such a distaste for the current playlists that plague the radiowaves on a daily basis. It would also set a much-needed standard for future artists to to attempt to aspire to. In a fair world, these divas would rule the radio. 
Cherokee - I Swear (video) 
Amel Larrieux - For Real 
Jacqee McGhee & the Family Stand - Connected 
Goapele - Butterfly Kisses 
Heather Headley - He Is 
Jaguar Wright - The What Ifs 
Jane Child - Mona Lisa Smiles 
JazzyFatNastees - Unconditional Ways 
Laurnea - Infatuation 
Les Nubians - Sweetest Taboo 
Lina - Its Alright 
Lizz Wright - Open Your Eyes 
N'Dea Davenport - Whatever You Want 
Rachelle Ferrell - Satisfaction 
Rhian Benson - Say How I Feel p.s. Click the pic fpr the track. Arn't all of these neo soul artists? (except Jane Child) So u'd prefer them to go overground and be hyped thus proberly then watered down by studio execs and then turned into crap? Be glad they are underground. In UK Britpop started out great in the beginning, then it became crap. Nothing advanced. SOmetimes it is better acts stay underground. Just ask Kirk Cobain  | |
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thesexofit said: Arn't all of these neo soul artists? (except Jane Child) So u'd prefer them to go overground and be hyped thus proberly then watered down by studio execs and then turned into crap? Be glad they are underground. In UK Britpop started out great in the beginning, then it became crap. Nothing advanced. SOmetimes it is better acts stay underground. Just ask Kirk Cobain No, I'd PREFER them to get their just dues in a just media. Of course I don't expect it to happen, but I wouldn't wish a limited income (underground) on these Sirens. They are all very gifted and should be respected for their works. Kurt was never all that. Neither was Nirvana. When they were playing around at ROCNDY, they sounded like sh*t. Nobody outside of the Northwest cared about them until they made a profit in a year when the industry bottomed out. Of the Alt-Rockers, to me they were the one of the worst. Alice In Chains, SadHappy, etc. were way better. p.s. THANK YOU BoriquaTeddy for putting me up on Conya Doss! Her CD is good. Talk about truly underappreciated! | |
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I love this Gal. 
Probably a bit too folksy for most people though.  Some people are like Slinkies...
They're good for nothing but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs. | |
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BlaqueKnight said: thesexofit said: Arn't all of these neo soul artists? (except Jane Child) So u'd prefer them to go overground and be hyped thus proberly then watered down by studio execs and then turned into crap? Be glad they are underground. In UK Britpop started out great in the beginning, then it became crap. Nothing advanced. SOmetimes it is better acts stay underground. Just ask Kirk Cobain No, I'd PREFER them to get their just dues in a just media. Of course I don't expect it to happen, but I wouldn't wish a limited income (underground) on these Sirens. They are all very gifted and should be respected for their works. Kurt was never all that. Neither was Nirvana. When they were playing around at ROCNDY, they sounded like sh*t. Nobody outside of the Northwest cared about them until they made a profit in a year when the industry bottomed out. Of the Alt-Rockers, to me they were the one of the worst. Alice In Chains, SadHappy, etc. were way better. p.s. THANK YOU BoriquaTeddy for putting me up on Conya Doss! Her CD is good. Talk about truly underappreciated! your welcome...which one did you peep A poem about Ms.Doss ? or her new release? I haven't heard the new one yet...but I love the 1st one Smile Again is my jam I also love her remake of Norman Connors Starship. I am not African. Africa is in me, but I cannot return.
I am not taína. Taíno is in me, but there is no way back. I am not european. Europe lives in me, but I have no home there. I am new. History made me. My first language was spanglish. And I am | |
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BlaqueKnight said: Sorry. As I said in my earlier post, I deliberately excluded Res. Truth is, I don't think she's underrated because I don't thiink her voice is all that good. She's cute as hell, though. I excluded her and Fefe Dobson. Fefe is cute, too. Her records were a nice change. Funk-rock instead of pop fluff. The problem - her singing.
Christina Aguilera? Come on! This woman is NOT underappreciated. Neither is Liz Phair or Natalie Merchant. PJ Harvey...I guess. A little. Well, not really. Too much pop alt rock for you. No more sugar for a week, damnit! Now Princess Superstar is an example of an underappreciated artist. That little chick finessed her way into the biz like no one else since Ani DeFranco (who although is an independant who worked very hard, is NOT underappreciated since she has a fanbase 50 miles long) I don't even know Conya Doss, so I've got more research to do. Regina Belle is not really underappreciated overall, just underappreciated in today's music business. At least she can still get a deal, unlike Belinda Lipscomb (who?) The lead singer for Midnight Star. [Edited 4/18/05 20:39pm] Ok I thought is was just me about Ani (who I do like), Liz Phair, Natalie Merchant, and Regina Belle. Same thing goes for Stephanie Mills, great voice, great career. But she stoped doing secular music years ago to do gospel so I wouldn't put her in the underappreciated catagory. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Whatever happened with the release of Cherokee's second album? I was really looking forward to that. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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This was a great thread, BK - thanks for posting those tracks. Was like getting a really cool mixtape!
If someone has the Cherokee track as an MP3, would they mind posting it? Thanks. "Not everything that is faced can be changed; but nothing can be changed until it is faced." - James Baldwin | |
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I was kinda heated that this lady did not get her due:
She's a wonderful lyricist. Not too shabby on the eyes either. 
Everybody here should check out a track of hers called "Empires". | |
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Sorry. As I said in my earlier post, I deliberately excluded Res. Truth is, I don't think she's underrated because I don't thiink her voice is all that good. She's cute as hell, though. I excluded her and Fefe Dobson. Fefe is cute, too. Her records were a nice change. Funk-rock instead of pop fluff. The problem - her singing.
But the question was who's underappreciated. Res is good for a change of pace, tho, and fine to boot. She should get more recognition notwithstanding her limitations. Tho taking 4 years to follow up on a debut when you're hardly a superstar could be a career-killer. Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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"The Women of the Funk Mob "
The Brides- Lynn Mabry,Dawn Silva Parlet-Jeannette Washington,Debbie Wright,Shirley Hayden,*Mallia Franklin BridesMaids- Sheila Horne,Jeannette McGruder,Marian Stewart Godmoma-Cynthia Girty,Carolyn Myles,Anita Walker ..... also Ann Pebbles and the late Lynn Collins [Edited 4/20/05 22:34pm] | |
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Right now i am listening to Tori Amos cd Little Earthquakes, and i am wondering 'what a shame it all went downhills from there': great pianoplaying, classic melodies, thoughtfull lyrics...
And how could i forget Bjork? Homogenic is a splendid hybrid of electronics and strings, but it really is "Vespertine" that does it to me: I hear a strong woman on this record, being proud of her feminity, not some women calling herselve 'bitch', and thinking that makes impact...duh On "Vespertine" i hear a women who's both strong and honest without playing some role, and she expresses this view with sometimes eerie, sometimes soultouching music.... Give me a girlfriend who's like that and i am happy for the rest of my life | |
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Right now i am listening to Tori Amos cd Little Earthquakes, and i am wondering 'what a shame it all went downhills from there': great pianoplaying, classic melodies, thoughtfull lyrics...
And how could i forget Bjork? Homogenic is a splendid hybrid of electronics and strings, but it really is "Vespertine" that does it to me: I hear a strong woman on this record, being proud of her feminity, not some women calling herselve 'bitch', and thinking that makes impact...duh On "Vespertine" i hear a women who's both strong and honest without playing some role, and she expresses this view with sometimes eerie, sometimes soultouching music.... Give me a girlfriend who's like that and i am happy for the rest of my life | |
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