SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

I guess that was Christina's attempt @ hip-hop style. Looks like something Missy would wear, doesn't it?

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Harlepolis said:

I'm not saying you're making things up, but, as someone who remembers 1990 very well, those things just aren't true. "Vision of Love" was on urban radio and BET from the beginning. A lot of people wondered exactly what race she was, but she certainly was not promoted as Caucasian. Here is the cover of the "Vision of Love" single:



Missy has worn some far out crap, but I doubt she'd be caught dead in that get up.

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goat2004 said:

Didn't Missy basically wear a trashbag in one of her videos?

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

And it looked better than that crap Christina is wearing.

goat2004, Teena Marie does sound more likely. I'm not quite old enough to remember those days vividly.

Dewrede said:

We don't either. We've got white radio stations, some disguised as black. You'd think it wouldn't matter but apparently it does. My family pretty much goes along with the format without skipping a beat so I guess it works for some. I can't understand it myself. Besides, I know quite a few people who, like me, rarely listen to the radio and certainly not to one particular type of station when they do.
[Edited 7/14/06 16:14pm]

BlaqueKnight said:

PREACH.

I don't really like her beyond a few singles, but this tracks is the best thing she's done, im my little humble opinion. Her histronics don't overhwhelm the beat for once.

goat2004 said:

it was teena

BlaqueKnight said:

That seems to me like the rational choice of someone running a business. Doesn't have to be racist neccessarily.

BlaqueKnight said:

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"The only time the black community gets behind white artists is when they start out and STAY urban "

True but Christina can really sign. RnB radio should be playing some of her stuff.

BlaqueKnight said:

Don't forget Teena Marie.... She ALWAYS stayed with us... When I've mentioned her to the average white person, they say, "Teena who??)

Christina is very sexy and she can sing, but I think her music is complete utter shit. Too much non-melodic plastic crap with too much emphasis on her singing her ass off (a little bit like Mariah in some songs).

Give her some new writers and producers and then she can be on any kind of radio you want imo. Though I have to say that I strongly dislike the concept of black and white radio.

CHIC0 said:

We don't have that here in Oz alot either- atleast not on mainstream, but cultural distinguishment does exist in less commercialised radio- which is not racially built but more rather a sharing on different interpretationz on stylez of music which quite obviously don't soley derive from Australia

And as for Christina Aguilera- i can't alwayz gravitate to her- she is totally commercialised so my own personal fascination in her or her music is not really there- but and however- some occasional songz of herz to tweak at me- simply cause she can carry it off real well- and i do love a good soul voice- so long as it soundz natural. And i really do like 'Aint No Other Man'- as much as i would never openly admit it well now i have . Well you know, i like throw backz to old school, and when it's done well, then it makez me happy to hear. I wouldn't go out n buy her album, but i do like that particular song!

Yeah , things are like that here too

Ditto on Ain't No Other Man

EmancipationLover said:

Different strokes, but I think the Stripped album had far more song structure, musicianship, and melody than what's expected for the average pop star today. Not even half of it was composed by machinery and there was no sampling.

Her teen-pop days are a different story, but still...

squiddyren said:

Now, I will admit that the song, "Dirty," was a bit too commercial for me and a little over the top. While, the song, "Beautiful," was a lovely Pop ballad along the lines of Mariah's - "Hero" I think, Hero, however, was more soulful and is still Mariah's signature song till this date. I don't think Christina has given us her signature song just yet?...

goat2004 said:

Actually, The Voice Within mirrors Hero a bit more I think...

I really can't stand this new track. It's melody free, the hook is nonexistent, and she should have worked with a live band. She just screams and screams but there's nothing there.

AlexdeParis said:[quote]

goat2004 said:

Everyone thought Mariah was white until she got on Oprah, sang Vision Of Love, and said what she was. The label never made a statement about her race. They let people assume whatever they wanted. Mariah even said they wanted her to look "less ethnic" and even covered her nose a bit on her album cover. They wanted people to think she was white

BlackBuddy said:

I remember that episode. As I recall, Oprah said something like, "I really don't care, but everyone else wants to know are you white or black?" Like Oprah didn't wanna know.

RipHer2Shreds said:

Okay. That was the first question out of Oprahs's mouth bitch, what are you?
[Edited 7/16/06 11:43am]

BlackBuddy said:

1FRO said:

There's no doubt about it....Christina can saang...not just a little bit, I thought "Beautiful" should have gotten the Grammy for "song of the year".

I'm black, and I don't know why urban stations don't or won't play her tunes.

Lisa Lisa, was a Puerto Rican girl from Brooklyn, she get's urban props over all the others you listed above, she is from the hood. I have no idea who Brenda K. Starr is...don't care to know either.

Lisa Stansfield and Taylor Dayne have or had a style that transcended any ratial barrier because of the smooth blend of their unique voices and music.

But I do think that Christina should get more air-play on urban radio. I also hope Pink can get back in touch with her R&B roots, which put her on map. Her voice is so much better than this pop shit she is producing right now. I did love "Trouble Now" and "Making Me Ill"(I think that's the name of it) she performed it on the MTV awards a few years ago.(Killer voice)

BlackBuddy said:

You're basically saying what I said. She was on BET and urban radio from the beginning. They didn't say what race she was, so people wondered (which is why Oprah asked the question). Everyone didn't think she was white.