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PrintableJackieBlue said: Someone mentioned Chante Moore which I agree with. She's almost non-existent right now but I also thought Kenny Lattimore would have been bigger.
Kenny Lattimore bores the HELL OUT OF ME!!!! His last album, I think its about love song covers or something...awful. He remade an Otis Redding classic...  i can't even put it into words how awful it is.I will forever love and miss you...my sweet Prince. | |
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That's how I feel about John Legend. He bores the HELL OUTTA ME!! "Love is like peeing in your pants, everyone sees it but only you feel its warmth" | |
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shorttrini said: That's how I feel about John Legend. He bores the HELL OUTTA ME!!
Someone needs to tell him to button up his damn shirts cuz no one wants to see his taco meat chest hair  "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." |
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bboy87 said: shorttrini said: That's how I feel about John Legend. He bores the HELL OUTTA ME!!
Someone needs to tell him to button up his damn shirts cuz no one wants to see his taco meat chest hair He always sounds like a hound dog howlin' at the moon to me. | |
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SCNDLS said: bboy87 said: Someone needs to tell him to button up his damn shirts cuz no one wants to see his taco meat chest hair He always sounds like a hound dog howlin' at the moon to me. Somethin' about him annoys me. His scene on the Colbert christmas special was my least favorite part. How the fuck you singing about NUTmeg? you know what? forget it... "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." |
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CalhounSq said: RnBAmbassador said: Rahsaan Patterson's career hits a certain level in my opinion due to his sexuality. Americans of African descent are so narrow-minded in that they tend to hold homosexuality as such a negative that they lose perspective on talent or accomplishment. This is what handicapped with Tevin Campbell after his arrest in Los Angeles for soliciting an undercover male cop for sex. It also stunted Jesse Powell. Some MCA/Universal staffers didn't even like going on promo appearances with him and 'gay bashed' him behind his back. Some posters may say well Luther Vandross broke through and so did Freddie Jackson. Yeah true, but Jackson couldn't buy a comeback hit now. It seemingly has no effect on people like Elton John, or the late Freddie Mercury (lead singer of Queen). Jesse Powell??? Never heard that... . [Edited 1/3/09 13:56pm] Jesse Powell?  Been gone for a minute, now I'm back with the jump off | |
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bboy87 said: SCNDLS said: He always sounds like a hound dog howlin' at the moon to me. Somethin' about him annoys me. His scene on the Colbert christmas special was my least favorite part. How the fuck you singing about NUTmeg? you know what? forget it... 
Nutmeg. . . well actually it kinda makes sense.  | |
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JackieBlue said: CalhounSq said: Jesse Powell??? Never heard that... . [Edited 1/3/09 13:56pm] Jesse Powell?  | |
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MuthaFunka said: 2elijah said: Yes, I have to admit that Chico DeBarge is one sexy singer. I don't know the status of his career right now though. Ain't he and El locked up? What?? Chico's locked up again? If that is true, that's a damn shame. | |
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Harlepolis said: 2elijah said: What?? Nobody can't give "Freda Payne" no love?
Band of Gold - Freda Payne Freda Payne was a "cabaret singer", just like Dorothy Dandridge & Lena Horne before her, just not as successful. She and Barbara McNair got the raw deal because by the 60s, intrests were shifted toward a RAWER breed of female singers, as opposed to the refined and sophisticated ladies of the cabarets, folks got sick of that scene, they wanted some throwing down, thats why Tina Turner & Aretha Franklin ruled that era with an iron fist. Wow, thanks for that information, but you're right about Tina and Aretha. I remember my father never missing a show that Tina appeared on. Apparently he was "ga-ga" for Tina. | |
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I used to love this song and played it a lot. She had a nice r&b sound.
Lisa Stanfield - her hit "Been Around the World" [Edited 1/3/09 16:16pm] | |
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2elijah said: I used to love this song and played it a lot. She had a nice r&b sound.
Lisa Stanfield - her hit "Been Around the World"  awww man this is my SONG!!!!! Love it!!!! and always will!!!!I will forever love and miss you...my sweet Prince. | |
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missfee said: 2elijah said: I used to love this song and played it a lot. She had a nice r&b sound.
Lisa Stanfield - her hit "Been Around the World" awww man this is my SONG!!!!! Love it!!!! and always will!!!!Absolutely. I used to play this all the time, especially when it was out. It's a classic. | |
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Okay, I'm going waaay back, before some of you young'uns were probably born
The one and only "Sam Harris" Singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" at the Apollo Theatre in NYC and got a standing ovation (and he's singing it Patti LaBelle's style, especially at the end of the song) He was also on Star Search some years ago. I love his voice, when he sings that song, he gives you chills. just awesome.. Sam takes you to chu'ch singing "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" with the Choir. Can I get an Amen brotha Sam?? [Edited 1/3/09 16:42pm] | |
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They Say Vision Golden Boys She should have been a huge star. She had the total package: looks, talent, unique voice, solid music, edgy, etc. It's criminal that her career never quite took off. "How I Do" is in my top 5 albums list of the 2000's. | |
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2elijah said: Okay, I'm going waaay back, before some of you young'uns were probably born
The one and only "Sam Harris" Singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" at the Apollo Theatre in NYC and got a standing ovation (and he's singing it Patti LaBelle's style, especially at the end of the song) He was also on Star Search some years ago. I love his voice, when he sings that song, he gives you chills. just awesome.. Sam takes you to chu'ch singing "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" with the Choir. Can I get an Amen brotha Sam?? [Edited 1/3/09 16:42pm] Yeah, I remember this singer from Star Search. I was surprised he didn't go mainstream, too. I could be wrong, but I think that the reason he didn't is because maybe record companies back then wasn't looking for or ready for a white R&B singer. Rock and Pop was dominating the charts for white singers. Same with rap. The Beastie Boys opened the door for other white rappers like Eminem. [Edited 1/3/09 17:02pm] | |
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Here's two more:
Dionne Ferris - "Hopeless" (I also enjoyed her hit "I Know) To see Dionne's vid to her song "I Know" video on youtube, here's the link. If I post it here, it will only play for a few minutes then disable, since the embedding feature is disabled, so here's the link." http://www.youtube.com/wa...HsJe94TdhA ----- Another r&b artist with a beautiful voice, Trina Broussard - "Inside My Love" [Edited 1/3/09 17:11pm] | |
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angel345 said: 2elijah said: Okay, I'm going waaay back, before some of you young'uns were probably born
The one and only "Sam Harris" Singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" at the Apollo Theatre in NYC and got a standing ovation (and he's singing it Patti LaBelle's style, especially at the end of the song) He was also on Star Search some years ago. I love his voice, when he sings that song, he gives you chills. just awesome.. Sam takes you to chu'ch singing "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" with the Choir. Can I get an Amen brotha Sam?? [Edited 1/3/09 16:42pm] Yeah, I remember this singer from Star Search. I was surprised he didn't go mainstream, too. I could be wrong, but I think that the reason he didn't is because maybe record companies back then wasn't looking for or ready for a white R&B singer. Rock and Pop was dominating the charts for white singers. Same with rap. The Beastie Boys opened the door for other white rappers like Eminem. [Edited 1/3/09 17:02pm] You could be right. He has an amazing voice. The soul just comes right out of his bones. I love it when he sings "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" just beautiful. I think I just played that youtube vid about 5 times just now. It's amazing how many artists that are out there, that never really got the spotlight on them, and these are artists with "real" talent. | |
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PurpleCharm said: Res
They Say Vision Golden Boys She should have been a huge star. She had the total package: looks, talent, unique voice, solid music, edgy, etc. It's criminal that her career never quite took off. "How I Do" is in my top 5 albums list of the 2000's. I'm going to borrow this phrase that someone here said and it stands true, nowadays. One strike against her: She didn't pass the brown paper bag test. However, she looks like model Toccara, but slimmer. | |
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angel345 said: PurpleCharm said: Res
They Say Vision Golden Boys She should have been a huge star. She had the total package: looks, talent, unique voice, solid music, edgy, etc. It's criminal that her career never quite took off. "How I Do" is in my top 5 albums list of the 2000's. I'm going to borrow this phrase that someone here said and it stands true, nowadays. One strike against her: She didn't pass the brown paper bag test. However, she looks like model Toccara, but slimmer. She is working on a new album as we speak. It should be out later this year. "Love is like peeing in your pants, everyone sees it but only you feel its warmth" | |
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Most of the people I thought of have been mentioned already (Chante Moore, Tamia, Deborah Cox, Glenn Lewis, Res, Amerie, Mya, Rashann Patterson), but I thought these artists would have blown up more than they did:
Macy Gray Jill Scott Amel Larrieux D'Angelo Nikki Costa Christina Millian and probably the one who should have been the most huge of all.... Lauryn Hill 
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Harlepolis said: CalhounSq said: Damn, that shoe is tragic. Add the body thats wearing it! 
Somebody should tell that scrawny mofo he ain't D'Angelo. Is that the schlitz malt liquor bull tatted on his torso? **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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MuthaFunka said: missfee said: Hmm Case always reminded of me of somebody else...I just can't remember who  Joe. Joe actually made it bigger than most of the people mentioned in this thread. "I Wanna Know" was so big that it was sickening. Too bad he didn't crossover with another hit (though I think Stutter charted). **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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2elijah said: KEM - "Love Calls"
 I HATE HIM!!! This boy cannot sing. It makes me wonder how he ever got a contract. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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AlexdeParis said: bboy87 said: How about Case?
Missing You was a big hit He was big enough. In addition to "Missing You," he had 3 other top-4 hits ("Touch Me, Tease Me," "Faded Pictures" with Joe, and "Happily Ever After"). Say what you want about Carl Thomas, but "I Wish" and "Summer Rain" were both fantastic. Those may have been good, but the rest of his album sucked. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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daPrettyman said: 2elijah said: KEM - "Love Calls"
I HATE HIM!!! This boy cannot sing. It makes me wonder how he ever got a contract. Uhmmm...okaayyy.... | |
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daPrettyman said: MuthaFunka said: Joe. Joe actually made it bigger than most of the people mentioned in this thread. "I Wanna Know" was so big that it was sickening. Too bad he didn't crossover with another hit (though I think Stutter charted). Actually, "Stutter" is his biggest hit (#1 on both charts). "I Wanna Know" only managed #2 R&B and #4 Pop. Apparently, some song I've never heard, "Ride Wit U," reached #2 Pop in 2004. "Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis | |
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AlexdeParis said: daPrettyman said: Joe actually made it bigger than most of the people mentioned in this thread. "I Wanna Know" was so big that it was sickening. Too bad he didn't crossover with another hit (though I think Stutter charted). Actually, "Stutter" is his biggest hit (#1 on both charts). "I Wanna Know" only managed #2 R&B and #4 Pop. Apparently, some song I've never heard, "Ride Wit U," reached #2 Pop in 2004. I didn't know Stutter was that big. I think "I Wanna Know" was still bigger. Didn't it chart on Adult AC, Pop and R&B? I remember hearing it all over different radio formats. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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daPrettyman said: AlexdeParis said: Actually, "Stutter" is his biggest hit (#1 on both charts). "I Wanna Know" only managed #2 R&B and #4 Pop. Apparently, some song I've never heard, "Ride Wit U," reached #2 Pop in 2004. I didn't know Stutter was that big. I think "I Wanna Know" was still bigger. Didn't it chart on Adult AC, Pop and R&B? I remember hearing it all over different radio formats. He meant in terms of the song hitting #1. | |
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