nyse said:

yep the red armor !

how did that whole effeminate trend of the 80's begin anyway? it seems to me like we went from the button downed gentleman of the sixties which due to the civil rights, sexual, and counter-cultural revolutions gave way, to the funky brothas of the 70s, and then out of no where we just leapfrogged to the androgynous men of the 80's. How did that happen?

totaldiva said:

thats so meeaaaan... But hella funny :-d

TonyVanDam said:

Humm.. I think its better that way.. I mean, the dood is 50!! Do U really wanna C some 50 yrs old gentleman dressed like a drag on scene?? Even one of his "mentors" , David Bowie has stopped the androgynous thing long time ago.. Princey should not be the one bringing the "androgynous black look" back, he was a pioneer and if he does, he would be such a lame thing, just like Jay Z coming back from "retirement" or Michael Jordan...
It's up to the new artists to do... But unfortunatly, black artists nowadays arent too risky... They'd rather stick to the stereotype of "black hip hop thug gangsta" rather than daring taking music to another level... No wonder hip hop and R&B suck nowadays.. Its all the same..
I would like to see the male alter-ego of Lady GaGa, and better yet, a black one.. It would be such a kick in the groin of conservative mentality in the black music business :-d

scriptgirl said:

Pastor Mase had a car accident while cruising the tranny prostitute track in Atlanta. After he rear ended someone, his car had to be towed. out of embarrassment, he remained in the car, trying to hide as his car was being towed away.

Reminds me of that Tevin Campbell scandal

Busta

totaldiva said:

yeah, ok, but is there any proof he was aware the prostitue was a tranny?
U know, not every tranny look like Ru Paul

Um, trannies usually look like trannies to me. I can spot one from 100 yds away

Rahsaan Patterson is quite feminine, well he might be gay, this guy Rahbi too but I don't think he's gay.

BklynBabe said:

...and he got the nerve to have his Calvin Klein draws hangin' out like he supposed to be Marky Mark

Ottensen said:

loooool!

Back to the topic, its true, Rahsaan is a little effeminate, but in a natural way, he's prob gay, but I don't know if he counts... He is just effeminate, not "playing it", and his doesnt consider it a part of his artistry like Prince or Bowie... So I doesnt know if it counts

Right, Rahsaan does not count.

Taz from Sa Ra







Rahbi






I could probably find some Andre 3000 & Bilal photos to attest the craziness of some black artist today but I can't be bother right now

Cotontige said:

wow those dudes look pretty cool and you're right i forgot about Andre 3000! him and lenny kravitz might be the only ones who still sort of rock that look. man i'm surprised people don't rip Andre 3000 to shreds for his dress sense.

FrenchGuy said:

you really hit it right on the head. people are way to scared to try something so bold in their looks. only the women seem to be taking it to the next level. a male black lady gaga would be the bomb!!

dancerella said:

The reason they did that was 2 not be type casted in R&B.
That is no longer an issue 2day.

IMO most of these gangsta type come off way sweeter than Prince or rick James ever could.
' I only got love with my *****s in the crew, no love for a b****'
' we go hard '
' woman they good for nothing one thing'
I can give wayyy more examples

Rahsaan Patterson has been openly gay since forever.

And RuPaul has the best tuck game EVER! RuPaul look better than most women.

DecaturStone said:

homies over hos homies hos
DO THE HOMIE DO THE HOMIE DO THE HOMIE

FrenchGuy said:

No I don't. But that wouldn't stop Little Richard from wearing make-up at damn near age 80!

Sandino said:

It's all started with this white rock band from the early 1970's called The New York Dolls.....

totaldiva said:

Case closed.
[Edited 8/3/09 21:08pm]

DecaturStone said:

gives black men a really bad name. and influences other black men to act the same.

Huh?

get judge joe brown on em. He will straighten them out. Trying to be a thug shooting up the place.

Hell even the female artist aren't feminine no more.

Graycap23 said:

I was going to say that same thing. I don't think this is limited to black male artists. It's a time thing. I don't see many young androgynous white acts. Most of the white, black, Latin, whatever acts are all pretty cookie cutter to me in the mainstream.

utopia7 said:

That turned me on it was sexy as hell especially that BIG JOCK CUP!


Cameo- Word Up

That's because you gotta be cool, have style, have taste, have imagination, and be strong minded enough to push the boundaries, look and act like a star, and not give a damn what anyone else thinks. Hell, these dead ass motherfuckers of the last 15 years don't even have enough taste to make good music so they sure as hell don't have enough taste to have a look of their own. For a group that frowns on homosexuality so much, they make music that is much more slower and duller than Liberace. At least Liberace had style though.