Kit, do tell about Anita!

And why is Barry Hankerson shady? Wasn't he Aaliyah's uncle?

kitbradley said:

Yeah,unfortunately,Aretha has always felt threatened by other female singers.Just a few years ago,she made a big deal when Beyonce referred to Tina Turner as "the queen" I heard a story that she once saw Gladys Knight in an airport,Gladys said Hi but Aretha totally ignored her.

kitbradley said:

Don't forget Mr.Rick James

He talked ALOT of smack about her in his book.

SoulAlive said:

That wasn't it

Back in the 60a, Gladys & The Pips had their own jet, they saw Aretha stranded, so they offered her a lift, she got up, didn't say a word through out the whole trip, and when they finally landed, she got out without a single thank you

When Gladys told this story in the press, Aretha said in her book "I understand Gladys frustration because of her recent sales decline" Like I said earlier, SHADE

Rick talked about Anita? WTH did she do to piss him off? You guys need to come out with the full stories instead of just teasing. We want the dirt!

I remember the Aretha-Beyonce spat. Bouncy can't win with those older divas. Etta James tore a piece outta her hide to. Aretha was being petty. I don't like Bouncy, but I was with her on that one.

Mstrustme said:

yeah,Aretha was jealous of Natalie Cole.In the mid-70s,Natalie burst onto the scene and critics were raving about her,referring to her as the top R&B singer.She won Grammys and had Top 10 hits,at a time when Aretha's own albums weren't doing very well.Aretha resented this.

Interestingly,a few of Natalie's hits from this period ("I've Got Love On My Mind" and another one) were originally intended for Aretha.

Harlepolis said:

Oh yeah,that's it I remember this story.

I don't like Natalie. She seems rather self righteous and I don't think her music has aged that well. Sounds like Vegas.

scriptgirl said:

I love The Cole but she left me when she started talking shit about Amy Crackhouse,,,,,how soon do we forget?

scriptgirl said:

Yea, he is.
He's a shady businessman that blackballed many artists under his own label.

Harlepolis said:

She did!?!?

scriptgirl said:

I love Natalie.Her 70s albums are great.

Prince and Ms Baker get along both whom can be rigid at times birds of a feather all right

utopia7 said:

Birds fall on their own indeed

Harlepolis said:

As my mother says, "It's folk who've screwed everything that moved and didn't, done every drug, have done everthing under the funkin sun who hit middel-age and sing a different tune. Deem the ones who get holier than thou or find religion."

Ms. Cole spent most of her lifetime high than sober and ruined a kidney to boot. Sista girl needs to go sit in a corner ...

TD3 said:

I try to give her the benefit of the doubt though, her whole attitude might've been "Fix yourself up, I've been there and it ain't whats it cracked up to be". "MIGHT've been" now

Or maybe, she did forget that her closet was full of graveyards, who knows. Like I said I love The Cole, but that whole Amy Winhouse fiasco made me pause for a minute.

Harlepolis said:

^

utopia7 said:

I know

Throughout the years,I've heard some unflattering stories about Anita Baker.Hell,a few years ago,even Babyface had a falling out with her.He actually had to sue her because she didn't pay him for a song that he gave her.

Mong said:

I always felt there was something more to that story! Nver heard anyone say that was his boyfriend but I believe that was when I started to wonder. Not that It made a difference because I purchased 2 more albums after that.

Harlepolis said:

Yeah I did not like that either.She should have been a little supportive or silent considering what she's done.

TD3 said:

amen to that. got some in my fam that way. makes me sick.

Yeah, Natalie was too self righteous with Amy Winehouse and that turned me off. I got very pissed over that.

So Luther was the one driving that car when the accident happened?

How did we get on the subject of Prince and Anita?

Ya'll just SPILLIN ALL the tea all in this thread

- I think Aretha also had a little something to say about Whitney in her book too

i remember someone in here once mentioned something about George Michael calling out ReRe on her shit attitude when they were recording the duet but he/she left without giving us the details

Man, Ree-ree is just SCANDALOUS!

SCNDLS said:

she's the reason i keep coming back to this thread everytime i refresh, here comes a new scoop on her with yet someone else

& i did NOT just read on the Joss Stone thread that she wanted ReRe to be on her album we need details on how that one went down

PricelessHo said:

I don't think Joss is ready for all that.