Vendetta1 said:

SoulAlive said:

I'm still a huge fan.The new album is excellent.What's your opinion of it?

I haven't listened to it yet.

go grab a copy TODAY!

enfantdumilieu said:

robertlove said:

Real man can't dance

absolutely true ... Real men have other talents! Only Black People, Gays and People of Arab Ancesty know how to do it naturally ... dont mind me if there are a few exceptions.

There are some pretty natural Japanese, fewer Chinese.

kitbradley said:

Terrib3Towel said:

That was fucking awful. I'm not a fan of Mr. Thicke and I fucking hate Nikki Minaj. I hate these white boys tryna be black, like a wise person said "everybody wants to be black without being black." Justin Timbershit is the same damn way. Goddamn posers make me sick to my fucking stomach.

I don't think he's trying to be black. He was just more influenced by R&B music. Did you ever accuse Teena Marie or Lisa Stansfield of trying to be black? Or how about Micheal Jackson, Prince, Siedah Garrett, Sandra St. Victor or Tina Turner of trying to be white because they've recorded Rock music, or music that is typically associated with whites? Since Lionel Ritchie recorded a Country & Western album, is he trying to be white?

I agree.Robin is genuinely into R&B music.It's not an "act".He's not trying to be black.In my opinion,he does an outstanding job with his brand of R&B.You can tell that he was influenced by the greats (Marvin Gaye,Al Green,Curtis Mayfield,etc).There are alot of black R&B artists today who aren't even making genuine R&B.They're more concerned with making pop and hip-hop.At least Robin keeps it real most of the time.

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Timmy84 said:

Nah he can do real good R&B, it's just that at other times he "tries too hard". Come on, does anyone think him being with Lil Wayne is a good thing. He ain't trying to be black I don't think though. But he SHOULD know his limits. Like if you're gonna do uptempo records and such, either dance or stick to the slower, mid-tempo songs. And if you are gonna dance, work at it lmao

Thank You. People trying to cosign this fraud.. . The main song I really like from him was Magic but he need to have a seat though I got the chair ready.

SoulAlive said:

PurpleJedi said:

enfantdumilieu said:

Really? Maybe a few of them can but that average straight guy? - No! I've seen so many dancefloors all over Europe and this is my honest impression. If a straight white guy can dance it's by learning while ourselfs do it naturally, that's the difference!

I'm glad you added the caucasian factor...because in Latin America, any straight man that CAN'T dance is pretty much handicapped.

True dat.

I'd say Indian also.

Vendetta1 said:

SoulAlive said:

go grab a copy TODAY!

I have it David just haven't listened.

I think you will really like it.It's alot like Something Else which I consider to be his best work.

smoothcriminal12 said:

HAHAHAHA!!! His shaking doens't shake it for me! LOL

SUPRMAN said:

enfantdumilieu said:

absolutely true ... Real men have other talents! Only Black People, Gays and People of Arab Ancesty know how to do it naturally ... dont mind me if there are a few exceptions.

There are some pretty natural Japanese, fewer Chinese.

Do you mean Japanese or Korean, or both? There's some really awesome dancers in Korea - they're really popular all over Asia.

Timmy84 said:

Nah he can do real good R&B, it's just that at other times he "tries too hard". Come on, does anyone think him being with Lil Wayne is a good thing. He ain't trying to be black I don't think though. But he SHOULD know his limits. Like if you're gonna do uptempo records and such, either dance or stick to the slower, mid-tempo songs. And if you are gonna dance, work at it lmao

About the bolded part - I can see people accusing him of "trying to be black," but then everyone can see that coming, including himself, so I think he must really really really believe in the style of music he's doing in order to put himself out there knowing the kind of looks and criticism he's gonna get. The average white guy who doesn't really love R&B isn't going to risk it - so I gotta say he's got some balls, even to go out there and dance like a fool. He's committed.

Btw, his wife is black and she's smoking hot gorgeous!

artist76 said:

Timmy84 said:

Nah he can do real good R&B, it's just that at other times he "tries too hard". Come on, does anyone think him being with Lil Wayne is a good thing. He ain't trying to be black I don't think though. But he SHOULD know his limits. Like if you're gonna do uptempo records and such, either dance or stick to the slower, mid-tempo songs. And if you are gonna dance, work at it lmao

About the bolded part - I can see people accusing him of "trying to be black," but then everyone can see that coming, including himself, so I think he must really really really believe in the style of music he's doing in order to put himself out there knowing the kind of looks and criticism he's gonna get. The average white guy who doesn't really love R&B isn't going to risk it - so I gotta say he's got some balls, even to go out there and dance like a fool. He's committed.

Btw, his wife is black and she's smoking hot gorgeous!

Well he's been at it for about 16 years so I think he's done great. I'm jealous he's with her too (Paula Patton).

He ain't tryin' to be black but most of his material ain't hittin' on shit, either.

That wack ass track he did with Pharrell - garbage

Duet with Lil Wayne - garbage

Duet with Lil Kim 2.0 lite, uh...I mean Nicki Minaj - garbage.

As far as I know, he has two decent songs - When I get You Alone and Lost Without You; neither of which are hardcore R&B. Dude is a pop artist with an R&B flavor.

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Timmy84 said:

artist76 said:

About the bolded part - I can see people accusing him of "trying to be black," but then everyone can see that coming, including himself, so I think he must really really really believe in the style of music he's doing in order to put himself out there knowing the kind of looks and criticism he's gonna get. The average white guy who doesn't really love R&B isn't going to risk it - so I gotta say he's got some balls, even to go out there and dance like a fool. He's committed.

Btw, his wife is black and she's smoking hot gorgeous!

Well he's been at it for about 16 years so I think he's done great. I'm jealous he's with her too (Paula Patton).

Vendetta1 said:

I'ma bout to cut a bunch of folks on this thread for speaking bad bout Robin.

right!

Pomade said:

The dude got Paula Patton. He don't need to dance another day in his life. I'm just sayin'.

right, just some haters up in here.

Timmy84 said:

He'll be one of many:

• Smokey Robinson
• Mary Wilson
• The Four Tops (yeah I said it)
• The DeBarges/El DeBarge (seriously they dance with two left feet, El's dancing makes me cringe)
• Keri Hilson (though I don't know if she's even consider music )
• Mary J. Blige (though I love her TWO-STEP lmao)
• Whitney Houston (no brainer )
• Lionel Richie
• Lady Tee at the beginning of her career (her "Behind the Groove" dance was hilarious)
• Patti LaBelle (yeah I know but seriously she can't, she can roll down on the floor good though)
• Aretha Franklin (to defend her though she's only doing what people do when they get the Holy Ghost)
• Mariah Carey (she shouldn't even dance or do dance music anymore, just sing ballads from now on)

So Robin's part of a good group. Add more if y'all need to or disagree with some of my choices I don't care.

And Timerblake. He can't dance well either.

Edit - Or Timberlake even.

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I don't think anyone ridiculed Jon B this way.

artist76 said:

SUPRMAN said:

There are some pretty natural Japanese, fewer Chinese.

Do you mean Japanese or Korean, or both? There's some really awesome dancers in Korea - they're really popular all over Asia.

When I thought about it, I couldn't honestly comment on Korean dancing.

"Some really awesome dancers" I would expect in any culture.

I was thinking more general population. Like walking into a club.

BlaqueKnight said:

He ain't tryin' to be black but most of his material ain't hittin' on shit, either.

That wack ass track he did with Pharrell - garbage

Duet with Lil Wayne - garbage

Duet with Lil Kim 2.0 lite, uh...I mean Nicki Minaj - garbage.

As far as I know, he has two decent songs - When I get You Alone and Lost Without You; neither of which are hardcore R&B. Dude is a pop artist with an R&B flavor.

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You have just described 75% of the alleged black R&B singers on the Billboard charts today.

WaterInYourBath said:

I don't think anyone ridiculed Jon B this way.

What's there to ridicule about Jon? Jon could hang. Robin? Not so much.

BlaqueKnight said:

He ain't tryin' to be black but most of his material ain't hittin' on shit, either.

That wack ass track he did with Pharrell - garbage

Duet with Lil Wayne - garbage

Duet with Lil Kim 2.0 lite, uh...I mean Nicki Minaj - garbage.

As far as I know, he has two decent songs - When I get You Alone and Lost Without You; neither of which are hardcore R&B. Dude is a pop artist with an R&B flavor.

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I forgot he did a track with Nicki lol

prodigalfan said:

Pomade said:

The dude got Paula Patton. He don't need to dance another day in his life. I'm just sayin'.

right, just some haters up in here.

I like Robin Thicke and nothing in this thread has changed my positive opinion.

But then, I could care less if he can dance. I spend more time listening than looking as he isn't my bedroom type.

Timmy84 said:

WaterInYourBath said:

I don't think anyone ridiculed Jon B this way.

What's there to ridicule about Jon? Jon could hang. Robin? Not so much.

That's exactly what I meant. Jon seemed to be quite genuine in how he acted, whereas Robin seems to be straight up acting, lol.

Timmy84 said:

WaterInYourBath said:

I don't think anyone ridiculed Jon B this way.

What's there to ridicule about Jon? Jon could hang. Robin? Not so much.

Jon was a one-hit wonder where is he now?

WaterInYourBath said:

I don't think anyone ridiculed Jon B this way.

Please Jon B is FLAWLESS can't even compare.

SoulAlive said:

Timmy84 said:

What's there to ridicule about Jon? Jon could hang. Robin? Not so much.

Jon was a one-hit wonder where is he now?

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Timmy84 said:

BlaqueKnight said:

He ain't tryin' to be black but most of his material ain't hittin' on shit, either.

That wack ass track he did with Pharrell - garbage

Duet with Lil Wayne - garbage

Duet with Lil Kim 2.0 lite, uh...I mean Nicki Minaj - garbage.

As far as I know, he has two decent songs - When I get You Alone and Lost Without You; neither of which are hardcore R&B. Dude is a pop artist with an R&B flavor.

[Edited 1/14/12 0:38am]

I forgot he did a track with Nicki lol

To be honest i dont know why Dancing comes up so much on this forum? Maybe its the MJ and everything jackson Madonna influence and since they danced everyone has to be able to, just like every female has to sing like aretha or their shit. I dont really care that Robin cant dance or did some lame moves here, who cares, its not dancing with the stars, we should be bringing up songs and style and how this song song and alot of Robin's vocals are very very typical in style to that of Justin and any slew of rb singers nowadays and its been this trend of no one really having fucking soul in soul music anymore, not that he cant bust a move. Shit Daryyl Hall does soul music, but i would rather not see him doing a moonwalk while bouncing Nicki Minaj on stage. I mean i would hear this everytime Prince would do a show, "wow he didnt dance that much" shit hes 53 let him rest for god sakes, and also people forget Prince got injured badly, surgically, back in 1998 had to cancel part of a short tour, and that ended that style of his dancing. But enough is enough, im glad Prince doesnt dance anymore, as for Robin not really a big fan of his, Nicki looks sexy, the song is purely an attempt to get back on radio big time and video, so that is what it is.

^actually I agree.

I for one am sick of every "singer" who has to do an entire dance routine for a song.

MJ did it... and that was his schtick. His vocals were better than average... but not legendary like Vandross, and Hathaway. But MJ made it worked.. and his dancing was an intergral part of "his style".

And for a singer... he was the best dancer.

Now we have people who are top of the game... and their vocals are average or subpar... and their dancing is no where in the same universe as MJ's dancing... yet they continue with the same dance routine with background dancers. It is really getting tiresome.

I would rather people put energy to the music and lyrics... forget the damn dancing and clothes.

If I want to see dancing.. I can watch a ballet. If I want to see some fly clothes.. then I can tune into a fashion show.

If I want to hear some good music... stop distracting me with some bs dancing.

Yeah, he can't dance for shit but I don't think he was ever claiming he had skills at it. Just because he likes to move doesn't mean he thinks he's great at it, and I've never see him say that either.

SoulAlive said:

I agree.Robin is genuinely into R&B music.It's not an "act".He's not trying to be black.In my opinion,he does an outstanding job with his brand of R&B.You can tell that he was influenced by the greats (Marvin Gaye,Al Green,Curtis Mayfield,etc).There are alot of black R&B artists today who aren't even making genuine R&B.They're more concerned with making pop and hip-hop.At least Robin keeps it real most of the time.

Amen to that....Robin & John B. should do a few gigs together...I think they'd have a good turn out...