Let me hear that again!
2 Comments Published by His Daily Variety on Tuesday, July 11, 2006 at 2:35 PM.
What happen to Sanging? What happened to be able to write a song, and have the sentiment of the heart in it? Capital is what has happen! It’s the same in the R&B and the Rap game. The love of money over the love of the art. In this day and time when a 2 bit hustler can’t make the money on the streets anymore, turns to rap, thinking it’s another way of making a fast buck, with truly no love beyond the action. The flip side, a marketed lil tart with a few dance steps, and a mouse of a voice goes double Platinum. While distinguished artist like Rachelle Ferrell, and Meshell Ndegeocello, have to go thou Hell and High water to go wood. Is it these true artists were in the wrong era? Or have times changed so much that we are clouded with this fluff. Ella Fitzgerald was no petite women. But she is known as the vocalist of her time. All and all it’s not about the units, it’s not about selling mass amounts. When do we as a public decided to step out of the box of what’s given to us. I have heard many times again people call themselves music whiz kids and not know who Minnie Ripperton was. Next time you go out to pick-up that new piece of Trash everyone is talking about. Which I’m certain is most likely sampled from an old album. Walk a step or two to the left, and take home a pearl. For the beginners I say start of with Joe Sample w/ Lalah Hathaway. It’s the real deal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLfKFwmesls A little Minnie for you!
OMG, I love the Joe Sample/Lalah Hathaway collaboration.
I think that too many people are caught up in the beats. Noone really listens to the words or expect to be moved lyrically or even vocally. However, the truth is that good singing will never go out of style. Its popularity sways like the ocean but you will always have a core of people holding onto the real.
Best regards from NY! » » »