Along with the gay rumors floating around at the time, this here TANKED and the industry wrote him off
Solid ass album. Tevin was such a ballad/slow jam boy :gorlonfire:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQPPrLxZhaI
Might I add: Tevin looks better NOW than he did in the 90s.
Shitting on majority of his 90s R&B peers (that might've looked better than him back then)
Nawwwwwww
We don't fucks with closet cases
He needs to apologize for those Maxine Shaw braids he was wearing. I think that's what killed the whole era
Quote from: RAY7 on March 08, 2026, 01:01:03 PMHe needs to apologize for those Maxine Shaw braids he was wearing. I think that's what killed the whole era
A hairstyle though?
Tevin did say label wasn't too fond of it, but I don't think it would be THAT serious to ruin a whole entire album era
Quote from: Dee on March 08, 2026, 01:27:43 PMQuote from: RAY7 on March 08, 2026, 01:01:03 PMHe needs to apologize for those Maxine Shaw braids he was wearing. I think that's what killed the whole era
A hairstyle though?
Tevin did say label wasn't too fond of it, but I don't think it would be THAT serious to ruin a whole entire album era
ppl are very shallow
and as a popular artist you have to look good to sell records
Especially since he was getting older and he needed to make girls find him attractive. He was competing with Usher, Ginuwine and Tyrese
These are the other male R&B acts he was up against. I feel like he fit right in.
Most of these artists delivered their R&B differently. It was something for everybody back then.
Also the twist gave O-Dog from Menace II Society. If that ain't black/hood (what girls liked back then), then I don't know what is. I don't think Tevin was ever really a heartthrob/ladies man type of artist. It never gave that from jump. Just like Luther Vandross.
Ginuwine: Ginuwine... the Bachelor (Oct 8, 1996).
Maxwell: Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite (Apr 2, 1996).
Keith Sweat: Keith Sweat (June 25, 1996).
Prince: Emancipation (Nov 19, 1996).
Donell Jones: My Heart (1996).
Eric Benét: True to Myself (1996).
Dru Hill: Dru Hill (1996).
Gay self
Quote from: ReVonIsMine on March 08, 2026, 02:53:51 PMThese are the other male R&B acts he was up against. I feel like he fit right in.
Most of these artists delivered their R&B differently. It was something for everybody back then.
Also the twist gave O-Dog from Menace II Society. If that ain't black/hood (what girls liked back then), then I don't know what is. I don't think Tevin was ever really a heartthrob/ladies man type of artist. It never gave that from jump. Just like Luther Vandross.
Ginuwine: Ginuwine... the Bachelor (Oct 8, 1996).
Maxwell: Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite (Apr 2, 1996).
Keith Sweat: Keith Sweat (June 25, 1996).
Prince: Emancipation (Nov 19, 1996).
Donell Jones: My Heart (1996).
Eric Benét: True to Myself (1996).
Dru Hill: Dru Hill (1996).
tevin wasn't a "sex symbol" but i def wouldn't put him in the same category as Luther
he was just more of a "cutie next door" tea.
there were def girls and gorls crushing on him
which is kinda why his songs like "can we talk" took off so well and became his signature
u kinda wanted a cutie like Tev asking u that question
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IMO he def got the "teen heartthrob" treatment in terms of how he was marketed
as funny/odd as it may sound id say Luther was closer to Michael
almost like an "asexual" tea.
especially after mike started making all those adjustments to himself
no "sex appeal" but def an interesting presence which was almost gender fluid .
Quote from: I'm Every (Wo)Man on March 08, 2026, 03:01:26 PMQuote from: ReVonIsMine on March 08, 2026, 02:53:51 PMThese are the other male R&B acts he was up against. I feel like he fit right in.
Most of these artists delivered their R&B differently. It was something for everybody back then.
Also the twist gave O-Dog from Menace II Society. If that ain't black/hood (what girls liked back then), then I don't know what is. I don't think Tevin was ever really a heartthrob/ladies man type of artist. It never gave that from jump. Just like Luther Vandross.
Ginuwine: Ginuwine... the Bachelor (Oct 8, 1996).
Maxwell: Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite (Apr 2, 1996).
Keith Sweat: Keith Sweat (June 25, 1996).
Prince: Emancipation (Nov 19, 1996).
Donell Jones: My Heart (1996).
Eric Benét: True to Myself (1996).
Dru Hill: Dru Hill (1996).
tevin wasn't a "sex symbol" but i def wouldn't put him in the same category as Luther
he was just more of a "cutie next door" tea.
there were def girls and gorls crushing on him
which is kinda why his songs like "can we talk" took off so well and became his signature
u kinda wanted a cutie like Tev asking u that question
sfsfsfssfsfsfsfsf
IMO he def got the "teen heartthrob" treatment in terms of how he was marketed
This one time??? I can see if they did this all the time with him like they did with the other teen boys. This was the first and last time they "Marketed" Tevin like this. I feel like this was just a task to cross off the list for his team since he was poppin' at the time, more than "Let's market him in this direction".
Quote from: ReVonIsMine on March 08, 2026, 03:33:57 PMQuote from: I'm Every (Wo)Man on March 08, 2026, 03:01:26 PMQuote from: ReVonIsMine on March 08, 2026, 02:53:51 PMThese are the other male R&B acts he was up against. I feel like he fit right in.
Most of these artists delivered their R&B differently. It was something for everybody back then.
Also the twist gave O-Dog from Menace II Society. If that ain't black/hood (what girls liked back then), then I don't know what is. I don't think Tevin was ever really a heartthrob/ladies man type of artist. It never gave that from jump. Just like Luther Vandross.
Ginuwine: Ginuwine... the Bachelor (Oct 8, 1996).
Maxwell: Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite (Apr 2, 1996).
Keith Sweat: Keith Sweat (June 25, 1996).
Prince: Emancipation (Nov 19, 1996).
Donell Jones: My Heart (1996).
Eric Benét: True to Myself (1996).
Dru Hill: Dru Hill (1996).
tevin wasn't a "sex symbol" but i def wouldn't put him in the same category as Luther
he was just more of a "cutie next door" tea.
there were def girls and gorls crushing on him
which is kinda why his songs like "can we talk" took off so well and became his signature
u kinda wanted a cutie like Tev asking u that question
sfsfsfssfsfsfsfsf
IMO he def got the "teen heartthrob" treatment in terms of how he was marketed
This one time??? I can see if they did this all the time with him like they did with the other teen boys. This was the first and last time they "Marketed" Tevin like this. I feel like this was just a task to cross off the list for his team since he was poppin' at the time, more than "Let's market him in this direction".
there really isn't a "one time" to market someone or something
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marketing is a constant, consistent thing
these seemingly isolated instances are often just part of a larger strategic effort to "push" a specific image
if you step back and take a look at this instance, and his videos like "Can We Talk", etc. you'll catch a cohesively strategic tea
Tevin said in 2007 that he'll never make a comeback in the industry, he said the industry changed for the worse, that's why he walked away....he told no lie
It's one thing to be a good "singer" but not have great MUSIC was his prob. His shit was lame compared to his competition at that time.
He was kinda kicked out. He didn't give up shit on purpose...
Quote from: The definition on March 08, 2026, 03:50:42 PMTevin said in 2007 that he'll never make a comeback in the industry, he said the industry changed for the worse, that's why he walked away....he told no lie
was this before or after he got busted trynna pick up male prostitutes
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Fro. Not tossing Michael and Miss Luther in the same category.
I understand Mike giving "asexual", but Luther was a flat out GORL :uhh: perched in husky suits on stage
As for Tevin, I'm 50/50... although we all noticed his "mannerisms" during his teen years, I still think it was easy for his label to have him cosplay straight black teenage boy.
Tevin gave you a "DASH of gay"
One of his more underrated singles and one of my favorite songs by him
Quote from: klappa. on March 08, 2026, 04:04:51 PMQuote from: The definition on March 08, 2026, 03:50:42 PMTevin said in 2007 that he'll never make a comeback in the industry, he said the industry changed for the worse, that's why he walked away....he told no lie
was this before or after he got busted trynna pick up male prostitutes
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