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Tinashe received many a side eyes and girl byes from the Internet Tuesday morning (June 13) when her comments about colorism and the black community surfaced. The 24-year-old singer/scribe, who received a warm reception for her 2014 debut album Aquarius, discussed the false starts she?s experienced in her career.
It?s been 18 months since the half-Danish and Zimbabwean artist announced her sophomore album Joyride would be released, yet fans still haven?t heard the project. And while many are aware of the difficulty of the music business, the ?2 On? singer says there?s an additional challenge she experiences due to her being mixed race.
?There?s colorism involved in the black community, which is very apparent,? Tinashe said. ?It?s about trying to find a balance where I?m a mixed woman, and sometimes I feel like I don?t fully fit into the black community; they don?t fully accept me, even though I see myself as a black woman. That disconnect is confusing sometimes. I am what I am.?
Despite being hand-picked by Janet Jackson to perform at a tribute concert, opening up for Nicki Minaj on her Pinkprint tour and working with artists such as Chris Brown and A$AP Rocky, Tinashe said she feels this industry only has room for a few female artists.
?There are hundreds of [male] rappers that all look the same, that sound the same, but if you?re a black woman, you?re either Beyonc? or Rihanna. It?s very, very strange.?
Shortly after Tinashe?s interview went public, Twitter began to weigh in and deduced colorism isn?t to blame for her career pitfalls.
wait.... tinashe blamed colorism for why she doesn't have a career? pic.twitter.com/A5Q053UO4Y
? some MILQU? (@kelloqqz) June 12, 2017
Tinashe has had it way easier than Sevyn. Sevyn does it all on her own with no support and never ever bitches publicly.
? Imogen Heap. (@ShayGizzleXO) June 12, 2017
Tinashe is talented but bringing up colorism as to why her career isn't taking off doesn't make sense. Since colorism doesn't apply to her.
? Cole Turner's wife (@WickedBeaute) June 12, 2017
Tinashe tried to blame colorism in the black community for her poor album sales. Don't nobody wanna hear that baby whispering music.
? Black&Bougie-------- (@NeWWave_Female) June 13, 2017
Poor Tinashe. She's been receiving backlash for her colorism comments.
It's true though. People think she's white.
She's stupid.
:udontlookok:
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What about a DARK girl like kelly or sevyn
Those are the ones that are really affected
But at what part did she blame the state of her career on colorism?
:udontlookok:
It doesn't help that she went from creating alternative R&B to that dreadful corny pop shit.
She's not African American and it shows. She has a different culture than people with historically black American roots.
here we go
It doesn't sound like she blaming colorism, just speaking from her own experience.
She also spoke about every black female artist being relegated to mimicking Beyonce or Rihanna, why are the girls skipping over that?
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Tinashe: 'If you?re a black singer, you?re either Beyonce or Rihanna'
Interviewing Tinashe in 2017 is to witness patience and resolve in action. Despite releasing a handful of pop-R&B bangers (the DJ Mustard co-produced 2 On; certified bop Player; current single Flame); a coterie of elegant, so-called alt-R&B jams (all of 2015?s Amethyst mixtape); and being hailed by the likes of NME and Pitchfork as the next Aaliyah, her career has unquestionably stalled.
Joyride, the follow-up to 2014?s critically lauded debut Aquarius, has sat unreleased by her label since it was announced 18 months ago. Singles have come and gone; various collaborations (Tinie Tempah, KDA, erm, Enrique Iglesias) have barely charted; and here we are, in the belly of the beast, AKA her label RCA?s west London offices, quietly fuming. Or at least I am. Tinashe, slowly working her way through an English breakfast tea, has no time for negativity.
?Things haven?t always gone according to my original plan,? she says calmly, ?but that?s life, and things change.? Any normal person in this situation might want to flip a table in frustration, I suggest. ?However long it takes, I know I will get to my end goal,? she says. ?I?m never going to stop. I will make music forever.? To prove her point, the background image on her phone is a generic picture of a Grammy, and it will stay like that until she can swap it for one of her own. ?It?s been like that for years!? she screams in mock horror.
Such unshakeable determination has defined 24-year-old Tinashe Kachingwe?s life so far. A budding actor and dancer from the age of five, her parents ? Zimbabwean-immigrant father Michael and Danish mother Aimie (TinasheMomma on Instagram) ? uprooted from Kentucky to Los Angeles to keep up with her auditions. ?I was very aware of my parents and our financial situation,? she says of the pressure. ?We always figured it out, but I knew we couldn?t afford to live in Los Angeles. My parents are from Iowa, and we were barely getting by in LA.?
As the acting roles piled up, including a recurring role on sitcom Two and a Half Men, Tinashe quit school. ?There was a lot of misplaced jealousy, so I didn?t want to be there any more,? she shrugs. In 2007, she joined the Stunners, a girl group briefly signed to Columbia whose greatest achievement was opening for Justin Bieber on 20 dates of his first world tour.
Being in a band streamlined Tinashe?s focus towards music. It also gave her an early insight into the world of production: ?I learned how to record in big studios and how to engineer and create songs.? After they split in 2011, she taught herself Pro Tools from YouTube tutorials, creating her first mixtape, 2012?s In Case We Die, in her home studio. That helped her to land a deal with RCA, which, for Tinashe, coincided with the realisation that her thirst for knowledge wasn?t always going to be seen as a positive. ?There?s a lot of sexism in the music business,? she says, calmly flattening the creases in her floor-length silk coat. ?A lot of sexism. As far as female producers or female engineers ? when you?re in these studios, it?s all men. It is so rare that they?d not even expect me to have an opinion.?
That studio-based sexism is something she feels also permeates the music industry more generally, and has been a factor in her stop-start career so far. ?It?s so much easier for male artists, I know it is,? she says. In early 2016, months after Joyride?s announcement, a Twitter message, apparently from Tinashe, emerged claiming that part of the hold-up was down to her label focusing on ?Zany?, AKA the newly solo Zayn Malik. ?I sent that message, yeah, that RCA was focused on Zayn? They were! But I have nothing against him; more power to him.?
Despite high-profile nods of respect via tour support slots with Katy Perry and Nicki Minaj, collaborations with Britney Spears (?An icon?), and being hand-picked by Janet Jackson to perform at her 2015 BET awards tribute (?I died ? Dead?), she feels that her male counterparts have been less supportive. ?Male artists don?t really co-sign female artists like that, and if they do it?s always like, ?Are they ****?? It?s never, ?Oh, I really like her music.??
She is also calling bullshit on the idea, perpetuated recently by warring Twitter fan-tribes, that there?s only room for a couple of successful black female artists at any given time. ?Recently, my cousin was with a friend of a friend, who was in high school, and she was like: ?I?m a fan of Kehlani,? but in a way that was like, ?So I can?t be a fan of Tinashe, too.? Then my friend posed the question, ?Why not be a fan of both?? It?s kind of like sport; people feel like they have to pick a side.? Suddenly she springs forward, her default laid-back demeanour temporarily out of the window. ?There are hundreds of [male] rappers that all look the same, that sound the same, but if you?re a black woman, you?re either Beyonc? or Rihanna. It?s very, very strange.?
Ciara ? another all-round performer with a handful of stone-cold bangers ? has suffered similarly through comparison, I suggest. ?I?d agree,? she nods. ?It felt like they almost had to sacrifice someone because there wasn?t enough room, which isn?t true. Ciara?s an amazing artist, Beyonc??s an amazing artist, Rihanna?s an amazing artist, and they?re all very different!?
Tinashe?s mixed-race heritage, which was used ?as another example of why I was different? during those difficult school years, also remains an issue. ?There?s colourism involved in the black community, which is very apparent,? she says carefully. ?It?s about trying to find a balance where I?m a mixed woman, and sometimes I feel like I don?t fully fit into the black community; they don?t fully accept me, even though I see myself as a black woman. That disconnect is confusing sometimes.? A shrug. ?I am what I am.?
She confirms the rumour that Rihanna, or someone from her team, heard Joyride?s title track and briefly swiped it for her own album. ?Yeah, that?s true,? she says with typical breeziness. ?But I don?t know if it was personally Rihanna, like, ?I?m taking that from Tinashe.? I don?t think that?s how it worked. But it?s back now.? Despite all these setbacks, all these things she can?t control, she?s adamant that she?s never once thought of quitting. ?It?s definitely been discouraging, and I have days where I?m less confident, but at the end I know that I?m going to get to where I need to go.? She shuffles in her seat. ?There?s doubt that seeps in, there?s self-deprecation, because you look to someone to blame and you can?t blame anyone but yourself, but I?ve never, ever thought, ?I?m going to work in a mall.??
Late last year, she had a minor breakthrough when RCA released Joyride?s hastily announced companion album Nightride, an after-hours, minimal-sounding stop-gap collection featuring the likes of Dev Hynes and the-Dream. Considering Joyride?s tortured gestation, Nightride?s release felt oddly hassle-free. ?I think by setting the scene differently for the label ? like, this is not ?the album? ? it made it, like, ?OK, it?s just a project,?? she says. Did it feel like the label was appeasing her? ?There was a little bit of that, yeah, but at the same time they?re aware that my fanbase wants new music.?
Perhaps at the core of Tinashe?s delayed ascendancy is her lack of an undeniable, bona fide smash hit; one that would fully capture RCA?s attention and shuffle her up the pecking order (at No 24 in the US, 2014?s 2 On is her highest-charting single to date). She could, in theory, keep chucking out low-key mixtapes and luxuriate in critical acclaim, but ? having grown up on pop stars such as Michael, Britney and Christina ? she?s aiming for superstar status. ?I consider myself a pop artist who makes R&B-tinged pop music,? she says adamantly.
As for Joyride, well, it?s coming. Soon(ish). ?It?s not like it?s sitting in a vault locked up, it?s always getting better and improving,? she says. ?I plan on doing a solid few more months recording then hopefully getting it out this year.? She notices my involuntary eye roll at that word ?hopefully?. ?It?s going to be great,? she states. ?They?re going to be the best songs!?
Billboard is referring to her interview with The Guardian she gave yesterday.
Beyonce surrounded herself with chocolate girls for a decade before her debut, and started her pre-era with braids and Afro. She constantly repped Houston, Texas and used African American slang to solidify her blackness eventhough she is light.
Boy what
Colorism goes Both ways .
And she never said Kelly and Sevyn don't have a different struggle for being darker
Her challenge is getting accepted in the black community
Part of that is just accepting and realizing there are blacks that look and act "white" for all Intensive purposes . Because she doesn't fit the typical mold in the black community, she either gets ignored or looked at differently .
But I agree A girl like Sevyn may have it harder because although the hood may fuck with her, pop Culture doesn't give Black R&B females much play.
Quote from: ANIMMAI on June 13, 2017, 01:57:30 PM
It doesn't sound like she blaming colorism, just speaking from her own experience.
She also spoke about every black female artist being relegated to mimicking Beyonce or Rihanna, why are the girls skipping over that?
:ummwhat:
:usuresis: None of these girls have that superstar aura. That's just. Flat out.
Beyonc? has it and whether I want to admit or not Rihanna obv' does as well.. even when she debuted. The girl had star quality :ummwhat: did I just type that...
Tin' does not and neither do SZA or Keh'
And the blacks are the only ones who bother with her music :guys:
Her music sucks, what does that have to do with colorism?
"Aquarius" sounds like an established artist album. But sis couldn't execute the album love or in video form.
When she was in Drais bathtub with that goldfish :damselindistress:
She is getting dragged all through Twitter and Instagram.
Well maybe if she stop parading around like Kirsten Dunst in Bring it On and put a little soul in her
Tinashe sis... love.
https://mobile.twitter.com/beneviera/status/874648584435765248
https://mobile.twitter.com/beneviera/status/874648274694803457
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:kii:
Quote from: Drais. on June 13, 2017, 02:00:25 PM
Boy what
Beyonce surrounded herself with chocolate girls for a decade before her debut, and started her pre-era with braids and Afro. She constantly repped Houston, Texas and used African American slang to solidify her blackness eventhough she is light.
This dumb girl
The lack of self-awareness is troubling.
Your image has been confusing and the music has been non-committal to one sound. It's left the audience not knowing what or who you are artistically.
Nothing to do with color.
Quote from: Baph al Mana. on June 13, 2017, 02:39:01 PM
Tinashe sis... love.
https://mobile.twitter.com/beneviera/status/874648584435765248
https://mobile.twitter.com/beneviera/status/874648274694803457
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:kii:
Do we really need to start with all the retarded ass photos and themes bey has gone through?
:guys:
Post one of her licking a toilet :ummwhat: or something even remotely disgusting.
Tinashe is over bby :sistas:
Boy you're lucky this server is fckn up.
Hey Drais, if you see this... she's done for sure if it wasn't ever so clear before lol
Keith all your faves are done
Quote from: KippDaddy on June 13, 2017, 02:35:49 PM
Well maybe if she stop parading around like Kirsten Dunst in Bring it On and put a little soul in her
vvvcccccccccccccccccc
Im done witchu today
Always weird when folks hold a group of people accountable for their success or lack thereof.
Quote from: Baph al Mana. on June 13, 2017, 02:12:07 PM
:usuresis: None of these girls have that superstar aura. That's just. Flat out.
Beyonc? has it and whether I want to admit or not Rihanna obv' does as well.. even when she debuted. The girl had star quality :ummwhat: did I just type that...
Tin' does not and neither do SZA or Keh'
And the blacks are the only ones who bother with her music :guys:
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
but I agree she really is just speaking from her experience.
Quote from: Baph al Mana. on June 13, 2017, 02:12:07 PM
and whether I want to admit or not Rihanna obv' does as well.. even when she debuted. The girl had star quality :ummwhat: did I just type that...
:everythingok: :everythingok: :everythingok: :everythingok:
Quote from: Drais. on June 13, 2017, 03:32:13 PM
Boy you're lucky this server is fckn up.
DJDJDJDJDJJD
I want to really DIG into 'Nashe but... The damn connection error on here wtf
q
Rih did an image overhaul and started working with hitmakers, there was no real ~star quality or talent there.
And if she can thrive with no discernible talent to her name, I don't see why Tinashe can't.
omg yummy
Cvggg
What the heck. :guys: Glock, Vonc, and Bent get in here
Quote from: ANIMMAI on June 13, 2017, 04:05:04 PM
q
Rih did an image overhaul and started working with hitmakers, there was no real ~star quality or talent there.
And if she can thrive with no discernible talent to her name, I don't see why Tinashe can't.
True
Quote from: Baph al Mana. on June 13, 2017, 02:12:07 PM
:usuresis: None of these girls have that superstar aura. That's just. Flat out.
Beyonc? has it and whether I want to admit or not Rihanna obv' does as well.. even when she debuted. The girl had star quality :ummwhat: did I just type that...
Tin' does not and neither do SZA or Keh'
And the blacks are the only ones who bother with her music :guys:
Bullshit.
None of these white girls have "it" or "superstar" quality either but they can be constantly played on radio and tv.
Black people have to work 3x as hard for mediocre results. What star power does alessia cara has that tinashe, kehalani, or sza doesnt?
Black people always have to have something EXTRA for recognition... when white artists are basic as hell getting radio play
Quote from: ANIMMAI on June 13, 2017, 04:05:04 PM
q
Rih did an image overhaul and started working with hitmakers, there was no real ~star quality or talent there.
And if she can thrive with no discernible talent to her name, I don't see why Tinashe can't.
Nashe will pop off sooner or later.
In the meantime she can continue getting her clout up. Hustling and grinding, doing collaborations, shows, earning the respect of her peers etc etc.
Quote from: Baph al Mana. on June 13, 2017, 02:12:07 PM
:usuresis: None of these girls have that superstar aura. That's just. Flat out.
Beyonc? has it and whether I want to admit or not Rihanna obv' does as well.. even when she debuted. The girl had star quality :ummwhat: did I just type that...
:kii:
:ohwow:
Quote from: Genesis on June 13, 2017, 04:23:40 PM
Black people always have to have something EXTRA for recognition... when white artists are basic as hell getting radio play
!!! Major part of the reason why Rih was popping out a new album every year for seven years straight. She couldn't afford to take any breaks or lose her clout with radio.
She just needs to get off RCA tbh.
Bey should sign her to Parkwood.
Quote from: Drais. on June 13, 2017, 04:31:14 PM
Quote from: ANIMMAI on June 13, 2017, 04:05:04 PM
q
Rih did an image overhaul and started working with hitmakers, there was no real ~star quality or talent there.
And if she can thrive with no discernible talent to her name, I don't see why Tinashe can't.
, earning the respect of her peers etc etc.
:dead:
Quote from: Drais. on June 13, 2017, 04:34:34 PM
She just needs to get off RCA tbh.
Bey should sign her to Parkwood.
So she can sit there and collect dust with Sophie Beam and those little alien girls?
:omgwatshappening:
But no really on a serious note, everything she's said in that article is true.
Tinashe could cut her hair, color it, shave it off. Start wearing the best fashions, get her neck elongated and it still wouldn't matter.
And this one tweet I saw about the fact that she can sing and "dance". No one is moved by that Bring it On routine. :omgwatshappening: :diddraispoot:
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What the hell is a Sophie Beam?
i think its insectism
ure built like hell hun
Quote from: Boomer on June 13, 2017, 04:43:53 PM
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What the hell is a Sophie Beam?
nj;kj;km
IDK, and I'm sure Bey doesn't know either
and people on twitter are being so reactionary and stupid as usual
And there's something at least memorable about khelani even though it's awful. She's fucking DIRTY. A Mexican Ke$ha if you will.
DJDJDJDJDJJD
Quote from: BrokenHeartsHeal on June 13, 2017, 04:45:48 PM
and people on twitter are being so reactionary and stupid as usual
!!! the hive mind on there is a mess
always reacting to a damn headline instead of reading an article
Quote from: MIXER. on June 13, 2017, 04:45:14 PM
https://twitter.com/Mascotmy_tweets/status/874725175576670211
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She reminds me of Tierra
:kii:
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this BREAK DOWNS!!
And Baph'
go fuck yourself
Quote from: MIXER. on June 13, 2017, 04:45:14 PM
https://twitter.com/Mascotmy_tweets/status/874725175576670211
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She reminds me of Tierra
:kii:
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Kweens is such a joker
Quote from: DAMN. on June 13, 2017, 04:39:31 PM
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She's not happening
Doesn't matter which label she's on
Fck u
"see this?! it says gramm-ee...gramm-ee!!
wat am tryna GEHT!!"
Quote from: Baph al Mana. on June 13, 2017, 04:46:32 PM
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And there's something at least memorable about khelani
So Tinashe needs to fake a suicide attempt?
:ohwow:
It's funny when biracial celebrities talk about colorism it's always Black issue. If Black people really weren't fucking with her, she wouldn't have gained enough steam to get signed, cause Becky sure as hell wasn't bumping Black Water :dead:
And it's her Pop singles that have been flopping. Maybe if she had built her Urban fan base more she wouldn't be having problems landing a hit.
this is karma for drais callin' cec' dyke time & time 'gain
tha lord WORKS...in my favor
:oof: and I'm obviously just enjoying this just because Drais likes to prance into 5th Harm/Normani threads :woohoo:
Quote from: Gilgamesh. on June 13, 2017, 04:48:56 PM
It's funny when biracial celebrities talk about colorism it's always Black issue. If Black people really weren't fucking with her, she wouldn't have gained enough steam to get signed, cause Becky sure as hell wasn't bumping Black Water :dead:
And it's her Pop singles that have been flopping. Maybe if she had built her Urban fan base more she wouldn't be having problems landing a hit.
Flat out.
Quote from: Gilgamesh. on June 13, 2017, 04:48:56 PM
It's funny when biracial celebrities talk about colorism it's always Black issue. If Black people really weren't fucking with her, she wouldn't have gained enough steam to get signed, cause Becky sure as hell wasn't bumping Black Water :dead:
And it's her Pop singles that have been flopping. Maybe if she had built her Urban fan base more she wouldn't be having problems landing a hit.
So you didn't read the article either
tha onl' tinish mess i use
if she went this route she could actually gain a whole new fanbase
tht coachella crowd
or mayb' xtine's '99 fanbase
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLfphtPIdQI
or maybe Tin' can start messing around with The Weeknd or Bryson Tiller, have a public relationship, get her ass beat in a lambo and build a faux bad girl persona around the incident...
hmph!
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Quote from: ANIMMAI on June 13, 2017, 04:51:24 PM
or maybe Tin' can start messing around with The Weeknd or Bryson Tiller, have a public relationship, get her ass beat in a lambo and build a faux bad girl persona around the incident...
hmph!
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N3ynrdhdhdjdjdjdjndnxnx
Quote from: ANIMMAI on June 13, 2017, 04:51:24 PM
or maybe Tin' can start messing around with The Weeknd or Bryson Tiller, have a public relationship, get her ass beat in a lambo and build a faux bad girl persona around the incident...
hmph!
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kl'mkkllksdl;s,l;d,l;sd
why r u dragging Rih
Quote from: ANIMMAI on June 13, 2017, 04:48:35 PM
Quote from: Baph al Mana. on June 13, 2017, 04:46:32 PM
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And there's something at least memorable about khelani
So Tinashe needs to fake a suicide attempt?
:ohwow:
Hhhjjjjfggh
Maybe. :guys:
and in think you have me confused with FAME and Boom'. I hate her music. :usureuok:
Nightride is better than Lemon
And sis writes her own mess
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Quote from: ANIMMAI on June 13, 2017, 04:51:24 PM
or maybe Tin' can start messing around with The Weeknd or Bryson Tiller, have a public relationship, get her ass beat in a lambo and build a faux bad girl persona around the incident...
hmph!
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vggggcfffff
yum... you don't love this girl more than Rih.
Someone message Cartier
Quote from: DAMN. on June 13, 2017, 04:56:21 PM
She really should have built her urban audience and sound a little more
She really tried to run with that Britney Spears inspiration mess
I'm dropping babies :feelinmyself:
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Quote from: FAM? on June 13, 2017, 01:36:38 PM
It's true though. People think she's white.
Who thinks she's white? :diddraispoot:
The bitch's name is TINASHE for God's sakes
These new girls just don't have anything interesting going on. Bey had her secret mess with Jay, Rihanna got her face bashed, Ciara allegedly had a pussy and dick then started dating Bow Wow. Aaliyah and Kells plus being mysterious, Monica being a secret ghetto bird, Brandy and the story lines on Moesha plus Moesha being the biggest thing on TV at the time. I mean all the greats had interesting things surrounding them keeping people interested. That Kelanani girl is even mentioned because she tried to kill herself for cheating on Kyrie lol
these aids medium rare
I thought it was the label that was forcing her to go pop?
Quote from: OwnIt on June 13, 2017, 04:58:20 PM
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:plzstop:
Quote from: Drais. on June 13, 2017, 04:55:25 PM
Nightride is better than Lemon
And sis writes her own mess
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'aggot
Tin' just got an eviction notice
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Quote from: OwnIt on June 13, 2017, 04:58:20 PM
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:plzstop:
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Quote from: Boomer on June 13, 2017, 04:58:57 PM
I thought it was the label that was forcing her to go pop?
No
She said she wanted her sophomore album to be full of big pop hits. She worked with Max Martin and Dr. Luke.
Quote from: M?rgi?l?l?. on June 13, 2017, 04:58:38 PM
These new girls just don't have anything interesting going on. Bey had her secret mess with Jay, Rihanna got her face bashed, Ciara allegedly had a pussy and dick then started dating Bow Wow. Aaliyah and Kells plus being mysterious, Monica being a secret ghetto bird, Brandy and the story lines on Moesha plus Moesha being the biggest thing on TV at the time. I mean all the greats had interesting things surrounding them keeping people interested. That Kelanani girl is even mentioned because she tried to kill herself for cheating on Kyrie lol
ghjnm,v c
a bit harsh but !!!
kehlani tried it wit offing herself but i it was executed poorly
Quote from: Gilgamesh. on June 13, 2017, 04:48:56 PM
It's funny when biracial celebrities talk about colorism it's always Black issue. If Black people really weren't fucking with her, she wouldn't have gained enough steam to get signed, cause Becky sure as hell wasn't bumping Black Water :dead:
And it's her Pop singles that have been flopping. Maybe if she had built her Urban fan base more she wouldn't be having problems landing a hit.
!!!
She need to be mad at Ryan Seacrest & Elvis Duran for only playing Bey and Nicki, not the urban gorls :plea:
She's just isn't interesting enough.
Quote from: ANIMMAI on June 13, 2017, 04:51:24 PM
or maybe Tin' can start messing around with The Weeknd or Bryson Tiller, have a public relationship, get her ass beat in a lambo and build a faux bad girl persona around the incident...
hmph!
(http://i62.tinypic.com/x5p652.jpg)
:uhh:
This turned me on :ummwhat:
Quote from: Drais. on June 13, 2017, 05:00:25 PM
Quote from: Boomer on June 13, 2017, 04:58:57 PM
I thought it was the label that was forcing her to go pop?
No
She said she wanted her sophomore album to be full of big pop hits. She worked with Max Martin and Dr. Luke.
Death
She deserves her lashings then. I feel like she was on her way. Aquarius was a good debut. Stay with that sound.
So what was the dispute with the label about?
now this gorl
(http://thesnobette.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/justine-skye-1.jpg)
if she kinda SLOWS her socialite life
she can b huge
she can sing n p'form
shes blck n pretty as hell n theres a open market for a dark gorl
Quote from: Gilgamesh. on June 13, 2017, 04:48:56 PM
It's funny when biracial celebrities talk about colorism it's always Black issue.
Interesting point
Quote from: Tinker's Room on June 13, 2017, 05:05:30 PM
now this gorl
(http://thesnobette.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/justine-skye-1.jpg)
if she kinda SLOWS her socialite life
she can b huge
she can sing n p'form
shes blck n pretty as hell n theres a open market for a dark gorl
:loose2when:
Quote from: Tinker's Room on June 13, 2017, 05:05:30 PM
now this gorl
(http://thesnobette.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/justine-skye-1.jpg)
if she kinda SLOWS her socialite life
she can b huge
she can sing n p'form
shes blck n pretty as hell n theres a open market for a dark gorl
s
Quote from: Tinker's Room on June 13, 2017, 05:05:30 PM
now this gorl
(http://thesnobette.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/justine-skye-1.jpg)
if she kinda SLOWS her socialite life
she can b huge
she can sing n p'form
shes blck n pretty as hell n theres a open market for a dark gorl
/
Quote from: Khoi Zan on June 13, 2017, 05:04:41 PM
I'm having a seizure
oh
(https://uploadir.com/u/2mqt3iaq)
Quote from: Tinker's Room on June 13, 2017, 05:05:30 PM
now this gorl
(http://thesnobette.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/justine-skye-1.jpg)
if she kinda SLOWS her socialite life
she can b huge
she can sing n p'form
shes blck n pretty as hell n theres a open market for a dark gorl
This girl sucks and she's definitely never happening
I wish Kelly Rowland wasn't a fuck up and all around piece of shit.
Quote from: OwnIt on June 13, 2017, 05:03:14 PM
Quote from: ANIMMAI on June 13, 2017, 04:51:24 PM
or maybe Tin' can start messing around with The Weeknd or Bryson Tiller, have a public relationship, get her ass beat in a lambo and build a faux bad girl persona around the incident...
hmph!
(http://i62.tinypic.com/x5p652.jpg)
:uhh:
This turned me on :ummwhat:
grease that fckn strap up and let's do this
(https://uploadir.com/u/2mqt3iaq)
I'm crine
kandi really SUCKS
Quote from: Tinker's Room on June 13, 2017, 05:01:20 PM
Quote from: M?rgi?l?l?. on June 13, 2017, 04:58:38 PM
These new girls just don't have anything interesting going on. Bey had her secret mess with Jay, Rihanna got her face bashed, Ciara allegedly had a pussy and dick then started dating Bow Wow. Aaliyah and Kells plus being mysterious, Monica being a secret ghetto bird, Brandy and the story lines on Moesha plus Moesha being the biggest thing on TV at the time. I mean all the greats had interesting things surrounding them keeping people interested. That Kelanani girl is even mentioned because she tried to kill herself for cheating on Kyrie lol
ghjnm,v c
a bit harsh but !!!
kehlani tried it wit offing herself but i it was executed poorly
!!!!!
That's why Muppet and Horseshelle can release album after album. They are interesting and people are engaged in their mess. Tin' is very talented but she's boring. Kinda like Amerie and Alicia, until stealing husbands.
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/f4/01/dd/f401ddddc62d0314431f195d41540fdd.jpg)(http://68.media.tumblr.com/bd6c254d07dda6763e93a46ef9ad5039/tumblr_okbarpSRfw1vg5p67o1_1280.jpg)
she does give me a bit of cec' too
so i def' see success nows
Quote from: Boomer on June 13, 2017, 05:04:03 PM
Quote from: Drais. on June 13, 2017, 05:00:25 PM
Quote from: Boomer on June 13, 2017, 04:58:57 PM
I thought it was the label that was forcing her to go pop?
No
She said she wanted her sophomore album to be full of big pop hits. She worked with Max Martin and Dr. Luke.
Death
She deserves her lashings then. I feel like she was on her way. Aquarius was a good debut. Stay with that sound.
So what was the dispute with the label about?
They were forcing her to record some records that she had no involvement in whatsoever.
When she was gaining steam with all her mixtape mess she said major labels approached her but she went with RCA because they were willing to give her freedom and creative control.
It didn't really last long and now she's over it. She was doing alot of stuff on her own because they were holding her budget hostage until she gave in.
Quote from: Real on June 13, 2017, 04:58:27 PM
Quote from: FAM? on June 13, 2017, 01:36:38 PM
It's true though. People think she's white.
Who thinks she's white? :diddraispoot:
The bitch's name is TINASHE for God's sakes
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vSV
;zaA;D
DF'
Shes off base
Black community accepts anyone with a 1/128th drop of black blood and will claim them when whites dont
Hun ur no jan or ciara
No mya
And ya voice is weak ghul
U lucky u made it this far
Celebrate ur flop
Dont bring blacks intew ur mess cuz da whites aint using yew either
You know.. all bullshit aside maybe Tinashe does need some controversy or some high profile relationship. She was doing good when she was fucking Calvin Harris
Quote from: Drais. on June 13, 2017, 05:09:50 PM
Quote from: Boomer on June 13, 2017, 05:04:03 PM
Quote from: Drais. on June 13, 2017, 05:00:25 PM
Quote from: Boomer on June 13, 2017, 04:58:57 PM
I thought it was the label that was forcing her to go pop?
No
She said she wanted her sophomore album to be full of big pop hits. She worked with Max Martin and Dr. Luke.
Death
She deserves her lashings then. I feel like she was on her way. Aquarius was a good debut. Stay with that sound.
So what was the dispute with the label about?
They were forcing her to record some records that she had no involvement in whatsoever.
When she was gaining steam with all her mixtape mess she said major labels approached her but she went with RCA because they were willing to give her freedom and creative control.
It didn't really last long and now she's left now over it. She was doing alot of stuff on her own because I were having a lying her budget hostage until she gave in.
:diddraispoot:
It really isn't her fault
The industry already has a small space for female artists of color, and it doesn't help that niggers feed into it by pitting ever girl against Bey and Rih which was kinda her main point but everyone skipped over that.
Quote from: TheNextLew on June 13, 2017, 05:10:16 PM
Shes off base
Black community accepts anyone with a 1/128th drop of black blood and will claim them when whites dont
Hun ur no jan or ciara
No mya
And ya voice is weak ghul
U lucky u made it this far
Celebrate ur flop
Dont bring blacks intew ur mess cuz da whites aint using yew either
bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbytgrfv
Xhhnnffddd
I'm on my phone and this keyboard app kept autocorrecting me
Quote from: TheNextLew on June 13, 2017, 05:10:16 PM
Shes off base
Black community accepts anyone with a 1/128th drop of black blood and will claim them when whites dont
Hun ur no jan or ciara
No mya
And ya voice is weak ghul
U lucky u made it this far
Celebrate ur flop
Dont bring blacks intew ur mess cuz da whites aint using yew either
Hate to say it but big narstie is right..
It's niggers faults for not valuing black girls that don't get played on pop radio, that's for sure.
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Yeah, you are one of em
Follower self
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Her bland ass voice is part of why people don't use. She makes great demos that other people can use IMO
She's always bitching and moaning about something
Quote from: Drais. on June 13, 2017, 04:31:14 PM
Quote from: ANIMMAI on June 13, 2017, 04:05:04 PM
q
Rih did an image overhaul and started working with hitmakers, there was no real ~star quality or talent there.
And if she can thrive with no discernible talent to her name, I don't see why Tinashe can't.
Nashe will pop off sooner or later.
n
Quote from: M?rgi?l?l?. on June 13, 2017, 04:58:38 PM
These new girls just don't have anything interesting going on. Bey had her secret mess with Jay, Rihanna got her face bashed, Ciara allegedly had a pussy and dick then started dating Bow Wow. Aaliyah and Kells plus being mysterious, Monica being a secret ghetto bird, Brandy and the story lines on Moesha plus Moesha being the biggest thing on TV at the time. I mean all the greats had interesting things surrounding them keeping people interested. That Kelanani girl is even mentioned because she tried to kill herself for cheating on Kyrie lol
Why do black women always need some extra shit?
What the fuck does Megan trainor, selena gomez, ariana grande, alessia cara, halsey, have that makes them so much more interesting and better than kehlani and the rest?
And she's always had this pompous aura that I can't stand. I've seen tweets on that as well
Quote from: Genesis on June 13, 2017, 05:46:28 PM
Quote from: M?rgi?l?l?. on June 13, 2017, 04:58:38 PM
These new girls just don't have anything interesting going on. Bey had her secret mess with Jay, Rihanna got her face bashed, Ciara allegedly had a pussy and dick then started dating Bow Wow. Aaliyah and Kells plus being mysterious, Monica being a secret ghetto bird, Brandy and the story lines on Moesha plus Moesha being the biggest thing on TV at the time. I mean all the greats had interesting things surrounding them keeping people interested. That Kelanani girl is even mentioned because she tried to kill herself for cheating on Kyrie lol
Why do black women always need some extra shit?
What the fuck does Megan trainor, selena gomez, ariana grande, alessia cara, halsey, have that makes them so much more interesting and better than kehlani and the rest?
well megan's FAT
selena & her medical histoire
ariana + her recent stuff (sad) plus he bein bullied by victorious cast
alessia isnt rlly poppin' tbhon'
idk who halsey is
but white gorls rlly dnt have to be extra
its only blck/ethnic gorls
We are in an era where white r & b is the dominate urban genre and people have the nerve to say these black girls who can outsing and outdance them dont "have it"?
:uhh:
Tin' keeps Rig enraged.
:woohoo:
Quote from: Genesis on June 13, 2017, 05:50:04 PM
We are in an era where white r & b is the dominate urban genre
We are?
:dead: Ariana's voice is at least distinctive.
And only one of those people are white and I think Alessia and Hasley are bi racial as well. But mess
f
she's just not interesting. not everyone is meant to be a superstar.
Quote from: CDY on June 13, 2017, 05:53:39 PM
f
she's just not interesting. not everyone is meant to be a superstar.
!!!
(https://68.media.tumblr.com/a8ac77cf80bbb063a6d7c5c7557a71ec/tumblr_ore6e8M3i31tk18ioo8_250.png)
Quote from: Real on June 13, 2017, 05:51:06 PM
Quote from: Genesis on June 13, 2017, 05:50:04 PM
We are in an era where white r & b is the dominate urban genre
We are?
The biggest selling male r & b artist isnt even black and adele is going diamond with soul music
But keep playing daffy duck
frgvbhjnkmfd
gen' is never rlly here for u gorls
Quote from: Tinker's Room on June 13, 2017, 05:54:43 PM
Quote from: CDY on June 13, 2017, 05:53:39 PM
f
she's just not interesting. not everyone is meant to be a superstar.
!!!
(https://68.media.tumblr.com/a8ac77cf80bbb063a6d7c5c7557a71ec/tumblr_ore6e8M3i31tk18ioo8_250.png)
NXNXXBXBBXBX
ffffffffff
Well then
Quote from: Baph al Mana. on June 13, 2017, 05:52:06 PM
:dead: Ariana's voice is at least distinctive.
And only one of those people are white and I think Alessia and Hasley are bi racial as well. But mess
Both look white and are lean more to their white culture and white radio supports them
How is ariana's voice distinctive but not sza? :uhh:
Quote from: Genesis on June 13, 2017, 05:56:54 PM
Quote from: Baph al Mana. on June 13, 2017, 05:52:06 PM
:dead: Ariana's voice is at least distinctive.
And only one of those people are white and I think Alessia and Hasley are bi racial as well. But mess
How is ariana's voice distinctive but not sza? :uhh:
ASK her Leviticus
Quote from: CDY on June 13, 2017, 05:53:39 PM
f
she's just not interesting. not everyone is meant to be a superstar.
all I'm sayin
Quote from: Genesis on June 13, 2017, 05:56:54 PM
Quote from: Baph al Mana. on June 13, 2017, 05:52:06 PM
:dead: Ariana's voice is at least distinctive.
And only one of those people are white and I think Alessia and Hasley are bi racial as well. But mess
Both look white and are lean more to their white culture and white radio supports them
NDNDNDNDBDBDBBB
girl.
(http://photos.laineygossip.com/articles/alessia-cara-junos-04apr16-07.jpg)
fffffffffffffvw
is that the gorl from 'taina'
Quote from: Baph al Mana. on June 13, 2017, 06:01:13 PM
Quote from: Genesis on June 13, 2017, 05:56:54 PM
Quote from: Baph al Mana. on June 13, 2017, 05:52:06 PM
:dead: Ariana's voice is at least distinctive.
And only one of those people are white and I think Alessia and Hasley are bi racial as well. But mess
Both look white and are lean more to their white culture and white radio supports them
NDNDNDNDBDBDBBB
girl.
(http://photos.laineygossip.com/articles/alessia-cara-junos-04apr16-07.jpg)
She could pass for a full blooded italian, thats enough to be accepted in the kkk club
Quote from: Gilgamesh. on June 13, 2017, 04:48:56 PM
It's funny when biracial celebrities talk about colorism it's always Black issue. If Black people really weren't fucking with her, she wouldn't have gained enough steam to get signed, cause Becky sure as hell wasn't bumping Black Water :dead:
And it's her Pop singles that have been flopping. Maybe if she had built her Urban fan base more she wouldn't be having problems landing a hit.
Quote from: Tinker's Room on June 13, 2017, 04:57:53 PM
Quote from: DAMN. on June 13, 2017, 04:56:21 PM
She really should have built her urban audience and sound a little more
She really tried to run with that Britney Spears inspiration mess
I'm dropping babies :feelinmyself:
fbnmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm;'
:plzstop:
Quote from: Real on June 13, 2017, 05:51:06 PM
Quote from: Genesis on June 13, 2017, 05:50:04 PM
We are in an era where white r & b is the dominate urban genre
We are?
This Hayley girl redid Rihanna's Needed Me and its a huge hit
don care if she's biracial, that girl aint played on black stations and you wouldn't even know.
Quote from: Baph al Mana. on June 13, 2017, 06:01:13 PM
Quote from: Genesis on June 13, 2017, 05:56:54 PM
Quote from: Baph al Mana. on June 13, 2017, 05:52:06 PM
:dead: Ariana's voice is at least distinctive.
And only one of those people are white and I think Alessia and Hasley are bi racial as well. But mess
Both look white and are lean more to their white culture and white radio supports them
NDNDNDNDBDBDBBB
girl.
(http://photos.laineygossip.com/articles/alessia-cara-junos-04apr16-07.jpg)
This white womahn
fuck Tin'
also TIN just doesnt come off as authentic
shes a bit to whitewashed to be urban
she doesnt have that earthy hippie vibe
nor does she have blue eyed soul
shes just a pop mess out
a dull one at that
v
analyst!
:nogrammynoneck:
Keh looks barely black and Alessia is fckn white.