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Title: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: CHOKE on October 30, 2015, 04:56:08 AM

What happened? :ohwow:

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Post by: Marilyn on October 30, 2015, 05:05:14 AM

Sis held her own against Bey. Bitch was winning 4, 5 Grammys a night and going 4, 5x platinum and sitting at the top of the Hot 100 for weeks at a time.

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Post by: BAPHOMET. on October 30, 2015, 05:10:23 AM

Her whole facade that she had cultivated which gave her a career in the first place was shattered.
All because she wanted Swizz Beats peen. I hope it was worth it. :helloimangie:

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Post by: CHOKE on October 30, 2015, 05:15:15 AM

Its like even her voice took hit. was the cack that good? :shannonsmissing:

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Post by: AfroJisiac on October 30, 2015, 05:18:11 AM

dfghng i hate this board dzserferge

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Post by: CarseyWerner on October 30, 2015, 05:48:14 AM

Yeah it's strange how the convo went From Alicia, Rih and Bey, to Rih Bey and Nicki

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Post by: Mel. on October 30, 2015, 07:12:27 AM

She got comfortable.

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Post by: Mel. on October 30, 2015, 07:14:17 AM

Quote from: CarseyWerner on October 30, 2015, 05:48:14 AM
Yeah it's strange how the convo went From Alicia, Rih and Bey, to Rih Bey and Nicki

NICKI?!
y'all truly give that girl tooooooo much. She's doing her thing yes, but ch....
she's not anywhere near any of those 3's success...

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Post by: AIDS! on October 30, 2015, 07:15:04 AM

Quote from: Mel. on October 30, 2015, 07:14:17 AM
Quote from: CarseyWerner on October 30, 2015, 05:48:14 AM
Yeah it's strange how the convo went From Alicia, Rih and Bey, to Rih Bey and Nicki

NICKI?!
y'all truly give that girl tooooooo much. She's doing her thing yes, but ch....
she's not anywhere near any of those 3's success...

!!!! :plzstop:

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Post by: Gilgamesh. on October 30, 2015, 09:08:56 AM

Quote from: Mel. on October 30, 2015, 07:14:17 AM
Quote from: CarseyWerner on October 30, 2015, 05:48:14 AM
Yeah it's strange how the convo went From Alicia, Rih and Bey, to Rih Bey and Nicki

NICKI?!
y'all truly give that girl tooooooo much. She's doing her thing yes, but ch....
she's not anywhere near any of those 3's success...

Maybe not in terms of stats, but she's only other it Black girl. She kinda snatched Ci's spot.

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Post by: RAY7 on October 30, 2015, 09:11:38 AM

and it was never Bey, Rih, and Alicia
Alicia wasn't that hot when Rih blew up
It's more like Bey, Ashanti & Alicia
then Bey, Rih, Nicki and Lyndriette

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Post by: Scott. on October 30, 2015, 09:23:26 AM

Lyn who?

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Post by: Herb. on October 30, 2015, 09:25:25 AM

Quote from: Baphomet. on October 30, 2015, 05:10:23 AM
Her whole facade that she had cultivated which gave her a career in the first place was shattered.
All because she wanted Swizz Beats peen. I hope it was worth it. :helloimangie:

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: Cartierline on October 30, 2015, 09:28:49 AM

Laundromat was a thing? :shannonsmissing:

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Post by: Herb. on October 30, 2015, 09:30:27 AM

Rih was always Bey's biggest thread.

Just the mention of her name gets the hive all well.....riled the fuck up! :cheerup:

You can say one thing about her, and they'll immediately move to discredit it. :dead: (as a few of them will to this very post :supluv: )

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Post by: RAY7 on October 30, 2015, 09:30:54 AM

Nnnn
I'm clearly joking
but GODriette>>>>>
still on her way to being the next "Beyonc?"

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Post by: United Nations Barbie 🇺🇳 on October 30, 2015, 10:01:49 AM

Never liked her but I thought she was gonna be prominent for years to come. She plummeted awfully fast.

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Post by: Lazarus on October 30, 2015, 10:28:35 AM

Her music started to become terrible.

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Post by: ∧ ∨ ∩ ∪ on October 30, 2015, 10:31:19 AM

She flopped because somewhere during The Element of Freedom she started to get bad press then there were though performances of her trying to be a pop star and mess. Ugh. This alber was her best.

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Post by: Genesis on October 30, 2015, 11:27:14 AM

Neo soul is dead on mainstream radio (unless you are white) and she couldnt adapt.

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Post by: Gilgamesh. on October 30, 2015, 11:43:02 AM

Quote from: Genesis on October 30, 2015, 11:27:14 AM
Neo soul is dead on mainstream radio (unless you are white) and she couldnt adapt.

Neo Soul has never been alive on mainstream radio :dead: Alicia was always the exception to the rule, but that's cause she was pretty, light skin and for the most part made good music.

I think she fell off cause her music diminished in quality.

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Post by: Nine on October 30, 2015, 11:46:16 AM

d

Licia isn't really Neo Soul in the first place

Element was shaky ground for her, and Larynx on Fire was the nail in the coffin

She could probably make a cute comeback tho

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Post by: Genesis on October 30, 2015, 11:49:35 AM

Quote from: Gilgamesh. on October 30, 2015, 11:43:02 AM
Quote from: Genesis on October 30, 2015, 11:27:14 AM
Neo soul is dead on mainstream radio (unless you are white) and she couldnt adapt.

Neo Soul has never been alive on mainstream radio :dead: Alicia was always the exception to the rule, but that's cause she was pretty, light skin and for the most part made good music.

I think she fell off cause her music diminished in quality.

Mary j, erykah badu, jill scott, maxwell, dangelo, lauryn hill, etc were all getting good radio play back then :uhh:

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Post by: Mel. on October 30, 2015, 11:50:37 AM

I hope she does make a comeback tho

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Post by: Genesis on October 30, 2015, 11:53:01 AM

She's boring. When you have Beyonce who dances, makes entertaining videos and performances while you just sit on a piano.. Hard to compete.

Sounds like she has been making the same songs since 2004

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Post by: Mel. on October 30, 2015, 11:55:39 AM

everyone doesn't have to dance tho.
Beyonce isn't the only one that can be out there doing it...

there are different artists for different people.

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Post by: Mel. on October 30, 2015, 11:56:11 AM

yall beyonce fans are something else....I tell ya

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Post by: Gilgamesh. on October 30, 2015, 11:56:22 AM

Quote from: Genesis on October 30, 2015, 11:49:35 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh. on October 30, 2015, 11:43:02 AM
Quote from: Genesis on October 30, 2015, 11:27:14 AM
Neo soul is dead on mainstream radio (unless you are white) and she couldnt adapt.

Neo Soul has never been alive on mainstream radio :dead: Alicia was always the exception to the rule, but that's cause she was pretty, light skin and for the most part made good music.

I think she fell off cause her music diminished in quality.
Mary j, erykah badu, jill scott, maxwell, dangelo, lauryn hill, etc were all getting good radio play back then :uhh:

Mary doesn't even do Neo-soul, Lauryn didn't have an album out. What radio hit has Erykah had? My point is that these artists weren't exactly lighting up billboard.

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Post by: Lazarus on October 30, 2015, 12:20:47 PM

Quote from: Gilgamesh. on October 30, 2015, 11:56:22 AM
Quote from: Genesis on October 30, 2015, 11:49:35 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh. on October 30, 2015, 11:43:02 AM
Quote from: Genesis on October 30, 2015, 11:27:14 AM
Neo soul is dead on mainstream radio (unless you are white) and she couldnt adapt.

Neo Soul has never been alive on mainstream radio :dead: Alicia was always the exception to the rule, but that's cause she was pretty, light skin and for the most part made good music.

I think she fell off cause her music diminished in quality.
Mary j, erykah badu, jill scott, maxwell, dangelo, lauryn hill, etc were all getting good radio play back then :uhh:

Mary doesn't even do Neo-soul, Lauryn didn't have an album out. What radio hit has Erykah had? My point is that these artists weren't exactly lighting up billboard.

Erykah had radio hits. Her biggest hits are Bag Lady and On & On. Bag Lady peaked at No.6 on the Hot 100 and On & On peaked at No.12. Erykah first album went 3x platinum. Her live album 2x platinum. She kinda broke Neo-Soul in a bit.

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Post by: Genesis on October 30, 2015, 01:14:43 PM

Quote from: Gilgamesh. on October 30, 2015, 11:56:22 AM
Quote from: Genesis on October 30, 2015, 11:49:35 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh. on October 30, 2015, 11:43:02 AM
Quote from: Genesis on October 30, 2015, 11:27:14 AM
Neo soul is dead on mainstream radio (unless you are white) and she couldnt adapt.

Neo Soul has never been alive on mainstream radio :dead: Alicia was always the exception to the rule, but that's cause she was pretty, light skin and for the most part made good music.

I think she fell off cause her music diminished in quality.
Mary j, erykah badu, jill scott, maxwell, dangelo, lauryn hill, etc were all getting good radio play back then :uhh:

Mary doesn't even do Neo-soul, Lauryn didn't have an album out. What radio hit has Erykah had? My point is that these artists weren't exactly lighting up billboard.

Her music is soul, its not like contemporary r & b like beyonce or brandy.
Lauryn hasnt dropped an album in years but when she did it was heavily supported.

Erykah had a couple of top 10 hits.

Not saying they were topping charts worldwide but it was much easier to gather hits back then for soul artists.

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Post by: FINE. on October 30, 2015, 01:44:56 PM

I still want the "put it in a love song" video. Dumb dyke got upstaged in her own mess and shelved it. :fuming:

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Post by: United Nations Barbie 🇺🇳 on October 30, 2015, 01:57:59 PM

Quote from: Mel. on October 30, 2015, 11:55:39 AM
everyone doesn't have to dance tho.
Beyonce isn't the only one that can be out there doing it...

there are different artists for different people.

But Bey kinda, well, covers it ALL so there's really no need for another.
:raycharles2urmess:

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Post by: throwintheTAL on October 30, 2015, 01:59:41 PM

Quote from: BowDown on October 30, 2015, 01:57:59 PM
Quote from: Mel. on October 30, 2015, 11:55:39 AM
everyone doesn't have to dance tho.
Beyonce isn't the only one that can be out there doing it...

there are different artists for different people.
But Bey kinda, well, covers it ALL so there's really no need for another.
:raycharles2urmess:

another black girl? :uhh:

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Post by: throwintheTAL on October 30, 2015, 02:03:53 PM

that's the shit I'm talkin about

Y'all always pit Bey against every bitch. Meanwhile y'all can have a thousand honkies on ya Spotify playlists without comparing who's the more talented folk singer. The gorls go from Jason Mraz to Ed Sheeran in a heartbeat

just admit you can only tolerate one nigger at a time, and we'll be good

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Post by: yummy on October 30, 2015, 02:09:28 PM

I wanna say everyone realized that her inspirational "mother earth" schtick was a farce as big as her cankles, but she could easily release a Ryan Tedder penned ballad tomorrow and be back in the race.

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Post by: United Nations Barbie 🇺🇳 on October 30, 2015, 02:10:06 PM

You're the one nigger I can't tolerate.

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Post by: MelMel on October 30, 2015, 02:32:59 PM

I think that thing with her and Swizz and the quality of her music dropping led to her demise

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Post by: MelMel on October 30, 2015, 02:33:42 PM

And I don't think they were competition. More like peers. Well one of the few people Bey has acknowledge as a peer.

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Post by: Bentley! on October 30, 2015, 02:38:53 PM

Alicia needs to just comeback to her old self
And stop yelling on them damn tracks

Every time I think sis has reached a limit she amplifies the recipe and screams louder :dead:

She got a pass with No One
But Girl On Fire was the last straw for me
You're not gonna sit there and YELL at me

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Post by: Bentley! on October 30, 2015, 02:39:59 PM

But let's get into Alicia's discography shitting bricks on Bey's in terms of quality

Yea lets talk about that! :talisasresume:

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Post by: RekeRig on October 30, 2015, 02:46:40 PM

Quote from: ........ on October 30, 2015, 09:30:54 AM
Nnnn
I'm clearly joking
but GODriette>>>>>
still on her way to being the next "Beyonc?"

q

she can really sing but that's where it ends

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Post by: Zankou. on October 30, 2015, 02:47:38 PM

s

has she reached her gofundme goal?

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Post by: Zankou. on October 30, 2015, 02:47:46 PM

or even a third of it

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Post by: RekeRig on October 30, 2015, 02:49:47 PM

Alicia is R&B/pop

Dead @ "Neo Soul". Where?

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Post by: Zankou. on October 30, 2015, 02:51:32 PM

yeah not sure what gen was talking about LOL

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Post by: United Nations Barbie 🇺🇳 on October 30, 2015, 02:55:41 PM

Quote from: Bentley! on October 30, 2015, 02:39:59 PM
But let's get into Alicia's discography shitting bricks on Bey's in terms of quality

Yea lets talk about that! :talisasresume:

Sorry, 'licia's discography sucks luv.

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Post by: Zankou. on October 30, 2015, 02:56:46 PM

Quote from: Bentley! on October 30, 2015, 02:39:59 PM
But let's get into Alicia's discography shitting bricks on Bey's in terms of quality

Yea lets talk about that! :talisasresume:

d

nah

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Post by: RAY7 on October 30, 2015, 02:56:58 PM

Quote from: RIG on October 30, 2015, 02:46:40 PM
Quote from: ........ on October 30, 2015, 09:30:54 AM
Nnnn
I'm clearly joking
but GODriette>>>>>
still on her way to being the next "Beyonc?"
q

she can really sing but that's where it ends

shes an icon nigger :uhh:

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Post by: Lazarus on October 30, 2015, 02:59:24 PM

vvvvvv

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Post by: RAY7 on October 30, 2015, 02:59:33 PM

Quote from: Zankou. on October 30, 2015, 02:56:46 PM
Quote from: Bentley! on October 30, 2015, 02:39:59 PM
But let's get into Alicia's discography shitting bricks on Bey's in terms of quality

Yea lets talk about that! :talisasresume:

d

nah

nnhhjj

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: whatever on October 30, 2015, 03:48:47 PM

She sold 700k+ off of one hit single..

She'll be ok...

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Post by: Kaeli. on October 30, 2015, 03:53:54 PM

Not Alicia & Mary J. being Neo Soul

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Post by: BAPHOMET. on October 30, 2015, 03:55:11 PM

Isn't Neo-Soul what D'Angelo does? b

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Post by: JRocka on October 30, 2015, 04:02:39 PM

she was...that's news to me! Alicia still selling plat albums tho :blush:

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Post by: Gilgamesh. on October 30, 2015, 04:06:05 PM

Quote from: Zankou. on October 30, 2015, 02:51:32 PM
yeah not sure what gen was talking about LOL

ch. i never do.

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Post by: JRocka on October 30, 2015, 04:07:37 PM

tears

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Post by: JRocka on October 30, 2015, 04:10:13 PM

why am i reading ppl calling Alicia a flop in this thread when the bitch doesn't even have a flop album :uhh:

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Post by: BAPHOMET. on October 30, 2015, 04:12:48 PM

Well... Going from Multi-Plat to just scraping a Gold plaque.
in just a matter of a decade...........

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Post by: JRocka on October 30, 2015, 04:15:20 PM

well a flop is someone who albums who doesn't get RIAA certified....like some of these faves some of these in here stan for (http://www.awesomelyluvvie.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/sipsdrink.gif) besides selling 755,000 copies in this climate is still impressive for her

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Post by: Genesis on October 30, 2015, 04:22:59 PM

Quote from: Kaeli. on October 30, 2015, 03:53:54 PM
Not Alicia & Mary J. being Neo Soul

Yeah. Because Alicia and Mary are known for giving club anthems and incorporate urban pop into their music. :uhh:

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Post by: JRocka on October 30, 2015, 04:23:33 PM

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Post by: Genesis on October 30, 2015, 04:25:17 PM

Quote from: Zankou. on October 30, 2015, 02:51:32 PM
yeah not sure what gen was talking about LOL

Yeah when it comes to me its always a damn problem.

Im just talkin out my ass huh

http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/79457/old-soul-alicia-keys-sets-off-rb-buzz?mobile_redirection=false

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Post by: RAY7 on October 30, 2015, 04:25:30 PM

Quote from: Genesis on October 30, 2015, 04:22:59 PM
Quote from: Kaeli. on October 30, 2015, 03:53:54 PM
Not Alicia & Mary J. being Neo Soul
Yeah. Because Alicia and Mary are known for giving club anthems and incorporate urban pop into their music. :uhh:

Mary is
Real Love
Happy
Family Affair
I Can Love You
etc

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Post by: Miranda on October 30, 2015, 04:26:00 PM

Alicia makes shitty music. But Bey still playing catch up

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Post by: Miranda on October 30, 2015, 04:26:36 PM

Mary is not fckn neo soul. Alicia yeah

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Post by: Zankou. on October 30, 2015, 04:27:20 PM

Gen hun whatcha talking about?

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Post by: JRocka on October 30, 2015, 04:28:13 PM

Mary ain't neo soul tho Gen

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: Genesis on October 30, 2015, 04:28:50 PM

Mary j makes the same music as Rihanna

Mary was never known for making soul music. Only top 40 pop dance hits :dead:

:dead: :supluv:

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Post by: RAY7 on October 30, 2015, 04:29:18 PM

Mary is Hip-Hop Soul
The Queen to be exact

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: Genesis on October 30, 2015, 04:29:33 PM

Quote from: ........ on October 30, 2015, 04:25:30 PM
Quote from: Genesis on October 30, 2015, 04:22:59 PM
Quote from: Kaeli. on October 30, 2015, 03:53:54 PM
Not Alicia & Mary J. being Neo Soul
Yeah. Because Alicia and Mary are known for giving club anthems and incorporate urban pop into their music. :uhh:
Mary is
Real Love
Happy
Family Affair
I Can Love You
etc

Family affair.

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: Scott. on October 30, 2015, 04:30:55 PM

AMistress Keys is not no damn neo-soul artist

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Post by: JRocka on October 30, 2015, 04:31:42 PM

tears

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Post by: Miranda on October 30, 2015, 04:32:12 PM

25/8, The One, Mr. Wrong, I Can Love Yew, Just Fine, Touch It, Enough Cryin go the fuck off, r u ok?

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Post by: Miranda on October 30, 2015, 04:33:09 PM

Alicia Keys is neo soul/R&B/pop.

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Post by: Genesis on October 30, 2015, 04:34:16 PM

Quote from: Miranda on October 30, 2015, 04:32:12 PM
25/8, The One, Mr. Wrong, I Can Love Yew, Just Fine, Touch It, Enough Cryin go the fuck off, r u ok?

Thats not what shes known for tho

Thats why most of those songs flopped

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Post by: Scott. on October 30, 2015, 04:37:37 PM

Lol she really isn't.

Mary and Alicia just don't fit the neo-soul mess y'all speak of

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Post by: Miranda on October 30, 2015, 04:38:11 PM

Dem other sluts yew done been with, nunna dem got nothin on me, lemme break it down if ya don't get it...

Ugh sing Auntie, first time I had ever heard of a "Drake"...

Ugh I used to eat Maury's shit ahp!!!

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Post by: Gilgamesh. on October 30, 2015, 04:38:30 PM

So because she doesn't do EDM, she's a Neo-Soul artist?

girl, gone.

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Post by: Miranda on October 30, 2015, 04:39:18 PM

Songs in A Minor and Diary are neo soul down. R u ok, Scott?

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Post by: Miranda on October 30, 2015, 04:40:28 PM

Quote from: Gilgamesh. on October 30, 2015, 04:38:30 PM
So because she doesn't do EDM, she's a Neo-Soul artist?

girl, gone.

Mary just doesn't fit the title am sorr

She's R&B/hip hop/soul.

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Post by: FINE. on October 30, 2015, 04:40:36 PM

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Post by: Miranda on October 30, 2015, 04:41:25 PM

Neo soul insinuates an artsy singer-songwriter/instrumentalist tea. Mary is just the voice over some sickening beats.

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Post by: asdfghjkl on October 30, 2015, 04:41:45 PM

Quote from: SCOTTland on October 30, 2015, 04:37:37 PM
Lol she really isn't.

Mary and Alicia just don't fit the neo-soul mess y'all speak of

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Post by: Ｂｏｏｍｚ on October 30, 2015, 04:42:25 PM

Quote from: FINE. on October 30, 2015, 04:40:36 PM
n

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Post by: MAY on October 30, 2015, 04:47:20 PM

Neither Mary nor Alicia are Neo-Soul.

Neo-Soul is Angie Stone & Erykah Badu

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: Genesis on October 30, 2015, 04:53:20 PM

Quote from: Gilgamesh. on October 30, 2015, 04:38:30 PM
So because she doesn't do EDM, she's a Neo-Soul artist?

girl, gone.

Mary is known for soul music

Queen of hip hop soul

Not known for contemporary r & b like Brandy or Bey for example

Yall doin the most.

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Post by: AIDS! on October 30, 2015, 04:55:37 PM

Alicia gave me what I NEEDED
IMO she has more classics than Bey

A woman's worth
If I ain't got you
No one
Fallin
Like you'll never see me again
Unthinkable
Try Sleeping with a broken heart

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: AIDS! on October 30, 2015, 04:55:51 PM

Fire we make is a masterpiece too

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Post by: BAPHOMET. on October 30, 2015, 04:56:05 PM

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Post by: RAY7 on October 30, 2015, 04:56:09 PM

You're the one who called her NEO-soul but tbh
Brandy & Bey are definitely influenced by Mary's sound
they would all belong in a similar category IMO

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: AIDS! on October 30, 2015, 04:56:28 PM

She needs to get back on that R&B wave again
She shat back then

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: Genesis on October 30, 2015, 04:56:32 PM

Mary being considered neo soul is like Taylor Swift being considered as a rapper.

"Unheard of!"
:uhh:
http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/record-labels/1538620/backbeat-mary-j-blige-receives-top-honors-at-vibe-medias?mobile_redirection=false

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: Gilgamesh. on October 30, 2015, 05:06:18 PM

Quote from: Genesis on October 30, 2015, 04:56:32 PM
Mary being considered neo soul is like Taylor Swift being considered as a rapper.

"Unheard of!"
:uhh:
http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/record-labels/1538620/backbeat-mary-j-blige-receives-top-honors-at-vibe-medias?mobile_redirection=false

we said what we said, hun.

LOL!

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: Genesis on October 30, 2015, 05:09:50 PM

Quote from: Gilgamesh. on October 30, 2015, 05:06:18 PM
Quote from: Genesis on October 30, 2015, 04:56:32 PM
Mary being considered neo soul is like Taylor Swift being considered as a rapper.

"Unheard of!"
:uhh:
http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/record-labels/1538620/backbeat-mary-j-blige-receives-top-honors-at-vibe-medias?mobile_redirection=false

we said what we said, hun.

LOL!

Doesnt really matter hunny bunches of oats

Billboard agrees with me>>>>

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: JRocka on October 30, 2015, 05:10:41 PM

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: Scott. on October 30, 2015, 05:13:58 PM

Quote from: Miranda on October 30, 2015, 04:39:18 PM
Songs in A Minor and Diary are neo soul down. R u ok, Scott?

I'm quite peachy. Is yo ass ok, folk?

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: BAPHOMET. on October 30, 2015, 05:15:39 PM

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Did I just hear a gun ?

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: Ｂｏｏｍｚ on October 30, 2015, 05:16:13 PM

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Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: Zankou. on October 30, 2015, 05:18:13 PM

Quote from: Genesis on October 30, 2015, 04:53:20 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh. on October 30, 2015, 04:38:30 PM
So because she doesn't do EDM, she's a Neo-Soul artist?

girl, gone.

Mary is known for soul music

Queen of hip hop soul

Not known for contemporary r & b like Brandy or Bey for example

Yall doin the most.

do you know what neo-soul is, beloved?

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: Gilgamesh. on October 30, 2015, 05:19:29 PM

GENITALS, gor...

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: Zankou. on October 30, 2015, 05:20:08 PM

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Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: MelMel on October 30, 2015, 05:20:24 PM

Quote from: RED on October 30, 2015, 04:55:37 PM
Alicia gave me what I NEEDED
IMO she has more classics than Bey

A woman's worth
If I ain't got you
No one
Fallin
Like you'll never see me again
Unthinkable
Try Sleeping with a broken heart

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: AIDS! on October 30, 2015, 05:21:36 PM

Quote from: MelMel on October 30, 2015, 05:20:24 PM
Quote from: RED on October 30, 2015, 04:55:37 PM
Alicia gave me what I NEEDED
IMO she has more classics than Bey

A woman's worth
If I ain't got you
No one
Fallin
Like you'll never see me again
Unthinkable
Try Sleeping with a broken heart

n

ugh go away beestan

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: Zankou. on October 30, 2015, 05:22:41 PM

drag IT

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: MelMel on October 30, 2015, 05:33:12 PM

Quote from: RED on October 30, 2015, 05:21:36 PM
Quote from: MelMel on October 30, 2015, 05:20:24 PM
Quote from: RED on October 30, 2015, 04:55:37 PM
Alicia gave me what I NEEDED
IMO she has more classics than Bey

A woman's worth
If I ain't got you
No one
Fallin
Like you'll never see me again
Unthinkable
Try Sleeping with a broken heart

n
ugh go away beestan

u ok

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: MelMel on October 30, 2015, 05:33:20 PM

and fuck u Brandon

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: yummy on October 30, 2015, 05:36:39 PM

Quote from: Gilgamesh. on October 30, 2015, 05:19:29 PM
GENITALS, gor...

bitch :plzstop: i almost choked on these m&m's

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: SUPREME on October 30, 2015, 05:43:26 PM

Quote from: Gilgamesh. on October 30, 2015, 05:19:29 PM
GENITALS, gor...

ZBBBBBBBBDBB

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: Genesis on October 30, 2015, 06:00:47 PM

Quote from: Gilgamesh. on October 30, 2015, 05:19:29 PM
GENITALS, gor...

Oh fuck u too then limp dick faggot

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: Ulysses on October 30, 2015, 06:11:44 PM

Alicia had ONE bad era and yall acting like she fell off the planet lol

Not to mention, even in her 1 bad era she STILL HAD a hit song. Let's not go too wild.

Alicia and Bey still go head to head in my eyes. Rihanna was never part of the competition to me on the sense that she isn't nearly up to par in the talent category and only has 1 #1 album.

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: FINE. on October 30, 2015, 06:12:31 PM

Never saw them as competition tbh. Two different lanes.

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: RekeRig on October 30, 2015, 11:31:37 PM

Quote from: RED on October 30, 2015, 04:55:37 PM
Alicia gave me what I NEEDED
IMO she has more classics than Bey

A woman's worth
If I ain't got you
No one
Fallin
Like you'll never see me again
Unthinkable
Try Sleeping with a broken heart

crying. its even more obvious that she's pop/R&B like everyone else when you start naming the songs :dead: :dead: :dead: WHERE is the neo soul?

she's just boring overall, so y'all lump her in that. n

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: RekeRig on October 30, 2015, 11:36:17 PM

Mary as Neo soul? :kii: im convinced he just likes to argue

idc what the hell someone wrote. Her music is Hip Hop/R&B and always has been :dead: all you have to do is LISTEN hun

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: iman on October 30, 2015, 11:40:48 PM

Who said Mary is neo soul? :uhh:

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: iman on October 30, 2015, 11:45:12 PM

Quote from: whatever on October 30, 2015, 03:48:47 PM
She sold 700k+ off of one hit single..

She'll be ok...

I'm over here screaming @ the gors acting like 'Licia is some flop. :plzstop: yet for some odd reason they think their flop fave stands a chance :ohwow: :uhh:

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: Genesis on October 30, 2015, 11:51:16 PM

Its funny how people use certain sources as reciepts only when it works in their favor.

Billboard?! :kii:

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: Lane Bryant Jumpsuit on October 30, 2015, 11:55:31 PM

Quote from: M ? R G ? on October 30, 2015, 10:31:19 AM
She flopped because somewhere during The Element of Freedom she started to get bad press then there were though performances of her trying to be a pop star and mess. Ugh. This alber was her best.

yeah element of freedom kinda shook me
only album she really put her all into
but that song with bey lol :plzstop:

and then yeah thats when the man steal gate happened with ha

but she bounced back from that tho

the general public

now have iggy adele taylor while gaga drops off the radar

alicia and her piano are played

john legend >>>

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: RekeRig on October 30, 2015, 11:56:42 PM

Quote from: Genesis on October 30, 2015, 11:51:16 PM
Its funny how people use certain sources as reciepts only when it works in their favor.

Billboard?! :kii:

people typically use Billboard for STATS lol

that was an opinion. what about her SOUND makes her neo soul to you? Like, seriously ... She's been hip hop/soul forever. Are you familiar with the nickname Queen of Hip hop soul, or have u not paid attention to her career?

I could understand if so. Im not a fan either

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: RekeRig on October 30, 2015, 11:57:14 PM

Quote from: iman on October 30, 2015, 11:45:12 PM
Quote from: whatever on October 30, 2015, 03:48:47 PM
She sold 700k+ off of one hit single..

She'll be ok...

I'm over here screaming @ the gors acting like 'Licia is some flop. :plzstop: yet for some odd reason they think their flop fave stands a chance :ohwow: :uhh:

I think people are more so dragging the quality of her music

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: Stunna Gor’ on October 30, 2015, 11:57:32 PM

She got corny.

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: Stunna Gor’ on October 30, 2015, 11:58:54 PM

Quote from: ANIMMAI on October 30, 2015, 05:36:39 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh. on October 30, 2015, 05:19:29 PM
GENITALS, gor...

bitch :plzstop: i almost choked on these m&m's

SSSSSSDDDDDDDDDDDDDDS

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: iman on October 31, 2015, 12:03:06 AM

Quote from: Genesis on October 30, 2015, 11:51:16 PM
Its funny how people use certain sources as reciepts only when it works in their favor.

Billboard?! :kii:

Idk if you're just doing this for a debate but Mary isn't neo-soul at all. Yes, she has done neo-soul songs in the past when neo-soul was at it's peak but that isn't her sound.
Mary is R&B/Hip-hop soul.

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: RekeRig on October 31, 2015, 12:06:22 AM

Quote from: Trey on October 30, 2015, 11:57:32 PM
She got corny.

!!!!

n

superwoman! mother earth!

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: Young on October 31, 2015, 12:06:59 AM

Quote from: ........ on October 30, 2015, 09:11:38 AM
and it was never Bey, Rih, and Alicia
Alicia wasn't that hot when Rih blew up
It's more like Bey, Ashanti & Alicia
then Bey, Rih, Nicki and Lyndriette

!!!

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: The Brandy Barbie on October 31, 2015, 02:14:37 AM

Quote from: Genesis on October 30, 2015, 05:09:50 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh. on October 30, 2015, 05:06:18 PM
Quote from: Genesis on October 30, 2015, 04:56:32 PM
Mary being considered neo soul is like Taylor Swift being considered as a rapper.

"Unheard of!"
:uhh:
http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/record-labels/1538620/backbeat-mary-j-blige-receives-top-honors-at-vibe-medias?mobile_redirection=false

we said what we said, hun.

LOL!
Doesnt really matter hunny bunches of oats

Billboard agrees with me>>>>

I don't think they were calling her style neo soul. I think they meant her style started something that influenced the neo soul movement. She put soul music together with hip-hop. Then Erykah put hip hop with even older soul music and fused it with jazz. I've never heard of neo soul before Erykah and them came on the scene.

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: Plank on October 31, 2015, 02:24:05 AM

Quote from: Ulysses on October 30, 2015, 06:11:44 PM
Alicia had ONE bad era and yall acting like she fell off the planet lol

Not to mention, even in her 1 bad era she STILL HAD a hit song. Let's not go too wild.

Alicia and Bey still go head to head in my eyes. Rihanna was never part of the competition to me on the sense that she isn't nearly up to par in the talent category and only has 1 #1 album.

bnmn

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: Plank on October 31, 2015, 02:24:21 AM

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Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: Plank on October 31, 2015, 02:25:06 AM

Quote from: Baphomet. on October 30, 2015, 04:56:05 PM
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Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: Plank on October 31, 2015, 02:25:48 AM

Quote from: Baphomet. on October 30, 2015, 05:15:39 PM
d

Did I just hear a gun ?

DFCGVBNnNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

not a body laid out in a puddle of POOP

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: Annie on October 31, 2015, 07:24:36 AM

Yeah she got predictable and boring..plus I think most of the production was done on the computer while her first albums sounded great because of live instrumentation

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: AIDS! on October 31, 2015, 07:27:10 AM

Quote from: RIG on October 30, 2015, 11:31:37 PM
Quote from: RED on October 30, 2015, 04:55:37 PM
Alicia gave me what I NEEDED
IMO she has more classics than Bey

A woman's worth
If I ain't got you
No one
Fallin
Like you'll never see me again
Unthinkable
Try Sleeping with a broken heart
crying. its even more obvious that she's pop/R&B like everyone else when you start naming the songs :dead: :dead: :dead: WHERE is the neo soul?

she's just boring overall, so y'all lump her in that. n

jjj is that why this is so long
Who in their right minds would class Alicia as neo soul

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: Miranda on October 31, 2015, 09:11:48 AM

that was her whole gimmick when she came out. she gave neo-soul, but was pretty and marketable. nnn

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: Miranda on October 31, 2015, 09:13:21 AM

Songs In A Minor is one of the poster child neo soul albums. Live instrumentations, jazzy vocals, self-written "deep" lyrics.

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: Gilgamesh. on October 31, 2015, 09:22:55 AM

Quote from: RED on October 31, 2015, 07:27:10 AM
Quote from: RIG on October 30, 2015, 11:31:37 PM
Quote from: RED on October 30, 2015, 04:55:37 PM
Alicia gave me what I NEEDED
IMO she has more classics than Bey

A woman's worth
If I ain't got you
No one
Fallin
Like you'll never see me again
Unthinkable
Try Sleeping with a broken heart
crying. its even more obvious that she's pop/R&B like everyone else when you start naming the songs :dead: :dead: :dead: WHERE is the neo soul?

she's just boring overall, so y'all lump her in that. n
jjj is that why this is so long
Who in their right minds would class Alicia as neo soul

who do ya think? :kii:

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: Miranda on October 31, 2015, 09:29:38 AM

if alicia was some nappy headed dark skin hefty womans there would be not a singe doubt that her first albums are 100% neo soul.

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: Miranda on October 31, 2015, 09:30:13 AM

crying @ Angie Stone being more neo soul than Alicia. nnn

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: AIDS! on October 31, 2015, 09:32:51 AM

Quote from: Gilgamesh. on October 31, 2015, 09:22:55 AM
Quote from: RED on October 31, 2015, 07:27:10 AM
Quote from: RIG on October 30, 2015, 11:31:37 PM
Quote from: RED on October 30, 2015, 04:55:37 PM
Alicia gave me what I NEEDED
IMO she has more classics than Bey

A woman's worth
If I ain't got you
No one
Fallin
Like you'll never see me again
Unthinkable
Try Sleeping with a broken heart
crying. its even more obvious that she's pop/R&B like everyone else when you start naming the songs :dead: :dead: :dead: WHERE is the neo soul?

she's just boring overall, so y'all lump her in that. n
jjj is that why this is so long
Who in their right minds would class Alicia as neo soul

who do ya think? :kii:

he thinks Khia is talented lol
I don't know why people take him seriously

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: Miranda on October 31, 2015, 09:34:51 AM

Khia IS talented. She produces and writes all her albums. And she is the only one to slay independently without any male co-sign. Plus she is 100% natural and consequent to her truth. No surge, no gimmick, no co-sign, just straight up talent and grind.

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: AIDS! on October 31, 2015, 09:35:48 AM

:dead:

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: AIDS! on October 31, 2015, 09:37:11 AM

Quote from: Trey on October 30, 2015, 11:57:32 PM
She got corny.

Yh 'Girl On Fire' is one of the most horrible songs I've ever heard
She needs to go that commerical R&B sound

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: Marilyn on October 31, 2015, 09:58:15 AM

She was soooooooo pretty when she first came out

(http://assets.rollingstone.com/assets/2001/article/alicia-keys-20011206/181401/large_rect/1421427639/1401x788-alicia.jpg)

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: The Brandy Barbie on October 31, 2015, 10:34:36 AM

Quote from: RED on October 31, 2015, 07:27:10 AM
Quote from: RIG on October 30, 2015, 11:31:37 PM
Quote from: RED on October 30, 2015, 04:55:37 PM
Alicia gave me what I NEEDED
IMO she has more classics than Bey

A woman's worth
If I ain't got you
No one
Fallin
Like you'll never see me again
Unthinkable
Try Sleeping with a broken heart
crying. its even more obvious that she's pop/R&B like everyone else when you start naming the songs :dead: :dead: :dead: WHERE is the neo soul?

she's just boring overall, so y'all lump her in that. n
jjj is that why this is so long
Who in their right minds would class Alicia as neo soul

Alicia actually gets classified as a neo soul artist all the time. I always thought she was way more pop than the other artists in the neo soul category. I could never see India Arie or Angie Stone sing the Kandi penned Jane Doe the way Alicia did. Songs of A Minor is half pop songs and half soul songs. But it's always hard to put people directly into a little box with a label on it. I understand why they said she's neo soul. She played her own instrument and she took from old soul acts to come up with some of her songs.

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: Wtv on October 31, 2015, 10:38:13 AM

Bey and Alicia are two completely different artists, dont see why one would outshine the other, if their music/lane was so different

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: whatever on November 01, 2015, 02:24:24 PM

Quote from: Miranda on October 31, 2015, 09:34:51 AM
Khia IS talented. She produces and writes all her albums. And she is the only one to slay independently without any male co-sign. Plus she is 100% natural and consequent to her truth. No surge, no gimmick, no co-sign, just straight up talent and grind.

:receipts:

woww u kinda right

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: RekeRig on November 01, 2015, 02:27:30 PM

Quote from: Miranda on October 31, 2015, 09:29:38 AM
if alicia was some nappy headed dark skin hefty womans there would be not a singe doubt that her first albums are 100% neo soul.

ur gonna look at her singles released and tell me that's neo soul? n

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: LOONA. on November 01, 2015, 02:35:06 PM

Quote from: Mel. on October 30, 2015, 11:55:39 AM
everyone doesn't have to dance tho.
Beyonce isn't the only one that can be out there doing it...

there are different artists for different people.

And yet Alicia tried to anyway.

:ohwow:

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: The Brandy Barbie on November 01, 2015, 03:05:01 PM

Quote from: Miranda on October 31, 2015, 09:13:21 AM
Songs In A Minor is one of the poster child neo soul albums. Live instrumentations, jazzy vocals, self-written "deep" lyrics.

.
Some songs are. Some aren't. Girlfriends, Jane Doe and Mr. Man aren't even close to being neo soul, IMO. Then some of the ballads like Troubles, Goodbye, and Butterflyz are just as easily adult contemporary pop as adult contemporary r&b. I had that album and, while I understood them limping her in to the neo soul category, I thought her music was much more pop and mainstream than what most of the other neo soul artists were doing.

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: MelMel on November 01, 2015, 03:05:32 PM

Quote from: Drais. on November 01, 2015, 02:35:06 PM
Quote from: Mel. on October 30, 2015, 11:55:39 AM
everyone doesn't have to dance tho.
Beyonce isn't the only one that can be out there doing it...

there are different artists for different people.

And yet Alicia tried to anyway.

:ohwow:

dffdfdffd where is that gif of her walking onto the stage

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: United Nations Barbie 🇺🇳 on November 01, 2015, 03:06:15 PM

Quote from: MelMel on November 01, 2015, 03:05:32 PM
Quote from: Drais. on November 01, 2015, 02:35:06 PM
Quote from: Mel. on October 30, 2015, 11:55:39 AM
everyone doesn't have to dance tho.
Beyonce isn't the only one that can be out there doing it...

there are different artists for different people.

And yet Alicia tried to anyway.

:ohwow:

dffdfdffd where is that gif of her walking onto the stage

!!!

:dead: :dead: :dead: :dead: :dead: :dead: :dead: :dead: :dead: :dead:

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: Ｂｏｏｍｚ on November 01, 2015, 03:10:59 PM

Quote from: MelMel on November 01, 2015, 03:05:32 PM
Quote from: Drais. on November 01, 2015, 02:35:06 PM
Quote from: Mel. on October 30, 2015, 11:55:39 AM
everyone doesn't have to dance tho.
Beyonce isn't the only one that can be out there doing it...

there are different artists for different people.

And yet Alicia tried to anyway.

:ohwow:

dffdfdffd where is that gif of her walking onto the stage

OMG I've been lookin for it for the longest! :kii:

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: LOONA. on November 01, 2015, 03:15:25 PM

Quote from: MelMel on November 01, 2015, 03:05:32 PM
Quote from: Drais. on November 01, 2015, 02:35:06 PM
Quote from: Mel. on October 30, 2015, 11:55:39 AM
everyone doesn't have to dance tho.
Beyonce isn't the only one that can be out there doing it...

there are different artists for different people.

And yet Alicia tried to anyway.

:ohwow:

dffdfdffd where is that gif of her walking onto the stage

ddddddxcxxxcdfffff

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: Miranda on November 01, 2015, 04:36:29 PM

Quote from: RIG on November 01, 2015, 02:27:30 PM
Quote from: Miranda on October 31, 2015, 09:29:38 AM
if alicia was some nappy headed dark skin hefty womans there would be not a singe doubt that her first albums are 100% neo soul.
ur gonna look at her singles released and tell me that's neo soul? n

First two albums absolutely.

Girlfriend, A Woman's Worth, You Don't Know My Name, Diary...

That was not mainstream R&B ? la Ashanti, Beyonc?, Brandy at the time. And it wasn't gutter&B like Mary or Lil Mo either. She was giving India.Arie music with a sexy body and light skin.

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: Miranda on November 01, 2015, 04:38:02 PM

Ugh that debut is IT.

Mr. Man, Girlfriend, Never Felt This Way, Butterflyz, Jane Doe, Troubles, Fallin, A Woman's Worth, Mr. FUCKING MAN....

Better than any Bey album tbh

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: The Brandy Barbie on November 01, 2015, 06:03:44 PM

Quote from: Miranda on November 01, 2015, 04:36:29 PM
Quote from: RIG on November 01, 2015, 02:27:30 PM
Quote from: Miranda on October 31, 2015, 09:29:38 AM
if alicia was some nappy headed dark skin hefty womans there would be not a singe doubt that her first albums are 100% neo soul.
ur gonna look at her singles released and tell me that's neo soul? n

First two albums absolutely.

Girlfriend, A Woman's Worth, You Don't Know My Name, Diary...

That was not mainstream R&B ? la Ashanti, Beyonc?, Brandy at the time. And it wasn't gutter&B like Mary or Lil Mo either. She was giving India.Arie music with a sexy body and light skin.

Girlfriend is a typical contepmary r&b song, to me. It was produced by JD and sounded like it.

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: Miranda on November 01, 2015, 06:11:35 PM

Her jazzy vocal approach, the organic instrumentation, the witty lyrics. Bey, Bran, Ashanti, Lil Mo, Keyshia would have never put out sth. like "Girlfriend". This is more in the vain of D'Angelo, Jill Scott. It has crossover appeal, but Alicia's whole esthetic was very much in the neo soul vein.

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: FINE. on November 01, 2015, 06:17:02 PM

Yeah she ain't no damn neo soul

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: AIDS! on November 02, 2015, 06:30:17 AM

Quote from: FINE. on November 01, 2015, 06:17:02 PM
Yeah she ain't no damn neo soul

hyyyyy
Yh

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: garlic on November 02, 2015, 06:32:13 AM

Quote from: RIG on November 01, 2015, 02:27:30 PM
Quote from: Miranda on October 31, 2015, 09:29:38 AM
if alicia was some nappy headed dark skin hefty womans there would be not a singe doubt that her first albums are 100% neo soul.
ur gonna look at her singles released and tell me that's neo soul? n

nnnnnnnn

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: garlic on November 02, 2015, 06:33:26 AM

licia was primarily pop tbh nnnn

definitely r&b, but she had a pop crossover appeal.

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: AIDS! on November 02, 2015, 06:34:36 AM

Quote from: garlic on November 02, 2015, 06:33:26 AM
licia was primarily pop tbh nnnn

definitely r&b, but she had a pop crossover appeal.

my song
:loose2when:

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: Miranda on November 02, 2015, 06:53:44 AM

Yh her first two projects are quintessential to neo soul

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: SUPREME on November 02, 2015, 08:43:47 AM

Quote from: Drais. on November 01, 2015, 02:35:06 PM
Quote from: Mel. on October 30, 2015, 11:55:39 AM
everyone doesn't have to dance tho.
Beyonce isn't the only one that can be out there doing it...

there are different artists for different people.

And yet Alicia tried to anyway.

:ohwow:

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What is this

Title: Re: Y'all remember when Alicia was Beys biggest competition??
Post by: Lazarus on November 02, 2015, 10:02:47 AM

She should never try to dance

Songs in A Minor & Diary are her best albums

Brandy Source

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