I like the discussion in here.
It's something that needs to be discussed not just by black people but the music industry in general.
People can't support music they don't know about. PERIOD. You can say R&B isn't mainstream all you want but have you listened to Justin Bieber's latest album? It's R&B downe! Do you know Country music has become more R&B influenced? I was shopping a couple of weeks ago and there was this country playlist just blaring throughout the store and it was so R&B.
I gagged and had to Google some of the music! The melodies and even vocals are very R&B influenced. Country is a genre that thrives 'til this day. Their award shows are events and their artists book platinum consistently.
The artists being labeled 'Pop' thrive because they have a push and people KNOW their music. I think the R&B artists have a disadvantage because they don't get promotion but at the same time their people aren't checking for them like that even without the promotion.
Have you guys noticed that the sites that caters to the blacks are consistently slandering our artists, directors, celebs, etc.? The consensus of "Black Twitter" is built on making fun of our people and our celebs. Every time there's a BET Award show it's all about who can crack the funniest joke or make a meme the fastest for likes and kii's. Basically the presence of BLACK people isn't taken seriously and in turn that effects how their music is being sold. It hurts their marketing as well.
Perhaps we need white people to co-sign R&B the way the way they do with Hip-Hop so the niggas can purchase again! lol! kinda how the Black Lives Matter movement was started by a white man and the niggas followed like SHEEP!
