In Reply to: What happened to black music posted by sudz1234@yahoo.com on July 6, 2012 at 20:09:46:
There are many, many artist and groups that have taken 'soul'/'r&b' in new and different directions..most notably the 'Neo-soul' movement of the late 90's and today, ie: Seal, D'Angelo, Maxwell, Erika Badu, Jill Scott (my favorite, incredible talent), John Legend, just to name a few.-Of the artist I just listed, you will NOT find a single rap syllable on any of their albums-.
Problem with hip-hop and rap is that it dominates the airwaves thus sells the most commercial time on TV.
Patience will reveal deep rooted Soul/R&B music will survive long after hip hop perishes.
Edits: 07/07/12 07/07/12
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- it's alive and well...do not confuse 'hip-hop' and 'rap' with R&B - Green Lantern 02:11:41 07/07/12 (6)
- 'hip-hop' and 'rap' are not music - Alpha Al 08:13:04 07/07/12 (5)
- RE: 'hip-hop' and 'rap' are not music - slippers... 07:25:49 07/12/12 (1)
- RE: 'hip-hop' and 'rap' are not music - esande 18:46:41 07/13/12 (0)
- Rap is as old as the hills... - genungo 12:07:40 07/07/12 (0)
- RE: 'hip-hop' and 'rap' are not music - Glen B 09:57:39 07/07/12 (0)
- no argument there....but- - Green Lantern 08:39:30 07/07/12 (0)