Neo Soul vs URBAN/R&B? Where do you stand?!


Question:

Neo Soul vs URBAN/R&B? Where do you stand?

Neo Soul to me is Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Bilal,
D'Angelo,Dwele,Musiq (Soulchild),Raphael Saadiq
Conya Doss ..
Modern R&B is not like Jodeci, Johnny Gill or Guy. I feel like it's over produced catchy wannabe pop music for kids. The artists like Akon & others may be black people but it ain't Black music. Which is kool & the gnag that they wanna make it global & sell to everyone but then stop watering down hip hop beats & acting all badassss in the video like you are STREET & real hip hop. Jennifer Lopez (yuk!) with her pretend black wannabe street name J-Lo is a good example of this watering down. She uses black backing singers/dancers/producers to ensure a hip hop feel & then kills each song with her inability to sing & then proceeds to sing catchy boring pop songs. Rant over.........

This is neo soul.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hne9kmdwr...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqdmrfrm5...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9fcnjqk5...

Wat say U ??


Answers:

The difference is the artist we consider Neo-Soul usually can REALLY sing, use live instruments during shows, and do not have to rely on catchy hooks or chorus' to make people feel the music. They have talent and depth in what they are talking about.

Most of today's R&B is teeny bopper music(Chris Brown, Ne-yo, Omarion, Lloyd, Bobby V.). I like some of it, light, commercialized stuff. Some of it IS too much like POP to be considered R&B to me.

Other's like Jaheim, Jagged Edge, Donnell Jones, etc.. can really sing, but they mix it up on their albums, a lil soul, old skool R&B, commercialization but not TOO POPish with it! It works for them, and I get to hear some ghetto soulful tracks without the sleepyness that comes with some of my favorite Neo-Soul sangers! I know what ya mean! It's rare to find something that moves ya! Not like the 80's and 90's. But music is in a constant state of change. Just like your parents probably didn't care for your music when you were young, you don't get the new stuff. It's just the way it goes!


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