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» A short list of things wrong with this CNN article on "the love" in R&B

maura:

1. It cites that terrible study about “narcissism in pop music” to help prove its point

2. It takes Miguel’s “Quickie”—one of *two* current songs negatively cited—to task even though the super-sweet “Sure Thing” was a bigger hit for him on R&B radio

3. Apparently the writer has never turned on Vh1 Soul, which is SWIMMING in current love songs? Call your cable company now, dude, or just listen to 98.7 Kiss FM’s stream

4.”I asked some of the stars who created the popular R&B classics of the late 1960s, ’70s and early ’80s.” But nobody current! Okay then!

5. Ugh I can’t even deal with this anymore, also why is the piece so long when it’s basically Man Yells At Overly Sexy Cloud But There Is One Person Who Is Keeping It REALLY REAL for like 2000 words

i’m glad it wasn’t just me who had problems with this article.

(via thediscography)


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  5. notexactly said: Right off the back, I saw #8 in that article as well as in some of the most liked comments, which made me sad.
  6. jalylah said: however clumsily he made his argument, there is an audible shift in the emotional tenor of black pop. black love has been dramatically evacuated from it, which isn’t to deny erro, kindred & ‘em but they aren’t “popular.” i feel it. i hear it.
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  8. rnbblog reblogged this from maura and added:
    This CNN article reads like...way more judgmental, “kids these days” version of
  9. wiitns reblogged this from maura and added:
    Where do they find these guys?
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    i’m glad it wasn’t just me who had problems with this article.
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