chris brown was definitely one he just flopped in the latter half of his prime too often

I think most people know Forever if anything at least from The Office

I could argue for other songs too but I’ll stick with that one

Btw they’re making a tv show based on Usher’s music

r&b in general just can’t exist like it once did anymore, unless real chords, bridges and choruses come back but kids not fw that no more and a lot of it was very performative looking back sometimes

I'd argue The Weeknd is the last remnant, although he has transitioned to Pop yet he still himself. I don't mention Frank cause I feel he comes and goes.

With that said, I feel that we rn just have R&B sensations/Black superstars at the moment. Similar to how artists such as SWV, Ginuwine, Donell Jones, etc. were popular yet noticeably backed by the Black community. I think the closest ones we have to that realm are Brent Faiyaz, Lucky Daye, Ari Lennox, 6LACK etc. It's clear we're going through a transition period.

I lowkey believe Khalid and Giveon had those lanes but they're either becoming irrelevant or disappeared.

Fridayy ate Giveon

I was saying this in the wrong way when I asked where is the showmanship and dancing when it came to music videos with male leads. Male R&B singers want to be mysterious now

killing all these niggas
leon thomas and tone stith too

Silk Sonic brought all that back to the mainstream with an OG at the helms but no one wanted it

Hell na when people are gassing up and riding for 4Batz

I agree Fridayy is Giveon's replacement. Such a cold world

Plus he has a better voice and he can sing live

Maybe lol

I think he has a different sound that I'm cool with. R&B doesn't always have to be one way

Chris Brown even though Rihanna made that b**** famous

But we already got Brent

That maybe true. However, remember when Brent was first coming out and people use to say that he came from that PND cloth It can be applied to how we see it now. If Brent was seen as a PND seed and then evolved into something completely different than 4Batz too. Although, he's deemed Brentcore, I'm starting to believe he's kinda more attuned to Jim Legacy and a bit of 454

Rightfully so

lot more r&b artists than 4batz

and that nigga could. can't wait for act iii

Chris is arguably bigger than him but yeah r&b superstar dom is cooked, music superstar dom is cooked in general

We in the era of regular stars no super

ppl this chris brown is bigger than usher

Usher Worldwide sales: 75 million
CB worldwide sales: 140 million

nigga that Silk Sonic s*** was some of the most soulless funk&b i’ve ever heard lol

it didn’t stick because the s*** was plastic and manufactured as hell

that Silk Sonic s*** sounded like something you’d hear in one of those run of the mill comedy-drama black relationship shows that you watch while you’re getting your hair done

so painfully generic

You aren’t black why are you making these statement and talking about “idc”