The Pied Piper of R & Kids Bop

King of R&B: R. Kelly??
Seriously, for 10 years, R. Kelly dominated R&B. I was only four when 12 play released but I Bump & Grind in the club whenever I hear it. I learned to Ballroom to Step in the Name of Love and my grandmother cried at my 5th grade graduation when my class sang I Believe I Can Fly. Hit after hit after smash after jam and then Trapped in the Closet 7 thru 900. I don't know maybe he getting old and outta touch, maybe the well is dry, maybe I expect too much out of a mere man who is an iconic legend in R&B. Apparently I'm not the only one that feels this way about such genius and muse going to waste. Trey Songz blatantly addresses Kellz' whackness with full force over JayZ's DOA track. Death of Kellz is a fitting title for the man that hasn't put out a decent Ballad since Chocolate Factory (2003). And it doesn't help that he's had two postponed albums (12 Play: 4th Quarter, Untitled) since going to court for kiddie porn. Give us something to change the subject bro. Post dated albums ain't gonna cut it!! (Zodiac, 2010)
By the way, I'm so disappointed in the mixtape, glad it wasn't made public. Get it together or I will have 1st Dibbs on the throne.
King of R&B: vacant
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Are Boy Bands Over??

When R&B was booming in the 80s and 90s, the all-boy trio or quartet was the beginning, middle, and end of the story. Guy, New Edition, Bell Biv Devoe, Boyz II Men, Shai, Jodeci, Silk, Blackstreet, Dru Hill, Next, Jagged Edge, Hi 5ive, 112, I could go on forever. Today we have...Day 26. And Thats about it. While new female groups like Elektric Red, Richgirl, and Sophia Fresh emerge regularly, their male counterparts have gone dormant. Maybe its the scare factor in a post-B2K world. Or maybe there's something corny about four grown men doing synchronized pirouettes. Or maybe the right combination of rugged and smooth R&B dudes hasn't come along. *cough*BSH*cough*. Whatever the case, this vital cog in the R&B machine has gone AWOL.
S.F.
via Vibe Magazine
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