I've been listening to R&B for as long as I can remember. 'Sweet Love' by Anita Baker was the first song I remember singing (thanks to my father) and since then, I have always loved the genre that in theory is DEDICATED to Love and the expressions of it. Call me a sap if you want, my iTunes is deep and diverse so I wouldn't try it. Point being, Chris Brown is the King of R&B. I don't care about Rihanna; I don't care about Trey Songz; I don't care that Graffiti didn't sell as well as his previous 2 albums. While Trey's voice may have a more aesthetically pleasing tone, his vocal performance capabilities in comparison to Mr. Brown are, plainly put, quite limited. Not to mention, Trey's musical pallet that he has presented in his first 3 albums and several mixtapes, is quite cliche and reminiscent of a recycled R&B tradition that stems from R. Kelly in the early 1990s. My A&R/Dominican Cousin Pedro would disagree with me but, whatever.
Most girls are going to hate me for saying these things, but most of them are probably just looking at his physical appearance, are satisfied with his mediocre musical presentations because of the point previously stated, and aren't listening to the records. Yes, records - not songs. A song is what the public hears; records are listening to songs from a comparative and creative perspective: e.g. a movie vs. a film.
Enough about all of that. Chris dropped a mixtape on Valentine's Day called "In My Zone". My favorite tracks are "Don't Lie", "Glow In The Dark", and last but not least, "Big Booty Judy". I'm not normally the fan of ignorant goon influenced/crunk R&B but this mixtape is a tribute to just that, in conjunction with a well designed plea to his female fans across the world to enjoy listening to his musical love-making side on V-Day. You can get the download here. This post could probably be better, but that's what tomorrow is for. Peace Family.
