I did read the thread E.
I didn't say you didn't, but that *I* had not.
If Beyonce isn't Hip Hop, then would you categorize her as pop? Rihanna is Hip Hop and she sings the same type of songs as Beyonce. I don't think I would categorize her as R&B. Lauryn Hill is more R&B, IMHO, like Mary J. Blidge.
I would call her pop, yes. Hip hop seems to have a bit of rap in it, and Lauryn Hill definitely raps.
Did you actually watch the clip from the Oscars?
Yes.
Yeah, I know what you mean E, don't get me wrong, but what I'm trying to convey is people are somewhat "purist".
I'm not a purist, else I probably wouldn't like the movie soundtrack more than the original broadway version. I just don't like Beyonce and so of course would not enjoy the idea of her doing those songs, and she'd have to be that much more amazing for me to be impressed.
If somebody who isn't in the same caliber (not just in the talent department but also physically) they start saying they have don't have talent.
I thought she was untalented long before she was set to appear at the Oscars. And I do not understand what you're saying about physical appearances. Across the Universe had Beatles songs performed by both Chinese and black people, and I ended up liking those more than the originals. Jennifer Hudson doesn't look like Sarah Brightman or Emmy Rossum but I could at least entertain the idea of her singing Phantom songs because her vocals usually blow me away to the point of tears. No puking there.
(Where's Lauryn Hill, now?)
Touring, being crazy, and ruining the chances of a Fugees reunion.
IMHO, if people don't know before hand who is singing the song and heard it, it sounds good, they won't pass judgement right away.
Sure there's usually a stigma attached to the more popular performers out there, but it doesn't mean a person can't just plain dislike 'em. So what? I'm not hiring these people, and if they made good records I would warm up to them.
My point is don't pass judgement before you see the finished product.
But it's fun to discuss Oscar-related things before the big night. Nothing says I can't change my opinion afterwards. In Beyonce's case, I did not.
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