Part 2, Male R&B Mount Rushmore Luther Vandross, Babyface, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder...Do y’all agree?
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That's debatable because those on that rush more are legends as well.
I think its different types of male R&B though; so Stevie isnt in the same category as MJ; or MJ isnt in the same category as Prince; or Prince isnt in the same category as Luther; etc etc so it makes it difficult to have a Mt Rushmore...
I don't think no one list will be wrong of who supposed to be on the rush more.
Marvin is not replaceable.
THIS IS NOT REPLACEABLE
Right, dude was tripping saying that. Like WTF.....
I swear muthafuckas be off dat Ripple bruh.
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His spot is still solidified, I can separate the artist from human being.man if Kels wasn't out there wilding, his spot would be solidified
I got Stevie, Marvin and Kels for sure.
Can't go wrong with that list.
It's Luther,Marvin,Al Green & Smokey Robinson for me.
That's a good list.
R. Kelly stole his style from Aaron Hall. Aaron Hall was 2nd generation Charlie Wilson. R. Kelly can't make the cut. Sorry.
Luther was the quintessential R&B voice of the 80s. Luther made sultry and low the thing to be. Luther was king; Patti was queen. That's not even up for debate.
Stevie has influenced so many R&B vocalists that it ain't even funny. Irreplaceable.
Marvin Gaye was the voice of 70s R&B and was a prototype for the sound that would eventually become the standard. Its hard to argue against Marvin.
The only real debate is who gets the last spot.
Prince and MJ are amazing artists but they were hybrid artists. Michael Jackson is not a genre...but sometimes it seems like it. Still, he was called the King of Pop, not the king of R&B.
Smokey?
Who represents the high-voiced falsettos of R&B?
Luther was the quintessential R&B voice of the 80s. Luther made sultry and low the thing to be. Luther was king; Patti was queen. That's not even up for debate.
Stevie has influenced so many R&B vocalists that it ain't even funny. Irreplaceable.
Marvin Gaye was the voice of 70s R&B and was a prototype for the sound that would eventually become the standard. Its hard to argue against Marvin.
The only real debate is who gets the last spot.
Prince and MJ are amazing artists but they were hybrid artists. Michael Jackson is not a genre...but sometimes it seems like it. Still, he was called the King of Pop, not the king of R&B.
Smokey?
Who represents the high-voiced falsettos of R&B?
James Brown? Are you smoking? There are a couple cats on Cleveland sports talk radio that have an ongoing debate at who had the better singing voice between James Brown and Billy Ocean. James Brown was one hell of a performer, but he did not have a beautiful singing voice from what I heard. He did his thing, but I wouldn't call what he did beautiful singing.
While Babyface may not be the most dynamic singer, he played the hell out of his three through five that he didn't have to use the whole eight. If we're talking about all around talent, writing and singing and producing then maybe you would put baby face,
I would replace Babyface with maybe either Prince or Michael Jackson If we're talking singers
Marvin is not replaceable.
THIS IS NOT REPLACEABLE
Thank u. Marvin should have been everybody's first pick.
I was going to put him on my list but I went with Al Green
Smokey doesn't get enough credit.
Marvin & Luther should have be automatic...imo
Mike is def r&b. What he hell????
Strictly R&B… (focusing on vocals)
Marvin Gaye
Al Green
Teddy P
David Ruffin
And if I had extra space
Anthony Hamilton
Marvin Gaye
Al Green
Teddy P
David Ruffin
And if I had extra space
Anthony Hamilton
None of these are wrong answers. Yup, Gerald is a great singer as well.
Poor Eddie Levert.
He has outlived all of his kids.
I can't even begin to imagine what that feels like.
I never want to know.
He has outlived all of his kids.
I can't even begin to imagine what that feels like.
I never want to know.
Like I said in the other thread,
No Ron Isley?
No Ron Isley?
What's crazy is the fact he's still living. Because I thought after losing all his kids, he would've been a goner from heart break.
Word.
Hot97 had usher, Chris brown, kells and mjBabyface?!
Mayne WTF
gotta have Kellz up there
