Can't take nothing away from him but the only negative in my opinion in calling him the greatest is that you could always tell a Babyface song whomever he wrote it for.
Is BabyFace The Greatest R&B Song Writer Ever?!
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Always puzzled me how someone uses the music of their supposedly native land as a trolling tool....to each his own I guessWho you got in this R&B shit?
Respect to another legend! I guess I should’ve clarified the era better. I was thinking more contemporary.
I mean, 80s through the 90s and early 2000s
Crazy
There were songs in that medley I couldn’t believe he wrote, shit is wild. He’s too powerful lol.
Lmao, the funny shit is I fux with African music but dude’s approach is so off-putting. Calm down @Nzinga
Greatest songwriter? He is great no doubt but I would have to expand my musical tastes a whole lot more before I feel qualified to say greatest....as far as making R&B/ soul he does have a claim
Stevie Wonder.
Prince not having a “Deep” catalog?
Prince has 39 studio albums, 39.
Let me say it again. Prince has 39 studio albums.
And I don’t classify Prince, he was all music in one.
39 studio albums, I had to say it again so that you don’t ever question the depth of Prince’s catalog.
Let me re-quote myself with emphasis added where necessary:
"I don't even think Prince's catalog is this deep with songs he wrote for other artists. But a lot of his can't be classified as R&B."
Hey man I guess
Surprised this on page two. Was my immediate answer too!
Maybe in the 90s when the LaFace sound had developed, but not those early ones.
I am perhaps the biggest Prince fan ever and I have to cosign what VAiz4hustlaz has said. Prince has an extensive catalog of Hits, but he really isnt categorized as R&B. Prince is music. All music. All genres. He is definitely one of the greatest song writers ever, but I couldnt/wouldnt limit him or define him as R&B. That is no disrespect to THE GOAT at all.
I swore I respond saying Prince was all music in one and not just R&B. I guess I didn’t post it because it was just a bit much.
But yes, Prince is not simply categorized as R&B.
Maybe it takes people of a certain age. Babyface has timeless classics. But Stevie has timeless classics to the tenth power AND almost all of them he wrote himself- as opposed to Babyface who had a songwriting partner (L.A. Reid) for most of his biggest hits.
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To me he did though but I also work in music so perhaps I have a different ear/standpoint.
I mean, I JUST discovered how this brother started out. My mans had the cheat code from the beginning, shit is undeniable!
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More flowers for Kenneth while he still here:
Shit not fair, my man’s and LA Reid too powerful
This thread is dedicated to our brothers/sisters/etc who don’t understand how impactful Babyface and LA Reid (LaFace and ‘em) were/are. Stop playing please smh
Another Face banger my G’s.
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