What happened to great melody artists like K-Ci and Jo Jo?

Question

Artists like Boys II Men were once very popular and sang so beautifully....now we have rap artists who don't sing melodies,for the most part they just rap about cars, sex and money. Do you think there will be a day when we can get back to hearing great melodies again?, Remembering talented black artists like Stevie Wonder, Lionel Ritchie and Billy Ocean makes me realize how much has happened in music, We lost something along the way. Does anyone else feel this way? Can anyone give me any black artists that still sing?

Answer 1

I used to think that a growing lack of talent among singers was the problem. I have found that the real problem is the most popular music that is exploited today is not music, it's "music". Corporations create an image that they think will sell units and don't even consider the music that's recorded. They also don't consider the fact that their audience wants to hear good music as well. I can give you an artist...( www.cdbaby.com/lylemiller ) . You have to form your own opinion about him, but I can say personally that this artist did not conform to today's rules of singing over 4-bar loops. There are many artists out there, but the best are underground artists, simply because there is no place in the "music" industry for them. Think about this, Paris Hilton has a CD selling worldwide and Johnny Gill is on the chittlin' circuit. Does this seem even a little wrong?