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Originally posted by DELTAQTE:
Ok let me be the devils advocate here.
I read someone said that white people are diggin her too. Do you think it's more because of her talent or it has something to do with that she's light skinned and pretty? Yeah Erykah is a bit earthy now and Jill Scott is just plain the bomb, but do they fit into white society's perception of beauty? The same could be argued for Beyonce.
I haven't bought the CD yet, but I do know that if I hear Fallen one more gin, I'ma pop! I do like the song girlfriend very much tho.
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Interesting question, soror. Alicia Keys is biracial (half black and half white). She is black nonetheless, but the mainstream is usually more at ease with images that are less afrocentric, etc. While Alicia always wears braids with beads, this may be less in-you-face (to the mainstream) than Jill's mini-fro or Erykah's bald, dreads, or wrap. Then again, the mainstream LOVED Lauryn Hill and she wore dreads AND was Hip-Hop(ish).
I think Alicia's CD is OKAY. I think the classicly trained pianist in her is better than her voice--she can sing too, though. I'm not a fan of Lil' Mo or her squeeky voice. However, she has a few tracks that are nice...her remake of Cindi Lauper's "Time After Time" is wonderful and made me realize that Mo CAN sing when she's not squeeking.
There is one song that made me wonder...???. FYI: She re-used a Snoop Dog beat for one of her songs...and completely misused it...terrible.
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