Article and Pics from the Lady of Soul Awards - Page 3

DELTAQTE · #1 08-06-2002, 06:40 AM

I agree with some of the comments, but dang you know that must hurt hearing that all these folks don't like your music. I think it would of been better if they had left the "princess of hip hop and r &b" title off of her name. That was what really set folks off.

QTE

Dove Gal · #2 08-06-2002, 02:26 PM

I just signed it and I was 10609 and there were 10613 signatures.

librasoul22 · #3 08-06-2002, 02:42 PM

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Originally posted by DELTAQTE
I agree with some of the comments, but dang you know that must hurt hearing that all these folks don't like your music. I think it would of been better if they had left the "princess of hip hop and r &b" title off of her name. That was what really set folks off.

QTE

You know what? After some thought I kinda agree with you. I signed the petition, but didn't post any comments. Some of the comments were HARSH! I don't think that Ashanti deserves this award at all, yet I do not think it is THAAAAT serious, like people are seriously going off on that petition!

Yeah, the princess of hip hop and R&B is a bit much. I am with some of the other posters who think there have been some major payoffs going around.

Exquisite5 · #4 08-06-2002, 06:50 PM

I don't think Ashant deserves the award, but I'm not gonna sign a petition against her. To me, that is just mean, not to mention a waste of my time because if Soul Train cared about my opinion there would have been voting a la 106 and Park or a Viewers' Choice Award.

Also, in stirring up all this raucous (sp?) you might just be awarding Soul Train for making a dumb choice because they are receiving publicity and people will probably watch the show just to see if she gets it or if anyone protests. I think, if we really want to affect change we should not watch the awards show. Hitting the pocket book may be the only way to make the powers that be wake up.

AKA2D '91 · #5 08-06-2002, 08:24 PM

QTE,
I do not think (personally) it is TOTALLY about "not liking her music". I think many are appauled at the fact that this chick has only been out "15 minutes" and can get a "MAJOR"

award like this. I mean dayum, can she get awards in certain CATEGORIES FIRST? This is like putting the cart before the horse.

I bought her CD, I feel her songs, for what they are worth. However, I do not feel that she should be given this award. Yeah, maybe one of those other awards for category XYZ, but not that one.

If this was "payola", then her record company set her up. Pimped her. I guess the powers that be have taken the hip/hop/soul/r&b consumers for granted and think they are idiotic or something.
She SHOULD come out and say, "THANKS, BUT NO THANKS... I really don't deserve this." If she says that then tomorrow is Friday.

DELTAQTE · #6 08-07-2002, 04:54 AM

Yeah I see her as a train wreck that hasn't crashed yet. I mean damn, a book out already? Next it's gonna be movies.

I like the call Ashanti the "Black Britney Spears". Both are pretty, both only have a one octave voice, and both have DAMN good PR.

Must be nice!

QTE

nikki1920 · #7 08-07-2002, 09:57 AM

I *think* I signed it, I got some error when I tried to submit my signature. Ashanti's success is the result of good PR, and back to back appearances on four singles (or more, I tend to turn the station when she comes on now). She made a big mistake when she did all those songs in a row, in my opinion. She does not show any creativity (how hard is it to sing off of a previously released song?). And whoever at Murder Inc. named her the princess of R&B needs to be relieved of their duties. How can you be called that with only one mediocre record??

I agree that she is trying to be made into my girl Aaliyah. But that is not possible. One, Aaliyah was original and creative. Ashanti is NOT. Two, Aaliyah had stage presence. Ashanti does not.

But I also agree that this is just publicity for Ashanti And the Soul Train Awards. Long live the music business where its all about presentation and not talent....

CrucialCrimson · #8 08-07-2002, 12:09 PM

This has got to be the least important issue that I can imagine - it's not like a Soul Train award is a career maker or breaker - let the child be nominated - who really cares - it's not the Entertainer of all time award, but Entertainer of the Year - and she's had quite a year. Someone is buying her records!! As for comparing her to Aaliyah, I hadn't really thought about it but they were both very pretty, moderately talented, and over produced young ladies. As far as stage presence is concerned, Aaliyah didn't have any until she matured in the business so as far as comparing Project 1 to Project 1, they are definitely in the same range.

CrimsonTide4 · #9 08-07-2002, 12:13 PM

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Originally posted by nikki1920
Murder Inc. named her the princess of R&B needs to be relieved of their duties. How can you be called that with only one mediocre record??

How can Murder Inc. be THE WORLD'S MOST TALENTED RECORD LABEL with two artists?

librasoul22 · #10 08-07-2002, 02:02 PM

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Originally posted by DELTAQTE
Yeah I see her as a train wreck that hasn't crashed yet. I mean damn, a book out already? Next it's gonna be movies.

I like the call Ashanti the "Black Britney Spears". Both are pretty, both only have a one octave voice, and both have DAMN good PR.

Must be nice!

QTE

Well, at least Britney CAN dance, lol.

CrimsonAngel2001 · #11 08-07-2002, 11:20 PM

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Originally posted by nikki1920
I *think* I signed it, I got some error when I tried to submit my signature. :

I was reading in an email I received and it said that someone hacked into the site and set it up so that no one else can sign the petition and erased a good number of signatures so now they set up a back up petition at http://www.messed-up.com/petition/

I'm not sure if this is true or not but this is really a mess

AKA2D '91 · #12 08-08-2002, 10:58 AM

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Originally posted by CrimsonAngel2001

I was reading in an email I received and it said that someone hacked into the site and set it up so that no one else can sign the petition and erased a good number of signatures so now they set up a back up petition at http://www.messed-up.com/petition/

I'm not sure if this is true or not but this is really a mess

MURRRRRRRDDDDDDERRRRRRRRRRRRR!