Good Morning Family,
So...
I have been reading about the "Battle of the Blue Eyed Soulsters". If you weren't aware, apparently, Jon B has been extremely annoyed at Robin Thicke as of late. Jon feels that Robin is being very whiny, feeling himself a bit too much and is being ungrateful with the amount of accolades that he has received for his musical achievements. (i.e. Calling Vibe Magazine racists for not having his picture on the cover or never being able to have his picture on the cover) Jon goes on to also state that as white artists doing black music, Robin should be satisfied like he in being included in such a honored and hallowed fraternity of performers.
I agree with Jon... Robin has some freakin' nerve.
Before I begin my rant, let me start off by shouting out one of the original Blue-Eyed Soulsters, Bobby Caldwell. For those who don't know, Bobby has and still is bringing the fire with his silky smooth voice. His most famous hits are "What You Won't Do For Love" and "Open Your Eyes", the joint which Common sampled for "The Light." Another big up goes to Daryll Hall of Hall and Oates. I don't EVEN need to get into his catalogue. (LOL) Any white singer worth his salt must kiss the rings of these two dons.
In any case, back to Jon and Robin. Robin must give props to Jon. Simply put. First of all, Jon paved the way for Robin to even get his shine. Jon has 15 plus years in the game!!! 15!!!!!! Yes, Robin is talented and reared in a very musical family. (His parents are Alan Thicke and Gloria Loring. NOTE: Alan Thicke wrote and sang the theme song for Different Strokes) I will also acknowledge that Robin is a very gifted musician and skilled with pen, writing hits for such megastars like Usher. And yes, I have all of his albums. HOWEVER, Jon B is equally and if not MORE gifted than this cat, and like anyone who has had years in the game prior to your arrival, it is only fitting that you pay homage or show some respect for someone who sacrificed for you.
Let's talk Jon B for a second. First of all Jon has hits...LOTS OF HITS! We are talking about a cat who was a protege of Babyface, rocked with Tupac and released two smash albums with "Bonafide" and "Cool Relax". (He also released Pleasure U Like, Stronger Every Day to critical acclaim) To be honest, Robin's last three albums can't touch Jon B's Cool Relax. I am sorry ladies, I got to keep it real. If you don't believe me, flashback and watch Jon B's smash "They Don't Know" and watch your face curl up into a smile... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO4Sp0qr6PY Lastly, Jon's instrument game is just as tight as Robin's and his skills with pen are even tighter.
Jon just dropped a tight album called "Helpless Romantic'. The album is a problem. Jon B's swagger game is at a all time high and he real worked on this one. As a supporter of Jon, I encourage you all to cop it. Visit Jon's page: http://www.myspace.com/jonboogotti
Here are a few excerpts from Jon regarding Robin:
IS JON B A HATER? JON B. VS. ROBIN THICKE!Oct 21, 2008 Author: MissXpose
“I’ve never been on the cover of VIBE, but I don’t think that that is a good thing to really point out. It’s like damn, who are you to say that you deserve the cover? That’s kind of pompous to me. Just fall back and do what you do and don’t complain. You’ve been blessed.” - Jon B on Robin Thicke’s complaint for not making the VIBE cover.
“Listen man, you have your career and I have mine. If it came down to a battle situation, where we were piano to piano, vocals to vocals, and he really wanted to test skills on some wild competitive type of stuff we could make it happen.” - Jon B on a battle with Thicke.
“I paved the way for a lot of white artists now that don’t have to deal with the stigma of being a white artist. I don’t think that people would be as open for non-African American artists like that if it I didn’t take a lot of the slack for them.” - Jon B on originally holding it down for young white Soul artists.
Jon B, I am riding with you fam...
One, Cap-D
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