Chris Brown answers Diddy’s “R&B” question.
Just recently, Diddy sparked a conversation about the current state of R&B as he posted a tweet saying “Who killed R&B”. The fans responded to Bad Boy’s question, as well as some of the musicians including Tory Lanez, Kehlani, Summer Walker and Mary J. Blige.
Who killed R&B?
— LOVE (@Diddy) August 17, 2022
Now Chris Brown, one of the greats of R&B fires back at Puff Diddy through his IG story. “WHENS THE LAST TIME YOU HEARD A SLOW SONG ON THE RADIO???? NI**AS SAYING R&B IS DEAD… RESPECTFULLY SHUT UP!” he wrote. “People now a days want fast food instead of a real meal… DONT BLAME THE REAL SINGERS OUT HERE BEKUZ WHAT CHANNELS DO PEOPLE HAVE TO SEE MUSIC VIDEOS BET DAMN SURE DONT NIETHER DOES MTV. AND THEN THE INDUSTRY BE FORCING SH*T ON THE PEOPLE WHEN THE REAL MUSIC LOVERS KNOW THAT SH*T IS GARBAGE.”
“R&B ain’t dead… YALL NI**AS JUST UGLY,” he added on another story.
The “With You” hitmaker then gave a shout out to Tank’s latest album “R&B Money” which also featured their collab “See Through Love”. “THESE NI**AS SAYING R&B IS DEAD??? WATCH YOUR MOUTH NI**A… IT AINT DEAD,” he wrote. “ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE DEAF TO WHAT Real MUSIC IS… DAMN NEAR EVERY RAPPER WANNA BE A SINGER…” “DONT KNOW WHAT THE F**K PUFF TALKNG BOUT,” he added at the end.
😭😭😭 Chris brown didn’t joke with those clowns talkin about “Who killed R&B “😭😭🗑
Who’s puff btw? 😂 pic.twitter.com/ehNoWm1aA8— ZEUS (@Dominic_zeus) August 20, 2022
“It’s been 3 days of the debate…This is the clarity of the message…It’s not disrespect to anybody,” wrote Diddy later. “This conversation was out of love and me purposely wanting to bring attention to R&B! It was something that I saw the effect of the Hip hop and R&B balance. That balance is honesty and realness when it comes together, melodies, vulnerability and most importantly LOVE!!!”
Diddy posed the query a few days ago when he introduced his brand-new R&B label, Love Records. According to the former head of the Bad Boy label, the genre is in danger of dying out and his company is here to preserve it. Mary J. Blige, among others, contested Diddy’s assertion, pointing out that while there is strong R&B produced by brilliant singers, it does not receive the same backing as other genres, particularly rap and hip hop, which have reached unprecedented heights in recent times.
This conversation was out of love and me purposely wanting to bring attention to R&B! It was something that I saw the effect of the Hip hop and R&B balance. That balance is honesty and realness when it comes together, melodies, vulnerability and most importantly LOVE!!!
— LOVE (@Diddy) August 20, 2022
