Diddy has again got himself in the controversy. The artist made a controversial statement on modern R&B, and he’s finally defending himself.
Since his highly contentious IG live translation last week, Diddy has been under fire from all angles. During an IG live with Timbaland, Diddy plainly stated, “R&B is motherfucking dead as of right now.”
“The R&B I made my babies to? R&B gotta be judged to a certain thing — it’s the feeling, though, doggy…This shit is about feeling your vulnerability,” Diddy argued. While plenty co-signed his claims, many others have been speaking out in disagreement. Namely, vocalists like Arin Ray, Kenyon Dixon, and Tiffany Evans.
Arin Ray, Alex Isley, and others sound off after @Diddy searches for the imaginary killer of R&B. pic.twitter.com/8ZNp3OazVK
— Flavor Waves (@flavwaves) August 18, 2022
Perhaps the most prominent artist to speak out is Chris Brown. The “Poppin” singer went on his Instagram story to assertively fire back against the comment. “N*ggas saying R&B is dead …respectfully shut up,” he wrote.
Diddy Explains
Now, after all the pushback, Diddy is clarifying his stance. The “Last Night” artist hopped on Twitter Saturday (Aug 20), trying to make it clear that he didn’t mean to disrespect anyone with his opinion.
“It’s been 3 days of the debate… This is the clarity of the message… It’s not disrespect to anybody,” he typed. “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!!!”
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
“This message is that R&B game needs more love, vulnerability, support!!” He finished.
It looks like Diddy is changing his tune overall. He revealed that Tory Lanez is one of his favorite R&B artists during an Instagram live session with the “Say It” singer.
Do you think R&B is dead? Or is the new generation keeping it alive and well? The debate is still raging on.
Rnb not dead we just don’t have men crying on the tracks nomore….artist too busy tryna be city boys/city girls 🤷🏽♀️
— LuvBomb💋 (@Char_babee) August 21, 2022
it’s not dead but i want y’all to stop acting like the good shit is easy to find. mainstream RnB is trash and whether y’all like it or not, casual listeners don’t wanna go digging for better. https://t.co/RaeSdToiGf
— spinnellii.bsky.social (@spinnellii) August 19, 2022
RnB ain't dead its just a lot of the commercial shit don't hit like it used to. Same with hip hop. When I was growing up, commercial RnB was some of the best RnB ever. The talent was enormous. People sang in the mic from their core, and not with their head perfectly still.
— Mari On The Keys🎹 (@itsmeshamwow) August 19, 2022
https://twitter.com/_johnalone/status/1560979963783831553
RnB not dead y’all just gotta listen to more than just mainstream artists
— Jay Archie (@prodarchie1) August 18, 2022
Written by Dreema Carrington
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