Welcome to The State of R&B, ESSENCE’s take a look at the past, present and way forward for rhythm and blues. On this piece, ESSENCE editors Jasmine Browley and Brooklyn White investigate the R&B bags secured—and lost.
In 1997, Kelly Price sang “the mo’ money we come across, mo’ problems we see.” But what happens when there are rumors of no money?
You address them, head on.
“R&B has never not been lucrative because R&B could be performed world wide,” J. Valentine, a singer and songwriter with N’SYNC, Omarion and Mario songs to his credit, says to ESSENCE. “You don’t need as much insurance to guard the venues,” he says, hinting at hip-hop’s more rowdy shows. “So, the reality of the...
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