R&B has been “killed” by the feminist movement, according to a former record executive-turned-podcaster who once worked with the likes of Future, Usher, Ciara, and many others.
Ray Daniels, host of The Gauds Show (Goats and Underdogs), made the claim in an episode of the podcast on Friday (May 12).
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“R&B has been killed by the feminine movement,” he said. “The stars are all women. There are no male R&B stars. But here’s why: there’s nothing a male R&B singer can say today, that’s been said in the past, that’s not considered toxic masculinity.”
He continued: “‘I know you wanna leave me, but I refuse to let you go.’ Today, that’s considered toxic masculinity. Listen to Keith Sweat, “Wrong and the Right Way.” [sic] ‘You may be young, but you’re ready.’ Today, that would be like, ‘Excuse me!?’ ‘If you think you’re lonely now, wait until tonight.’ That’s gaslighting in today’s world.”
While Daniels believes that it’s only male R&B singers who are getting canceled, there are some women in the game who fear the same thing — most notably, Summer Walker, who recently claimed she was afraid of getting canceled once people realized who she was once the cameras stop rolling.
“It took me 27 years to figure out why I’m so shy,” she wrote on her Instagram Stories back in March. “It’s cause I’m trying real hard not to say something crazy. I’m literally walking around over thinking how to not hurt anyone’s feelings. Deep down I’m ghetto Af n I be scared ima get canceled.”
Daniels, however, is correct that the women of R&B are having a banner year. Last week, it was revealed that SZA matched Beyoncé’s chart dominance, becoming the only Black woman besides Mrs. Carter to have achieved both a No. 1 album and a No. 1 song in the 2020s.
“To be next to the queen is an honor,” SZA wrote on her Instagram Story earlier this month with a screenshot of the news.
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And last month, H.E.R. met the Golden State Warriors and her hero, Steph Curry — something the Grammy winner called a Top 5 moment of her life.
“TOP 5 MOMENTS EVER!!!!!! FELT SO GOOD TO BE HOME. THANK YOU FOR THE LOVE. Brought back so many memories,” she wrote on Instagram. “I sang the national anthem at a warriors game when I was a kid lol crazy to be back. And thank you for the jersey, Steph, You’re the GOAT. I’m so inspired by you!!!!”
