The Many, Many girls in R&B part 2

In the topic that was discussed yesterday, I failed to mention the one singer who I believe represents all that is wrong with the entertainment industry...Tamia. Let me explain, I looove Tamia's voice, its truly amazing. I even had the pleasure of seeing Tamia in concert on the Ladies's First Tour and her voice is even more magnificent in person. She's gorgeous, she has an incredible body, and she could not possibly be more talented....but her albums suck. You see if Tamia had sold her soul to the devil and sung about sex and thugs, wore a belly shirt, or had some banging beats overpowering her voice, she would be where Beyonce is now, but she chose not to. She is actually the hard working, clean cut, gimmick free artist that all female R&B singers claim to be. She probably explained to Quincy Jones when she first got her deal that she wanted to sing songs that come from her heart and that showcase her vocal ability more so than distracting dance steps. As a result, she is the opening act for one of the biggest tours of last year. But, she didn't even sing a complete song, she sang a mini-medley that included songs that weren't even her own, and the only reason that I could tell her apart from her dancers (besides the shitty seats) is that she was the only one who was holding a microphone in her hand. I'm aware she was only the opening act, but her set looked like a straight up variety show. I mean they didn't even lift the curtain all the way while she performed. Its really sad, but you realize when you see someone like Miss Tamia, just exactly how much big stars sell their souls to become big stars. I truly believe that Beyonce believes that she identifies with Tamia on some level because in her feeble mind, she thinks its her innocence is part of the package that sells her. Ummm, Bee, Jigga didn't look at you and think "damn, baby girl can really make a real man out me with her purity and her spirit" he just thought, "damn she can make me...um..no, just damn...".

(For those of you, feeling sympathy for her at this point, don't forget she is married to Grant Hill who made 22 million dollars last year despite not playing for most of it.)