In case you were wondering, no this isn't a promo for A&E and you will not see this man. Sorry in advance.
As a lover of both R&B and rap, I feel like I need to point out the elephant in the room.
With artists like Lil' B who both makes Rap music seem like a joke due to his lack of talent, I can see why most singers think that they can rap better than most rappers. With the foolishness that was (is?) Cassie, I understand why some tone deaf rappers thought they could take a stab at singing. Sure there are some artists who are versatile enough to be amazing or at least pretty decent at both (Lauryn Hill, Missy Elliot, Cee Lo, Mos Def, Andre 3000), but singing/rapping is not for everybody.
Have you ever heard anyone say, "Hell I need to make a rap song. If he can rap, shhhhit, I can too,"? I know I've said it before. Maybe that's the mentality of today's R&B & Pop singers like Chris Brown, Ne-Yo, Justin Beiber and Trey Songz.
Does the fact that most popular R&B singers think that they can rap and put out full rap mixtapes mean that the future of rap and hip hop is doomed? Is this the same for R&B when rappers like Drake and Kanye West croon full length songs? Or is this a positive move for music in general? Let me know.
Hit the jump and listen to some examples of recent crossovers.
