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bestintheworld82 — 19 years ago(July 24, 2006 02:40 AM)
I was reffering to whoever made that stupid statement after my first initial post. I'm sorry but Teena is not better than any R&B, soul, "real" soul singers I know and have listened to. This woman is a, how should I say this a biter.
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markus010167 — 19 years ago(August 01, 2006 07:33 AM)
ok i'm ending this right now; teena is a great, talented artist.
PERIOD!!!
END OF THREAD AND DISCUSSION!
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Eightcrayondon — 19 years ago(December 27, 2006 09:40 AM)
I don't believe that black or white has anything to do with her style of singing. She lives the culture (which I admit is predominately black); she's sung soul music from the beginning AND 97% of her record sales are from black people. There are artists out there like Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera that sing "black" music because it's lucrative now BUT Teena sung it when it was dangerous for your career and she did it as well as anyone and better than most. Her soul is in the music and not in the color. Would it be better if she were to sing soul and come out giggling like a girl from the valley? No, this is her passion and she shows it. Honestly, she would have had a much more successful career if she weren't a funk/soul artist and sang standards.
I understand that you may or may not be a fan but discrediting her contribution to the genre is kind of short sighted, imo.
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bealston — 19 years ago(November 21, 2006 08:49 PM)
Don't hate!!! Leave Teena alone. She's been around black folks all her life so what do you expect. And she doesn't think she is black she speaks and sounds like a regular white woman. That's just like Mariah Carey growing up around alot of whites. Her daughter is biracial.
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B3B — 19 years ago(December 09, 2006 04:33 PM)
first thing you dont have to be black to sing R&B. since when did R&B have strict rules? but now as for teena. im sure she knows shes not black. she's just been singing around black ppl for as long as she has been in the industry. she's been singing R&B since she started her career. and as for the cash money. yea shes on the classics imprint of it so she still for the most part maintains her old school style. and she like black men(not to be mean but it's true). if you dont like her music fine. we are all entitled to our own opinions but just bc shes white and singing this kind of music doesnt mean she's a wannabe.
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torpedoboy4 — 18 years ago(July 25, 2007 06:34 PM)
Man, I came to this board to share the Teena love, and what did I find? A relentless and narrow-minded hater. It surprises AND saddens me to see that people actually exist who feel that the great healing source of music should be segregated. for shame. Teena we love you and thanks for the music.
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rachelherod — 13 years ago(May 03, 2012 07:17 AM)
I agree, bealston. Teena didn't even deserve to have her first record cover not revealing what she looked like because of people like the troll who started this thread. We are much stronger than such ignorant trash & see talent from within not because of the color of their skin.
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Storm23S — 17 years ago(July 14, 2008 07:46 PM)
Teena is more of a "sista" than a lot of these r&b singers. Teena has never sold out like so many to gain wider acceptance, which is one of the reasons I love her. She is immensely talented though, she can sang! Teena is the real deal man, don't hate.