Why R&B Singers Are Getting The Urge To Rap

[OfficialRedux]

lighting is too harsh yo.

[yaboykidkush]

I wish there was a R&B version of Rapping!!! Just so people could see how much they suck lol

[giftedindividuals]

"Its career when you make money off it, and it's an art when you're dedicated to it." Best words I ever heard him speak. People take note. And and Jaz and those DD's.

[TheChandy02]

Get off of Chris. Brown. Dick he still got more money then anyone. Of. Y'all on hear

[HoodyBlk]

Take care had too much fuckin singing... plus the nigga can't.. i repeat CAN'T SING..

[jrherron1980]

Phonte can rap and sing.

[hothotnyny516]

jaz is sexy...poetice justice lol

[mrmikeVIVO]

Chris browns verse on look at me now is the worst verse I've ever heard in my 21 years of life. I deadass HATE that song

[sexyblack80ify]

CHECK OUT MY CHANNEL... I SING AND RAP

[redgirltp]

@kdog102 T-Pain was a rapper first. Before his solo career, he was in a rap group called Nappy Headz.

[kjdog102]

i think trey songz is a valid rapper because many people dont know that trey started out rapping.i might even go as for as to say that t-pain wasnt that bad on the prevolver.chris brown i think should have stayed out of it when he did boy in detention just my opinion

[73Riddim]

rnb dont exist no more they shut it down its like rap is now rnb look at the 90s the list is endless for rnb artist now where are they? they are all around but u dont really hear them unless u go looking 4dem! hense y rnb and rap hi standard has gone and disappeared and has become a joke!

[DUCETEAM2D]

trey dream and pain are the only singers i'll accept as rappers chris brown sucks ass

[LalidatorClan]

Dead End Hip Hop > JUMPOFF TV. But I still like you both

[Everyone1o1]

@LalidatorClan THank You could not have said it better myself

[BIGTONESTREETLIFE]

True shit... Trey Songz was a rapper 1st... either way he's a great artist

[xbOmBuGGzx]

both Trey & Breeze said the started rappin & started singin to get bitches lol BUT Trey is a way better rapper & he been doin it, 1st freestyle i heard frm him was over beyonce's Ring The Alarm instrumental. tht was like 07? nobody can rap & sing equally well like him

[RevengeOfThaNerd]

1. Yeah Jas has been on point as of late. 2. Cat burglar/SWV jokes still funny 3. I think Trey can spit, NAS, Jay -Z, BIG Level - hell no but > than C.B. - Mos def. Didn't know Trey was with 804 boyz.

[HolidaySins]

I think this is a stupid arguement ... let them tho what ever they want .... you dont like it then dont listen

[DaGroundUnder]

i hate that these singers trying to cross over

[irRASSINal1]

The dude in the dreds ALWAYS speak the truth! Everybody else is just gassing to keep up the conversation. Much respect bruh!

[SuperBELOVEDONE]

HEY EVERYBODY CHECK OUT @Nobeli3100

[NuShoeSmell]

Jas is sexy as hell, but they be killin her though.

[bootyplus]

Jas is so damn fine, leave her alone

[ishmail1000]

1st off: T-Pain, rapper turnt sanger, nice singer, decent rapper, Hit Maker. Ja Rule, nice rapper, horrrrrible singer, made HUGE hits singing.... 3rd: Nelly, decent rapper, decent singer, Was the only niggas movin units beside Em and Rocafella at one point AND had a BIG hit with a contry collab........

[zillzultraboy]

Why do they always pick @ Jas? I think she's sexy & I have no problem seeing her in tight ass clothes...I really don't.

[61n9ner]

how about artists tha mix/blend rapping with singing? like bone thugs

[BlipMasta5]

@Anerdi1 they didn't mention Lauryn Hill, Queen Latifah, or Andre 3000. And there's probably more that have come to mind yet.

[diamond3187]

@BlipMasta5 What about Missy Elliott, didn't mention her ass either

[mikeycknowsrnb2]

Leave jaz alone she cute n thicka than a snicka

[stanilasc8]

are all this guys makin up all this ish from hell

[iericparki]

noooo way!! you guys noticed too?! how are you guys so smart

[FreshGalaxy]

"9 times out of 10"

Fams

[Anerdi1]

How could they fail to mention Lauryn Hill?

[sportyculvercity]

man singers... stop it!!!! chris brown when rapping sounds gay his flow is girly ha it is corny man stick to singn i listen to trey songz niggas in paris it was weeeeeeak ha

[ElohimPenemue]

Damn I didnt Know Jas Got Kicked outta Brownstone for not being able to hit the high notes...

[illadelphful]

lmao at fat dude saying 50 cent is an actor

[804Jon]

Trey Songz Was Rapping Alot Before His 1st Album Came Out..He Was In A Group Called "804 Boyz" Only Niggas From VA Would Know Dat

[masterl14]

why you dress for an SWV video!!! hahahhahahdshasdas

[traydamus]

Jas has been looking good, lately. Leave her alone.

[nykballaz]

If a song is good a song is good people personalize things to much

[STLGrimm]

Bobby Brown used to sing and rap in the 80s.

[jp827855]

I'll just say this one thing: Back some yrs ago, if you got called a singer/rapper it was disrespect. Now, if you play for the other team, as long as your salary is high people call you "hot"...

[mr100kingCHRIS]

they be joking the hell outta jas

[Jdstaywitit]

Don't understand this argument ... An artist is suppose to use whatever means which allow them to most accurately convey their particular message or expression .... Now if you don't consider rappers artist then sure I guess you can box them into one lane

[sounddepth]

Y are you dressed like a cat burglar? lmao......

[keython301]

CAT BURGLUR!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jesus!!!

[nigadje]

drake make jingles he dont  sing he jingles

[ladycamm]

as long as the song bump

[swizzazn]

lol cat burglar

[MattxMorris]

why are you dressed like the car burglar? lol

[brianparran1]

phonte does both

[empirebak]

''I consider myself a rich man, but the bank disagrees'' LMFAO

[4thletta]

Childish Gambino is one of the best rappers that can sing.Hes a way better Singer than Drake & Where the fuck is the Friday Hip Hop Report?

[hectorlee85]

JUMPOFFTV=DRAKEOFFTV

[mck3enzie]

Jas:low, come here my son

Low: nah you good xD

[levelselect]

And yet another discussion relevant to Bone thugs, with no mention. I'm not saying they're originators of rnb/rap blend that sounded great, just sayin they're Awesome at it, but don't get talked about much despite multiplatinum sales, and the level of skill they bring each time. Oh well. :/ Though it seems it's a NY thing to not mention them.

[SoLo1sTSBoi]

"Hi, Hi Low come here my son / Naw, you good *hoodshake* / I hate you / He hates you too" LOL LMAO ROTFL!!!

[balla712]

drake is the best rapper/singer

[kritikle]

Jaz was annoying before but now it seems like everyone takes the piss out of her too much.

[TeamChrisRene]

"I don't care if you're a rapper or a singer, if I like the flipping song then I like it"

...."Why you dressed like a car burglar?"

LOOOOOOL

[NukeProofSuit]

@TeamChrisRene *Cat burglar

[thefarsidedogg]

@TeamChrisRene He said "cat burglar"

[7brandonc]

@TeamChrisRene cat*

[daveguy420]

@TeamChrisRene lmao she still fine tho

[XcellenceTheJedi]

Valerie: "He's [Drake] Not really singing, he's just *Pretty Talking*".

Truth.

[JimastaJ]

@XcellenceTheJedi You should try singing like Drake then. If you think it's pretty talking. Listen to So Far Gone & then Take Care & you can see how much better his voice has gotten.

[XcellenceTheJedi]

@JimastaJ *In my "pretty talking" Drake voice* Ohhhh, actuallllly, I wasn't dissing Drake wiiith thaaat comment, (Uhh) I Think Drake makes gooood music, (Ad-lib) So I'm not knocking him, I'mmmm just quotiiiing what VaLeRiEee has said, because it's funnyyy to meeee (ad-lib). P.S. I didn't Even knoooooooooow(<Heavy auto tune) I had top comment until yooooou commented oooon myyyy comment. Annnd If anything, You Should find this response humorous, annnnd noooothing mooooore"

[daveguy420]

@XcellenceTheJedi lmao

[k2datrack]

"...why u dressed for an SWV video!?" LMAO! thats was a good one!

[kevin1993bosman]

if you are a good rapper and a good singer you can do both but drake cant do both , chris brown can sing , he should stay with that , ryan leslie can do both , but if cant you shouldnt do it . maybe once but do not make a career of it

[UppergroundEntTV]

I Prefer listening to j Cole sing way way way way more than listening to drake's mainstream shit

[cooladre]

CAT BURGLAR lololol

[youruglymugg]

Rapper shouldn't do R&B because I'm tired of hearing Drake fruity ass.

R&B died with Marvin Gay and Otis Redding the shit that Usher and Chris Brown is doing is euro dance pop bullshit.

R&B is the mother of all popular modern music rock,rap, pop all came from R&B.

[amermelons2]

@youruglymugg

Agree with most of that, but older Usher was soulful, and is R&B.

I'm talking about his early stuff, not current songs.

[dsjj251]

dayum, yall mention J Cole in a debate for the first time since this summer..... and its hate. thats a dayum shame.

[OSoundTV]

Its easier for singers to rap than it is for rappers to sing.. There's a certain level of natural ability that the individual needs to be classified as a credible vocalist. But anybody with rhythm, who surrounds themself with enough influence, can develop the ability to rap... It comes easier to some than others though..

I say to do whatever you're good at doing. If it's both, then so be it.

[Akuma2unlimited]

Idk I will give Chris Brown props for going into Rap from a R&B and being decent with it. Everyone else is trying to hard. J Cole don't sing, he mumbles so it fits with the rhythm. Drake is a below average singer, I think he was a little lost on his new album.

[IamJayyBby]

Pretty talkin???

[1844life]

Omg. Most of these comments are just painful to read lol. Learn how to write, go back to school.

[DemonicGemini]

i haven't hear a good R&B in so long no soul in the music

[imtoobased]

its because of drake 

[csma125]

chris wanted to be a rapper too at first but he realized he was a better singer.. so he has interests in both and i think that hes at a place where hes comfortable trying out new things

[csma125]

for chris hes just doing it to experiment and theres nothing wrong with that ,,.. i mean look at me now was his biggest hit this year so it works for him

[mahad7491]

phonte always jokes around when he sings... he did a remake of return of the mack in his percy miracles voice, hiralous as hell

[brianparran1]

phonte great rapper and great singer period but he aint mainstream

[justiceforallandall]

I hate to say it but JasFly and V.Lora make the worst comments or arguments.

[again2021]

So ain't nobody gonna bring up Justin Beiber talking ish in his raps now? :/

[TheRealHipHopHeads]

@again2021 Justin isnt a R&B singer, Fool

[GuruEdward]

why you dressed like a cat burglar 

[jayflysociety101]

its not a NEW trend r&b singers been tryna rap way back before i was born

idk why people so butt hurt over this its not like people take r&b singers rappin like chris browns serious

they just fucking around..they not on real hiphop rappers levels

people cant have fun no more?

[29mdr]

What about someone who can sing-rap like Charlie boy?

[orvilleag]

I would love to know what goes on after the camara goes off.

[TheEaglesfanindc]

trey songz got as many punch lines in his raps as FAB he kills his mixtapes im like damn!! ill listen to trey rapping than drake rapping

i 1st heard drake wit ransom wit wayne he killed that rapping then the nigga started singing and im like wtf is this shit fuck this soft nigga lol

method man is a way better actor than luda method was a great actor on THE WIRE

[cityking9ne]

@TheEaglesfanindc Yeah, Tre Songz was going to come out as a rapper,but him and his management deciced for him to come out as an R&B artist,oh they just said it.

[getemboyz99]

bumhole

[The80boxcoupe]

too funny cat burglar s w v too much lol !!!

[iammrigotit]

@maximumdeuce U got it!

[kevweb92]

The fat dude looks like GRIMMIS hahaha

[kboss9111]

very surprise that yall dint mention T-PAIN aka T WAYNE!!

[GMETVGangstaMusikEnt]

@kboss9111 T-Pain's nickname wasn't T-Wayne, T-Wayne was Lil Wayne & T-Pain duo group

[faridiniho]

eminem is the realest rapper in the game, his dedicated to what he does. that a real artist

[carlDJS]

@faridiniho agreed

[jonp9300]

lol she say he not even singing he pretty talkin

[amarihal]

"everyone thinks they can rap".. my favourite thing said in this

[HelloIamBarnsy]

"Why are you dressed like a cat-burgler?" YES.

[CT025]

lol "he's not singingm he's pretty talking." - Val

[Bakezonline]

id fuck dat light skin girl

and suck her tits

[Maximumdeuce]

hip hop swag has gotten softer and more excepting of different styles so now the rnb cats feel comfortable steppin into that lane

[coke2nsw]

This motha fucka came late!

[IrresistableJoy]

It's almost as if he is getting Jas back for all her BS with Low... i love it

[HaTeRbyNaTUrE]

@GuiniiKings So true!!

[GuiniiKings]

Lauryn Hill, Best singing voice, Wud rip most MC's. Im done!

[eastpak2g6]

Its Bcoz rappers r getting soft so RnB dudes think they rap too.

[jonp9300]

@eastpak2g6 EXACTLY!!!!

[LOUISAUSTIN94]

I think you guys should do a video about HOPSIN :) that is all.........

[JordyJ07]

"why are you dressed like a cat burglar" LMAO

[PunkyTheSingerTV]

Its silly to say Drake isn't trying to sing, when he had his 1 show on MTV and he had a singing coach, showing DEDICATION. Also, "Find your love", sure he was singing on that as well.

I sing, rap and write my own music. Does that make me a lyricist? No. It makes me MULTI-TALENTED. If I come into the industry, my fans will find tracks of me rhyming and singing, doing my OWN style of music.

I agree with dude in the NY hat OVERALL though. He had the strongest opinion and wasn't being bias.

[yungsandifer]

because all the rappers are garbage,and the R&B cats think they can do better than these fools we see now..thats it

[PunkyTheSingerTV]

@yungsandifer and there is nuthin else to it lol

[akhildesai11]

These debates are actually amazing! Keep them up.

[Wgivens93]

stick to what you do best and for chris and trey it damn sure ain't rapping

[mryungtalentedDJQ8]

Drake can't sing lol trey can't rap , Chris brown can't rap ..they all confused

[SIRHENNY1]

@mryungtalentedDJQ8 you had the most accurate point yet

[BiiGxC214]

why are you dressed like a cat burglar

[FredTheGinge]

jcole - hes not singing just 'pretty talking' haha

[DavidakaChronic]

THANK YOU VALERIE!!!! Don't look to be in another art form when you haven't mastered your own....I'm looking at you Drake

[SilentJutube]

Lauryn Hill is probably the best at having success in both rap and r&b.

[PunkyTheSingerTV]

@SilentJutube EXACTLY! But that was before the "internet" become popular for blogs. I'm sure they would have went off on Lauryn for singing and rapping if youtube was poppin smh, thats the sad reality.

[lyricalstyles]

@SilentJutube True story!

[Gescajadillo]

@SilentJutube WAS the best, look at her now, shes washed up

[MusiQKisLiPHe]

i thought chris brown said that he sung because of the girls...that's what he said at a barbershopp interview

[curtis75black]

The trend has always been there but you got to go deeper than Bobby Brown & "Every Little Step". Hit up Force MD's, New Edition, UTFO, WHISTLE. The reason why so many singers wannabe rappers is the same reason why R&B beats can be heard on being ripped by a Jada or LL: today they're one in the same !! Too many singers of the 90's breed came up listening to Hip Hop, they just can hold a note unlike the Patti's, Whitney's and Luther's. This whole generation is Hip Hop influenced !! Of course if

[illskill3]

trey songz rapping>chris brown rapping

[illskill3]

well trey songz started out as a rapper aha.

[MusiQKisLiPHe]

lmao, "why are you dressed like a cat burglar?"

[FreddMartins07]

Chris Brown can rap! For real. The first songs in which he rapped (Seen The Light, Bad Girl demo, Ransom freestyle) are really dope. The problem is when he started dedicating himself to it... he completely changed his "flow" or voice, or whatever you wanna call it, and all those songs sound like he's trying way too hard to rap.

By the way, he started out as a rapper, it was when his voice started changing as a teenager that he decided to start singing. True story, he said it himself.

[LONDON1KaZR]

chris brown cant rap or sing

[sum41dude]

what are these guys talking about? Chris Brown doesn't think he's an amazing rapper. He raps for fun. His rap mixtape was FREE, it's just him fooling around as a musician and an entertainer.

Not to mention that Chris Brown's rap flow is sick. He raps about stupid things, but his raps sound good, and thats what music comes down to in the end. sounding good.

[MrFrankyJoe]

they might be tired of somethin they been doin most of their career and want to do somethin different

[FreddMartins07]

lol they made fun of jas in every debate that day

[LONDON1KaZR]

I fucking hate it.

[jpoodle]

Estelle's the best at rap/singing.

[SwagTutorial]

WTF IS UP WITH THAT HAT?? HAHAAHHAHAHAHA

[bigterra1]

U guys need to ustreem these debates or something so we can be a part of it have someone on the side reading the comments that seem interesting and funny but I love this shit I've watched everyone u had and liked them all don't know the big guys (pause) name but he is fucking hilarious and shouldn't miss a discussion

[jfraz1992]

trey songz and chris brown started off wanting to be rappers before singing, just like tpain

[iAmQueenBobbi]

chris brown has a bet hip hop award -_- lol

[Taynaidlerz]

Valerie starting to get rolls in the neck...pregnancy!

[iAmQueenBobbi]

trey songz was rapping on Trey Day

[iAmQueenBobbi]

yes jas! "how to love" was just a good song. although lil wayne sounded a HOT mess

[Monizzle145]

so drake (who cant sing live) gets a pass because he started out autotuning and rapping but if someone down the road who raps can actually sing without auto tune and is talented gets hated on because they didn't start singing I don't get that logic. IT's funny how people think drake can actually sing without computer effects. And if you question his authentic voice (which is terible live) your're "hating"

[MisPerSoNaLiTy]

Chris brown is not a phenomenal singer...he is a phenomenal performer/entertainer in my opinion

[Bankallday]

@MisPerSoNaLiTy Not to mention a "phenomenal" women beater

[Rondell8000]

Aint none of them talking about B.o.B....end of story.

[MelquanKatz]

Is Valerie PREGNIZZANT?

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[Monizzle145]

the bigger issue is why are all these rappers using autotune or attempting to sing terribly. As bad as some of these singers are at rapping don't use a studio effect they just rap. If drake gets away with autotuning let these singers do what they wanna do.

[Bankallday]

They're all trying to rap because none of them are really that great at singing.

Not to mention that niggas like Wayne made everybody think rapping is easy by just rhyming sub-par metaphors and similes

[MrAloo14]

leave jas alone ,You fat hamburger piece of shit

[Hiphopfl05]

"Why are you dressed like a cat burgler?" Priceless @Jasfly

now to OPINION:

I agree that artists should establish their sound before venturing into their second talent, having heard Chris and trey's mixtapes, i feel like they realize that talent for rap and are just expressing there love for it. I think its possible that these mixtapes could one day lead to an all rap album, especially for CB. "Boy In Detention" is one of my favorite mixtapes. He still needs work but he is on the right path.

[MrAloo14]

chris brown is prolly the only nigga u can rap out of the singing nigga

on champion n bet cyphar his good

but his an avrage nigga

[dyazmovies]

y'all know trey songz was a rapper before he started singing right?

[goodchild181]

Same reason rappers get the urge 2 sing

[zachariah95]

WHY ARE YOU DRESSED LIKE A CAT BURGLAR?

[xXxWeezyFirexXx]

i think all these R&B Singers who try to rap are CACA hiphop is already mainstream these fags are making it worse -___-

[Shayne2wavvy]

@xXxWeezyFirexXx coming from a who weezy in his name

[xXxWeezyFirexXx]

@Shayne2wavvy

you dont even make sense before you try to talk shit think first you fucken idiot.

[slick1hit]

1st

[thomasjaffray]

@slick1hit fuck you

[slick1hit]

@thomasjaffray AND FUCK YOU TO

[thomasjaffray]

@slick1hit

*too