Am I R&B because I'm black? Am I pop because I have a song called 'Milkshake'? Or can I just be who the hell I am? Good Lord, people make it seem like we're doing heart transplants here, but we're just making music!
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I was never an R&B artist. People coined me one, but that's because, especially if you're in the States, if you're black and you sing, then you're R&B.
There are so many people who have this idea of who I am because I'm black.
I'm black because that's the way the world sees me.
My style is black. It's hip-hop. It's who I am.
People who love R&B will love my music, people who love rock will love my music. It's soulful, it's pop. It's a sound that relates to everyone.
Anybody under the age of forty knows hip-hop, gospel and R&B pretty well, and it's all a part of what we consider to be 'black music.' There is a natural synergy between the three.
I feel like R&B as a genre has become a caricature of itself.
My music is a direct reflection of the eclectic person I am. I don't like to be stuck in an R&B box.
I don't think I'm really so unique. If every black person looked at their life they would quickly discover that they have been influenced by every type of music prevalent in America.
People just decided I was an R&B artist because I'm black.