@ SJS,

Nicki Minaj isn't really a good representation of anything. She is anything in these streets. And um..I stand by what I said concerning Black people being small minded. Surely, I'm not referring to any and all Black people. My scope is limited to persons commenting on this blog. No Black artist should be trapped in one genre of music. Especially a genre that isn't performing very well.

You can't blame an artist for attempting to take advantage of what's hot. Music is still a business. Why should Black artists be held to such a ridiculous standard?

Beyonce is one of the biggest Black entertainers around. 4 is a mostly R&B album and that's one of the reasons people claim it under performed. I can appreciate that people want more R&B...but downloading music for free is not going to make that happen.

And traditionally, R&B has always been tied to Black artists. There is nothing ignorant about that.