Bottom line is every black artist arent gonna be able to do POp music. Everyone wants to because thats where the money is but the truth is the powers that be arent gonna let a bunch of black artist fill up the charts doing Pop music. First of all to be a cross over artist is something you have to embody. Not every black artist is comfortable with that. Some can do it and some can't. Its like do you wanna be Will Smith or Denzel? Will is comfortable in that circle and Denzel is like "no yall come to my world." Thats how R&B blew up in the 90's anyway. Mary J, Jodeci, Brandy, Toni Braxton etc. We was doing us and they came over to us and said "oh that music is fly and they way yall dress and sing is fly." and we crossed over. Think about it. There are more white people in America and they support their artist. They buy into the brand of their artist. Justin Beiber has never had a #1 record. Never! Research it! And no one can name another hit he has had but "Baby" but he still makes millions of dollars. That's because white people support and buy into their artist brands. We don't. Why would a label get behind a bunch of black artist doing Pop music when they have white artist that use the same producers and writers and white artist can sell more records. They are only letting two or three in. Beyonce and Rihanna and maybe one more. So kill that fucking dance beat and get back make good R&B. And stop with that Trey Song "In the club, material, best sex ever, let's pop bottles, auto tune" bull shit and write and make some real music and it will sell and R&B will be back and we will have 6 or 7 incredible artist out at one time like we use to. Its ok to have a couple of songs like that but not a whole album. Make so classic shit that will play 20 years from now. We set the trends with music, fashion, lingo etc. Why are now following? Timbaland don't go produce Justin's entire album find a black artist and produce his entire album and make him a superstar. Do you need to produce 12 cuts on Justin's album to prove that you can make hit records on a white artist. Dr.Dre can hit you with 2 or 3 bangers and they will be the stand out cuts on the album. Lets go black people. WE SET THE TRENDS! And for God sake do a little studying. Research great artist from the past. Channel them and make it your own. Every great artist was influenced by someone that came before them. If we don't in 2 second there will be no more Black Music!!!!