In reply to Joel.

Damn all this time I thought Bey, Rih etc had it easy. Not only do they have to satisfy their urban fans, they also have to ponder to pop in order to sell and compete with these white girls.
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^ Pretty much this! I believe this is a big reason why Dream feels the way he does. I've always felt that certain crossover artists had it hard simply because they're not able to get away with just recording anything (and have a big hit like most mainstream artists). These issues, along with all the politics and injustices in the music business make things quite difficult.