Beyoncé & Jay Z

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knasarae said:
I completely agree with you. Dangerously In Love is a classic imo. I periodically pull that back out and listen to it as if it was new. I can see myself listening to songs from it when I'm 65. Will I consider Drunk In Love or Single Ladies a classic? No. But maybe this generation after me will.

Looking at it from that perspective, I guess she is this generation's MJ or Madonna, etc. But for me I need more time and she needs more longevity for me to acknowledge her in that regard.

So yea I think it's kind of a 50/50 split with me. She is certainly at the top of the game globally right now and has been for some years. But for me personally, I need her to be in that status for at least two decades. I dunno...
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You make a good point. Coming from a generation where we were able to witness MJ, it's a losing battle. lol. I also think the music industry has changed so much that no one really has the ability anymore to ever reach MJ levels ever again.
 
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berrydiva said:
You make a good point. Coming from a generation where we were able to witness MJ, it's a losing battle. lol. I also think the music industry has changed so much that no one really has the ability anymore to ever reach MJ levels ever again.
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Agree. Although the only two who could even come close to MJ's incredible status IMO is Bey and Justin Timberlake, but I also agree with the other member who said it'll be easier to say that in a decade or two when both have matured and whether their successes grow with maturing.
 
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berrydiva said:
According to what I was told...they didn't know, there was an exec who was brought in but most didn't know. I respect her hustle/gangsta on this last album. Now, I could've been told BS but doubt the particular person that said it was BS'n.
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Not doubting you or your source..Just a question:

How could the deal with iTunes have been struck without her record label knowing?
 
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1249dcnative said:
Not doubting you or your source..Just a question:

How could the deal with iTunes have been struck without her record label knowing?
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Honestly, I didn't ask that particular question...so I couldn't answer with any exactness. I only asked if they were really in the dark...I really found it ballsy/gutsy and it's admirable especially for a female artist. However, knowing from another friend, who is an independent artist, when his songs are placed on iTunes, it's through a distributor. He loads his music to the distributor and push it through to iTunes; it's a quick process and doesn't take long (24-48 hours). Purely speculation, it could be as simple as whoever knew at Columbia worked with iTunes execs to push through the distribution or her production company worked directly with iTunes. At the end of the day, it's digital music and it's all uploaded to servers...it's not as if it's an extensive process to load or download music. It can easily be done in an hour if the right call is made from the right person in her camp to the Apple camp.
 
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According to VH1 viewers Janet was named the Queen of Pop, Bey wasn't even close in the running. Janet rightfully deserved it, Beyoncé has a long time to go before she gets close to a Janet, MJ, Cher, Madonna etc phase and rightfully so. Even these said artist were compared to those who came before them.

I read maybe in here or somewhere that Bey and Jay were taking a year off in Paris interesting if that's true
 
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berrydiva said:
Honestly, I didn't ask that particular question...so I couldn't answer with any exactness. I only asked if they were really in the dark...I really found it ballsy/gutsy and it's admirable especially for a female artist. However, knowing from another friend, who is an independent artist, when his songs are placed on iTunes, it's through a distributor. He loads his music to the distributor and push it through to iTunes; it's a quick process and doesn't take long (24-48 hours). Purely speculation, it could be as simple as whoever knew at Columbia worked with iTunes execs to push through the distribution or her production company worked directly with iTunes. At the end of the day, it's digital music and it's all uploaded to servers...it's not as if it's an extensive process to load or download music. It can easily be done in an hour if the right call is made from the right person in her camp to the Apple camp.
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Thanks!!!
 
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