black women/blond hair

[crazy8]

Is no one here of the opinion that Alicia Keys' album was just BETTER than India Arie's? And maybe I'll get jumped on for this, but India Arie is pretty generic to me - an earthy type who is talk-singing songs about love and self love. India Arie and Jill Scott and maybe even Amel Leaurrex are all pretty similiar in terms of style and sound - who is doing anything comparable to Alicia? And I'm not even that big of an Alicia fan, but I don't think her winning the Grammys over India was just "well she's light skinned so her music is more accepted".

I would disagree that India, Jill, and Amel have the same style and sound.  Alicia's piano skills are off the chain, but we all know that being biracial has given her an edge.  Comparatively speaking, I would say that India's style is closer to that of Erykah Badu.

[_BP_]

LOL, okay, so I have too much time on my hands today..but daymn haha

[jnc18]

Is no one here of the opinion that Alicia Keys' album was just BETTER than India Arie's? And maybe I'll get jumped on for this, but India Arie is pretty generic to me - an earthy type who is talk-singing songs about love and self love. India Arie and Jill Scott and maybe even Amel Leaurrex are all pretty similiar in terms of style and sound - who is doing anything comparable to Alicia? And I'm not even that big of an Alicia fan, but I don't think her winning the Grammys over India was just "well she's light skinned so her music is more accepted".

This is what I was thinking actually.  I used to think she was overrated and I do believe much of her popularity and hype originated with her looks, but she's just gotten better as an artist.  You could certainly argue that she's been given greater opportunity because of her physical attributes, but at this point she's just making better music than India.

I also disagree that Amel Larrieux is very similar to Jill Scott.  And I'll say that Alicia Keys piano skills are adequate, but the fact that she plays at all makes her exceptional.

[Hybrid Vigor]

She is so cute, but her head is so damn big! Why?

[Statistic]

Speaking of India - http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,3500161,00.html  the Akon "I am not my hair remix" is hot.

[petitschoque]

Thank you BP for that display of exactly what I'm talking about.

But leave Rihanna out of this. I have a soft spot for her...she's so adorable and fresh-faced.

[Statistic]

Ciara dyed her hair black. see Field Mob's new video. She looks bangin in it too. Much improved.

[dbgirl]

I agree with Coreenne that ethnic ambiguity is not, in and of itself, a bad thing.
I also don't think that: Keisha Cole, Ciara, Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez, Christina Millian, Tyra Banks, and Jessica Alba all look alike.

they all have something in common though: They'd look much better with darker hair.

I think people in general look better with darker hair ... including white people.

[Statistic]

Thank you BP for that display of exactly what I'm talking about.

But leave Rihanna out of this. I have a soft spot for her...she's so adorable and fresh-faced.

Rihanna is very cute.

[Hybrid Vigor]

Agreed, Ciara looks better with dark hair. However, I think Beyonce looks good in the color she wears.

And petit - you really like Rhianna? To me, she is a island version of Beyonce. They even look alike!