Verzuz: Keith Sweat vs Bobby Brown

[a.mann]

Bobby has hits & classics...but Keith should be battling Johnny Gill...but this should be entertaining...which is why they went with Bobby

 

[Chi-Town B]

Remove half his catalog and Sweats wins!

When you gotta start making excuses early......

Just say it's Keith Sweat vs Bobby and Ralph

 

[Chicity]

Just say it's Keith Sweat vs Bobby and Ralph

Bobby got solos on his own. He dont need Ralph

If he brings out NE then its just icing on the cakes

 

[Mister B.]

Man, this is sudden. They normally gives these things two weeks notice.

 

[a.mann]

Man, this is sudden. They normally gives these things two weeks notice.

They had it scheduled but there was no build up
And I know they’re trying not to do it on the 4th weekend as most people are going to be out & about seeing how “”outside is back open””

 

[a.mann]

Still it feel like they JUST put this together or some shit

 

[Maywood]

Ralph the Realest so tired of This Trap jaw nigga

 

[Elzo69Renaissance]

Ain’t they doing it at the essence fest

 

[DMorgan]

Ralph the Realest so tired of This Trap jaw nigga

We agree on quite a few things but hell to naw to the bold

 

[Maywood]

 

[DMorgan]

Never thought I'd see the day where black people treating Bobby Brown like a slug.

 

[Maywood]

Never said that but we all know who the Front man of the group was/is

 

[BDBIID]

When that Something In Common drops

 

[DMorgan]

Never said that but we all know who the Front man of the group was/is

I didn't specify you in that statement.

Front man doesn't mean better singer or entertainer. IMO Bobby was easily better than Ralph at both of those things. Watching the NE movie I see why they made Ralph the lead though. It was better for the group image and business.

Shit truth be told Bobby Ricky and Johnny were better singers than Ralph.

 

[5 Grand]

I always thought Ralph was the talent in the group and everybody else just did dance steps in the background. Then in 1990 they all went their separate ways. Ralph did a solo album, Bobby already had two solo albums under his belt, and Bell Bis Devoe did their thing, even Johnny Gill dropped a solo album. What surprised me is that out of everybody I named, Bell Bis Devoe had the most success, and they were just background singers.

 

[Elzo69Renaissance]

Smh at Ralph and Johnny owning the name New Edition

 

[DMorgan]

I always thought Ralph was the talent in the group and everybody else just did dance steps in the background. Then in 1990 they all went their separate ways. Ralph did a solo album, Bobby already had two solo albums under his belt, and Bell Bis Devoe did their thing, even Johnny Gill dropped a solo album. What surprised me is that out of everybody I named, Bell Bis Devoe had the most success, and they were just background singers.

In watching quite a few movies on groups and seeing the backstory to how groups are formed and what was done for the group to have a certain image and appeal to a wide audience. You begin to see that sometimes the most talented people aren't always the leads in a group.

 

[Revolver Ocelot]

Remove half his catalog and Sweats wins!

When you gotta start making excuses early......

You know what he mean.

Other than Mr Telephone Man, Bobby was background vocals.

That's like Tito using all the J5 songs with Mike singing lead.

 

[Chicity]

You know what he mean.

Other than Mr Telephone Man, Bobby was background vocals.

That's like Tito using all the J5 songs with Mike singing lead.

Was he singing on it?

Was
He
Singing
On
It

 

[Chi-Town B]

Smh at Ralph and Johnny owning the name New Edition

I can see Ralph owning it but not JG, how the other members let that happen