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The reason being, a lot of the lyrics, the posturing and the way it’s presented is very much tailored very specifically to women. It’s not like back in the ’70s when you had singers like Marvin Gaye - who did his fair share of pandering as well or Al Green or Bill Withers, who would sing about love, but would sing about it from a man’s perspective.
“Yo, I feel what he’s saying.” There’s nothing effeminate about it. [They sang] about love and a man could understand it. [Lately] there’s always been that line in the sand. “Aw man, my girl ‘bout to get off work. She ‘bout to play this God damn Trey Songz shit, God damn it. Let me go upstairs.” [Laughs] We tolerate each other.
“Yo, I feel what he’s saying.” There’s nothing effeminate about it. [They sang] about love and a man could understand it. [Lately] there’s always been that line in the sand. “Aw man, my girl ‘bout to get off work. She ‘bout to play this God damn Trey Songz shit, God damn it. Let me go upstairs.” [Laughs] We tolerate each other.
— Phonte Coleman (On men and today’s R&B)