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diversity in radio? Is mainstream radio really being fair with their approach? Did you know that I had a song called STAY that was #1 on Billboard for 11 consecutive weeks? And it was ONLY played on Urban AC and Urban Mainstream radio? Sam Smith ( who I’m a huge supporter and fan of ) also had a song called STAY and because people LOVED it, it was played on ALL formats of radio… And it sounded like he had a FULL CHOIR on his hook!! (((( If that would of been MY song, I would of likely been stuck on the gospel channel..))) aha! We support Sam Smith, Robin Thicke, and Justin Timberlake on ALL urban stations… why? Because it’s R&B Soul Music and great R&B soul MUSIC has no racial preference, no sexual preference and no boundaries… /p>

I don’t create limits for MYSELF and I don’t appreciate people creating limits for me!! HEAR ME OUT!!

I couldn’t possibly have OVER 6 BILLION in global box office receipts if I was ONLY supported by black people?

How is it possible that urban radio plays Robin Thicke, Justin Timberlake and Sam Smith ( When they release R&B Soul records and when we’re singing in the EXACT same genre, WE don’t get ANY love on the other side…?? Sam Smith won a BET award and was a no-show – is that ok?

As artists…. Other than Robin Thicke.. Are you guys interested in doing any radio promo? Call ins? Meet and greets with the fans for those Urban Radio Spins?? Do you have any idea how HARD it is to get your songs ON Urban radio?? Or to land a BET nomination? We have to work our ASSES OFF for every spin! ‪#‎SHAME‬ ft Jennifer Hudson needs to be HEARD by people ALL AROUND the WORLD!!!! And I won’t stop or rest until we get there….‪#‎King‬

– Tyrese “Black Rose” Gibson

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Tyrese, you’re one of the few true soul singers of today who is making noise in the industry, but you did it WITHOUT the help of a major record label support, nor mainstream radio…something many artists WISH they could accomplish. Sure we’ve probably heard your new single, “Shame” (which is off the hook by the way) a few times on urban radio stations, but not nearly as much as we’ve heard Ed Shereen or Sam Smith- the new faces of soul music. But Tyrese, YOUR album is now number one on the R&B charts, all thanks to YOUR hard work and the hard work of your INDEPENDENT team.

So here’s what we think YOU and other REAL artists like yourself should do: Follow the model you are already following and continue to connect with your core audience through social media. Screw mainstream radio and these major record labels that are showing you zero love! Their agenda is to broaden their pockets by any means necessary, by continuously programming our children to lower their levels of intellect and adapt a high level of self hatred- that is what will ultimately increase their prison beds count. Oh you didn’t know that many of these major record labels own prisons? Well yep, it’s true and they clearly understand that music is a psychological and behavioral influencer. They know that if they can they can ultimately program our kids through the music they push to them, they can control the behaviors and psychological patterns of the kids in the urban communities, which will encourage our kids to behave in a manner that will land them in their prisons. Mo money, mo money, mo money!!!

So no Tyrese, they are not interested in pumping your message of love to their minority listeners. Like we said, ‘To hell with radio!’ Keep doing what you’re doing! We dig it!

-ILoveOldSchoolMusic, Old School news with a new point of view