10 Artists That Blew Up…But Shouldn’t Have

January 13th, 2012 - By IndigoBlack

If you haven’t seen our story “9 Artists Who Should Have Blown Up…But Didn’t,” you’re missing out on a great list of super talented people who deserve more success. But obviously, by the title above, today’s list is more dedicated to the people whose talents are a bit on the questionable side, but whose success is a bit more than they probably should be getting. While all of these people have had a few songs that had us wopping out in the club, I’m pretty sure we’ve all seen people on the train who can sing and perform better for a dollar. But to each their own.

Ashanti

I’m not going to lie, this chick had a few bangers that I was bouncing my head to in the car (“Rain on Me,” “Baby”), but still, we all know her voice was a bit too paper thin. However, when homegirl first dropped, her album was #1 on the Billboard 200, going triple platinum selling six million copies (that’s huge by today’s industry sales), she was awarded the Soul Train Aretha Franklin “Entertainer of the Year” award in 2002, and won a Grammy for her self-titled album. But still…I mean, if the video for “Happy” doesn’t justify why she was highly overrated, I just don’t know what would.

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  • Alex

    I agree with most but not about Taylor Swift, Rihanna or Kesha. There’s something to be said about entertainment value and sheer interest in people or at least the celebrity image they create for themselves and I think all three of these girls have that. Rihanna actually has an okay voice IMO and Kesha is just a hot, hilarious mess. Taylor Swift was doing pretty well on the charts way before Kayne. The music isn’t masteful but it’s catchy unlike the rest of the artists on your lists. But I guess it’s all about opinion in the end.

  • Jeze

    loved this article. A few had me laughing out loud but for the most part you hit it on the nail. I agree with every last artist you listed. Britney Spears should have been on the list too. I just don’t see the talent!