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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  • http://www.themusicmessiah.blogspot.com/ The Music Messiah

    Wait, Taylor Swift is on this list? Oh wait, obviously she is, since this list is predominantly filled with urban acts with a lack of knowledge concerning pop music. You’ve probably never even listened to her albums, let alone read her lyrics.

    Taylor Swift was big BEFORE the Kanye incident. Her second album, “Fearless”, was the best-selling album of the year, selling over 6 million in the US ALONE, and almost all of the singles went platinum. She is country-pop and country is a genre that sells a lot! Kanye just broadened her amongst the urban community. Her last album sold less than the one that won ‘Album of the Year’, so your logic is a fail…

  • Eiiisp

    Yall forgot j Lo and Ciara no singing asses

  • Shante23

    Ashanti should NOT be on this list. She writes her own music and is not a bad singer and now she owns her own label and production company. She’s a smart business woman. Ashanti had the unfortunate timing of coming after Aaliyah’s death and people were so sensitive because she accomplished in one year what Aaliyah didn’t in her whole career. And Aaliyah couldn’t sing worth a damn sorry she was cute as a button but her vocals were extremely weak and she NEVER wrote her music like Ashanti. Infact I remember when Aaliyah fans were trying to come after Alicia Keys talking about she was disrespectful and didn’t honor Aaliyah’s death (insert roll eyes here)

  • Dabliih

    Damn that picture does not do Taylor Swift justice. She looks like an anorexic alien! I mean look at the size of her head in that picture!! Damn she looks hurt XD

  • Cleopatrajones9

    Auto correct got me I meant Kanye

  • Cleopatrajones9

    I always say she and Manuel are booed up somewhere counting that cheez

  • Candice44

    Add Beyone to this list. This singer is definetly overated

  • Mystery

    And your a good judge of Talent because????

  • Etaylorwalker

    Am I missing someone. I only counted 9, not 10 artists.

  • Bebe

    Taylore Swift can’t sing a lick, but I think she is a wonderful writer.  I heard T-Pain sing without the autotune once, and he actually sounded pretty good, to my great surprise.
    I do agree with some of the posters that Beyonce is overrated.  I think her voice is generally good, but often times she just screams and growls, as if growling constitutes emotion.  I think that if she had come out a decade earlier, she’d have had nowhere near the level of success she has now.  Now she just doesn’t have much competition, unfortunately.  Timing really is everything.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_EOQJXIPM2SDB26PZJDVX6XDLCQ DlastQueen007

    HAHAHAHAHA…This list is definitely ON POINT with the exception of Total.  They didn’t last that long so, shouldn’t they be excluded?

  • grimyteddy

    Guess whose wack non-singing behind will be tacked onto this list come next yr: Nicki Minaj.

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bernadtee-Hill/100000827011926 Bernadtee Hill

      Nicki Minaj is not a singer she is a rapper. But the way people had Right Thur Me on everything it was driving me nuts.

  • Msmykimoto2u

    I think Wiz is on point. Everyone else…ya I agree

  • Chessica450

    the One about Ashanti is complete BULL! that girl is not only a great singer YES! GREAT! she can actually sing!! she sang live for the Wizard of Oz on broadway and hit all of the high notes, look on youtube!! Ashanti can sing!! the problem with you people is that you define singing by how loud someone screams over a song like Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Hudson, Keyshia Cole, even Beyonce YEs I said it bxtches! everyone have a different singing tone to their voices and dont necessarily have to be screaming at the tope of their lungs belting out notes!!! Ashanti’s voice is soft and sweet, so is Aaliyah’s voice, the beautiful thing about Aaliyah’s voice is a key example that she didn’t have to scream and belt out notes for you to hear her, but instread her sweet soft voice made you listen (Soft Soprano)…so STFU Madam Noire…..Ashanti is not only a singer, but she’s a singer, songwriter, and record producer…and a dancer alot of ppl dont know that…yes she’s no beyonce, she is ASHANTI!

  • devildog808

    I like Ashanti. She has got side tracked by the criminals at Murder Inc andn chasing Nelly. I would like to see her get ack on track. Soulja Boy’s sucess baffles me till this day! Rihanna was good during the GGGB era but the absoulte trash she has made after that CD is simply dreadful. I’ve not seen one once of growth in her as an artist.Tayor Swift is GARBAGE, Kanye West made her career what it is! Spot on about Wiz. OMG Ke$ha is just so…SMH! LOL, I like T-Pain. I saw him in concert and actually enjoyed his set. Yeah Total….Pam always gave off a strange vibe. WWF…LOL! :-)

  • Prissy

    Ashanti filled the void after Aaliyah passed away. Look at the timeline… Right after she died Ja Rule came out with “Always On Time” and I always love to say that she “tricked” me. Her first cd (no lie) I was in 9th grade JAMMING “Movies”, “Baby”, “Foolish” and “UnFoolish”… Just like with Aaliyah.. she couldn’t really sing.. but had that “it” thing that just worked for THAT time.. If she woulda came out now? …. Chile… lol 

  • Ballarenna2003

    Omg!! for years I got cursed out for saying that to my friends!too funny

  • Jolie

    For every Effie there has to be a Deena! Music would be boring if EVERYONE was a Bey, JHud, or Adele. ……And where in the world was JLo on this list?!?!?!?

    • ManWithAMusicDegree

      umm…music today would be good if it was just a Bey, JHud, and Adele. and throw in a Carrie Underwood too.

  • http://twitter.com/bpurpleb001 Phoebe Thompson

    Why are some of you saying Beyonce should be on this list. Did you hear her practice/warm-up for American Idol where she sang Make Love to Me? She killed it. 

    And Taylor Swift is rightfully on this list. She has no range whatsoever and her singing is bland. 

    • Fuzzy Frisson

      It’s called 1 + 1, not Make Love to Me.

  • Bjhajwhefwbdfjsdk

    You missed two:

    Lady Gaga. If I had known that dressing up like drag queen on crack with Madonna cone boobs would make me famous, I would have done it a LONG time ago.

    Willow Smith. If I had known I could just repeat “I whip my hair back and forth” over and over on a record and become famous, I would have tried to get adopted by Will Smith a LONG time ago.

    These two are the WORST offenders.

    • Netdandri

      I like Willow Smith. I think she’s talented…and Lady Gaga. You have to look beyond their images and listen to them sing a ballad.

    • Catjjacks

      LMAO!!!!!! So very true.

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