Only Black People Sing with Soul | Is It True? | All Def Comedy

Is it true only black people sing with soul? Teddy Ray & Kanishia Buss put on a blindfold to find out. Is It True is a brand new series from All Def Digital where we tackle some of the biggest racial stereotypes head on. This is something you don't want to miss, only on All Def Digital! #ADD
Teddy Ray: @teddyraycomedy
Kanisha Buss: @kanishaiscomedy
Singers:
@Paolomaniac
@Deborahmorgan
@_cheyennewright
@Miss_stephanie
@jennie_shine
[CREDITS]
Starring: Teddy Ray & Kanisha Buss
Directed by: Sydney Kim
Producers: Josh Gonzales, Desiree Alcaraz
Director of Photography: Adam Bial
Edited by: John Norris
VFX: Ryan Kehoe
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[@almamaurer8494]

"I'll call her juicy chocolate "

[@Anoldaccount988]

Alma Maurer Just about to comment this. I died. 😂

[@CrapRapRecords]

Maybe no real pain or strong emotion in the voice..

[@ianthomas6356]

Nico S Normann shut ur dumb ass up

[@erinstring7177]

Alma Maurer he had me laughing the whole time

[@bellaguillen2688]

Alma Maurer lol 😂😂😂

[@bernieflores495]

yoooo that guy who sang Sam Smith sounds so damn good

[@isobelmickelson8283]

I know right

[@PokemonSpriteZero]

+bernie flores His name is Paolo Ramirez

[@DorianDavisddd]

The girl who sang Whitney Houston absolutely wrecked it😍😍😍

[@simplyne_]

Yesss! He killed that!! 😍😩

[@deviaunaashmore2291]

hotguysixpacks do he got social media?

[@dianalaura_]

" I don't hear the struggle all I hear is privilege" wthhh

[@Sandirah]

HAHAHAHAHAHA

[@killyourself9260]

what the hell hell hell

[@khoukhikhoukhi5892]

dammmmmeee what the hell hell hel

[@MegaTjane]

she was right about not hearing the struggle tho

[@thehills2818]

LMFAOOOO

[@rebekaheberhardt8509]

The guy who sang the Sam Smith song was so good! I actually went back a couple times just to listen to his part! 👏👏👏

[@phar0ahad3]

of course your related to amelia earhart....black people hear that and say hes good but i dont feel a soul behind what hes singing...

[@a.m.a9332]

Lol same!

[@raychhbaby1]

Far out she annoyed me with the constant "you don't have no struggle, forced soul" shit.

[@AC-bq2kh]

she acts like nobody else has any kind of "struggle" if you arent black. sigh

[@tiffanyh0510]

+Ashley Futrell omg I know right!!!!!

[@Amichaels]

+Rachel T its a comedy channel smh

[@raychhbaby1]

+aaron haile wow seriously? Anyone with half a brain would know this is a channel that tries to put humour into their videos. But HERE they're also trying to see if racial stereotypes are true and her comments about soul and struggle were here being 100% honest. Our humour must be very different if you laughed at her comments

[@raychhbaby1]

+aaron haile also comedy doesn't = acting. She's trying to be funny but she means what she's saying. I'm allowed to be annoyed at something without someone telling me something is "supposed to be a comedy channel smh"

[@aysalasaysalas8040]

"I call her juicy chocolate"

[@chickenwing2453]

Juicy chocolate does not sound good tbh. I mean come on, chocolate does not have the consistency of juice... That is just a disturbing thought If I'm honest.

[@jazminejohnson1936]

i was dying

[@zoeywalters8562]

Chicken Wing why do u have to think about it so much

[@theresaprocunier7378]

it dose not mater if your black or White or other skin colors

[@erasak]

@@chickenwing2453 i mean it could, hence chocolate milk.

[@Libralove1]

"It still sound privelaged and fun" 💀💀💀💀💀

[@sweetiepieflybc]

Valerie Miller yeah tell me about it....

[@Revster]

When the Asian lady said she from crenshaw😂

[@teddybcorleone]

*She STAYS ON Crenshaw.*

[@dezsmitj3583]

@@teddybcorleone in

[@Itzyolotzin96]

Probs Crenshaw but between Wilshire and Washington 😂

[@kdvn1]

What makes her think every black person has been through something or through a struggle?

[@mysticmoon3042]

Mhm Bob Because we have whether we acknowledge it or not

[@jamessnow3264]

I'm saying!

[@TheSwagerGril]

Mhm Bob is true tho

[@chaosswa-ee-ty5911]

Mhm Bob even when you haven't been through it personally, black peoples saw it or experienced it one way or another. Mayb grandma told you a story. Mayb you wanted or needed for nothing but you saw your Ma or pa going with out for you. That's struggle. If your black and you haven't been exposed in anyway at all you will lack soul. You will talk white too. Nothing wrong with that. I'm right in the middle. 🤘🏾

[@PetroleumJellay]

Lester Lester In that case I have been through struggles too; my black friends always tell me about their experiences with racism and such. Every.Single.Person has some type of struggle and that lady was making it seem like only black people have them.

[@katelynvictorino8364]

they got some good ass singers in this video

[@crazyboy585]

Indeed 💪

[@spencerjonesvo3973]

They really did.

[@Ayveh]

For reals!!

[@aribehave]

LMAO. "That thing that thing that thiiiing you BLACK" her face instantly dropped ._.

[@bailey730]

😂😂😂

[@Demi-xr7wl]

Ike I so that too

[@jenppeace]

Do you know what Song that was ?

[@aribehave]

+Jenny Paz Lauryn Hill. But who don't know that?

[@aribehave]

+Mahomie Life I was already aware of that.

[@jahleesakidd7384]

“He sound like a fine white boy,” lmaoooo 😭😭😭😭

[@thatoneguycpr8997]

Damn, give that man Teddy a show, lol. Also these singers were dope, if yall reading the comments much love to you.

[@Alldef]

ThatOneGuyCpr We're reading :)

[@Raygun34]

All Def Digital +1 for teddy having his own show

[@IamLegendNowORNeva]

teddy funny as hell man this is my first time seeing him

[@haezeushawkins436]

Asap

[@playmeplzzz]

U get like two or three in a song but you did like six

[@99mattdogg]

"All black people sing with soul" Please refer to Icejjfish

[@99mattdogg]

Shakai Schoonmaker Fr? Where the sources at tho.

[@BettyAlexandriaPride]

+Doo fy Not only do not all blacks sing with soul, not all blacks can sing. I say that as a music education major. Not every black has the same timbre, but it is a common trait that blacks get characterized as having a darker color to the voice. It honestly depends on the singer, although we tend to emulate what we hear/listen to.

[@99mattdogg]

Betty-Alexandria Pride Anybody can sing over time, repeating over and over again will eventually get you somewhere with singing, the opinion that a whole race of people can automatically sing like Whitney Houston though sounds iffy..

[@user-ut4cf9tx5u]

icejjfish isn't serious. He's just playing

[@99mattdogg]

Hay Gais No XD he's been at it for years..

[@InHzWill]

In my experience, MOST black singers' voice sounds "thicker", where as other ethnicities, sound "thinner". It's hard to explain, but there are only a few non-white singers I can think of that "sound black"; Joss Stone, Teena marie, Bobby Caldwell, Lisa Stansfield, Michael McDonald, and Jon B

[@ShawnieEllis]

Right on the money with examples. Lisa Stansfield know she can sang!

[@MsSexyDiva4Lyfe]

I agree! I got all of these right too. It's just a difference that I can't even explain. I love me some Joss Stone too!

[@InHzWill]

Ahmed Mohamed truuuuu

[@kylegoldstein9152]

+Jodie Walton (JBTZ XCLSV) A thick voice is usually bad since it's the least flexible voice type.

[@debbieomi]

+Jodie Walton (JBTZ XCLSV) Have to look up Lisa Stansfield right now. Been way more than a minute since I've listened to her. LOVE the Barry White duet of All Around The World.

[@karebear3738]

"Black people sing with their soul, white people try to push their voices out" Bobby Caldwell: hold my beer

[@misterentername8869]

@318tangie no lmao, everyone thought he was black. Never seen the vids? or the trend on twitter

[@thatboyruut2169]

George Michael never pushed his voice

[@russe19642]

Ummm bee gees,Beatles i could go on but it would show my privilege

[@chickenwingstator6568]

Ik he did not just say bee gees and the beetles sing with soul🤣. They just sound like some bland white people who release bad awful music.

[@jamesgarcia6966]

Boz scaggs

[@oboebuddy15]

How the fuck do you "hear" privilege????

[@jmacityinthehouse]

Kelsey Matthews we can just hear it. You wouldn't understand

[@oboebuddy15]

***** How would you know what I wouldn't understand? I can usually just tell whether a singer is black by listening to the actual sound of the voice, not the "struggle" or "soul" because wtf

[@KS-mc5ry]

+Kelsey Matthews You are so wrong about the so-called "nasally black singers". I ain't hear no nasally black singers. Boy what you hearin?

[@aeriellguy6344]

issa joke

[@thenaylaproject]

I think she meant lyric wise LOL

[@sarahmerino5131]

it's so annoying how the girl said "I don't hear no struggle" just because they got the soul voice doesn't mean they all went through a struggle it's so annoying

[@Beautyinwverything]

Soul = struggle. You can hear pain or the black church a mile away. Doesn't matter how precise, soul comes from life. Get into it.

[@vidal570]

She guessed it right tho...

[@sarahmerino5131]

when I hear soul I don't think struggle. I think love, passion, and thrive. I think struggle is not what made these people sing with soul.

[@lucasm4299]

Story Daniels Struggle is not genetic. Black people keep playing the victim card.

[@hatchibyebye]

+Sarah Merino Calm down she was just being facetious. Don't take it so literally. Maybe you see passion and soul as the same thing. But black people, or should I say fans of RnB/Soul can generally can hear a distinction. Soul goes beyond passion.

[@jonii5962]

How do you sound "privileged"?

[@AnonOE190]

exactly ... and notice she didn't hug anyone that was full white ...she only hugged them if they were of any other race... seems a bit Racist to me ...the guy hugged all of them and gave them props regardless however she was just like "meh" hahaha and looking to hate...

[@itsgbi]

Joni I when you sound happy

[@silencein.theevenblack6769]

You're misinterpreting what she's saying I think and what black people tend to mean when we say the struggle usually. She means cultural struggle. The black culture(s) are primarily derived from struggle through slavery, Jim Crow, the Civil Rights era, disproportionate poverty and simply the feeling of being a minority that many feel. This is the environment that bred the cultures that are considered black in America. So even if the individual didn't go through struggle, they are likely heavily influenced by a culture or cultures that were born in those harsher conditions known as the "struggle".

[@silencein.theevenblack6769]

***** You clearly didn't properly read what I wrote.

[@deidra5657]

Joni I he just joking

[@hells_fallen_angel7130]

“You better sing for the lord” 💀💀

[@Liz-zg1mf]

The guy who sang Sam Smith made me blush 😳😍

[@lilbihxxx1234]

ikr...😳

[@samanthastevenson2734]

I literally got the chills

[@racheljslay]

He looked like Ashton from 5SOS

[@sianarosini8427]

+Rachel Slay 2010 Ash

[@rachelferguson5041]

when I saw him I was like OMFG ASH

[@GeorgeGoshington]

that Latino guys voice is sooo unique daaang!

[@w00blikky75]

Right😭

[@kiyahcross9580]

he was soo beautiful 💍

[@caspersenpai]

He was perfect. So beautiful

[@mirandasant3624]

Omfg yess 😍

[@TuAmigoElMorrocoy]

That's Paolo Ramirez, he's been in several talent shows in Latin America. He's definitely worth listening too, he sounds like a man version of Mariah Carey

[@78percent34]

kanishia must have a soul detector lol

[@Kimonica]

Right.. Lollll

[@AsAMatterOfFact1]

Shes secretly Yusuke Yurameshi

[@DreJayBr]

AsAMatterOfFact1 I will be mad hating on her if thats true

[@strawberryvines]

+IAin't Nervous she always et the right lol she did good on the guess the sterotype of only black ppl got rhythm. she said shes surrounded my different races so she observes

[@israelmakor4150]

3:34 Song please😍😍

[@phoenixLeoRising333]

" I'm not from suburbia ." " I'm from Crenshaw".😂💯

[@TheBarrelsBottom]

Anyone can be privileged or "struggle". Race has nothing to do with that.

[@c.2.l.760]

Kayla Tnomleb It does. Like if you go to a white church compared to a black. it's just different

[@staryu11]

Kayla Tnomleb Yeah I know I felt some kind of way when she kept say "struggle" and how she associated with black people. 😒

[@vidal570]

LMAOOOO

[@pastelsplash5291]

+Christopher Allen for real I'm mixed and I switch between going to my mums white church and my dads black church. The difference is huge still good though

[@rosewatergirl1281]

Says a white person tho..

[@Kimonica]

Kanishia you're about to get so much hate, in 3,2,1.... 😂

[@Kanishabuss]

I already know... but i love me so much there is nothing anyone can do or say to upset me...im living while they hate from their basic ass lives.... the only thing they say is ur "FAT" hahahha and i get paid to be that. None of my fine ass men have a problem with it either... smiling im the real MVP... but they mad cuz everything i said was on point!!

[@paoloramir3929]

You were so nice to me !!! This is funny come on guys enjoy ❤️

[@yeahbee8237]

Kanisha Buss would you give the compliment that somebody sang like a black person? could you do a big vs skinny voice to? because I think the stereotype of big black lady singing like a goddess is a true one. wonder if you could tell. look at opera singers that heft gotta factor in. btw are you black? is that offensive to ask? you have nice caffe con leche hue (:

[@CGetRight]

Yeah Bee she's mixed black n white.

[@thebeanharmony8514]

Yeah Bee Get out of your feelings... its comedy...

[@sumthin8546]

The woman is unbelievably rude. Yes, black people have a voice that doesn't sound "forced" perhaps when singing soul, but let everyone do what they want! "Struggle" has nothing to do with race or voice, it's a personal thing. A black person can have had a good life while a white had a hard one.

[@johannabeatty5196]

You just sound butthurt

[@sumthin8546]

Johanna Beatty I am

[@122hsrfe]

Kylie Ren you know they're comedians right....😑

[@sobel8105]

You're definitely white 😂😂

[@aeriericahu]

Kylie Ren lol you must be white

[@MsJasminecox]

She right , for some reason black people never sing Whitney Houston lol respect

[@arctic2921]

It's actually a Dolly Parton song that Whitney Houston covered, so 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@foxyboop4164]

@@arctic2921 Whitney made it 🔥 tho

[@arctic2921]

@@foxyboop4164 you're not wrong haha

[@Lthe1]

I mean, I went to a karaoke party with mostly black friends and one lady I didn't know blew that song out the water. It was incredible, almost like whitney was singing it herself.

[@lql1094]

Not 'that' Whitney song. They might sing the more R&B sounding Whitney songs like "You Give Good Love."

[@user-li1xp4ry4k]

Everyone’s getting butt hurt but different cultures and ethnicity’s sound different and pick up different accents

[@user-li1xp4ry4k]

(I’m not black or white btw)

[@vytae9]

It's not about that Saying you sound privileged or that only black struggled is so small minded and ignorant

[@sleepyg6447]

Maria Janseyalli ok but u cant sound privileged

[@johnforgrave7125]

I think this video is pretty dumb overall and kind of insulting. I mean, how can you invite specific guests to your studio and then call it a random selection of singers? It's also asking the wrong question. There's truth to the idea that different cultures have different sounds, both in language and music. So if you define the sound of "having soul" as "sounding black"... then it's not surprising that black people are more likely to sing with soul. Different sounds and instruments have their origins all over the world. The precursors to the electric guitar (American) was the vihuela (Spanish) which was based on the lute (European) which was based on the oud (North African). The banjo is based on an African Instrument. The accordion, so closely associated with German polka music, originated in Asia. And pretty much every culture around the world invented drums and flutes independently of one another. Typically, music rooted in West Africa is very percussive and uses many more complicated polyrhythms than classical European music, where the musical tradition is largely rooted in the church. To say white people don't sing "with soul" IS pretty bigoted. We (yes, I'm white) just don't usually sound the same as most black people, and you may interpret one style as preferable to you, which is fine. There are also white people out there who really can sing with "soul" the way black people can, they're just fewer and further between because it's a sound more closely associated with another culture. I personally like singer-songwriter stuff (typical white guy I know), but I find that I prefer the sound of women singers. That doesn't mean I hate men or think they're worse at singing, just my opinion. Music is always changing and evolving and people borrow from other cultures as well as those that came before them. I do recognize that appropriation can be a problem, but as long as the culture isn't being used as a prop or a joke it should be fine. It's stupid to nit-pick differences in culture and expression and claim it's proof that one is superior to another. It's only proof that they're different. And you're allowed to prefer one sound, but it doesn't mean you have to completely invalidate another. It's not a zero sum game where there's only so much "soul" to go around. As a musician I can promise you that your typical classical musician has just as much soul as a gospel singer, they just express it differently.

[@intothespeedforce3831]

vytae9 agreed

[@SaraiMalik]

I could tell their race. Its so easy. For some reason black people's voice come out stronger with a deeper tone no matter how matter how many riffs and runs.

[@sandramorryssa]

i dont think their saying "black people sing the best" they're just saying black people often have "soul" in their voice when they sing. and thats not saying white, latino and asians cant sing. its just different.

[@sandramorryssa]

Sandra Rose and ps: i think their right. i got it right virtually every time (messed up with the mixed, asian, and spanish lol didn't know they where gonna throw everybody in the mix😛)

[@deedeegiggles]

Sandra Rose I got them all right and that's exactly what they meant by black singers sounding differently from other races. Plus, our voices are generally different. It's not a bad thing or a downplay against other races. It's just a note of the differences. I don't see how people see that as wrong.

[@danidynamite2]

***** You're saying people take offense to you as a race, but you're the one using terms like "we" and "them"... as for what Teddy and Kanishia were saying in this video, I do agree that that black people often have more soul in their voice, I don't take offense to that nor do I think anyone is trying to outdo anyone or take that voice away... what I was offended by wasn't anything describing the talent... it was Kanishia saying only black people have struggle and all white people are privileged and have to fake struggle... which is not always the case. I'm not saying there aren't plenty of cases where that is what it is, but she was acting like nobody else has ever truly suffered and that's bs. Even when she was complimenting other people there was always that backhanded "yeah you're good but you still have to fake ever having lived through anything real" to it.

[@ye23.]

Sandra Rose Sam Smith must be a black woman trapped in a gay white man's body then...

[@sandramorryssa]

TheCudiii i personally think thats what makes him special.😊 and the mixed girl did mention that there are a few exceptions, mentioning amy winehouse as an example. i think this is just a general rule.. and the ones who break the barriers have greater chances of rising to greatness.

[@bethanylau9296]

"sounds black", "white people lyrics", "privileged" and "struggled"??? it's like the only thing that matters to this women is skin colour

[@aliyakensler2438]

She also made comments about that girl being mixed when she is clearly at most half black herself.

[@greenoburrito7442]

Delete this if you want but it NEEDS to be said. That lady is so incredibly racist against non-black people it is insane. “They don’t have that struggle in their voice”. Look lady, EVERYONE struggles. Not just black people. EVERYONE. There is this thing called equality. That doesn’t mean “oh some people who are mostly all dead now did some bad stuff so we’re gonna make you suffer for it”. No. It means everyone is one and the same no matter your color, gender, race, or anything. The parking ticket thing, oh my god that is so RUDE. I do agree that the tone in singing voices between the different colors vary greatly, it’s a fact. But that has NOTHING to do with “struggle” or “privilege”. I’d say she is very ignorant and needs to learn to keep her trap shut but that would be “racist” so I cannot. However, if she said it then it would be fine. People need to open their eyes and realize that yes, bad things happened and still happen to colored people. But bad things happen and still happen to white people too. You are not exempt from the societal rules called RESPECT FOR OTHERS. Learn it. Period.

[@tdeniseechols7434]

@@greenoburrito7442 Though she may have chosen random reasoning for the differences in the voices, I do agree that African/melanated people's soul is based on centuries of struggle. I'd be interested in hearing more hispanic, Native and Jewish people singing.

[@havilavi472]

@@greenoburrito7442 no I won't brother I understand she hella racist ughh it makes me sick to my stomach 🤦🤦and then they say black people ain't racist 😂😂 fvk outta here

[@ThisCallumPerson]

@@greenoburrito7442 said it perfectly! People are not elves from fairy land, they don't carry magical forces in their blood. They carry DNA, which sometimes means you have less or more melanin. I want to enjoy this video but the ignorance is just too irritating.

[@Itsbabyj1]

People always take things so deeply.. like chill! it's not that serious lol.

[@neidasotelo9542]

I love your videos💗💗 (:

[@alphonso1663]

Exactly cuz at the end of the day they all got talent

[@TheRMF1]

For real though.

[@destinyjohnson7577]

Word lol

[@cross27]

+Itsbabyj1 ikr, they are acting like white people cant sing, thats not true its just black people have a deeper kind of voice its obvius

[@waterlemon4118]

the first guy who sang gave me chills

[@cinnypitts7664]

me too😍😍😍

[@kyladiamond4322]

facts

[@monkeyman123321]

+Water Lemon the first Asian girl gave me a boner.

[@alexcortes4197]

+Water Lemon there's only one guy singing...

[@goldd1115]

that boy can sing

[@danidynamite2]

I like Teddy and how he gives his opinions without insulting anybody, but apparently according to Kanishia if you're not black you have no soul and you're automatically privileged and never had any struggles. Wish I had known that before I lived out these past 30 years. Sidenote, hats off to all these amazing singers of all races.

[@danidynamite2]

BrillyanceUndfyned First of all, don't call me sweetie... I'm not some dumb little woman... second of all I don't need to lighten up.. I even said I enjoyed the video... the singing was dope and Teddy was cool as hell... but I do have a right to disagree with the way Kanishia came off. Lastly, if you were attempting to make an ironic joke with the sarcasm, you failed. You just furthered stereotypes. And yes, stereotypes exist for people of all races, ethnicities, socioeconomic, and political groups... doesn't mean we should just perpetuate them. How do we expect people to come together or appreciate one another if it's the person pointing out the discrimination that gets lambasted and not the person discriminating? I'm sure if it was a white person stereotyping black people you wouldn't just say "get over it, it's free entertainment."... and I wouldn't want anyone saying that to you either. So please don't say it to me.

[@danidynamite2]

***** Obvious troll is obvious... and doesn't know the difference between your and you're

[@danidynamite2]

***** Yep, that must be it. Only white and privileged people care about grammar. You know me and my life story so well.

[@danidynamite2]

***** Yes, please explain to me how you can know I'm privileged knowing nothing about me other than my skin tone and not knowing all the shit I've been through all the while cursing at me even though I haven't done that to you (doesn't that come off as being entitled?)... I may not have had to face certain racial issues, but you do not know me personally, nor do you know my life story... and while I don't have to tell you jack shit about myself I will GLADLY school you if I need to little boy... And I'm calling you a little boy because looking at your Google+ account I can see you're an 18 year old punk who degrades and objectifies women and feels PRIVILEGED and ENTITLED to do so and likes to jump to conclusions about people... so yes please, tell me about the life I'VE lived and you haven't and fill me in on this so called privilege when all you can say is that I was born white. Go on...

[@danidynamite2]

Well, for starters, my fathers have committed no crimes against black people... my mother's family did not move to the States til WW1, and from what little my mother knew of my father, he was first generation Italian-American... My family wasn't here for slavery, sorry that can't be held against me. And while I will admit there are prejudiced people out there and there are disadvantages in the academic and employment arenas, not every white person is trying to brainwash anyone. If anything, I'd say the reason little African kids would run up to a white person over a black person is not because of a perceived God complex... it's because it was BLACK people who sold slaves to the Americans for money. And WHITE Northerners who fought against their Southern brothers to end it. And again, you assume I'm privileged and entitled based on the fact that you only see one group of people as being discriminated against... black people. But outside of the poverty and abuse and homelessness and struggle I grew up in, I am disabled, as was my mom, and ours are not physically identifiable disabilities... which puts me at an automatic disadvantage, both as being seen as a burden to society and in terms of what I am capable or incapable of... not to mention the fact that "invisible" disorders as they are called are often mocked, abused, and generally not believed, meaning people assume I can do more than I can and punish me for the fact that I can't live up to that. It's proven fact that people born into severe poverty are at a disadvantage and have to work twice as hard to begin with, add to that being born to a single mother and deadbeat dad... but being disabled on top of that, I'd have to work even harder than that... if I even could... to get half as far as the rest of my peers, regardless of their color. And, while you are able to do twice the work to overcome your unfair disadvantage, I am not. The stress of this disadvantage caused my mother to commit suicide after decades of simultaneously trying to get the help she needed to function and being told by society there was nothing wrong with her. So again, you have no right to call someone entitled or privileged just because they're at a different starting point. Do I think it's fair that black people were enslaved, or are discriminated against or mistreated, no. But it's not fair when it happens to me either, nor is it fair of you to dismiss my suffering and disadvantage because of what you SEE. You are young and bitter and I understand that, but you assume I won't try to see your side of things because you assume all white people are the same and we are not. (Speaking of which, will you try to understand my point or just stay bitter?) And you assume there is no other group at an automatic disadvantage and you are again wrong. And you are way too bitter to be a weed smoker... at least around me. I use that shit to mellow out.

[@MissLlah]

“Forced Soul” is a perfect way to describe it!

[@phar0ahad3]

they shoulda threw some latinos with color in there woulda threw them way off...

[@reneediaz4959]

Kelly Brooks ooooo someones big mad knowing the truth 😂😂

[@Walking-MY-Path]

@Kelly Brooks Someone sounds butthurt.

[@Walking-MY-Path]

@Kelly Brooks Yeah give me my fucking medal and a trophy right now bitch!!

[@aki9059]

Kelly Brooks you spelled racist wrong dumbass

[@lindahernandez9493]

I keep coming for the Latino boy he's my favorite

[@chatisthisreal.]

donut omfg Jimin

[@Jynxes]

donut Jiminnnnnnn

[@JennLexiy]

WHO IS HE I WANT MOOOORRREE! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@mscocoaboo3140]

donut he can sing yo💕

[@rnjnluvbot5678]

donut armyyy

[@ShameOnANigga98]

2:02 Lool her face swtich after teddy ray said she's black

[@ImDeborahMorgan]

Cause I wanted him to guess a little longer lol

[@sebastianvamben4879]

Oh shit that was you ? You got a hella fine voice 👏👏

[@user-ht8gf9gx9c]

What song was she singing tho that was beautiful

[@glorifiedglory1788]

Debbie Morgan get yo chocolate ass over here

[@jehwhite1582]

Debbie Morgan you are a really good singer ☺

[@BettyAlexandriaPride]

ALL of these singers sounded great, and it kept getting better and better. They knew what they were doing. 😏

[@vitoriagata]

all were good but in my opinion asian girl is better

[@vitoriagata]

In your opinion

[@vitoriagata]

No lol

[@BettyAlexandriaPride]

+Sol Sool I agree, we all have different opinions. I go to school for Music education, so there are certain things I would look for in a singer that others wouldn't such as diction, breathing technique, proper vowel placement, etc. That would mean that my opinion on the singers would be much more critical than someone else who wasn't trained to knick pick. :)

[@vitoriagata]

Betty-Alexandria Pride :) exactly, and i want to go in a music school too but in my country, musics are shitty so i would be screwed lol

[@shennlong1176]

Well singing white and black is definitely a thing. Being in choir singing with different races you can tell a difference. And ive been to many singing workshops.

[@Big_AlMC]

Racist

[@amiablepotato3008]

So singing voices can be privileged now? Damn.

[@Danijones4571]

Please tell me your last name is really potato

[@lolalyons6357]

Amiable Potato yup most definitely

[@tenisawhite6465]

Amiable Potato Yes potato.

[@sentosesay7952]

Amiable Potato yes

[@jojocrunchy5824]

Amiable Potato it’s a joke

[@sarahbourke8203]

If she say forced soul one more time

[@elielelwy]

Sarah Bourke I'm about to fight her too

[@POPJack1717]

Well....its true. Its forced soul, as in not authentic. Not all white people have forced soul though; there are rare cases like Jon B. for example but that's rare. I guessed 100% correctly as well. U can literally hear the difference. We can sit here and be politically correct all we want but you can't deny that there is a distinct difference between the two. Even Adele has that 'forced soul', that if you closed your eyes and heard her sing vs a black girl, you could clearly hear the difference between the two.

[@sarahbourke8203]

Guys guys I'm just saying it's annoying, and kinda stupid 😂👌🏼

[@daylibran2585]

Hush she was telling the truth.

[@wavyuchiha5224]

Kattykat49 HATERRRRR😂😂

[@datnig7500]

2:03 "YOU BLACK" back to reality

[@dodolapoupee1837]

+saaid mo you mean 3:03

[@michaelc4575]

+dodo no. He means 2:03

[@WhitneyDeivory]

Laughing out loud.

[@SuperTzenoula]

I agree black people singing feels like magic to my ears and I can definitely recognize their colour by their voice!

[@poloconner2933]

@Kelly Brooks it's not racist if it's fact lol

[@poloconner2933]

@Kelly Brooks it's a fact we sound better then y'all it's a fact y'all don't sing with soul y'all got that airy shit in y'all voice don't hate us for that hate us for that it ain't it fault blame God

[@poloconner2933]

@Für Kaiser, Gott und Vaterland! it's fact kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4vWnYuodpyJiNk

[@qaswara9755]

@bobatmaja I'm a white albanian living in Germany. Believe me, the majority of my life was struggle. Stop this victim playing

[@Andy-od5jz]

@@poloconner2933 there are black people with airy voices. I guess that means they have no soul in their voice and are privileged.

[@343bola4]

It's not really "singing", it's just a certain voice type that can be heard in almost all black people

[@Powerduo88]

343bola Yes, I agree. Couldn't put my finger on how to explain it but that's it.

[@karmankeys7507]

At 4:20 he said awww shit and put his blindfold back on 😂

[@mamikarania1468]

he knew he fucked up

[@monicamonica17]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@bricksquadxo]

they were all amazing singers where did ya'll find these gems?I felt bad when that girl would say some of them sounded airy and privileged as if she could hit them notes, girl sit you don't know those people personally. Not all whites lived perfect little lives, soul and pain doesn't only come from racial oppression -__-. ps teddy ray is funny af bruh!

[@xTheBossRules]

True asf

[@sixeladadon]

***** lol go ahead and type out your white struggle

[@Dymez510]

***** LMFAO! You a fool!

[@Big_Mac6]

Six what if I told you a my grandparents are all dead,my parents are divorced, my brother is special needs and will die soon, my family is poor as fuck, my dad was locked up for no reason and so on. So the thing is not all of that was true, but that doesn't mean only Blacks live the struggle.

[@brina33007]

Open your eyes

[@Chris-vo4ly]

The mixed girl who sang Whitney Houston had me screaming

[@JROB447]

he listens to michael buble thought i was the only black person

[@KingKindred]

JROB447 Same. I thought I was too.

[@tiacooper23]

Omg I love that man and I'm black

[@RyTwoTimes]

Same bro

[@Ebro319]

JROB447 The same Here.

[@KevOnStage]

JROB447 I love micheal buble. "I just haven't met you yet" go hard in the club.

[@HM-wx9vo]

why he put the blindfold back on when he found out he wasn't black 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@vimbaim410]

Mychele Hughes if you don't see it, it's not real 😂😂

[@josianneclarke359]

Kinda racist video and I am black

[@laurenperez5646]

Yes it's kind of irritating.

[@reerbaadia1896]

and u had to tell us your ethnicity like it should hold value because of it. whose racist I ask?

[@Will-sl1iv]

+TheHumbled because if he didn't then people would say that he was white and was being overly sensitive

[@mia4484]

+Josianne Clarke I completely agree, especially the comments made by the woman

[@thegirlinred3878]

^^Thank you ^^

[@cloudysensation8406]

Why would you let such a racist entitled person on your show? What a horrible person to choose for this, sounds like internalized racism and she finally found an excuse to spew hatred and victimhood. It's disgusting.

[@gardenoflaina]

Let's just clear this up! Because these comments are getting on my nerves. When she says "struggle" she's referring the the FEEL, she does not MEAN THIS LITERALLYYYYY. When she says "privileged" it's a clearly joke (and clearly lack of a better word), just correlating it to as she said more lighter and airy sounding. WE ARE AWARE that the sound of your voice has absolutely nothing to do with RACE. BUT let's all gather up our common knowledge and understand the roots of SOUL, GOSPEL, R&B, etc., type of sounds are our BACKGROUND; blacks are the originators of these sounds and feels. If you are raised and rooted into something(esp culturally), it will rub off on you and you will adopt into your musicality. This is go for ANY race toward ANY type of music. Let's stop making everything a war on race 🙄 Y'all really gotta stop being so butt hurt about stuff like this and take it with a grain of salt.

[@pilikiaX0]

This is worded extremely well. Thanks for taking the time to specifically mention music history and it's origins, which people tend to forget about.

[@athomas7493]

Thank you for explaining! This was really helpful. I apologize if my comment sounded narrow minded, but this is why I ask questions. I do want to be educated about these things. Thanks again.

[@aminatokhi7508]

Laina Wells I

[@Jessica.000]

Laina Wells *YOU PREACHIN GOOD😩😩😩😩😩*

[@2797krmb]

Laina Wells exactly! lol

[@stephmariee1834]

Lol Sam Smith had me soo fooled when I first heard him. I could have sworn that boy was black xD Also Adele. I thought she was black before I saw her too.

[@tiimyrahawkins1925]

Lol I knew both of them were white

[@yagirl177]

I thought Meghan trainer was black

[@kingky195]

+AustinOverstreet12 FRL 😂

[@tiffanynguyen4446]

I thought Iggy Azalea was black

[@stephmariee1834]

Jeon Jungkookie Ugh have you ever heard her talk? Like during interviews? She sounds nothing like she does when she raps. It pisses me off because she's clearly making herself sound like something she's not. Basically, when she raps, she purposely talks like she's black. I don't believe there's a such thing as "talking black" or "talking white" but lets be honest, she's trying to sound like something she's not.

[@DaRealMastalin]

Everybody hating on Kanisha and her descriptors yet she was right with her guesses. Tell me how your way of describing something or you saying she is wrong in how she chooses her words is anything but hypocritical. She made her choices based on what she feels just like you did in expressing your dislike for it. Don't throw stones in glass houses people you only end up getting cut.

[@zenith2070]

mastalin right even could tell when somebody was mixed just of their voice even thought that was lowkey creepy lol

[@tobiasgreven254]

She was right, it's just the way of saying that made it a little bit weird.

[@hannahm1937]

She can have her opinions, and she is entitled to them, but just because they're her opinions doesn't make them not racist, because they are. She is making judgments on someone based on their race, for example she says that black people have struggle-filled lives and white people have 'privileged' lives. This is obviously untrue, as many white people go through hard lives and many black people have 'privileged' lives in comparison.

[@mattt3830]

If a white person had said o she's been through some pain and struggle in her life to a black girl the world would explode...

[@idrinkmocha-d2f]

+ItsSannee Think back to slavery and to the struggle POC have suffered for centuries. She was talking about how white people have had privilege for so long, and they don't know the feeling of being looked down upon for their skin color, especially in the 19-20th century

[@godsamazinggrace5331]

Blacks are definitely gifted with that soulful voice and range

[@tfh5575]

Black people just have a different tone

[@april00026000]

say what you want about the girl, but she still got everything right lmao she knew what she was doing

[@spirittammyk]

Bull shit! I bet it's all scripted! And "I Will Always Love You" is not a Whitney Houston song, but a white country girl's song! Take that you racist fucks!

[@moonpiemoonpie]

april00026000 100% she did. She got THEM ALL RIGHT. Ion care, we INHERENT soul. You can’t learn it.

[@niaaa52]

lαиα єѕт.2013 thats true

[@Gaiwen_Li]

spirittammyk bitch get the fuck out of here

[@spongebob8157]

spirittammyk And whitney did it better.

[@kelleighsheeley6653]

Fuck lmao that girl is getting on me with that "you sound privileged" 😂

[@aimeepage9831]

kelleigh sheeley She is so racist oh my days...white people dont have a struggle...theyre privileged wth

[@wavematrix]

No offense but who says "oh my days"? lmfao

[@lachietaylor3310]

simple. she clearly knows nothing about music... She took an art practice and related it to racism.... That is how far these people are willing to go...

[@camamu1999]

The Real GoodCoffee white people

[@ihateyouallbutiwannaseemli1377]

Cassidy Mullins of course it's always white people who say cringey stuff, for all you know that person could be black.

[@kay2248]

3:22 yoooo WTFF THIS DUDEE CAN SINGGG IM SPEECHLESS 😭💛

[@yuliyal7235]

Adele has a soulful voice and she's white

[@jmacityinthehouse]

Yuliya L she's part of the rare cases like Sam smith

[@yuliyal7235]

J Money Adele is like black in the inside

[@2NIKEGANG8]

Yuliya L she doesn't actually she can sing her ass of but u can tell she is white

[@NigerianCalledSamMighty]

No she doesn't, stfu. I'm fed up of you white wanting everything

[@ClubsManProactive]

what...how does that comment mean whites want everything. Get some education.

[@vanessah7719]

The Latino sounds great. I wasn’t convinced that he really wanted that person laying by his side. He seemed too happy singing that song.

[@lisatryme3518]

cooldaddyjames2814 Shit I would have.

[@TuAmigoElMorrocoy]

Paolo's English is kinda shit to be honest. His Spanish performances are a lot more felt. (I've followed his stuff since he was 13 years old singing in random Chilean singing shows)

[@zoeywalters8562]

Vanessa H why would u think he wants a person laying by his side

[@is4469]

@@zoeywalters8562 because he sang "can I lay by your side"?

[@WendyWeedSeed]

Kanisha be on point every time.

[@Kanishabuss]

Thanks boo

[@tw13088]

Kanisha Buss hi kanisha miss you on the rollout show :(

[@finswins1090]

***** We still have the struggle racial profiling and white people are privlaged and by saying you used to smoke weed I can report you for a felony

[@finswins1090]

jane doe Ferguson

[@finswins1090]

***** 1st you were using illegal drugs and I live in a white suburban neighborhood you are in the UK racism isn't as bad and listen to a white person sing That thing and the black girl sing that thing so yeah and when you live in the US racism is everywhere listen to Donald Trump come back when you hear the stuff your struggle isn't my fault cant get makeup can't get starbucks don't have the new iphone you say "my life is over" I say ok fine i have a phone white people struggle is that ours is racial profiling and racism

[@Itzwillow_duh]

3:24 i come back every year to come bless my ears once again

[@shaquenahope8307]

Soul is something you hear and FEEL! It’s something that runs through you that you can’t explain. You can imitate the way it sounds but you can never imitate the way it feels. It has to be real.

[@Ayveh]

Agreed, and I even tell that to my best male friend who is black. He says he can't sing but man does he have that singing voice, soul voice. He can sing! The amount of black girls I have heard just even if it was a little part playing around, they can sing without even trying! Men... hahahahaha I can't...until I switch it up to Spanish then it's like my Mexican blood is pouring out, but to an extent!

[@streettravelxxi]

Hell yea Bobby caldwell

[@sophiaxox9466]

The second singer was amazing

[@nunofyourbuisness8714]

Yass

[@vanessajocelynn]

ik

[@te.moneyy5807]

yass

[@soysawyer]

They were all amazing

[@soysawyer]

+Raniera Malton that's your opinion

[@samantonio399]

Ever heard of Adele?

[@malove.4648]

Sorry, but not much power in her voice. Not even close to the black queens like Whitney Houston, Beyonce, Toni Braxton, Aretha Franklin, Mariah Carey(mixed) etc.... Adele WHO ?? Just overrated.

[@thatguyyousawonthenewslast3090]

+Sam Antonio Yes I have and she's talented but also boring. Nothing new or different about her.

[@kenyonr]

+Sam Antonio yeah. and?

[@claudiamiramontes4101]

+Sam Antonio Adele definitely has some soul

[@thatguyyousawonthenewslast3090]

Claudia Miramontes That depends on who you ask.

[@calinho7689]

When will people understand that Latino isn‘t a race?! I‘m a white European and this really triggers me😡😅

[@annaneedshelp7729]

Tobias Hock isn’t it hispanic?

[@thepsalms2806]

I must admit as a non American it confuses me

[@bigbellyman5442]

Only latinos believe that it is...🤣😂

[@ratface1208]

Hispanic is not a race also

[@reneediaz4959]

theres people that just genuinely dont know honestly i didnt know that till my sister corrected me recently . Its not ignorance either whats ignorant is people assuming that other people should know these things.

[@gloriahewston5311]

It's not racist... You can just tell the difference

[@sademouton7391]

I'm not trying to sound ignorant or any thing but it seems like a lot of white people are getting "triggered" over this channel because it only talks about the good qualities blacks, Latinos, and Asians hold. I recommend you guys to watch buzzfeed. I heard it boosts up your self esteem if you ever get offended. BTW I understand why you would be offended if this was the other way around I would too but you know...I'm use to it by now....

[@maroonhorizon1693]

Don't hug me I'm weird PREACH GIRL

[@jeciehenning1230]

I'm sure you are.. I'm sure no body in the white race has had to deal with as many ignorant people saying ignorant things like you just said.- I am so sick of people separating themselves and then blame diversity on everyone else. You shouldn't be proud to be anything. You didn't choose. You didn't make yourself, you can't take responsibility of being a specific race. You can how ever change and change happens when you straighten a crooked "U". So used to it... shit you and everybody else!

[@hamstersl101]

I'm not white and this video almost made me deaf and blind. I can't believe such a self centered bitch can exist.

[@ruseangirl]

Why did Deborah looks so angry/upset when he said 'you black'? Girl you are wth? Her voice was on point tho :D

[@fadumob2607]

lmao

[@gregverse3101]

YOU BLACK I WAS DYINGG SKDJSJ HER FACE

[@TheDevilWearsPrada.0]

Right

[@thenamesjonny9473]

If you look down in the comments that face was because he guessed it immediately. She wanted Teddy to have a harder time guessing.

[@kaliyahr3]

She was mad that he got it right but she was joking.

[@shamari925]

I literally come to hear the Latino guy every time 😂

[@thebrazilianatlantis165]

He got me, the only other one was I thought the mixed woman wasn't black. This is the most remarkable guy: kzbin.info/www/bejne/faPYZXycl7CfnLc

[@shannon2950]

"The struggle vs privileged" honestly.. so disrespectful. "Forced soul" Everyone in this video sang beautifully no matter the race. None of it was forced..

[@badddgurlll970]

DEFINITION OF SOUL MUSIC *FROM WIKIPEDIA*....... Soul music has its roots in traditional African-American gospel music and rhythm and blues, and the hybridization of their respective religious and secular styles, in both lyrical content and instrumentation, that began to occur in the 1950s. The term *soul had been used among African-American musicians to emphasize the feeling of being an African-American in the U.S* [7] According to musicologist Barry Hansen,[8]

[@badddgurlll970]

According to another source, *"Soul music was the result of the urbanization and commercialization of rhythm and blues in the '60s."[9] The phrase "soul music" itself, referring to gospel-style music with secular lyrics, is first attested in 1961.[10] The term 'soul' in African-American parlance has connotations of African-American pride and culture* Gospel groups in the 1940s and 1950s occasionally used the term as part of their name. The jazz style that derived from gospel came to be called soul jazz. *As singers and arrangers began using techniques from gospel and soul jazz in African-American popular music during the 1960s, soul music gradually functioned as an umbrella term for the African-American popular music at the time*

[@badddgurlll970]

Later examples of soul music include recordings by The Staple Singers (such as I'll Take You There), and Al Green's 1970s recordings, done at Willie Mitchell's' Royal Recording in Memphis. Mitchell's Hi Records continued the Stax tradition in that decade, releasing many hits by Green, Ann Peebles, Otis Clay, O.V. Wright and Syl Johnson. Bobby Womack, who recorded with Chips Moman in the late 1960s, continued to produce soul recordings in the 1970s and 1980s.In Detroit, producer Don Davis worked with Stax artists such as Johnnie Taylor and The Dramatics. Early 1970s recordings by The Detroit Emeralds, such as Do Me Right, are a link between soul and the later disco style. Motown Records artists such as Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson contributed to the evolution of soul music, although their recordings were considered more in a pop music vein than those of Redding, Franklin and Carr. Although stylistically different from classic soul music, recordings by Chicago-based artists are often considered part of the genre.By the early 1970s, soul music had been influenced by psychedelic rock and other genres. The social and political ferment of the times inspired artists like Gaye and Curtis Mayfield to release album-length statements with hard-hitting social commentary. Artists like James Brown led soul towards funk music, which became typified by 1970s bands like Parliament-Funkadelic and The Meters. More versatile groups like War, the Commodores and Earth, Wind and Fire became popular around this time. During the 1970s, some slick and commercial blue-eyed soul acts like Philadelphia's Hall & Oates and Oakland's Tower of Power achieved mainstream success, as did a new generation of street-corner harmony or "city-soul" groups such as The Delfonics and the historically black Howard University's Unifics.The syndicated music/dance variety television series Soul Train, hosted by Chicago native Don Cornelius, debuted in 1971. The show provided an outlet for soul music for several decades, also spawning a franchise that saw the creation of a record label (Soul Train Records) that distributed music by The Whispers, Carrie Lucas, and an up-and-coming group known as Shalamar. Numerous disputes led to Cornelius spinning off the record label to his talent booker, Dick Griffey, who transformed the label into Solar Records, itself a prominent soul music label throughout the 1980s. The TV series continued to air until 2006, although other predominantly African-American music genres such as hip-hop began overshadowing soul on the show beginning in the 1980s.As disco and funk were dominating the charts in the late 1970s and early 1980s, soul went in the direction of quiet storm. With its relaxed tempos and soft melodies, quiet storm soul took influences from soft rock and adult contemporary. Many funk bands, such as Con Funk Shun, Cameo, and Lakeside would have a few quiet storm tracks on their albums. Among the most successful acts in this era include Smokey Robinson, Teddy Pendergrass, Peabo Bryson, Atlantic Starr, and Larry Graham.After the decline of disco and funk in the early 1980s, soul music became influenced by electro music. It became less raw and more slickly produced, resulting in a style known as contemporary R&B, which sounded very different from the original rhythm and blues style. The United States saw the development of neo-soul around 1994. Mainstream record label marketing support for soul genres cooled in the 2000s due to the industry's re-focus on hip-hop.

[@elyazaaa]

Wish I could bump this up

[@MLSoll]

"You got the privilege you don't get the struggle you are a white boy" I just got cancer seriously

[@brittanyjackson8394]

When that Latino dude sang my wig flew back!

[@RubenDeAngelo]

The lady which got almost all correct knows what she's talking. But she misused the word 'struggle'. Anyone with a keen ear would be able to tell 95% of the time if a soul singer is black or white if given only these choices. The way words are pronounced, the attitude, the charisma, the soul and then coming in with the singing techniques.

[@Individualpsychologe]

+Ruben DeAngelo Thanks, you are one of the few people in here that make sense.

[@josiahross2463]

I was just about to say that.

[@Clintaso]

"It sounds soulful, but it also sounds privileged and fun" lmao

[@oliviapotter2581]

HAHAHA HOW DOES SINGING SOUND PRIVILEGED

[@sirtamer566]

liv ! XD

[@MyChristi123]

liv ! They reaching

[@Danijones4571]

I don't fuckin know mate

[@chelseecooper3974]

Lmaooooooo it’s a certain sound. You can hear the paid off student loans

[@jemseed]

Go listen to Dino from H-town or Anthony Hamilton Females Jazmine Sulivan or Karen Shard. or even sunday best Joshua Rogers. Then you will know what time of day it is!!

[@aleeahamour6212]

3:37 voice had me like damn

[@alexxcervantes1458]

why am i only seeing comments on kaniashias annoying ass, what about our latino boy singing Sam 😭😻

[@poppyyy4607]

Alexx Cervantes bc kanisha IS an annoying ass

[@akellerseattle]

@@poppyyy4607 kaniashas BEEN annoying

[@nicanikabellana8105]

Second girl IS SO FREAKING GOOD LIKE DAAAANGGGG GIRRLLL. But all of them are still hella good OMG

[@jonniecehoward6207]

right

[@ErinMar]

My god this would be a good video if that lady wasn't the judge.

[@mewtwomotherfuka]

Why?

[@dotydotdots2839]

Erin B She was the perfect judge. She got them all right!

[@juhnaetingz2143]

Dotydot Caines that's what I'm sayin

[@ErinMar]

Jenae McQueen doesn't matter. The things she says.

[@eieisha1]

Erin B but she told the honest truth

[@niksrunis165]

Deleted comments huh?

[@dustgemios]

They deleted comments? What were they like?

[@niksrunis165]

@@dustgemios 4.2 mil views, a lot of people would be raging about this video but there's only a couple of comments

[@dustgemios]

@@niksrunis165 right yeah it made me wonder cause its kinda racist. I just thought you mightve been here before hey deleted comments and you saw what they deleted.

[@eyewarsx]

Seems like they delete all the comments

[@dtxa7x]

Yup deleted mine and all I said was once she said struggle in the voice I knew it was just a scripted BLM vid and got it deleted, obviously I’m joking it’s just some goofy ass video about singing but these cornballs take it like it’s the gods honest.

[@vrynnie]

so to have soul you gotta live tortured and suffering? hmmmmmmmmmmmm.

[@lafybugatti]

hayakatsu to sound the most official yes.

[@jokesterr119]

Yea pretty much. It started with slavery when slaves would sing to get by

[@vrynnie]

okay i accept that. but the people in the video seem to suggest that no other race could go through suffering and torture. what with the repitition of "forced soul" and "sound privileged" and how she sounds so happy making those kind of pretty much offensive remarks. that just did not sit well with me. perhaps she meant well or some shit or she isn't aware of how she sounded but i don't know. i apologize for feeling that way but i just do. i respect their opinion tho. i mean wtf do i know anyway. lol.

[@lafybugatti]

i guess that makes sense. But i think we are using pain and suffering to identify that one key trait someone has in their voice. Think of it metaphorically the op cant think you hav to suffer to sing

[@vrynnie]

F4ST BR0S i understand her words and her thought process behind her statements. i really do. i guess i just disagree with how she presented her opinions is all. she's cool though. i subbed to ADD cuz i liked her in one vid i saw way back when.

[@josipatokic329]

"It still sounds privileged and fun" ok...

[@TeeRose]

i was like wtf xD

[@lmaooo8928]

but its facts...

[@FuSiioNxPrOpHeTx]

Adomah you use the word "facts" loosely.

[@lmaooo8928]

OhMyGoodnessSix ok????

[@thatssoabee]

what's the issue

[@leopardgeckotalk]

I kind of feel that if this was the other way round and it was white people judging black people with the same kind of descriptions the people were given, this video would be deemed racist :').

[@Onieracraft]

+Leopard Gecko You mean if they were calling Blacks privileged? lol

[@musicandmebff]

+Viktor Rebake They're trying to say that if it was a white person saying these things, it would be racist. Which is true, undeniably.

[@TuAmigoElMorrocoy]

I would say something "hmm yeah, I can hear the impulsive hypermasculinity, I'm afraid for my wallet right now... YOU BLACK" Or something like "this just screams single motherhood, you black" "I can hear the chronic victim complex, YOU BLACK" I could go on... By the way, I'm Hispanic not white, so I'm not afraid of being called racist for trying to bring some introspection to blacks or any other race... So, yeah check yoself, u like to talk shit about white people a lot, but don't throw stones when you're roof is made of glass... It's time that you spend less time complaining and commiting crimes, and more time studying and keeping your women's legs closed until they have properly stablished families

[@marisparle.6150]

ShortStuff there is no such thing as racism towards whites.

[@flippedurflop8506]

MARIS_TALKS were u dropped on ur head

[@biyanka762]

Debra’s voice is amazing 💗

[@kainak5493]

That woman really irks me. Forced soul? Privilege?? No struggle? Girl, please.

[@rupertpupkin001]

I couldn't stand the dumb chick either. She's so dumb.

[@layelperiwinkle618]

cause she's a forced comedian

[@daragalloway4402]

Kk Boo it bothers me too. It's almost racist. Everyone is equal.

[@joannarodriguez474]

Kk Boo 😒 right she's probably mixed herself

[@cooldizzle93]

Teena Marie, Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera, Tori Kelly. I think Opera singers sing with soul. But we blacks are the best.

[@helsinreaper]

2kool4skool Tori Kelly is actually mixed with black.

[@aloushinorris]

2kool4skool Mariah and Tori are part black though

[@UMANEDAKIDD19]

2kool4skool MARIAH IS MIXED

[@rociocastillo8775]

Tori and Mariah are mixed with black tho right?

[@JazzyFizzleee]

"I'm a black woman who is very light skinned" -Mariah Carey.

[@kaysiayazzie4543]

the Whitney Houston one gave my chills

[@kaysiayazzie4543]

me*

[@Satisfiedreact]

ikr she's good asf

[@kaysiayazzie4543]

+JorDaMan yess

[@andym6866]

That thing that thing that thiiiing “you black” lmao he face got so serious lmaoooo

[@sleebs]

i knew somebody would do a damn sam smith song. i thought sam smith was black when i heard him

[@anoky6713]

selsab me too

[@kermitjennasdog3762]

That one lady has some damn racial issues

[@AngelWhitney1985]

Kermit Jenna's Dog she look biracial

[@cherine3229]

Kermit Jenna's Dog IKR

[@jessiahsworld2773]

that's not being racist it's her opinion

[@itsmarri6723]

Her mom is white tho...

[@Lime9611]

Jessiah 's World How is her being unnescarily rude an opinion?

[@kiira0823]

She's spot on with forced soul though. However it doesn't exclude black people. People try to force it but, people like Pink, Tori Kelly, Joss Stone, Amy Winehouse have naturally soulful voices.

[@menamena5354]

+kiira0823 Joss Stone!

[@HUYI1]

+simet mena so true, especially pink, love her first album :)

[@cherrypops12]

Isn't tori Kelly like half black

[@kiira0823]

cherrypops12 Not at all, her dad is part Jamaican

[@silcoxjakob]

P!nk doesn't force it lmao P!nk's voice is raspy asf and she strains a lot.

[@urestiebestie9072]

Her reasoning is spot on and hilarious.

[@shogunchorey]

WHO IS THAT WHITE GUY WHO SANG SAM SMITH!??

[@aniela5517]

Winter him being latino does not directly mean he isn't white

[@aniela5517]

***** i never said he does, even though personally i think he does. what im saying is him being latino is not proof that hes not white. he still might be white

[@aniela5517]

***** i know he isnt. im jus saying her saying "hes latino" in justifiable as latino isnt a race. she should have said hes not white not hes latino

[@aniela5517]

***** only after you said hes latino which doesnt prove his non-whiteness

[@desuonichan1687]

4:00 his face when she says "he aint got no struggle"

[@JaneEllenTheBomb]

Dick

[@cindyqueen7228]

+Squishy Walrus Such as????

[@duda845]

what is struggle in the voice exactly? is it when you sound like you had struggles in your life? or is it a singing technique in soul called struggle? because the lady always searched for the struggle in the voice

[@PetroleumJellay]

Duda Tasic ikr that was kind of rude to me. Not all black people have struggles and you don't need it to have soul. Christina Aguilera has more soul than half the R&B singers in the game and she grew up like a white girl even though she's half Dominican or something.

[@duda845]

+PetroleumJellay oh so this lady really is searching for 'struggle' in the voice. wow how stupid is that? half of the black people i know are rich as fuck..

[@ln664]

I try to explain all the time, but there is literally a different tone/tenor in our voice as black people. We sound different when we speak and when we sing!

[@ViolentFEAR]

It's culture, mate. Black folk in Germany don't sound different than white folk.

[@panlis6243]

It's almost as if people born in different places and cultures sounded different. Too bad there is no word for that

[@yungsavage3472]

@Rico Mansos black people in America Hun not all dem other places u mentioned

[@monotonya4506]

ViolentFEAR it’s a fact stop being mad