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Barry White: Staying Power
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White did not respect a good many of the young artists making music in the 1990s because they couldn't craft songs. But he did see a difference between his generation and the new generation of young stars--when he was a kid they burned Watts during the riots, but 1990s ghetto kids invented rap music. White realized that there were still kids killing each other, but there were ... young people letting their anger out in song, taking power, and creating a place for themselves in the record industry. That was why White needed to learn what was new, because he knew change was inevitable. This resulted in his soulful slow raps being laid over a hip-hop beat.
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Today, White's influence can be heard in the sexy sounds of many contemporary soul vocalists. What's more, public interest in White remains high. In 1999, the singer was profiled on VH-1's popular biography series, Behind the Music. What's more, his most recent album was certified gold for sales in excess of 500,000 copies. Titled Staying Power, the album's title sums up White's enduring career.
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His single Staying Power, off a 1999 album of the same name, won White two Grammys and proved he hadn't tamed his libidinous lyrics. "Put on my favorite dress, the one that oozes sexiness," he cooed in the title track's opening lines.
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