I have one more thing to say and i will get off my soapbox. If you have ever looked back at artists histories. The only artists that survive are the ones who re-invent themselves. Prince, madonna, r kelly, snoop, dr dre, these folks have more than 20+ years of experience all rolled up together.
If you look at there careers individually you will see that they don't do stuff that everybody else is doing.. that's why we love them.. cause they are different. They keep us wanting more new stuff... Yeah... they like to mix in some commercial appeal.. to blend in with the times.. but you can never say they copied anything from anybody who's currently out now.
Demi