Is JLo a style and music thief?

[BlurredLover]

When JLO first came to the scene yes very much so however afterwards she never really found her footing right after Beyoncé went solo.... get right from my memory is when JLO stopped being a main player afterwards just terrible movies (minus monster in law Jane Fonda is my fav crazy person lol) and lackluster features with hot at the moment “rappers”... 

after Beyoncé went solo they both coloured their hair the same and the airbrushing was so similar in pictures that I remember having a hard time telling them apart. Even Britney’s ITZ was very JLO esque styled so I tho k that after 2004 it was clear no one really had a sellable imagine other than the going solo girls (Gwen Beyoncé and Fergie) which all worked as they had just continued with the formulas that got them know to begin with. 
 

long story short- everyone is a style thief in some regard which is why fashion and music is always evolving. JLO is no worse or better than any of the others in this case. 

[BritneySpurs]

41 minutes ago, BritneyMinaj said:

i looooveee jlo but 

*beyonce enters the chat* 

I guess I meant from a dancing point of view. I don't see Beyonce as a great performer. She brings a lot of energy and presence to the stage but pretty much every performer does that. And she's never been a great dancer. JLo started off as a trained dancer and she brings that to her shows - no big artists I can think of can out-dance JLo.  Plus I like her costumes and staging a lot more.

For me, there's something big missing with Beyonce's shows. She also comes across as cocky vs. genuine onstage. And it's funny you brought up Beyonce in a thread about stealing bc she has been caught stealing a LOT.

[ShatteredBoy]

Let me go stream JLo, I love her and couldn't care any less.

[RadicalOptimism]

@Haha-Hehe-Haha-Ho why you so pressed? JLO steal your bag? 

[Haha-Hehe-Haha-Ho]

Just now, CrazyButItFeelsAllright said:

@Haha-Hehe-Haha-Ho why you so pressed? JLO steal your bag? 

I wouldn't be surprised if she did, stealing is kinda her thing right??  

[Livin4art]

3 hours ago, Born2Die said:

Your fave could nevah!

Lolll wtffffff is that mess  

But yeah I mean Gaga's vocal skills are much better than her dancing skills , she can't move to a beat .......

[PokemonSpears]

4 hours ago, JordanMiller said:

I wrote about this at-length last year. Figured I'll paste the article in my comment. Would love to hear what you guys think.

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Jennifer Lopez is under fire for allegedly stealing most of her biggest hits.

By the books, JLo is one of the most commercially famous musicians of our time. She has a lengthy list of famous hits, and for those of you questioning that I challenge you to fire up Spotify and confirm you’re not pretty (if not VERY) familiar with at least 10 of her songs. 

Alright, so we’ve established she’s a bonafide recording artist, but how? That’s the point of contention. Lopez’s body of work is being questioned, and it’s caused a **** storm on the Internet. 

A Twitter user by the name of @PallahAbdul has a bone to pick with the triple threat. They created a thread ripping apart the singer’s singles, but it’s not without merit. They provide receipts, and it’s undeniable that Jenny from the Bronx had a one-up on the way to the top over most rising musicians.

“There is not one JLO hit that isn’t a stolen song of another artists. Not ONE,” @PallahAbdul wrote. They point out multiple instances where this is seemingly the case.

Spoiler alert: if you like the illusion that is Jennifer Lopez™, stop reading now. Otherwise, carry on with this fascinating uncovering. 

“If You Had My Love”

JLo’s first single, “If You Had My Love” was directly inspired by singer Chanté Moore’s song, “If I Gave Love.” Diddy, who played a pivotal role in creating Lopez’s debut album, requested Darkchild hand “If I Gave Love” over, but couldn’t due to previous agreements. Instead he created a carbon copy, and when Lopez’s version blew up Moore had no choice but to scrap hers.

 

“Waiting For Tonight”

This one is a straight up cover by pop trio girl band 3rd Party featured on their 1996 album. Don’t know who they are? Yeah, you’re not supposed to.

 

“Let’s Get Loud”

I’m probably most upset about “Let’s Get Loud.” The track was originally created and recorded for Gloria Estefan’s album, but ultimately passed it on to JLo because she felt it was too similar to her previous songs. Estefan ended up sharing her version of the song as a bonus track on her 2011 album, Miss Little Havana.

 

“I’m Real”

Mariah Carey’s iconic phrase, “I don’t know her,” aimed at Lopez, appears to stem from drama surrounding stolen melodies in JLo’s song and remix for “I’m Real.” It is believed Carey’s ex-husband and head of Sony Music at the time, Tommy Mottola, secretly stole samples and melodies Mariah created for Glitter and gave them to Lopez, beating Mariah to the punch and blocking the elusive chanteuse from releasing her own material. 

Adding insult to injury, R&B singer Ashanti presented JLo with a remix for the track using her own vocals, however the final version of the remix kept Ashanti’s voice intact with Lopez’s. 

 

“Ain’t It Funny Remix”

Ditto for the “Ain’t It Funny” remix. Ashanti’s vocals, no credit.

 

“Play”

You really won’t like this one. Christina Milian wrote “Play” in about 15-minutes, and when Tommy Mottola heard it he wanted it for JLo. Cool, cool, except they didn’t even bother to include Lopez’s vocals on the iconic chorus. Yup, that’s entirely Christina Milian. Is that a crime? Alright then. 

 

“Jenny From The Block”

No doubt “Jenny From The Block” was handcrafted for Lopez. A woman named Natasha Ramos sang the demo, but after her version leaked it was evident Ramos’ vocals are almost exclusively heard on the bridge and chorus on Lopez’s version. Ramos never received a credit. 

The song also appears to steal a sample from The Beatnuts’ song “Watch Out” from their album, A Musical Massacre. They put JLo on blast for it at the time. “Anybody familiar with our music who heard Jenny From The Block knew it was a Beatnuts beat. There’s no getting around it. That’s a straight-up bite. It’s the same drums, the same flute, the same tempo… everything is our idea.”

 

“Get Right”

That infectious beat on “Get Right” was originally created for Usher’s 2004 album, Confessions. Originally titled “Ride,” Usher co-wrote it with producer Rich Harrison, but it was ultimately scrapped and given to JLo without Usher’s permission. He said at the time, “I hate it, but I’d better get some of the publishing rights or else. I didn’t put it on my album because I couldn’t get it right. But I didn’t expect J.Lo to just take it.”

 

“On The Floor”

Kat Deluna co-wrote a song titled “Party O’Clock.” The song, produced by RedOne, debuted months before JLo released “On The Floor,” also produced by RedOne. Fans noticed similarities between the two, but when Lopez was asked about it she actually had no idea what they were referring to. I genuinely believe her, but that doesn’t justify it.

 

Bebe Rexha’s “Self Control”

In a curious turn of events, pop singer Bebe Rexha shared a sample of Lopez singing her song, “Self Control.” It’s not clear whether they had a remix in the works or if she passed it along to JLo at one point to record as a solo song. I’m betting on the latter, because I can’t imagine Bebe would scrap a remix with JLo if she had the opportunity. Lopez probably recorded Bebe’s demo word-for-word first but decided to pass. 

 

What does it all mean?

This isn’t a Jennifer Lopez takedown post. But it’s fascinating that she has so many instances where a track is given to her, re-recorded, yet remains so close to the original. That’s obviously problematic when she’s making millions of dollars and creating ripples in the fabric of music, because that means those who helped her get there aren’t seeing a fraction of that financial gain or the notoriety (or even gd credit, for that matter).

PopCrush points out that this could be a matter of powerful men making “behind-the-scenes power moves to accomplish something that paid off for them in some way,” but I can’t chalk things up to that. Lopez has been and is still very much in control of her career, so to water down her success and hits in the biz to business men’s executive decisions feels irresponsible. If that’s true, she could care less where the hit comes from, as long as she gets it. Meaning, artistic integrity is nowhere to be found and she’s playing to grab a spot on the Hot 100. It’s a realization I’m not prepared to face quite yet. So if these men in suits aren’t to blame… does that mean JLo is the mastermind behind this facade? Then she’s responsible for cultural appropriation and sidelining a handful of talented black men and women for her benefit. No one wins here.

Another important question to ponder is: despite how the songs landed in JLo’s lap… would they have seen so much commercial success had she not recorded and released them? Does it matter if she did? How many other songs has she allegedly lifted that we don’t know about? Look, her star power is undeniable, and adding that special ~Jenny from the Block~ touch certainly elevates a record that might’ve sat on the cutting room floor otherwise. Should she go out of her way to share the wealth, or is it just the name of the game? I guess we’ll have to ask Mariah, Usher, Christina Milian, Kat Deluna, 3rd Party and Natasha Ramos.

jk, it really doesn't surprise me  for more that people wants to convince me how iconic she is, there's something that has always seemed off to me about her career, as a singer.

She IS a great artist, I mean, a performer, and such, and I think she's really likable as a person, but idk, there's always been something that feels forced to me, like, idk. 

I still love Play though

[Puppy]

Jlo is my childhood but with all the stuff about her, it’s left a bad after taste. I still like her but maybe not stan as hard as I do with Britney. I mean there are many ways to get to the top so gotta give her props for getting there. 
 

but if you want to talk about vocals...there’s a reason they mix her vocals with the demo tracks. I like her tone at times but she chooses songs that don’t work for her voice and with all the money she has she can’t work on her voice? She wasn’t fooling anyone lipsyncing that ballad for the charity concert. 
 

To me, she worked harder to be a fashion icon than a music icon and that’s why her music career is stagnant. 

[BritneyMinaj]

1 hour ago, BritneySpurs said:

I guess I meant from a dancing point of view. I don't see Beyonce as a great performer. She brings a lot of energy and presence to the stage but pretty much every performer does that. And she's never been a great dancer. JLo started off as a trained dancer and she brings that to her shows - no big artists I can think of can out-dance JLo.  Plus I like her costumes and staging a lot more.

For me, there's something big missing with Beyonce's shows. She also comes across as cocky vs. genuine onstage. And it's funny you brought up Beyonce in a thread about stealing bc she has been caught stealing a LOT.

lol true i do know abt the beyonce stealing

i saw jlo live so i wasn't hating btw 

but TO ME i feel like beyonce has more dance breaks and stuff thats what i meant and bigger productions 

[PokemonSpears]

36 minutes ago, CrazyButItFeelsAllright said:

@Haha-Hehe-Haha-Ho why you so pressed? JLO steal your bag? 

[Mexwero]

She was born to be a “burrower”! I mean she stepped into the scene literally portraying the life of Selena in a movie. It was meant to be!

[The Greatest Show]

2 hours ago, BlurredLover said:

 

after Beyoncé went solo they both coloured their hair the same and the airbrushing was so similar in pictures that I remember having a hard time telling them apart.

huh I never realized but youre right

[BlurredLover]

32 minutes ago, PokemonSpears said:

jk, it really doesn't surprise me  for more that people wants to convince me how iconic she is, there's something that has always seemed off to me about her career, as a singer.

She IS a great artist, I mean, a performer, and such, and I think she's really likable as a person, but idk, there's always been something that feels forced to me, like, idk. 

I still love Play though

Haha and Play is Christina Milians song RIP her career (dip it low is still a massive jam) 

 

[monkeystar88]

Yes but i think she was the best vehicle for all the ideas and songs that she did take and she made a beautiful career out of them. The songs she took wouldn't be what the are today without her.

[Britney'sBish]

Some of ya'll are faker than she is, at least Ashanti and Christina Milian were credited for their work.

I can't think of any instances where she stole choreography, writing credits, or tour visuals...

[Alxatc]

There are definitely some songs I love by JLo (I Luh Ya Papi, I'm Into You, I'm Gonna Be Alright), but I can't help but feel like she just isn't talented like the other big pop stars like Britney, Beyonce, Shakira, Rihanna... to name a few. She just doesn't have that unique and incredible voice, and her dancing isn't very unique imo. The Super Bowl performance was a big eye opener on how much more genuinely talented Shakira is on so many different levels. I think she's aged beautifully, and I admire her for that. She has been successful in film, so that's cool too. But I don't think she's as big of a deal as some people try to make her seem. Shakira on the other hand.... 

[Mariaahfan]

It's no secret Tommy formulated jlo to be similar to Mariah without the vocals and ballads

jlo's team has stolen songs and copied songs from many artists. The songs she stole is nothing new in the industry, jlo just has a better team & money pumped into her albums to make all of the shadiness not be headline news until years later

 

[icybaby]

I love her. She is self made woman. Career wise, doing music, acting and a lot of things at the same time. Definitely hardworking person and i admire her for that.

 

 

 

[lustwecantcontrol]

Honestly as I got older I became less and less impressed with JLO, her music also got worse and worse which helped I’m sure. She’s kind of a basic ***** music wise, you can tell that most of her music wasn’t meant for her especially since she’s pulled a Britney Jean several times! She can dance that’s about it, she’s kinda like the Latina Paula Abdul! 

 

Also going back to Jordan’s article, Mariah’s hate for JLO started way before the I’m Real incident. It started when they both wanted to cover Do You Know Where You’re Going To, Tommy let JLO cover it and release her version before Mariah Had the chance which led her to scrap it for her album (and I think she wanted it to be a single) and eventually release it as a bonus track on her #1’s album and on her Valentines EP. 

[Lisa Rinna]

We all know who the real thief is!