Bomani Jones Doubles Down on His Babyface Hot Take

Bomani Jones is standing ten toes down on his hottest musical critique yet. On the latest episode of The Right Time with Bomani Jones, the commentator unpacked the online storm surrounding "Babyface Gate" after recently declaring Kenny Edmonds overrated. Rather than walking the take back after days of social media backlash, Bomani laid out why he believes Babyface doesn't sit at the same songwriting table as titans like Stevie Wonder, Prince, and Curtis Mayfield. Critiquing Babyface's catalog is dangerous territory. The man practically engineered the soundtrack of late-'80s and '90s R&B, stacking classic cuts for everyone from Bobby Brown to Toni Braxton. But Bomani broke down the gap in musicianship and singular vision separating pop hitmakers from transcendent auteur songwriters, analyzing why the comparison struck such a personal nerve across the culture. You might not agree with him, but he made his case without flinching.