New “R&B Divas: LA” cast member LeeLa James has spoken out on using the word “diva” to describe singers. If you recall, Patti Labelle said most of the woman who refer to themselves as divas are “little heifers who can’t sing.” While she wasn’t as blunt, Leela said she does agree.
She told “Madame Noire” :
I’m born and raised in LA so it makes sense for me to be apart of it. I sing R&B. I sing real rhythm and blues. I represent what a real ‘r&b diva’ is, and not in a negative way because I don’t think you have to be mean to people and disrespectful to be a diva. I would tend to agree to a certain extent because you do have a lot of people walking around using the term and it seems to have a negative connotation behind it…and it’s just too much and some people don’t need to refer to themselves as a diva — especially when you can’t hold one note, let alone sing it. The term is definitely overused and misplaced. To me, a diva is definitely not some of the folks who are calling themselves divas.
Check out the full interview below:
