I want to know how many of you actually listened to all her songs??? I'm a big Jade fan and have followed her career since the beginning and can say I've had the luxury to listen to every one of her songs and have met her at several of her events. Personally, I think she is a very strong song writer and vocalist, arguably the best we have in the Hmong community from the new generation. I also commend her for having the courage to be unconventional for the Hmong community and singing a genre that isn't popular, especially for a woman.
If you guys actually listen to her albums and EPs you will come to realize that her song writing abilities goes much farther than just "That Boy" and/or the stuff you may have heard online. In fact, most of her songs are not even online. Some of my favorites from her would be 1) "Teb Kuv" from her first album and 2) March of Leng Cheng from her second album. I love her Christmas song also!!
In short, don't judge her overall make-up as an artist from just the few songs you may have heard online. Also, it is okay not to like her style of music but don't knock her as an artist. Personally, I think she is the only female Hmong Artist we have that can cross generations, race and cultures. A lot of her fans aren't even Hmong and we should be proud that she can cross the Asian-American boundaries. I don't know if any of you guys know but she was recently featured on "BestoftheNext.
com" which is an Asian-American artist website. She is the only Hmong artist we have representing us with the likes of Paul Kim, J-Reyez, David Choi, etc. I don't know about you guys, but that makes me freaking proud. I encourage you guys to go get her albums and really listen to them. I think then you will realize how talented and deep of an artist she is and how lucky we are to have her in our Hmong community. Just some food for thought!
http://bestofthenext.com/blog/19/botn-exclusive-interview-singer-dancer-jade-lee/