2 and 1/2 Stars (out of 4) Slightly Trying It
If Mary had put the right songs on her she would have easily gotten a 4star review from me, EASY! While this is a nice collection of Mary's hits, its nice and truly not great. I am sure her hardcore fans are pissed and being a newbie I am with them this doesn't satisfy me AT ALL. The album covers many Mary hits that I am familiar with and a few I never heard. A real treat is the track with John legend King and Queen a mellow and laid back Mary who is vocally so much better that she has been in the past. One of the biggest complaints I used to have about Mary was her voice. I didn't know at the time she was slumped over somewhere in a studio High as hell being exploited (Like on this song with Lauryn Hill - Now I Don't. If you cannot hear that Mary was somewhere slumped over u are a damn fool. Also it wasn't until recently I knew that was a duet! Most don't know, being as tho its a small as credit she gets and she sings that whole song!). Tho I am scratching my head on some of the songs left of that I like and remember like: Beautiful, Love @ First Sight, Be Happy, You remind me, I can love you (ft Lil Kim), Deep Inside, Every Day it Rains, Memories, Time, He Think I don't Know, Rainy Dayz, Gimmee You, and my personal favorite Your Child. With such a list of hits Bilge's people should have made the CD a double disc! And scrapped the terrible duets CD!!!! I don't know if this worth the money cause to me if you own The Breakthrough as I do...You are buying the same CD twice.Ciara who was getting the goddess treatment by me just took another misstep. In her performance on Letterman she decided to sing live instead of her usual lipsync and dancing. The result a breathy, screechy mess! Also Ciara close your damn legs, I have NEVER seen someone so unlady like...B*tch is sittin with her legs wide open for most of the performance! She is slowly reverting back to the (goodies) primate stage of evolution...God help us all!
Proving Every ones parents dress u funny catch a young Bee (and Solange) in Fila perched with En Vogue. I bet she and her family were star-struck...My how the tables have turned.
J Hud. is looking like a million bucks. I must stay saw her over the summer at an appearance @ the Edge and she is a sweetheart. Check out her website here.
I can tell that Fantasia is no longer with American Idol Management. When anyone "frees themselves" there are bound to be some growing pains and a period of adjustment for the fans. Examples of this Are: The Mariah Carey Divorce that turned her into a sex-kitten, Whitney's lil slip from under clives grasp from innocence into "ghettodom", and Beyonces whole last CD. Back to Fantasia, now I must say I love the fact that she is asserting her sex appeal, but it gonna take her a minute to find the fine line that separates sexy from vulgar! Let me just say this...I would ride on the back of that bike with that FINE ass man any day...WHEW! Anyway I love the concept because she could have went the way of Destiny's Child (tired Soldier Video) but she got some real hood type concepts. I love the Barbershop scene, we all know in the real "hood" people chill in the barbershop...which s why I have nowhere to sit sometimes when i go get a cut! Anyway that last scene was nice the I mean there is always a girl in the hood who is loud and up on boys with fake eyelashes dancin in the street, unfortunately this time that girl is Fantasia!
Dare I say it...Ludacris struck me with this one like Pac's "Brenda's got a baby" struck me back in the day! Ludacris dug deep with this song and Mary's Voice is very stirring. They both LOOK FABULOUS in the video. That lil Boi from the Wire...(does anyone know when he turns 18, lol) This Video is GREAT!!!
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2 and 1/2 stars (out of 4) Slightly Trying It
Well the CD has Leaked and it has set the Internet afire! But does it deliver HEAT or is smoke and mirrors...The Young Black Man is on it! Here is a play by play, song by song First Listen just as I heard it...
1. That's Right - It starts off Jumpin with the catchy crazy club song with Lil Jon bringin a down south type feel (This will bring ass popping in the clubs to new levels gay and straight).
2. Like A Boy - She slows it down a bit but brings some new vocal (brandy sounding background) treats on the hypnotic Like A Boy. With those nasty hermaphrodite rumors I am surprised she would title a song that way...
3. Evolution Of Music, The (Interlude) - The first evolution interlude is where she kind of turned me off...skip!
4. Promise - Promise is slow and sexy as I skip this (because they have worn it out on radio) I hope she brings me more slow music she has the capacity to hold my attention with a slow beat (that's one hell of an evolution).
5. I Proceed - A funky old school type beat comes on and Ciara is cooing (VERY Janet-esque) Ciara what the hell?!? this beat could have been used way more effectively...SKIP!
6. Can't Leave 'Em Alone - (with 50 Cent) 50 blasts through my speakers I love his sound on this beat! Ciara comes in and steals it...this is my song...Nice mellow groove I can see ridin to this on the highway.
7. C.R.U.S.H. - C.R.U.S.H. comes in and i am nodding my head, not bad not bad.
8. My Love - The next song has these crazy (MJB breakthrough) sounding vocals...nice song
* the way the songs are arranged is already gettin on my nerves. How we go from crush to hatin him Ciara Imma need u to stop playin with my musical emotions!
9. Evolution Of Dance, The (Interlude) - Interlude 2 another disappointment SKIP
10. Make It Last Forever - Darkchild comes in with the old school sample from "Whoo Yeah, It takes two to make a thing go right". Ciara sounds great over this beat, Rodney pushed her vocally this is the first song I can say she is singing on a very nice one.
11. Bang It Up - Bang It Up can only be looked at as ciara's rap-singing answer to everyone elses rap-singing lately...nice beat not impressed by ciara on this one not a skip tho it has a nice bridge
12. Get Up - (with Chamillionaire) Now we come to the song that turned the tides and brought me on board...This song is catch infectious and can still pack a dance floor months later! I am looking for an equal for this...remeber this is a soundtrack song.
13. Evolution Of Fashion, The (Interlude) - Ciara interlude 3 - ok I'll just say it out loud "shut the f*ck up!"
14. Get In, Fit In - Get In Fit I a bit out of reach for cici "tried so hard to copy my style..." girl sit down somewhere an ok song it lags when she decides to to cheer type calls that we have all ready heard from her...Sigh
15. Evolution Of C, The (Interlude) - Janet you are not with the interludes...Shut up already!!!
16. So Hard - Finally a Slow Beat...now I can so relate to this song...dayum I am loving it...Yesss!!!!
17. I'm Just Me - I'm just Me I love when people sing a song proclaiming just to be them (MJB's just mary, Fantasia's just me) I love this one "I'm just ghetto...I'm just me" nice one
18. I Found Myself - The acoustic sounding "I found myself" is where Ciara truly shines even with those vocal imperfections hear I can understand this song...I remember when I was your age...
Overall its an OK CD. I guess its so much hype and anticipation around this I was expecting a giant then a regular dude showed up...Truly feel it doesn't live up to the title The Evolution. Thinking of the sludge like musical dirt she sprouted up from (goodies), she had nowhere to go but up. Even the differences between her now and then are very apparent. But is it an evolution? We met her in a homemade cut up shirt...on her new CD cover she presents an expensive (probably designer) cut up shirt...Does that constitute an evolution? I think not. Truly there is a growth from the juvenile tone that she initially had in her music, but has she evolved...My exclusive musical evolution Chart has the answer.
My 2cents...I think its cute and I want one for christmas...I could see if they were lil carticatures of black men and women in some sterotype...but these are cute, cuddly toys that dance and sing hip hop, on the flip side tho if they don't sell em in the ghetto its making me a little suspicious...anyway who is purchasing one for me? I like the one who sings YEAH!
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This photoshoot she did for Giant Was HOT!!! And she has everyone online waiting for even ONE of her songs to leak...Damn Ciara stop doin us like this...LOL...This girl is onto big things...her Giant shoot is better than Bee, and Janets (and ya'll know I love Janet ta death, Bee too) Check it out...She is makin sexy look effortless...I know that I am gay but I am a lil attracted to her...maybe cause we both scorpios...MMMMMM
The funniest thing I have see in a while! Young Joc kills it!!!
2 Stars (out of 4) - Slightly Trying It
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Her 4 song sampler is HOT...She has a GREAT Voice and she has some tight writing and beats...DAMN this surprised ME ALOT!
4 Stars (out of 4) - Ovah
2 Stars (out of 4) - Slightly Trying It
D. Woods - Boys Don't Know
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Unimpressive...Blah for me...she can do better...SKIP!
4 Stars (out of 4) - Ovah
D. Woods - Get In Where You Fit In
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Damn D. Woods...you bringin it like Dawn. This could have went on the CD it would have fit. I LOVE it! I now think there are two girls in the group who can do it...
1 Star (out of 4) - Tried ItIn the First Edition of Must See TV I Covered the Following shows.
1.) Dexter Sundays @ 10pm (Showtime)
2.) Project Runway Wednesdays @ 10pm (Bravo) Off season
3.) America's Next Top Model Wednesdays @ 8pm (The C.W.)
4.) Heroes Mondays @ 9pm (NBC)
Those are excellent time fillers if u love to watch TV.
The next four shows are dear to My heart as well and I'd like to share them with you guys as well.
1.) The Wire HBO Sundays @ 10pm
A gritty crime filled drama about "streetlife" in Baltimore. If you miss OZ this show will help you get over it fast. If you have fantasies about guys who move "weight" on the block, this show is sure to keep you daydreamin. Altho they killed the finest MAN last year STRINGER BELL R.I.P. (dude was so fine a radio station mourned when he was taken off the show) they are back with something NEW Teens and these kidz are off the chain...They have captured ghetto life and put it on screen. This is the realest Show on TV right now
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2.)Def Comedy Jam HBO Sundays @ 11pm
A legend of a show in its own right. Who the hell hasn't heard of this show! The only flaw right now is Mike Epps...I dunno if he is funny enough as a stand up comedian to carry this.
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3.)The Underground Showtime Thursdays @ 10pm
This show started unfunny but its getting better...Some skits lately have had me peeing my pants. A Damon Wayans project that definitely is headed to becoming another In Living Color (it cannot compare to Chapelles show tho). I love the "protest stripper" and "the N word superhero LMAO!
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4.)Top Chef Bravo Wednesdays @ 10pm
I was skeptical about this, I didn't watch the first season. Then I saw the reruns and what do u know. These "chefs" were just as catty and undermining as the top model wannabes! This is truly a show where u get to see drama and u might come up with a great meal to prepare...I love it!
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Thank YOU!!!! Thx my friend Doug...I got this Bangin coat!!! I am coming up to see you soon!!!! Things have been crazy but hopefully i can come up soon...
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Let me start this off by saying...I didn't like Tyra Banks for a long time. I am a Naomi fan (and like the brandy vs. Monica fans for the record I am on team brandy), I find it hard to like my girls archenemies. Lately tho, I am starting to like her...After 7 seasons of top Model...her new show is making her very, very likeable. Her undercover Homeless, and stripper stories were pure genious!
This Beyonce Spoof She Did Sealed it
This performance she got out of beyonce was no joke...I never saw Bee have that much fun Performing
Remember Oprah's You're Getting a Car, You're Getting a Car? See Tyra's Spoof Giveaway!!!
And of course she had janet on and got out this lil tidbit...ANYONE who can get something like this outta JANET (the fort Knox of interviewees and my personal FAVORITE celebrity) deserves some props!
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