OsgX
December 20, 2009, 6:04am
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So nice…
Zulu
December 20, 2009, 9:40am
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yah_yaahh_b_tch:
Kelis isnt R&B tho.
Experimental R&B maybe.
I love Kelis to death but that’s been her biggest hurdle: People figuring out what exactly she is. She even talks about it in the new issue of Vibe (it should be said that she gives AWESOME interviews):
You said that you don’t think people will be expecting this album, but what does anyone really expect from a Kelis album?
I always say I’m consistently inconsistent. It’s a blessing and a curse. This is what it is. I don’t know what people think they’re going to get and I really don’t care. Like honestly; I don’t mean that in a foul, stank way. I just can’t care. People are never going to [get it]. My music is therapy for me. I’m my own shrink. I’m an expressive person. I have to get it out. Every song that I write, for me, has a purpose. Someone wrote this song for me and I was like ‘that is so not where I am in my life at all.’ It was super sexy and was like ‘bend me over.’ People see me as the raunchiest, super sexual. The songs that people send me, I’m like what the fuck? What on earth would make you think this is for me? Yes, it’s sonically it’s a good song. Clever, catchy, but… why would you think I’d want to sing this? I don’t want to be a French maid and dip it over. I’m in a different place right now. I’m a mom, not to say that I won’t get there at some point. I’m just like, give me a break!
What were you going for with this album?
I wanted people to sweat in the club again. I wanted them to dance and have a good time and not be so hardcore. When Arista folded and when L.A Reid got fired, [Jive] took all the black artists and went. Jive was the home of Britney Spears and N Sync. It was a tiny little label and all of a sudden they’ve got Outkast, Usher and Cee-lo, which was right before Gnarls Barkley came out. They let him go, and then Gnarls came out and they wouldn’t let me out. It took me about 4 years to get off. It was the worst experience ever. Long story short, by the time I was done–I fought so hard to get off, my life revolved around getting of this label–I didn’t have any plans for after. I was like, ‘You’re not promoting my record!’ They were like ‘Yeah, but you sold 1.3, 1.4 million ringtones.’ It was like a bad relationship…it was like a bad marriage.
You don’t fit the mold of like a Rihanna or Beyonce. In fact, it’s hard to categorize you. Has that been problematic when it comes to getting your music heard?
I am a black artist. I embrace that. I have a black kid. I married a black man. There’s no way around it. Yet, everyone wants to discuss to me where I am and where I need to belong. I still have to get on black radio because I’m black. The problem is the bureaucracy of radio. It’s bullshit. I will not deal with it anymore. Radio rules everybody and I don’t give a crap. Play it. Don’t play it.
Full interview: http://www.vibe.com/mt/2009/12/a-long-convo-with-kelis/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Yeah I read that earlier this week. Kelis at her best is and will always be Alternative/Dance.
Yeah she dipped a little into more hip-hop/r&b on Tasty, but she also apologized for it on Kelis Was Here.
I always respected Kelis because she was so ahead of the trend. I mean, Kelis was wearing red bottoms in 2006. She was the first chick to cut the sides off, before Rihanna…before Cassie…etc. Kelis was wearing skinny jeans in 2004. Kelis was doing electronica and working with DJs in the 2000’s.
Everything thats so hot right now, Kelis has been there and done that. And she gets next to no credit for it. Kelis was the first urban black chick to really branch out and be something else. She had a green wedding dress for god sakes. Other people put on a face and then entertain the world, Kelis is the real deal.
cant go wrong with jodeci, but their first album was weak imo.
anyone pick up the new robin thicke cd? how is it? i can’t believe i haven’t got it yet. i’ll go get it tomorrow
Zulu
December 27, 2009, 4:06am
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yah_yaahh_b_tch:
Yeah I read that earlier this week. Kelis at her best is and will always be Alternative/Dance.
Yeah she dipped a little into more hip-hop/r&b on Tasty, but she also apologized for it on Kelis Was Here.
I always respected Kelis because she was so ahead of the trend. I mean, Kelis was wearing red bottoms in 2006. She was the first chick to cut the sides off, before Rihanna…before Cassie…etc. Kelis was wearing skinny jeans in 2004. Kelis was doing electronica and working with DJs in the 2000’s.
Everything thats so hot right now, Kelis has been there and done that. And she gets next to no credit for it. Kelis was the first urban black chick to really branch out and be something else. She had a green wedding dress for god sakes. Other people put on a face and then entertain the world, Kelis is the real deal.
Plus she’s awesome live.
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Gimpy
December 28, 2009, 12:21am
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Old school classic: [media=youtube]5zUcWfKpgHU&feature=rec-r2-2f-8-HM"[/media]…and I agree, they killed it.
im listening to my local smooth jazz station and I heard this song:
Corinne Bailey Rae - Trouble Sleeping [media=youtube]kqntAyOjeyU[/media]
yea, im late, now im hooked on her music
i’m liking robin thicke’s sex therapy song
Suavion
January 10, 2010, 11:32pm
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Here’s a coupleof tracks. These two are what I mean when I say SLOWJAM. Most people always name off a love song or something, and its not exactly a slow…JAM.
Donnell Jones - my strip club (THIS SONG IS FUCKING SICK)
Omarion - Wet (this is a pretty nice slowjam off his new album)
B.J. Body Language (This guy is so slept on, this is a pretty good track)http://www.thesixtyone.com/BJ/song/Body+Language/4/
Let me know if you guys like these, I have a pretty good ear for SLOWJAMS!!!
OsgX
January 11, 2010, 9:32am
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Aside from a couple of songs, I think his album is pretty solid. I like it a lot.
Yeah Robin Thicke’s new album is pretty good. Just skip the track with Nicki Minaj
got the new aliicia keys. haven’t spent too much time with it yet. so far so good though. New Dru Hill cd is comming out in a bit. Get hype i loved them back in the day.
Gimpy
January 15, 2010, 9:02am
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[media=youtube]gCVRE6qXdwU"[/media] :sad:
Zulu
January 28, 2010, 5:08am
457
Sade - Soldier of Love
This video is broken. And she’s ageless.
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OsgX
January 28, 2010, 5:26am
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Corinne Bailey Rae’s new album is SOLID. I love it.
Zulu
February 5, 2010, 6:23am
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Man…Kelis is working with everyone. I’m telling you people don’t sleep on her. She’s working with Boys Noize, Will.I.Am, Free School, Burns, David Guetta, Diplo, Switch, Royskopp, and Hercules Love Affair.
One of her new songs (preformances) leaked.
4th of July