THIS HAS BEEN A TOUGH YEAR FOR DIVAS. RIHANNA'S MUCH ANTICIPATED AND OVER-HYPED ALBUM WAS MET WITH A LUKEWARM RECEPTION. MARIAH'S ALBUM IS STILL WAITING TO BET MET. WHITNEY WAS LEFT WAITING FOR A GRAMMY NOD. ALICIA, WHO IS USUALLY THE DARLING OF RADIO, HAS STRUGGLED TO GET HER CURRENT SINGLES OFF THE GROUND. (EVEN THE SUPER AND AMAZINGLY GREAT TRY SLEEPING WITH A BROKEN HEART IS STRUGGLING). LEONA AND SHAKIRA, WHO'S RECENT ALBUMS FAILED EVEN MAKE CRACK THE TOP 10. NOW WITH ALL THAT SAID, AND I HAVE MUCH MORE STAY, LET'S REVIEW TWO NEW VIDEOS.
AHH WHAT DO SAY? HELL, WHERE DO I BEGIN? IT IS PROBABLY SAFE TO SAY THAT THIS ALBUM IS DEAD. IT IS A KNOWN FACT THAT DEF JAM KNOWS AND/OR DOES VERY LITTLE TO PROMOTE THEIR ARTISTS. HOWEVER, THIS MESS IS NOT ENTIRELY THEIR FAULT. SINCE MARRYING HER MUCH YOUNGER AND SUPER ADORABLE HUBBY, SHE HASN'T QUITE PROMOTED HER PROJECTS AS SHE ONCE WAS. I CAN NOT ENTIRELY BLAME HER BUT YOU GET ME, RIGHT? NOW TO THE VIDEO, IT IS "INTERESTING". THAT NOW BRINGS US TO TWO "INTERESTING" VIDEOS BACK-TO-BACK FROM THIS ALBUM. (WE ALL KNOW THE DEBACLE NOW KNOWN AS I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS.) YES, I KNOW MARIAH IS NOT PARTICULARLY KNOWN FOR GREAT AND INNOVATIVE VIDEOS BUT THIS JUST MAY CEMENT THAT VERY FACT. THIS VIDEO LACKS DEPTH OF ANY KIND WHICH IS SAD BECUASE THE SONG PACKS AN EMOTIONAL PUNCH. I HOPE THIS VIDEO (AND I AM HOPING HARD) DOES SOMETHING FOR THE SINGLE AS IT HAS CONTINUED TO STALL AT THE LOWER 70'S ON THE R&B CHART. I LOVE HER THOUGH. OH HOW I LOVE THIS WOMAN...NO MATTER WHAT!
AHH WHAT DO SAY? HELL, WHERE DO I BEGIN? IT IS PROBABLY SAFE TO SAY THAT THIS ALBUM IS DEAD. IT IS A KNOWN FACT THAT DEF JAM KNOWS AND/OR DOES VERY LITTLE TO PROMOTE THEIR ARTISTS. HOWEVER, THIS MESS IS NOT ENTIRELY THEIR FAULT. SINCE MARRYING HER MUCH YOUNGER AND SUPER ADORABLE HUBBY, SHE HASN'T QUITE PROMOTED HER PROJECTS AS SHE ONCE WAS. I CAN NOT ENTIRELY BLAME HER BUT YOU GET ME, RIGHT? NOW TO THE VIDEO, IT IS "INTERESTING". THAT NOW BRINGS US TO TWO "INTERESTING" VIDEOS BACK-TO-BACK FROM THIS ALBUM. (WE ALL KNOW THE DEBACLE NOW KNOWN AS I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS.) YES, I KNOW MARIAH IS NOT PARTICULARLY KNOWN FOR GREAT AND INNOVATIVE VIDEOS BUT THIS JUST MAY CEMENT THAT VERY FACT. THIS VIDEO LACKS DEPTH OF ANY KIND WHICH IS SAD BECUASE THE SONG PACKS AN EMOTIONAL PUNCH. I HOPE THIS VIDEO (AND I AM HOPING HARD) DOES SOMETHING FOR THE SINGLE AS IT HAS CONTINUED TO STALL AT THE LOWER 70'S ON THE R&B CHART. I LOVE HER THOUGH. OH HOW I LOVE THIS WOMAN...NO MATTER WHAT!
NOW IN CONTRAST TO MC, MJB APPEARS TO BE ABLE TO BE ON A BEACH WITH CLOTHES ON. THAT IS A GOOD THING, FOR ME AT LEAST. I AM NOT SURE THAT I AM READY TO SEE THE QUEEN OF HIP HOP AND R&B FLOCK AROUND IN A BATHING SUIT. I AM STILL TRYING TO GET USED TO THIS HAIRCUT. WHILE IT IS CLASSY, IT AGES HER A BIT. NOW TO THE VIDEO. IT OBVIOUSLY DOES THE SONG JUSTICE WHICH IS SURE TO HELP THE SONG MOVE UP THE CHARTS. SHE NEEDS THIS ONE TO IGNITE BUZZ AROUND HER FORTHCOMING ALBUM ESPECIALLY AFTER THE FIRST SINGLE THE ONE UNDERPERFORMED. I AM STILL BAFFLED AS TO WHY THE ONE, A SLAMMIN' TRACK THAT FEATURED DRAKE, THE HOTTEST RAPPER IN THE GAME FAILED TO TAKE OFF. I AM BEGINNING TO THINK THAT RECESSION MAY COST US MUCH MORE THAN JOBS AND HOMES, IT MAY COST US OUR DIVAS! SO SAY IT WITH ME PEOPLE "SAVE THE DIVA, SAVE THE WORLD!"
di you hear how bad alicia keys sounded on "empire state of mind (part 3)"? i love a lot of what she does but that was just a disgrace.
ReplyDelete"save the diva, save the world"
ReplyDeletetoo funny...needs to be printed on a tshirt.