so wtf i can't even type wtf correctly
― That shit right there is precedented. (cryptosicko), Wednesday, 28 January 2015 02:41 (nine years ago) link
enjoying this track by (i guess) a relatively new singer named alexandria: https://soundcloud.com/supernaturaltracks/a-l-e-x-a-n-d-r-i-a-treat-me-bad-bad-ep-2015
― j. winters (josh), Wednesday, 28 January 2015 08:46 (nine years ago) link
i like that
― Sounds like a forks display name (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 28 January 2015 10:34 (nine years ago) link
is jazmine sullivan really going to not push "stupid girl" and "stanley" as singles
honestly, making songs as good as those then just sitting on them
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 28 January 2015 10:44 (nine years ago) link
Stupid Girl should be huge. The problem is that they seem kinda intent on hiding her from view since she's gained weight, cf. the album cover.
― longneck, Wednesday, 28 January 2015 11:09 (nine years ago) link
comparing how jazmine and adele's careers have been managed is infuriating
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 28 January 2015 11:29 (nine years ago) link
"stupid girl" is a great song but i do think it's probably hamstrung by the winehouse-lite production
― deej loaf (D-40), Wednesday, 28 January 2015 14:28 (nine years ago) link
Well I kinda agree but tbh I think the song and her performance are cathartic enough to break through the barrier. The if you're like me - you'll be a stupid girl trope is goose bump inducing.
― longneck, Wednesday, 28 January 2015 14:38 (nine years ago) link
I created a playlist in which a Sullivan and Dawn Richard song alternate.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 28 January 2015 14:50 (nine years ago) link
i love both those records but that sounds like a terrible way to listen to them
― some dude, Wednesday, 28 January 2015 15:06 (nine years ago) link
WIGGING OUT over the Jazmine Sullivan album omg, I snagged this on a whim and it is really exciting me.
― Jennifer 8.-( (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 29 January 2015 04:21 (nine years ago) link
this teefli song w/ snoop & quik is pretty nice http://www.missinfo.tv/index.php/teeflii-addicted-snoop-dogg-dj-quik
quik's verse is kind of a masterpiece
― J0rdan S., Friday, 30 January 2015 19:23 (nine years ago) link
i wanna have a straight menage a troisboth them pussies fat like some foie gras
― J0rdan S., Friday, 30 January 2015 19:24 (nine years ago) link
that verse is A+ vintage quik
― Spottie, Friday, 30 January 2015 20:06 (nine years ago) link
lol that quik verse
― aybaybayfan (The Reverend), Friday, 30 January 2015 21:00 (nine years ago) link
Quik's verses are tastier than foie gras ime
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 30 January 2015 21:01 (nine years ago) link
Is there a specific late '90s album that the Jazmine Sullivan album cover is reminding me of? Or does it just have sort of a throwback look?
― Tove Lo Tove You Baby (jaymc), Sunday, 1 February 2015 16:51 (nine years ago) link
hahaha that quick verse
― sae nnwurd - throw sum mo ka (k3vin k.), Sunday, 1 February 2015 17:12 (nine years ago) link
saw this song on jezebel this morning & it's amazing http://themuse.jezebel.com/nyc-singer-rahel-will-not-serve-you-lobster-on-a-beach-1683213655
production is like balearic R&B but with a dancehall tempo. hook is nice too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odht9-G7im0
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 3 February 2015 06:12 (nine years ago) link
oh damn
― dyl, Tuesday, 3 February 2015 18:00 (nine years ago) link
i've heard the full album, i think it's very good especially for a debut
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 3 February 2015 19:13 (nine years ago) link
so nice to hear an r&b vocalist over a track like this and not have the singer's identity basically scrubbed out of the track and visual like is so often the case in trendy deep house/nu disco cuts lately (esp remixes of old songs). not saying this is a dance track or anything but yeah.
― dyl, Tuesday, 3 February 2015 20:06 (nine years ago) link
Wow nice find Jordan
I'm sure these boards have touched on this but "arty" R&B has become so codified over the last few years that very little of it surprises anymore, so it's rare find something that truly breaks form a bit
― Evan R, Tuesday, 3 February 2015 20:15 (nine years ago) link
the album (it's out next tuesday) might turn some people off (lex) -- it's being put out on le1f's label and reminds me some of the inc. album only i loved (at least as far as ilm goes)
but the production is incredibly rich throughout -- it's very airy and open and almost balearic (though not as much as "serve"), but not floaty. the basslines are juicy and prominent, and there's plenty of texture. it's not a songwriter's album, which again will turn some people off, but the vocals are very strong. you have to be open to vibe-y hipster R&B but i really think this is the sort of album that justifies the entire enterprise. it's a skillfully played and arranged record, and it's luxurious as hell.
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 3 February 2015 20:24 (nine years ago) link
sold. completely obsessed with 'serve'
― flopson, Tuesday, 3 February 2015 20:40 (nine years ago) link
Love this. A lot of what I was irrationally hoping for when I first heard Nguzunguzu's perfect Lullaby.
― tsrobodo, Wednesday, 4 February 2015 00:28 (nine years ago) link
Reminds me a little of the better moments on that SZA album
― bae sremmurd (monotony), Wednesday, 4 February 2015 03:14 (nine years ago) link
this Ne-yo album IS his best since 2008 (even the T.I. collab) but I don't know if I care enough to rate this higher than a recovery.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 4 February 2015 03:17 (nine years ago) link
guhhhh Jazmine Sullivan's playing at a cool venue but tickets are $28 and after fees they're over $40. What the fuck.
― Jennifer 8.-( (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 5 February 2015 14:32 (nine years ago) link
tbh though it's not even that great of a venue
imo the Ne-Yo album cements my theory that all of his albums have different strengths and weaknesses but are ultimately all pretty much equally good. never thought Year of the Gentleman was any better than the others.
― some dude, Thursday, 5 February 2015 14:43 (nine years ago) link
Rahel is on a bunch of stuff from the past several years -- Herbert's remix of Koze's "Magical Boy," Eric Lau's New Territories, etc.
"Serve" seems far more suited for 4AD than any Inc. song.
― Andy K, Thursday, 5 February 2015 14:45 (nine years ago) link
"Serve" is cool but not amazing. Inc were hot flammable garbage.
― aybaybayfan (The Reverend), Thursday, 5 February 2015 20:16 (nine years ago) link
they weren't, actually. that was the problem
― r|t|c, Thursday, 5 February 2015 20:34 (nine years ago) link
very funny
andy- that's a different Rahel.
― How to Destroy How to Dress Well (lou), Thursday, 5 February 2015 20:45 (nine years ago) link
Am I missing something about "Serve" it feels like ... approximated R&B
― deej loaf (D-40), Thursday, 5 February 2015 20:49 (nine years ago) link
the songwriting and vocals are pretty clearly R&B .... the production is different though. i like that it sounds like an edit of another song that doesn't exist.
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 5 February 2015 21:56 (nine years ago) link
― aybaybayfan (The Reverend), Thursday, February 5, 2015 8:16 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
agree with this
the production is interesting but the song doesn't do much
― lex pretend, Thursday, 5 February 2015 22:36 (nine years ago) link
reminds me of a lesser version of that new sevyn streeter single more than anything
Huh! Thanks for the correction.
― Andy K, Thursday, 5 February 2015 23:51 (nine years ago) link
had a friend suggest this to me; i don't know much about her but i'm into ithttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8RguidJ3hM
― j. winters (josh), Friday, 6 February 2015 05:05 (nine years ago) link
this new sevyn streeter single, gawd.
incredible.
― real hip hop for j dilla fans (o_sailor), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 13:19 (nine years ago) link
agreed with deej's assertion that it accurately self-reviews/scolds itself
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 13:41 (nine years ago) link
who produced the new Jodeci track?
― mingalaba, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 14:39 (nine years ago) link
this bobby brackins/tinashe/jeremih track sounds exactly like you think it will & i love it https://soundcloud.com/bobbybrackins/my-jam-feat-zendaya-jeremih-prod-by-dem-jointz/s-JZULO
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 10 February 2015 17:04 (nine years ago) link
sorry ZENDAYA not tinashe lol
not that it particularly matters in this case
love love love that bobby brackins
kinda unbelievable that we never really mentioned "hot box" from last year
more rnbass, basically
― lex pretend, Saturday, 14 February 2015 08:48 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2ymnNSqRKI
― abcfsk, Saturday, 14 February 2015 20:13 (nine years ago) link
i've never heard an argument about that album where i'm like "yeah ok
love love love that bobby brackinskinda unbelievable that we never really mentioned "hot box" from last yearmore rnbass, basically
yeah "hot box" really had legs for me
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 14 February 2015 20:39 (nine years ago) link