someone needs to tell the weeknd to kiss the ring imo
Yes! Future Love IV music video, Rakim-style!
― Evan R, Tuesday, 13 March 2012 16:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
Nash didn't name names but Tesfaye got tweet-combative anyway?
― Andy K, Tuesday, 13 March 2012 16:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
Nash just said he was thinking of 4 people. So yep, getting defensive I guess.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 13 March 2012 16:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
6-12 months before they collaborate on a track?
― Andy K, Tuesday, 13 March 2012 17:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
So who are the other 3 he had in mind?
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 13 March 2012 18:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
Frank Ocean was probably one. Miguel, maybe and Trey Songz, plus Weeknd.
― MikoMcha, Tuesday, 13 March 2012 18:31 (1 year ago) Permalink
that's just naming the only four male breakout r&b singers of the past few years
― 3hunn O))) (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 13 March 2012 18:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
i mean maybe he did actually mean it that way but...
four probably wasn't an exact number
― 3hunn O))) (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 13 March 2012 18:33 (1 year ago) Permalink
Yeah, depends. Hard to say if it's something he's been ruminating on mathematical-like! Or just in the frustrated general sense...
― MikoMcha, Tuesday, 13 March 2012 18:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
“I haven’t done a show in close to two years, and ever since then, there’s like four n****s who sound like me now. I’m just being honest. I remember before 2007, nobody knew what to do with this s**t.”
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 13 March 2012 18:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
"like four"
It just sounds like kind of a failed brag to me. "I'm super influential. There are, like, four people who sound like me."
― Evan R, Tuesday, 13 March 2012 18:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
Diss silliness aside, though, this concert looks insanely fun:
Gonna have to check this tour out, especially if he's playing "Right Side of My Brain."
― Evan R, Tuesday, 13 March 2012 19:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
0_o that girl onstage during "purple kisses" looks about 14
― been to lots of college and twitter (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 13 March 2012 19:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
k somehow got weirder
I know... first time I've seen an audience volunteer look absolutely disgusted to be a part of one of those on-stage seduction routines.
― Evan R, Tuesday, 13 March 2012 19:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
fuck if he's singing "purple kisses" i'm gonna be at that show
― 3hunn O))) (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 13 March 2012 19:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
That could be you up there, J0rdan!
― Evan R, Tuesday, 13 March 2012 19:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
i'll prob be the only person who knows all the words to that song
― 3hunn O))) (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 13 March 2012 19:30 (1 year ago) Permalink
#lovecult
― art dealin' thru the west coast (tpp), Tuesday, 13 March 2012 19:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
― 3hunn O))) (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, March 13, 2012 3:30 PM (57 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
lol rme. the girl onstage knew the words!
― been to lots of college and twitter (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 13 March 2012 20:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
pretty sure the audience at a Dream show is going to have a sizeable contingent of obsessive nerds
― Number None, Tuesday, 13 March 2012 20:31 (1 year ago) Permalink
pretty sure i can sing love/hate front 2 back. just sayin
― art dealin' thru the west coast (tpp), Tuesday, 13 March 2012 20:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
xp show i was at was legit 75% women, with a sizeable contingent of dudes just chillin in the back who maybe had been dragged their by their girl & actively trying to look disinterested
― johnny crunch, Tuesday, 13 March 2012 21:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
Man. Haven't spun L/H in too long. Time to bust out Purple Kisses and/or Luv Songs.
― Somewhere between Fergie and Jesus (Alex in Montreal), Tuesday, 13 March 2012 23:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
― 3hunn O))) (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 13 March 2012 19:30 (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― art dealin' thru the west coast (tpp), Tuesday, 13 March 2012 19:32 (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
understanding this made years of trawling through the-dream's twitter account & scanning terrible don draper jpg strewn messageboards for hulkshare links totally worth it, ty
― john-claude van donne (schlump), Wednesday, 14 March 2012 12:44 (1 year ago) Permalink
if you get to interview the-dream and your THIRD QUESTION is "i want to know what you think of the the weeknd" you need to get the fuck out of the-dream's office
― pre-tennis ball head-era chris brown (J0rdan S.), Thursday, February 23, 2012 2:52 PM (2 weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
i would take this classic post further and say that anyone who heard The-Dream's comment about other new R&B acts sounding like him and immediately thought of The-Weeknd needs to gtfo, his influence is all over actual radio acts
― some dude, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 20:36 (1 year ago) Permalink
Tesfaye/Weekend thought it was about him
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 21:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
Weeknd
yes, he's one of the people that needs to gtfo
― some dude, Thursday, 15 March 2012 00:00 (1 year ago) Permalink
no one posted this yet?!
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-dream-previews-seductive-new-album-20120314#ixzz1p89dicEk
"Foreplay": A nostalgic mid-tempo number with electric guitars and thumping percussion that begs for comparisons to The-Dream's freaky-R&B forebear, R. Kelly.
"Equestrian": Ginuwine's "Pony" gets a redux with pounding drums. "I love the way you ride/Equestrian," The-Dream croons, his falsetto blending effortlessly over the beat. He even toys with his lower register, a welcome distraction from the song's hackneyed "Giddy up" outro. During this listening session, The-Dream closed his eyes and began winding and shimmying by himself to the track.
"Loving You": In which The-Dream loves so hard, it becomes downright aggressive. Vocals, synths, guitars and yearning lyrics undulate together to the brink of insanity, and yet it never sounds cacophonous. "I can't take all the credit, the cocaine had a lot to do with it," The-Dream mused afterward, presumably joking.
"Slow It Down": "I know they ain't gonna play this on Top 40 radio," The-Dream dares on this strip club-ready song about rolling, grinding and myriad other forms of gyration.
"Divine," featuring Mary J. Blige: Booming theatrics lead off one of the album's most introspective cuts. "As the seats recline/This is divine," The-Dream murmurs, contemplating success. Blige provides only ancillary vocal coos over lush violins, creating an airy effect.
"Paid," featuring Gucci Mane: Kickstarted with a sample from the gangster flick New Jack City (Nino Brown's famous quote: "The fruit of our hard work/Am I my brother's keeper?"), "Paid" is a requisite hip-hop banger about balling with just $100 in your pocket. Gucci Mane delivers a formidable verse: "If I could/I'd give a hug to the money," he croaks. "I think I was doing that while I was doing crack," The-Dream laughed while playing the track.
"Katrina": A masculine counterpart to Beyoncé's "Irreplaceable," this chest-pounding, unfinished song encourages men to move on from bad relationships. "This is strictly for my niggas," The-Dream croons – though, to be fair, the women present found the song to be irresistible.
"Talk That Shit": Cue the subliminal shots! "Talk That Shit" is a veiled jab at new-generation R&B weirdos who have been heavily influenced by The-Dream's style. "Y'all niggas so disrespectful remixing my own shit," he blasts before jumping into a medley of his hits, from "Fancy" to "Shawty Is a 10." Although The-Dream wouldn't reveal any specific names, chatter during the session implied that "Bed" singer J. Holiday and The Weeknd were possible targets.
"Y'all": "If this ain't the realest thing I ever wrote," sings The-Dream on this markedly sensitive, vulnerable number, where he spills his guts about his oft-beleaguered reputation as an artist, father and man. The self-anointed "Superman" admits that, yes, even he has flaws – "Sometimes even my cape needs dry cleaning" – before making peace with himself, concluding, "Crucify me if you want, but I won't stop loving y'all."
― handy ban (lou), Thursday, 15 March 2012 18:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
thank you lou!
― 3hunn O))) (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 15 March 2012 18:46 (1 year ago) Permalink
album sounds sufficiently hilarious!
― 3hunn O))) (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 15 March 2012 18:47 (1 year ago) Permalink
i had almost forgotten this was happening! when is it due?
― art dealin' thru the west coast (tpp), Thursday, 15 March 2012 18:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
"presumably joking"
― goole, Thursday, 15 March 2012 19:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
Although The-Dream wouldn't reveal any specific names, chatter during the session implied that "Bed" singer J. Holiday and The Weeknd were possible targets.
What about "Baby" singer Justin Bieber or "Just Like Me" singer Jamie Foxx?
― Andy K, Thursday, 15 March 2012 19:20 (1 year ago) Permalink
remember when the-dream was beefing with chris brown before it was cool
― 3hunn O))) (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 15 March 2012 19:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
When he embarrassed him at the Freaky Forebears Waterpark dunk tank.
― Andy K, Thursday, 15 March 2012 19:30 (1 year ago) Permalink
I'm shocked the album exists in something resembling a finished state this far out from its scheduled release. Usually when I review R&B albums, I get the sense they were hastily finalized about two weeks before they hit shelves, if that.
― Evan R, Thursday, 15 March 2012 20:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
really? i haven't gotten that impression w/ most major label albums, a lot of them seem to be sitting on the shelf for a minute and then get a few of-the-minute rappers thrown on at the last minute
― some dude, Thursday, 15 March 2012 21:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
is the writer sure that the lyric "sometimes even my cape needs dry cleaning" is a Superman reference?
a superman that hoe reference
― The Reverend, Thursday, 15 March 2012 22:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
wow i can deal with mary j and gucci for sure. no drake? big sean? etc? please let this be true
― been to lots of college and twitter (k3vin k.), Thursday, 15 March 2012 22:40 (1 year ago) Permalink
During this listening session, The-Dream closed his eyes and began winding and shimmying by himself to the track.
This is amazing
― boxedjoy, Thursday, 15 March 2012 23:05 (1 year ago) Permalink
his weird self-imploding ripple dance is still playing in my head when i close my eyes, since i saw him do it to fast car on that tour video a couple of days back.
― Evan R, Thursday, 15 March 2012 20:06 (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
otm!, it is encouraging, particularly because the view we got into his process when he made his free record made it sound super flexible. i mean i guess it isn't finished but at least there are big chunks done that he's ready to go play out with.
also the weeknd said this guy looks like the hamburglar, feel like this should be posted itt
― john-claude van donne (schlump), Friday, 16 March 2012 11:44 (1 year ago) Permalink
April 17, apparently.
― Andy K, Friday, 16 March 2012 14:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
He looks like the hamburglar every day
― Wesley Crusher: Teenage F#ck Machine (forksclovetofu), Friday, 16 March 2012 14:40 (1 year ago) Permalink
"I'm going to work with Shakira at some point over the next couple of months," says The-Dream, "and she was always on my wish list, because she's another one of those females, a great female artist." As for his dream of working with Chris Martin of Coldplay? "That's just a Jay-Z phone call away," he says.
http://www.billboard.com/column/sxsw/video-the-dream-talks-love-iv-shakira-at-1006490752.story#/column/sxsw/video-the-dream-talks-love-iv-shakira-at-1006490752.story
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 17 March 2012 16:42 (1 year ago) Permalink
i haven't been able to shake the impression of The-Dream as Jazze Pha's mini-me since the "Shawty Is A 10" video
dude didn't even have any real radio hits even as a writer for a year or two there, but "Love On Top" and "Birthday Cake" changed that, maybe he can stop his commercial tailspin after all
― some dude, Saturday, 17 March 2012 21:33 (1 year ago) Permalink