thread of miguel

"miguel is kind of like a cartoon version of a sexy dude while also being a really sexy dude" Ha ha. Yes.

i think his look is "millenial lenny kravitz" but then i like him in spite of, not because of the facade

Oh no, looking like Lenny Kravitz. What a terrible thing.

oh come on lex: dude is a model. it ain't super compelling for me.

I'm not lex and also I personally feel very ummm.... "compelled" when I look at Lenny Kravitz.

miguel's performance of male sexuality really magnifies how rare it is in current pop

It's increasingly rare to have a pop star who can actually pull it off without coming across as sleazy, creepy or just trying way too hard, you need a certain twinkle in your eye, one that comes across on record as well. Miguel definitely has it.

whups sorry rev; sometimes i see the "end" at the end and get you two confused.

I don't think it's about the twinkle in his eye, quite the opposite actually bc he doesn't treat being a sexual object as a joke or corny but actually performs it v seriously, and with a suggestion that he's into it. It's not actually far from how female pop stars routinely perform sexuality - the bare flesh is pretty crucial - and to see a straight man playing what's usually designated as a female role is p great

Yeah, there is knowingness, but the one thing he does not do is play it with a wink or treat it as a joke. That's the kind of presentation that straight dudes seem to need (ironic distance?) in order to partake. It's less uncomfortable I guess for them to read it as "funny"?

I don't mean a twinkle in the eye to mean a kind of smirking detachment, I just mean a certain... something. It's not incompatible with sincerity at all.

I don't know how one can be a sincere or insincere sex object tbh.

You can participate in your own objectification; I dunno what sincerity has to do with it.

Wild Heart is out June 30th.

http://www.rap-up.com/2015/05/06/miguel-announces-wildheart-release-date/

That is too far away.

i need a Miguel coffee mug in my life so bad right now

an approximation of what i'm looking for, someone help me out here:

http://i.imgur.com/04TMpkn.png
http://i.imgur.com/F3G34Su.png

*nods*

I know this is some rapgenius shit but I figured out that they are choosing a star to say good bye to because they are gonna stay up til they see the sun rise under bright peach skies *a thousand blushing smiley emojis*

The more I think about it them ore the 'fucking in the morning' version makes me angry

i need a Miguel coffee mug in my life so bad right now

I need a Miguel in my life now.

they put it on Spotify with dirty, clean and Wale/non-Wale versions, thankfully

there's a dirty non-Wale version?

not that i know of, sorry if my post was poorly phrased

not that you should have any desire for more "fucking in the morning" versions tho

coffee in the morning is much better imo

first coffee, followed by fucking imo

before any of those things though brush your goddamn teeth

sweet dreams turns into brushing in the morning

^kidzbop version

mouthwash turns into flossing
flossing turns into waterpik
waterpik turns into saline rinse
saline rinse turns
into brushing in the morning
http://i.imgur.com/kRRmwVX.png

Miguel was a surprise guest at the Prince gig in Baltimore:

from NY Times review

Miguel, who sang a modified version of the Staple Singers’ “When Will We Be Paid,” a song often interpreted as a call for reparations.

i've seen prince perform that before!

http://www.princevault.com/index.php/When_Will_We_B_Paid%3F

uh hi

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/a5/fb/e0/a5fbe0b355c8cc299ea35cf845ab2239.jpg

O_O

in the hot 100 this week

and the song?

lol

miguel please stop watching porn with your cat

https://twitter.com/Miguel/status/599294532270817282

I... can't... even...

i fkn died when that showed up on my instagram feed this morning

also "word play turns into gun play gun play turns into pillow talk etc etc etc" has been in my head almost all week

sort of feel like the first verse is just...peak miguel

Need that mug gr8080!

i'm saying!!

http://www.rap-up.com/2015/05/18/miguel-wildheart-album-cover/

miguel is stealing album titles from dawn now?

excellent optical illusion

nice to hear that "nwa" is on the album

Finally we have the tracklisting.

1) “A Beautiful Exit”
2) “Exit”
3) “The Valley”
4) “Coffee”
5) “NWA” (Feat. Kurupt)
6) “Waves”
7) “What’s Normal Anyway”
8) “Hollywood Dreams”
9) “Destinado A Morir”
10) “…goingtohell”
11) “Flesh”
12) “Leaves”
13) “Face The Sun” (Feat. Lenny Kravitz)