also i am seeing people in numerous places pay attention to this particular fan project which is just.............................
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 11 December 2012 19:09 (eleven years ago) link
Cassie: The new Weeknd?
― 乒乓, Tuesday, 11 December 2012 19:10 (eleven years ago) link
yeah those fantasy ride leaks are def all time
oh no i meant cassie
i've just appended ciara's leaks as "bonus tracks" to whichever album era they emerged in - easily enough material for a couple of albums though
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 11 December 2012 19:10 (eleven years ago) link
in other words, lmao
http://i.imgur.com/hxmTS.png
― 乒乓, Tuesday, 11 December 2012 19:11 (eleven years ago) link
it's ridiculous that ciara actually made three of the best r&b tracks of THIS year and still managed to continue fucking up her career
like "got that good" bangs but it's basically a "gimmie dat" retread so WHY try that again"sorry" is aight but it sounds so desperate in its attempt to reclaim that "promise" magicwhereas "sophomore" and "livin' it up" were both legit incredible and hooky and not like stuff you've done before so OF COURSE you don't bother to release them
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 11 December 2012 19:12 (eleven years ago) link
those are not 3 of the best R&B tracks of the year, come the fuck on
― some dude, Tuesday, 11 December 2012 19:12 (eleven years ago) link
i'm basically addicted to them
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 11 December 2012 19:13 (eleven years ago) link
"sorry" isn't, obv, i'll take the other three + "sweat" over most other r&b released this year
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 11 December 2012 19:14 (eleven years ago) link
has there been a year Ciara has released music that you wouldn't say she made 3 of the best R&B tracks of the year?
― some dude, Tuesday, 11 December 2012 19:15 (eleven years ago) link
probably not, that's why she's one of my favourite r&b artists! are you suggesting that i'm not listening critically? was denying subjectivity not what you decided to pile on me for this morning?
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 11 December 2012 19:19 (eleven years ago) link
i just feel like it diminishes the accomplishments of an actual 10 out of 10 classic Ciara song like "Promise" if you think she has 40 songs that good
― some dude, Tuesday, 11 December 2012 19:30 (eleven years ago) link
oh my god, that blurb at the side! everything about it is riotously embarrassing.
still, bless 'em for caring.
― c sharp major, Tuesday, 11 December 2012 20:33 (eleven years ago) link
since it was written by a 20 year old i'll give it a pass
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 11 December 2012 20:36 (eleven years ago) link
the idea of it being someone possibly too young to even have heard "me & u" on the radio makes it extra tragic
― some dude, Tuesday, 11 December 2012 20:39 (eleven years ago) link
hahaha
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 11 December 2012 20:39 (eleven years ago) link
Cassie has gained even more critical acclaim: Pitchfork to MuuMuse to SPIN
One of these things is not like the others...
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 04:30 (eleven years ago) link
whatever MuuMuse is, i'm sure it's the Cassie of musical publications
― some dude, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 04:33 (eleven years ago) link
R&B stars: Beyonce to Cassie to Usher
― some dude, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 04:35 (eleven years ago) link
awwww man reading some of these song titles...
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 12 December 2012 04:44 (eleven years ago) link
muumuuse is some random pop blog run by a guy in boston that breathlessly reports on everything but a random guy i know knows him and apparently he has crazy industry contacts or something? but yeah. hilarious to see that there.
― twinkin' and drinkin' and ready to fly (Alex in Montreal), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 07:18 (eleven years ago) link
― some dude, Tuesday, December 11, 2012 11:35 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark
hehe
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 12 December 2012 07:23 (eleven years ago) link
oldladiesyellatcloud.jpg
― Cousin Slappy, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 09:45 (eleven years ago) link
I'm sorry to say with this Cassie Collective Trilogy I'm beginning to see what I've been missing. To those that say they missed out on some of her best stuff, what are they missing? Is there a better, unofficial comp out there?
― I Be Ballin Outta Control, Monday, 11 February 2013 13:43 (eleven years ago) link
i doubt they missed out anything, it's pretty exhaustive right? i just don't think much post-2008 really needed to be included
― lex pretend, Monday, 11 February 2013 17:38 (eleven years ago) link
^^^ what lex said. they didn't miss tons but the 12 track comp we put together a track list for in 2008/2009 hits most of the highlights.
Skydiver and Stamina are both pretty perfect, and Balcony and King of Hearts are enjoyable, and I'm never going to complain about /more/ Cassie, but I listen to it more often as a distilled single album.
― twinkin' and drinkin' and ready to fly (Alex in Montreal), Monday, 11 February 2013 23:09 (eleven years ago) link
new single with ross coming out soon
― d'eejban (J0rdan S.), Monday, 11 February 2013 23:43 (eleven years ago) link
the same appears to be true of ciara
― lex pretend, Monday, 11 February 2013 23:46 (eleven years ago) link
with Rick Ross? lol.
Rick Ross, saviour of all the neglected R&B women.
a.k.a. DEAR MAYBACH MUSIC WHEN ARE WE GETTING THAT NEW TEEDRA ALBUM
― twinkin' and drinkin' and ready to fly (Alex in Montreal), Tuesday, 12 February 2013 00:15 (eleven years ago) link
ha Ross rescuing R&B albums like Drake rescues Ross albums
― BIG REUSS aka the fun.driver (some dude), Tuesday, 12 February 2013 00:41 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.datpiff.com/Cassie-RockaByeBaby-mixtape.465275.html
^^ no talk at all about this? haven't heard it yet, but 'numb' and 'paradise' refrain my expectations about it...
― rusty_allen, Friday, 12 April 2013 11:48 (eleven years ago) link
*presses play*
well that was a predictable intro
― r|t|c, Friday, 12 April 2013 13:07 (eleven years ago) link
of all the r&b second-tier starlets i find cassie to be the most blank-slate. i'm still trying to find out what this mixtape is about. the only impression i get halfway in is a clumsy attempt at doing bad-bitch-by-numbers.
i get the fascination with her - she has great... potential? but has she really made any career moves that haven't been horribly clumsy and awkward?
it has been a chore listening to this one half of the mixtape and i'm not optimistic for the next half :/
― cocktail onion (fennel cartwright), Friday, 12 April 2013 13:55 (eleven years ago) link
"i make music to numb your brain" probs not the best advised lyric
― r|t|c, Friday, 12 April 2013 13:58 (eleven years ago) link
i think she thinks she's pandering to the watching-the-party-thru-smoke vibes crew w/that line
― flamenco drop (lex pretend), Friday, 12 April 2013 14:01 (eleven years ago) link
the mixtape did surprise me in that most of it is trying to bite that riri #phuckeverything swag but it's not a great fit overall
― flamenco drop (lex pretend), Friday, 12 April 2013 14:02 (eleven years ago) link
will listen. as for tiers, casseie's blankness is obviously what makes her first tier, and i think the better question is has she made any moves that HAVE been clumsy and awkward? i dunno, i haven't heard a lot by her that isn't perfect. been bumpin balcony on repeat lately.
― surm, Friday, 12 April 2013 14:03 (eleven years ago) link
it's an inherently sweet blankness though, at its best. the 'pour it up' style nihilism this tape flirts with is above her paygrade
― r|t|c, Friday, 12 April 2013 14:11 (eleven years ago) link
i like how the guests aren't listed on this soundcloud, makes a much funner game of bingo when you don't know when to expect jeremih's whinnying
― r|t|c, Friday, 12 April 2013 14:14 (eleven years ago) link
her royal blankness
oh no, now i'm nervous :(
― surm, Friday, 12 April 2013 14:14 (eleven years ago) link
the song with jeremih is good
― sisilafami, Friday, 12 April 2013 14:15 (eleven years ago) link
i just find her work to be disparate and unfocused. like she's trying to find a lil r&b niche and fill it. i hadn't heard balcony yet but the first youtube comment was pretty otm with the jhene aiko comparison. balcony isn't even a bad song or anything. but jhene has already carved out her niche. now cassie is just jumping from hazy sex to NINO CARTER in the span of a few months, and that's genre hopping from an artist w/o the pedigree to get away with it
i say second tier in terms of mainstream success. most regular music fans i know perceive her as a forgettable one hit wonder. i know she has the cult following but by definition cult following =/= most definitions of first tier
― cocktail onion (fennel cartwright), Friday, 12 April 2013 14:17 (eleven years ago) link
wait a minute jhene's niche is ENTIRELY based on biting cassie
― flamenco drop (lex pretend), Friday, 12 April 2013 14:22 (eleven years ago) link
like i remember the first time i heard jhene just thinking "does the #cassiefanclub own a laboratory now and did they create this girl in it"
― flamenco drop (lex pretend), Friday, 12 April 2013 14:23 (eleven years ago) link
at the same time, not achieving mainstream success doesn't mean you are not a first-rate musician. her cult following has happened bc she did in fact fill a niche. to this day i can't think of anyone else i could put on when i am in the mood for that vibe. she has a very particular voice, and the precision of it, along with cleanliness of her production is what makes her anything but disparate and unfocused.
― surm, Friday, 12 April 2013 14:24 (eleven years ago) link
xxp
feel pleased never to have spent time cultivating any semblance of an opinion on jhene
― r|t|c, Friday, 12 April 2013 14:25 (eleven years ago) link
'ditto' will always be cassie's signature tune in my eyes i think
"is it you?" is one i've been thinking of recently, an avenue that was closed off too swiftly
― flamenco drop (lex pretend), Friday, 12 April 2013 14:28 (eleven years ago) link
*summer charm* will definitely be blowin up my crib this summer
― surm, Friday, 12 April 2013 14:33 (eleven years ago) link