― Alex in Baltimore (Alex in Baltimore), Thursday, 19 January 2006 07:02 (eighteen years ago) link
was 'man up' on the american version of the album? it's listed as a bonus track on my copy and is probably my favourite non-single.
― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 19 January 2006 08:44 (eighteen years ago) link
― Rockist_Scientist (RSLaRue), Thursday, 19 January 2006 12:53 (eighteen years ago) link
Also, I am amazed that I'm not annoyed by the breathy spoken part near the end of the song. It could have been just some sex kitten sort of thing, but it comes off more like there's really a subject behind it, with an inner life.
― Rockist_Scientist (RSLaRue), Thursday, 19 January 2006 14:05 (eighteen years ago) link
― Kv_nol (Kv_nol), Thursday, 19 January 2006 15:24 (eighteen years ago) link
― Rockist_Scientist (RSLaRue), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 22:14 (eighteen years ago) link
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― Alex in Baltimore (Alex in Baltimore), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 22:37 (eighteen years ago) link
It's better in some ways...
― The Brainwasher (Twilight), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 22:38 (eighteen years ago) link
(xpost "Take This Ring" is my shit)
― Alex in Baltimore (Alex in Baltimore), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 22:39 (eighteen years ago) link
redman - watch yo nuggets
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― +-+-++-+, Tuesday, 11 April 2006 22:42 (eighteen years ago) link
Christina Milian feat. Young Jeezy, "Say I"
All the obvious reasons as to why it couldn't possibly be as jaw-droppingly revelatory as "1 Thing" (Cool & Dre instead of Rich Harrison, CM instead of Amerie, Jeezy instead of blissful silence) absolutely apply, but it's been my go-to track when I want to hear a sample set ablaze like a Viking funeral ship.
― James.Cobo (jamescobo), Wednesday, 12 April 2006 02:55 (eighteen years ago) link
Tha Rayne's "Didn't Ya Know" is fabulous too.
Also try Mya's "Fallen (Zone 4 Remix)"
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Wednesday, 12 April 2006 06:07 (eighteen years ago) link
― -+-++-++-, Wednesday, 12 April 2006 10:59 (eighteen years ago) link
super obvious answer = amerie 'talkin about' off the same album, hot as hell but too close to 1 thing to ever get some shine; or even better yet 'loves off the chain', a stupendous unreleased classic tacked onto the 'touch' promo, and with its own weird danny krivit re-edit 12. u can trawl thru the lost richcraft archives all day long for similar kicks, janet jackson - 'pops up', mary j blige's 'out my head'... jennifer lopez 'whatever u wanna do' as well, shadowing 'get right'....
non richcrafts to greater / lesser xtent
lil mo - dem boyznicole wray - if i was your girlfriendrihanna - let meyummy bingham from tha rayne/ jadakiss - 'come and get it' (sorta)
ummmm
― rtcotm (mwah), Wednesday, 12 April 2006 13:06 (eighteen years ago) link
― rtcotm (mwah), Wednesday, 12 April 2006 13:09 (eighteen years ago) link
― rtcotm (mwah), Wednesday, 12 April 2006 13:10 (eighteen years ago) link
― strongo hulkington is a guy with a belly button piercing (dubplatestyle), Wednesday, 12 April 2006 13:20 (eighteen years ago) link
'pimpin all over the world' as well, awesome! whatever will finney say
― rtcotm (mwah), Wednesday, 12 April 2006 13:25 (eighteen years ago) link
it's kind of a bummer that "Jiggle It" might cross over outside of Baltimore, I guess Young Leek is the new B. Rich.
― Alex in Baltimore (Alex in Baltimore), Wednesday, 12 April 2006 13:47 (eighteen years ago) link
ohh ok i didnt know that wz chucky thompson. yeah, his and faith evans 'mesmerized' cd fit in here too at a pinch, i'm not sure what else
― rtcotm (mwah), Wednesday, 12 April 2006 14:58 (eighteen years ago) link
Young Leek got signed last year after having that one song out for like a month, so people around here are pretty mad about it. but the producer of that track, Blaq Starr, has done a ton of Baltimore club hits.
― Alex in Baltimore (Alex in Baltimore), Wednesday, 12 April 2006 15:08 (eighteen years ago) link
Basically, it sounds kinda like "1 Thing", but less minimal and less good, but you probably already guessed that. Of course, there's a lot of room between "1 Thing" and "bad", and this falls somewhere in there. Rich Harrison is Rich Harrison, (or someone else is Rich Harrison, that's been happening a lot lately) big horns, extraneous percussion, etc. I like the dark surf guitar and the use of the male background vocals. (That whole pre-chorus section is a nice build.) Amerie's singing is more soul shouter-ly than usual (which in my book is a plus, though I realize a lot of ILMers don't like soul shouters, but boo to them). The best moment is at the begining of the second verse. "I gotta tell you how much I love it/ When you kiss my neck in public/ I try my best not to blush" and totally sings that last line with a blush. The song needs more a hook though.
― Rodney is a group! (R. J. Greene), Friday, 20 October 2006 18:16 (seventeen years ago) link
"Rolling Down My Face" rips off Limp Bizkit lolololol
― The Reverend, Sunday, 27 January 2008 07:37 (sixteen years ago) link
I like this!
http://www.rapradar.com/rb/update-new-music-amerie-qwhy-r-uq.html
― I’ve seen a lot in my days as an mp3 blogger (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 13 May 2009 18:08 (fourteen years ago) link
still on the "uh-oh-ee-oh" tip and why not!
― I’ve seen a lot in my days as an mp3 blogger (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 13 May 2009 18:12 (fourteen years ago) link
Nice.
― Bianca Jagger (jaymc), Wednesday, 13 May 2009 18:16 (fourteen years ago) link
omg this is so up my street! :-D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2QyDI6b9K0
― jed_, Saturday, 11 December 2010 17:11 (thirteen years ago) link
listen semi-properly here: http://www.phonicarecords.com/product/view/67503
― jed_, Saturday, 11 December 2010 17:14 (thirteen years ago) link
that's pretty grand
― I don't even know where I'd FIND destiny's balls (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 11 December 2010 18:47 (thirteen years ago) link
nice
― o let's not do it and say we did (The Reverend), Sunday, 12 December 2010 00:04 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah love it. i wish theo did more cheesy stuff like that, hes so good at balancing it w/ real skill & um ... weirdness? aggressiveness?
― lotta diamonds ... but prolly more display names (deej), Sunday, 12 December 2010 00:06 (thirteen years ago) link
BIG FUCK OFF DRUMS
― flopson, Sunday, 12 December 2010 00:38 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brzxkb5lx_Q
― BringTheAuBonPain, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 07:15 (eleven years ago) link
yup
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 07:32 (eleven years ago) link
great tracks
― "Batshit crazy," the foam clog tycoon said. (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 20:10 (eleven years ago) link
i kind of wish the sample was actually in tune with the track
― bert yansh (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 21:17 (eleven years ago) link
ILX should be all over this already, amirite
https://www.stereogum.com/2019471/stream-ameries-2-new-surprise-albums-4am-mulholland-after-4am/music/album-stream/
― Groove(box) Denied (Raymond Cummings), Saturday, 20 October 2018 03:06 (five years ago) link
Blimey
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0eJX_fBpOIM
― Chuck_Tatum, Monday, 4 February 2019 23:08 (five years ago) link
Pretty good! (Ridiculous video, but whatever.)
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 4 February 2019 23:10 (five years ago) link
Love it... I nominated / voted for the double EP in the albums poll (think it was my #2!); but I don't expect to see it place, due to apparent lack of interest here.
― i stan corrected (morrisp), Monday, 4 February 2019 23:18 (five years ago) link
It's just, like, perfect modern R&B to me... somehow it hits dead-center of a sweet spot
― i stan corrected (morrisp), Monday, 4 February 2019 23:20 (five years ago) link
The EPs felt like terrible joyless trend chasing to me :(
― Get Me Bodied (Extended Mix), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 02:23 (five years ago) link
:( is right!
― i stan corrected (morrisp), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 02:50 (five years ago) link
not just trend-chasing but devoid of anything that made her seem like such a unique and singular presence when she was first releasing music
she looks great in that video though
― boxedjoy, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 14:11 (five years ago) link
i've been listening to Because I Love It a lot lately and that's just emphasised how disappointing those EPs were
― ufo, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 14:17 (five years ago) link
I can’t believe you guys are listening to the same EPs as me!!(but I’ve gathered that my tastes don’t necessarily jibe with too many others on here, esp. when it comes to pop/R&B, so I won’t trip...)
― i stan corrected (morrisp), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 15:15 (five years ago) link
h8 this song
― plax (ico), Saturday, 19 October 2019 18:05 (four years ago) link