CYRIOUSLY: The Future Is Now…
Hopefully by this point, readers have been able to take some of my postings with a grain of salt (and a gulp of Mountain Dew) because I have no intent on slowing down my mind flow and speaking freely. Cyrus x seriousssssly, man…so with that being said, I want to take a quick moment and focus on the future of R&B.
CYRIOUSLY: Sex, Lies & Studio Sessions
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When it all boils down, I’m still torn between trying to understand whether or not these “sex tapes” based off R&B singers are staged or legit.
In case you haven’t noticed, it’s “Return of the Mac……..” style with this posting, nothing but random thoughts splurged with R&B themes. Well, in all actuality I suppose we have yet to come across an R&B “sextape,” but the compilation of these Rihanna and Cassie photos which consumed the ‘net just a few months back is still damping my dome piece, so let’s roll with it, @CyrusKLanghorne.
CYRIOUSLY: Love Vs. Heartbreak
Welcome back and to some of errryone who never left, sorry for the lack of updates during the holiday rush!
Yes, 2010 is here and now that a(nother) decade is long and gone, it is time for me to come clean about something which has overtaken my mind, body and soul like Pier 1 CDs. (Come on, I can’t be ‘that’ alone on the reference, chea?)
Kanye West’s 808s & Heartbreak” < Andre 3000’s The Love Below
Sure, you could use the argument of time difference or maybe even keep on reading a few more lines to see what I’m really sayi here, but it’s quite simple and plain….Kanye straight JACKED Andre 3000’s dopest concept to date.
Video: Alicia Keys f. Stephen Colbert, “Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down”
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You really couldn’t get more emotional about the city of New York unless you personally helped build the subway. Colbert gets it in with his all-black-everything, shouting out gated communities and Connecticut. You know, just like we all live. Neighbors with 50! Shout to Times Square!
CYRIOUSLY: Alicia Keys & Beyonce are Back Like That
Remember back in the days? (c) Biggie Smalls…
Honestly, I had no idea how to play the PG-13 role with the above title. Thoughts slurred through my domepiece amongst the likes of “A** Like That” (Eminem), “Shake Ya A**” (Mystikal) and/or good ol’ “Donk(s)!” (Soulja Boy Tell Em)…well, why oh why would I be talking about backsides? Three words.
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The aim of this post? Funk a supergroup like Fabolous meets Ryan Leslie meets Ne-Yo, the gang needs to pony up and give the fans a one-two punch, throwback “Knock Out Kings” style with the two biggest names in R&B right now. Ciara ain’t selling? Funk her. Lloyd no longer on Murder Inc.? Funk him. Cherish who? Funk ‘em!
As advertisers continue to make it rain on rapper endorsement deals and try to toss shame at soon-to-be “has-beens” like Chris Brown, it brings the kid an uncontrollable urge to make a plea for the record labels to put their minds together and see my vision (via Suite903.com…owww….)
One, if not “the” biggest selling albums of 2008? Beyonce’s I Am…Sasha Fierce. Go back a year, 2007? Alicia Keys’ As I Am murks Larry Johnny and his grandmama’s hopes of seeing some teen sensation take over the R&B game. Point at hand? GET THOSE TWO A JOINT ALBUM TOGETHER!
We’ve already seen their chemistry with Jay-Z. Beyonce is wifed up with Hovi while Alicia Keys and Jay take over the entire radio game with their “Empire State of Mind” track, right? Shucks, even Beyonce had that “Deja Vu” record with the Greatest Rapper Alive, right? To make things even more interesting, think about it. Both of ‘em on an entire LP together? You’re guaranteed at least two guest features by Mr. Carter along with (take a wild guess) crazy production from a little guy called “Swwwizzzzy, man” (Swizz Beatz)…and with all the trials and tribulations they’ve gone through since their last albums dropped (Solange going Erykah Badu with the head, Kanye West VMA incident, Mashonda airing out ol’ girl)….the buzz around the project would be ridiculous…
Look, the sad truth is R&B is not what it used to be. Rihanna made a crazy comeback after the whole Chris Breezy incident and look, she comes in at number four with around 180,000 copies in its first week when Susan Boyle murders the top 20….no, the ENTIRE 2009 releases by pushing 700,000 her first week in the United States. So, if I may ever so kindly turn into a throwback George W. Bush right about now…
“Americans, R&B is at war right now. This is a state of emergency and the time to act is NOW. We have waited and seen our fellow R&B singers fall victim to label drops (Omarion), career-damaging rumors (Pleasure P) and just downright leaked XXX photos (Cassie). We will no longer tolerate this. May God bless us all.”
Alicia. Beyonce. America needs you two right now. If not for me, then at least for our country. No “Best of Both Worlds” or even an “Aliconce Kewles.” Just something along the likes of a 12-track compilation, even if you simply named it, “Best Of Us” or something you could use a Sharpie and write it on a CD-R demo disc. The time to act is now, please. R&B heads, let’s make this happen!
Holla if you hear me. -@CyrusKLanghorne
Alicia Keys f. Drake, “Unthinkable (I’m Ready)
Ms. Keys’ album is leaking all over the place and so far it’s all terrifically good. Almost makes up for being forced to hear (the also excellent) “Empire State of Mind” every three seconds every day since before Blueprint 3 dropped in New York. This is the smoothest jam and features Keys as we like her most… singing in the lower ranges, not belt-shouting, using the subtleties of her voice to the fullest extent, telling her new dude she’s ready to get down to business. Drake just does light sensual vocals in the background but it works.
Download: Alicia Keys f. Drake (via Miss Info)
Alicia Keys f. Beyonce, “Put It in a Love Song”
Extremely glad this super-diva collabo didn’t turn out to be some over-wrought ballad. Instead it’s a super fun, energetic high five between Alicia and Beyonce that actually infers they’re total BFFs who talk on the phone about their men in between, you know, rehearsal, awards shows, concerts, photo shoots, fittings, sessions with their personal trainers and the four minutes a day they actually get to live like normals. This is from Keys’ forthcoming album and we got it from Rap Radar.
Download: Alicia Keys f. Beyonce, “Put it in a Love Song”
Video: Alicia Keys, “Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart”
She’s got a hit on her hands with this one, even though we’re pretty sure Alicia doesn’t have any broken hearts too near in the future. The epic New Yorkness of this video is like the morning after going home with some dude at the “Empire State of Mind” party, and getting thorougly burned. Not in that leotard though!
Alicia Keys, “Doesn’t Mean Anything”
In a pretty shocking turn of events, Alicia Keys has been at the center of some strange controversy lately, what with Lil Mama sabotaging her VMA performance and her new boo Swizz Beatz’s wife writing open letters and all. And yet, somehow she rises to write and film a video for a song alluding to just how much she needs someone (a one man band-man perhaps?) to share her numerous blessings with. Also, she ends up in the desert somehow.
