BaM | Bounce

Probably my favorite track off of Timabaland Presents Shock Value. Right after "Oh Timbaland." 0:34 is the dope show!

'00 | There You Go...

Awww, 2000. I like to characterize 99-2004/05 as TRLra. And no one comes to mind more than the artist known as Pink. Hearing her debut single, "There You Go", on the radio I could have sworn she was black, or Hispanic. Then to see her video I acknowledged her blue-eyed soul/rock persona, like a Teena Marie for the millennium. Out of all the pop stars hitting the charts at that time, she (and Xtina of course) I feel were the best vocally.

Pink - There You Go
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? | Right Round

I am sure rapper Flo Rida is an intellegent guy. He speaks rather well in interviews and seems to enjoy his newofund fame. He even looks like he is having fun; his songs are always club-heavy hits that echo having a good time. BUT was he serious when he decided to sample that 80s song for his "hit" "Right Round?" I mean....? I know we are trying to trandscend beyond the ghetto with hop-hop, dipping our fingers in different music Kool-Aids.....BUT I cannot bring myself to enjoy this song as much as I loved "Low." (Until it was everywhere instead of just the song everyone was dancing to on YouTube) And the video....smh....I just can't rock to it. If we're trying to recapture the electro-pop hip-hop possessed in the mid-80s, than let's go back and do our research. I mean with a different beat, this song could be good....BUT......?

'09 | Cupid vs. The Dream

My library on shuffle, I cam across the first track off of Cupid's Time for a Change. "Work," with its sensual oohs, aahs, and a touch of southern snap, is a hot track. Other than his dance hit, his genuine R&B sound is what drew me to liking him. With the chance to release this or "The Let Out" as a single would have been great for his career, if it hadn't been for the retro monster that was "Shorty is a Ten." In a way The Dream sorta of stole Cupid's recipe, and added his own 80's thug swag. Love/Hate was a great album, and The Dream knows how to sell a record, but I just wondered what could have been. As a bonus check out another hot track off of Cupid's forgotten album I Love Me ft. Foxx