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Post by Kurt on Mar 30, 2015 23:03:33 GMT -5
New Janelle Monáe single from the forthcoming Wondaland Records compilation EP - the song's out digitally today.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2015 23:06:44 GMT -5
@spiritanimal horchataI hope this is as good as PrimeTime was. |
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Post by horchata on Mar 30, 2015 23:33:33 GMT -5
Thanks for the tag, @drag27.
This doesn't hold a candle to "PrimeTime" or generally speaking the bulk of her work. I'm sadly not really fully loving this as much as I was hoping to. I give credit to some of the clever wordplay in this, but the production of this is a little generic and dated. The sound trying to be achieved is understandable. However, this still misses the mark a wee bit.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2015 0:21:10 GMT -5
I love her but due to things haven't had a chance to hear this yet. I was excited but then mama huh (:hey!) dashed my hopes.
Thanks Drag your commitment to ensuring I hear new music is very much on point always
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Post by tamed09 on Mar 31, 2015 8:47:23 GMT -5
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Post by TroublemakerOlly on Mar 31, 2015 10:25:02 GMT -5
just digitally delivered, this song is quite catchy.
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Post by bat1990 on Mar 31, 2015 10:41:11 GMT -5
:'(  Janelle sold out.............. *goes back to Archandroid to clean my ears* |
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Post by Live Your Life on Mar 31, 2015 11:14:33 GMT -5
Yeah, this isn't what I want to hear from her at all.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2015 11:38:36 GMT -5
I'm torn. On the one hand I am not even going to pretend I don't love the sound of this. On the other hand, is this not essentially what we were hoping Rihanna would come back with?
It's smashy material, I just think a lot of people are going to struggle with the idea of Janelle being the one giving it to us.
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Post by YourFaveIsAFlop on Mar 31, 2015 12:25:16 GMT -5
I see this as more of a vehicle to promote Jidenna than anything else. Classic Man was a good start for him but there's obviously more of a market for Janelle than Jidenna. I don't necessarily see this as a problematic release for Janelle either.
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Post by Wave. on Mar 31, 2015 12:45:32 GMT -5
OT:"Classic Man" reminds me of "Fancy"(Production wise).
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Post by dbhmr on Mar 31, 2015 13:51:37 GMT -5
"So get off my areola" I'd say it's a fall from grace, I'd say it's awful, selling-out garbage, I'd say I'm so disappointed that a genius of Janelle's level has been reduced to recording Talk That Talk rejects instead of continuing to serve smart, innovative R&B... ...but it is pretty hot. And if a lot of underperforming singles haven't hurt her career, a hit won't hurt, either. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2015 14:10:48 GMT -5
"Get off my areola" is my favorite part, lmao
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2015 17:35:20 GMT -5
Nope.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2015 1:18:26 GMT -5
Outside of the singing that is occurring I woulld have assumed this was a Rihanna track. The production is hot but no thanks ma'am I have come to accept Riri for who she is but I refuse people climbing down the ladder and reducing themselves to that...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2015 1:28:39 GMT -5
So like I get what everyone is saying and that's fine and all but I'm still gonna fuck with this. It's gooooood.
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Post by damita34 on Apr 1, 2015 3:07:09 GMT -5
OMG! I LOVE IT!!!
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Post by JOJO SIWA DERANGEMENT SYNDROME on Apr 1, 2015 3:12:35 GMT -5
 I have only recently gotten into the fabulousness that is Janelle. I am screaming at the ridiculousness of some of the lyrics. "Baby bend over, let your booty do the yoga" I didn't know that one's booty could perform the downward dog and the Parivrtta Janu Sirsana without the rest of the body doing something else too. #YouLearnSomethingNewEveryday What the hell is "get off my areola"? Is it a reference to this meme? I just can't. The vocals are good. I'll give her that. But I just cannot get into the song because of the lyrics. She's treading into "Cookie" and "Marry The Pussy" territory. It's unsettling given the brilliance of her last record. The production is mushad and jejune. It's so Garageband circa 2002. Maybe she's just throwing a Jidenna a bone and saving all the good lyrics and productions for her own record. |
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Post by stunnedout on Apr 1, 2015 6:53:13 GMT -5
seems like she is never going to get a proper hit.
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Post by Wave. on Apr 1, 2015 22:56:41 GMT -5
Clever. I like the wordplay.
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Post by stunnedout on Apr 2, 2015 5:02:45 GMT -5
It wasn’t meant to be clever. It’s more of stating the obvious. She has had a lot of buzz and promo but for some reason she cant breakthrough at radio even with some really catchy songs with big campaigns (tightrope, Dace Apocalyptic) that should’ve been huge at pop radio. If those songs had been released by someone else and got the promo they did, they would’ve been huge. I wont even state the obvious reason why they didn’t work for her though.
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Post by Rocky on Apr 2, 2015 5:38:33 GMT -5
This is hot af. It is a departure from her usual sound, but it's something I can appreciate so not mad at all.
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Post by damita34 on Apr 13, 2015 11:47:24 GMT -5
VIDEO:
Janelle is so damn hot in this!!! :o
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Post by tamed09 on Apr 13, 2015 12:06:02 GMT -5
Jangle better bop for the gawds. I livvveddd
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Post by Bob on Apr 14, 2015 8:31:12 GMT -5
uh she's finally getting a hit with this right? how is urban not going to play the hell out of this??
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Post by Bob on Apr 14, 2015 8:33:18 GMT -5
is there an adds date?
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Post by J. Rob on Apr 14, 2015 10:15:05 GMT -5
Straight up sellout sh*t......never been so disappointed and happy at the same time. lol
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Apr 14, 2015 10:29:46 GMT -5
YES Tessa Thompson! Get down in the video! This is a certified jam and a half and I'm all for it. Turn "get off my areola" into the female version of "get off my nuts."
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Post by Wave. on Apr 14, 2015 10:37:05 GMT -5
It's really a bop. I wish her previous material caught on, but I hope this can put her where she needs to be.
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Post by surfy on Apr 14, 2015 11:11:56 GMT -5
I get why everyone is calling this trash, but why are musical geniuses like Janelle not allowed to make a bop like this every now and then if she wants to? This song is hot, and I love Janelle, so I'm definitely excited to see if this can be a hit.
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