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Post by NeRD on Oct 23, 2010 13:08:43 GMT -5
Nice update even considering the rolling update. Could possibly make Top 50 by tomorrow.
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Post by EPG on Oct 23, 2010 13:09:20 GMT -5
The solo version. <3
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Post by HER MINAJesty on Oct 23, 2010 14:37:24 GMT -5
They should hold this song off of iTunes until the album release, which is only 3 weeks away.
By that time, this will have alot more exposure at radio.
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Post by $uperb@tDuDe on Oct 23, 2010 14:48:16 GMT -5
They should hold this song off of iTunes until the album release, which is only 3 weeks away. By that time, this will have alot more exposure at radio. I agree just like wen Eminem relased his album LTWYL shot to the top of itunes
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Post by rebel.heart on Oct 24, 2010 7:20:07 GMT -5
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Post by brb on Oct 25, 2010 8:41:41 GMT -5
77 49 RIHANNA What's My Name? f/Drake 592 103 489 5.983 +57 spins +25 bullet +0.388 AI
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Post by worldwide on Oct 25, 2010 11:30:44 GMT -5
Why so many people have a problem with drake's version? I like it and it fits song good. I think Rihanna stans don't like it because they want rihanna only songs.
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Post by musicissalvation on Oct 25, 2010 11:33:30 GMT -5
Why so many people have a problem with drake's version? I like it and it fits song good. I think Rihanna stans don't like it because they want rihanna only songs. well i think his verse actually adds that extra something to the song that it really needs. you just waiting for the traffic jam to finish girl, the things we can do in twenty minutes girrrrl
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Post by 1intelligentdude on Oct 25, 2010 12:48:59 GMT -5
is the video gonna have Drake in it?
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Post by hitseeker. on Oct 25, 2010 13:20:36 GMT -5
77 49 RIHANNA What's My Name? f/Drake 592 103 489 5.983 +57 spins +25 bullet +0.388 AI good was this its 8th day?
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Post by $uperb@tDuDe on Oct 25, 2010 14:33:01 GMT -5
Why so many people have a problem with drake's version? I like it and it fits song good. I think Rihanna stans don't like it because they want rihanna only songs. I don't think that is true, no one really complained about Jeezy on Hard or Neyo on Hate That I Love You. I think with this particular song Drake's verse is in the wrong part of the song, should be after Rihanna's 2nd verse. Having it at the beginning ruins the flow of the song IMO. To each his own I guess.
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Post by pnobelysk on Oct 25, 2010 17:42:06 GMT -5
^its kinda like they wanted to re - create umberella, which im fine with. jay z opened that and drake opened this. im really pumped for this album (and canibal)
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Post by Caviar on Oct 25, 2010 18:25:03 GMT -5
Drake's version is terrible and I'm satisfied with the verson without him. He didn't bring that swag that Jezzy brought on "Hard". Sorry.
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Post by Rεvôlvεr† on Oct 25, 2010 19:06:25 GMT -5
The chorus is so damn catchy..
"I really wanna see if you can go downtown with a girl like me" <3
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Post by Junkiex on Oct 25, 2010 20:05:14 GMT -5
The chorus is so damn catchy.. "I really wanna see if you can go downtown with a girl like me" <3 I love singing along to it! This song is FIRE!!!
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Post by Nadia on Oct 26, 2010 4:01:18 GMT -5
so glad they moved the itunes date with Taylor + Willow+ Ke$ha + Glee releasing - this would be lost in the pack tbh.
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Post by musicissalvation on Oct 26, 2010 4:06:43 GMT -5
so glad they moved the itunes date with Taylor + Willow+ Ke$ha + Glee releasing - this would be lost in the pack tbh. too true. Def Jam is really smart when it comes to Rihanna, typically
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Post by Lozzy on Oct 26, 2010 4:29:15 GMT -5
This is a great song
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Post by worldwide on Oct 26, 2010 4:44:11 GMT -5
The chorus is so damn catchy.. "I really wanna see if you can go downtown with a girl like me" <3 I agree, It's very catchy, though i couldn't understand "downtown" part, i't sound like "long term".
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Post by Lozzy on Oct 26, 2010 5:02:37 GMT -5
The chorus is so damn catchy.. "I really wanna see if you can go downtown with a girl like me" <3 I agree, It's very catchy, though i couldn't understand "downtown" part, i't sound like "long term". Makes me think of "Ride wit Me." If you wanna go and take a ride wit me, we 3-weelin' in the fo' with the gold D's... ♪
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Post by NeRD on Oct 26, 2010 8:38:57 GMT -5
So I'm guessing the rumor of this being released to Itunes and going for adds on radio today was false?
Great move by Def Jam. Only Girl still has a ways to go.
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Post by Junkiex on Oct 26, 2010 12:47:55 GMT -5
Did this go for adds today? It has gotten a nice amount of 'em so far this week. 11 Top 40 17 Urban 9 Rhythmic
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Post by hitseeker. on Oct 26, 2010 14:31:46 GMT -5
67 49 RIHANNA What's My Name? f/Drake 644 164 480 6.449 +52 Spins -9 Bullet +0.466 AI I like it that this keeps getting consistent updates while OG is still smashing and wow at those adds, this is so gonna smash!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2010 14:39:17 GMT -5
Playlisted by PitchforkThe definitive moment on Rihanna's underrated Rated R ended up being the dancehall-flavored pop hit "Rude Boy", a song that had more in common with Rihanna's big-room-at-the-club bangers than the rest of Rated R's less radio-ready deep cuts. "Rude Boy" did more to exorcise the ghost of Chris Brown from Rihanna's career than any of Rated R's dark ballads.
On "What's My Name", from upcoming album Loud, Rihanna doesn't have to tell us how desirable she is-- it is a given. What she really wants is a man up to the challenge of impressing her, and she's not afraid if that makes you feel emasculated (from "Rude Boy"'s "Can you get it up?/ Is you big enough?" to "What's My Name""s "Knows how to make me want it... I really wanna see if you can go downtown with a girl like me"). There is never any doubt in her delivery that Rihanna really might as well be the only girl in the world.
Drake's verse is serviceable but coasts on the dregs of his signature summer hits. He's mostly doing drawn-out Auto-Tuned ends of phrases and wordplay that both his mentor Lil Wayne and Young Money labelmate/fictional spouse Nicki Minaj do much better, including a "square root of 69" joke that would get groaned at in any middle school math class.
"Rude Boy" marked a transition, from the hyper-catchy but ultimately faceless 1980s-sampling pop tunes Rihanna made her name on, to music befitting a genuine pop star with a real personality of her own. She hardly invented sexually aggressive female R&B (see: Adina Howard, TLC, Vanity 6, et al.) but she has led the modern radio revival. When Rihanna channels her Caribbean influences, she transforms into the dancehall queen it turns out she was all along.
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Post by $uperb@tDuDe on Oct 26, 2010 14:42:47 GMT -5
Playlisted by PitchforkThe definitive moment on Rihanna's underrated Rated R ended up being the dancehall-flavored pop hit "Rude Boy", a song that had more in common with Rihanna's big-room-at-the-club bangers than the rest of Rated R's less radio-ready deep cuts. "Rude Boy" did more to exorcise the ghost of Chris Brown from Rihanna's career than any of Rated R's dark ballads.
On "What's My Name", from upcoming album Loud, Rihanna doesn't have to tell us how desirable she is-- it is a given. What she really wants is a man up to the challenge of impressing her, and she's not afraid if that makes you feel emasculated (from "Rude Boy"'s "Can you get it up?/ Is you big enough?" to "What's My Name""s "Knows how to make me want it... I really wanna see if you can go downtown with a girl like me"). There is never any doubt in her delivery that Rihanna really might as well be the only girl in the world.
Drake's verse is serviceable but coasts on the dregs of his signature summer hits. He's mostly doing drawn-out Auto-Tuned ends of phrases and wordplay that both his mentor Lil Wayne and Young Money labelmate/fictional spouse Nicki Minaj do much better, including a "square root of 69" joke that would get groaned at in any middle school math class.
"Rude Boy" marked a transition, from the hyper-catchy but ultimately faceless 1980s-sampling pop tunes Rihanna made her name on, to music befitting a genuine pop star with a real personality of her own. She hardly invented sexually aggressive female R&B (see: Adina Howard, TLC, Vanity 6, et al.) but she has led the modern radio revival. When Rihanna channels her Caribbean influences, she transforms into the dancehall queen it turns out she was all along.[/lblockquote] nice
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Post by B-Boy on Oct 26, 2010 15:35:01 GMT -5
Love the review.
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Post by pnobelysk on Oct 26, 2010 18:27:17 GMT -5
Did this go for adds today? It has gotten a nice amount of 'em so far this week. 11 Top 40 17 Urban 9 Rhythmic i think thered be a lot more top 40 adds had it gone for official adds. come on this is rihanna here
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Post by Junkiex on Oct 26, 2010 19:59:01 GMT -5
11 33 Top 40
17 28 Urban
9 35 Rhythmic
LEGEND! :'( :'( :'(
I can't believe how hard this is going to SMASH! OMG! Speechless!
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Post by $uperb@tDuDe on Oct 26, 2010 22:09:02 GMT -5
^yasssssssssss
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Post by Gravity. on Oct 26, 2010 22:12:32 GMT -5
The chorus is so damn catchy.. "I really wanna see if you can go downtown with a girl like me" <3 I agree, It's very catchy, though i couldn't understand "downtown" part, i't sound like "long term". That's what I thought too. I like "long term" better.
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