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Post by tamed09 on Aug 7, 2023 21:01:26 GMT -5
You got served some TRUE TEA And yall are 100% getting an album also. Some lil tea directly from a producer working on the project is that they were working on the album and it was supposed to be coming, but something came up(I'll let yall put 2+2 together to get 4 lol) and Ciara still wanted to give the fans something so they did the EP and sessions for the album will resume in 2024, might have someone planned for her 20th anniversary. She also shot How We Roll and the Lil Baby video in advance, and possibly one more to hold over.
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Post by itswhatever on Aug 7, 2023 22:23:29 GMT -5
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Post by think pink. on Aug 7, 2023 22:33:17 GMT -5
You just had to be outside when the “Goodies” album dropped. The album tracks were just as much of hits as the singles were. All the girls were singing Hotline! 😭. The label really let that hit get away.
“Thug Style” is another. If they really wanted a ballad/slow jam as the 4th single they should’ve gone with that instead of “And I”.
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Post by Wavey✨️ on Aug 8, 2023 8:14:55 GMT -5
You just had to be outside when the “Goodies” album dropped. The album tracks were just as much of hits as the singles were. All the girls were singing Hotline! 😭. The label really let that hit get away. “Thug Style” is another. If they really wanted a ballad/slow jam as the 4th single they should’ve gone with that instead of “And I”. andddd IIII
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Post by Troublemaker on Aug 8, 2023 8:40:38 GMT -5
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Post by Wavey✨️ on Aug 8, 2023 8:51:01 GMT -5
*imitates Ciara's vocals on "And I"🤭*: He-wont-brEAKkk my harrrrtAt the time, I wasn't used to Crunk girls doing ballads..and I was so...shocked? Lol. "Promise" is my favorite from her.
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Post by Ling-Ling on Aug 8, 2023 10:16:07 GMT -5
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Post by Wavey✨️ on Aug 8, 2023 10:31:10 GMT -5
And I being the type of ballad he likes says it all. That's okay💙
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Post by 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 on Aug 8, 2023 18:54:03 GMT -5
Very happy for Cici and Russell. Their love is very strong
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Post by think pink. on Aug 9, 2023 17:01:54 GMT -5
I revisited Fantasy Ride today. Can confirm it’s still a great album. I can’t believe THAT album is where things went left with her. It still makes zero sense to me.
High Price was supposed to be the first single but it leaked and everyone hated it. They switched gears with Go Girl and everyone hated that even more 😭. The hate at that time was so high, it’s like everyone wanted her to fail. So bizarre because she literally didn’t do anything scandalous to warrant this hate.
Sad because the album is so good. Tiktok would eat up “Work” today.
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Post by tamed09 on Aug 9, 2023 17:26:00 GMT -5
That damn Sandra Rose DEF did a public number on her image at the time…yes they mishandled things and Philana was upset but still those Ciara diaries really created some image issues
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Post by think pink. on Aug 9, 2023 17:48:29 GMT -5
That damn Sandra Rose DEF did a public number on her image at the time…yes they mishandled things and Philana was upset but still those Ciara diaries really created some image issues Omg. There’s a name I haven’t heard in years 😭. She was MISERABLE.
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Post by tazzman on Aug 9, 2023 19:59:43 GMT -5
I revisited Fantasy Ride today. Can confirm it’s still a great album. I can’t believe THAT album is where things went left with her. It still makes zero sense to me. High Price was supposed to be the first single but it leaked and everyone hated it. They switched gears with Go Girl and everyone hated that even more 😭. The hate at that time was so high, it’s like everyone wanted her to fail. So bizarre because she literally didn’t do anything scandalous to warrant this hate. Sad because the album is so good. Tiktok would eat up “Work” today. Yes!!! And it gave some of her best vocal moments!!! She was so creative around this time as well, I believe all that mess got in her head as well. Keep Dancing On Me is AMAZING!! Like A Surgeon, Tell Me What Your Name Is etc I played the album on spaces and some people were like "we didn't know Ciara made records like theses" " we never heard these songs, they good" I just smh.
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Post by think pink. on Aug 9, 2023 20:30:04 GMT -5
I revisited Fantasy Ride today. Can confirm it’s still a great album. I can’t believe THAT album is where things went left with her. It still makes zero sense to me. High Price was supposed to be the first single but it leaked and everyone hated it. They switched gears with Go Girl and everyone hated that even more 😭. The hate at that time was so high, it’s like everyone wanted her to fail. So bizarre because she literally didn’t do anything scandalous to warrant this hate. Sad because the album is so good. Tiktok would eat up “Work” today. Yes!!! And it gave some of her best vocal moments!!! She was so creative around this time as well, I believe all that mess got in her head as well. Keep Dancing On Me is AMAZING!! Like A Surgeon, Tell Me What Your Name Is etc I played the album on spaces and some people were like "we didn't know Ciara made records like theses" " we never heard these songs, they good" I just smh. Yes! She was in her creative bag! It’s sad how much the hate hurt her confidence and made her second guess herself. I feel like she was scared to try new things on future albums and just gave her audience what they claimed they wanted from her. Whole time they didn’t actually care, they just wanted to criticize everything she released. In a perfect world, “Tell Me What Your Name Is” was #1 on Billboard for 10+ weeks 😭.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Aug 9, 2023 22:27:54 GMT -5
Tell Me What Yo Name Is is Dr. Puke's best song oh my days
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Post by chrisperiod on Aug 10, 2023 20:02:20 GMT -5
So what are the chances of this actually debuting on the hot 100?
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Post by Ling-Ling on Aug 11, 2023 12:06:15 GMT -5
She revealed the track-listing.
1) How We Roll ft. Chris Brown 2) BRB 3) Low Key 4) Type A Party 5) Forever ft. Lil Baby 6) 2 In Luv 7) Winning ft. Big Freeda (don't yell at me about the spelling, that's how it is on her socials, lol)
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Post by Zinc. on Aug 11, 2023 12:53:21 GMT -5
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Post by SHOOTER on Aug 11, 2023 17:18:16 GMT -5
She low-key could've tacked Jump, Better Thangs and Da Girls onto this and called it an album.
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Post by Ling-Ling on Aug 11, 2023 17:23:34 GMT -5
She low-key could've tacked Jump, Better Thangs and Da Girls onto this and called it an album. Yeah, it really doesn't make any sense why they didn't.
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Post by tamed09 on Aug 11, 2023 18:53:21 GMT -5
Then people would say why are we getting tracks from a year ago. She has a large amount of records that are newer for her album. Notice she also wanted to keep the Jazze records off the EP, so that the press around thee reunion makes sense for release during the 20 year of Goodies!
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Post by MaterialGirl on Aug 11, 2023 23:22:49 GMT -5
She low-key could've tacked Jump, Better Thangs and Da Girls onto this and called it an album. Yeah, it really doesn't make any sense why they didn't. Um, what? Why on earth wouldn’t that make sense?
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Post by Ling-Ling on Aug 12, 2023 0:05:09 GMT -5
Yeah, it really doesn't make any sense why they didn't. Um, what? Why on earth wouldn’t that make sense? What are you asking here? lol
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Post by SHOOTER on Aug 12, 2023 4:53:12 GMT -5
Then people would say why are we getting tracks from a year ago. She has a large amount of records that are newer for her album. Notice she also wanted to keep the Jazze records off the EP, so that the press around thee reunion makes sense for release during the 20 year of Goodies! Considering she comes from an era where albums mattered, it would’ve been nice to have a “complete” body of work that could serve as a gift for her fans to hold us over while we wait for her to give birth and properly celebrate the 20-year anniversary. Plus, Better Thangs went top-15 at R&B radio and Da Girls ain’t even five months old so let’s not act like it would’ve been so absurd to include those.
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Post by tamed09 on Aug 12, 2023 6:02:21 GMT -5
Just go stream them sweets☺️ Then people would say why are we getting tracks from a year ago. She has a large amount of records that are newer for her album. Notice she also wanted to keep the Jazze records off the EP, so that the press around thee reunion makes sense for release during the 20 year of Goodies! Considering she comes from an era where albums mattered, it would’ve been nice to have a “complete” body of work that could serve as a gift for her fans to hold us over while we wait for her to give birth and properly celebrate the 20-year anniversary. Plus, Better Thangs went top-15 at R&B radio and Da Girls ain’t even five months old so let’s not act like it would’ve been so absurd to include those.
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Post by think pink. on Aug 12, 2023 9:48:57 GMT -5
Yeah, I’m not too hung up over those songs not making the EP. Gimme the new stuff.
Also, making it an album would kill the hype for her next era when she’s actually in a place to properly promote it. Slapping on those old songs that did nothing chart wise (Da Girls even getting backlash) would not get people interested in a body of work from her. Keeping this as just a quick little EP also lessens the backlash from when it debuts low on the charts. You know social media is always ready to highlight her sales and make her a punching bag. Continue to work HWR and the songs from this EP and then come back after pregnancy with a fresh new era on her 20th anniversary.
Hopefully she would’ve built up some good fortune with the singles from this EP until then.
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Post by tazzman on Aug 12, 2023 10:49:33 GMT -5
Yeah, I’m not too hung up over those songs not making the EP. Gimme the new stuff. Also, making it an album would kill the hype for her next era when she’s actually in a place to properly promote it. Slapping on those old songs that did nothing chart wise (Da Girls even getting backlash) would not get people interested in a body of work from her. Keeping this as just a quick little EP also lessens the backlash from when it debuts low on the charts. You know social media is always ready to highlight her sales and make her a punching bag. Continue to work HWR and the songs from this EP and then come back after pregnancy with a fresh new era on her 20th anniversary. Hopefully she would’ve built up some good fortune with the singles from this EP until then. Perfectly stated, I'm hoping this EP is a step in the right direction as far as her audience and helps build her some momentum for her actual album. Work HWR make that a hit and go from there etc...
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Post by SHOOTER on Aug 12, 2023 12:24:28 GMT -5
That’s all fine but I’m speaking from the perspective of her still operating as an independent artist. I’m only optimistic if she has an actual label and team in place ready to assist with a proper rollout and push next year. She has no trouble getting people interested when it comes to a lead single but everything after is where the issues continue to rise. As big as Level Up was, the momentum was squandered and Beauty Marks was pretty much DOA. HWR has a lot of internet buzz but only time will tell if that translates into radio and chart success. It seems RCA is helping thanks to Chris and they can definitely get him top-10 airplay hits if nothing else but, again, a major label is involved.
I have always rooted for her, will always root for her, and I want her 20th anniversary to be a spectacle, celebration and reminder that she is still one of the greatest of her generation. However, if she’s relying on her team and Beauty Marks Ent. team to carry it all, my expectations are automatically lowered.
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Post by think pink. on Aug 12, 2023 15:06:36 GMT -5
That’s all fine but I’m speaking from the perspective of her still operating as an independent artist. I’m only optimistic if she has an actual label and team in place ready to assist with a proper rollout and push next year. She has no trouble getting people interested when it comes to a lead single but everything after is where the issues continue to rise. As big as Level Up was, the momentum was squandered and Beauty Marks was pretty much DOA. HWR has a lot of internet buzz but only time will tell if that translates into radio and chart success. It seems RCA is helping thanks to Chris and they can definitely get him top-10 airplay hits if nothing else but, again, a major label is involved. I have always rooted for her, will always root for her, and I want her 20th anniversary to be a spectacle, celebration and reminder that she is still one of the greatest of her generation. However, if she’s relying on her team and Beauty Marks Ent. team to carry it all, my expectations are automatically lowered. Yeah, that's the part that has me worried. Reasons why I wanted her to be on a major. But then Republic didn't even do anything for her. If she's going to stay indie then...
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Post by think pink. on Aug 16, 2023 8:59:47 GMT -5
She certainly is working this EP. Another video Friday.
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