tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72864575014682984342024-03-12T21:37:42.032-04:00This Sh!tBFloyd86http://www.blogger.com/profile/08679425958806594807noreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286457501468298434.post-24976849909759207462010-08-02T20:09:00.000-04:002010-08-02T20:09:29.302-04:00Branding Black: A Cultural Divide
Black people live by the curriculum of Lauryn Hill’s Miseducation, and pursue love as it relates to a Maxwell record. They tolerate Tyler Perry, but know that they can do better. They do not watch BET, and are sure to complain about VH-1’s Hip-Hop Honors. Aaron McGruder is their scholar of satire, and The Boondocks is a black pop-culture prerequisite.
If you’re black, educated and worthy of a BFloyd86http://www.blogger.com/profile/08679425958806594807noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286457501468298434.post-69026989136655474142010-07-16T13:04:00.008-04:002010-07-18T23:51:49.457-04:00Janelle Monae, I Don't Understand You
I like metaphor, imagery and well-sustained conceit -so I read books.
Janelle Monae makes me feel lazy because I don't want to take the time to decipher the message behind her Android suites. Perhaps all it takes to enter her "Cybertronic Purgatory" is a bit of time researching her intent. Maybe reading a few interviews, or doing some Googling. It could even be in the liner notes. The thing is, BFloyd86http://www.blogger.com/profile/08679425958806594807noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286457501468298434.post-77495404377335065792010-07-13T01:26:00.002-04:002010-07-13T01:41:32.200-04:00Drake Does Gay Better Than Gaga
Remember when it was 2008 and Lady Gaga was bisexual?
If you don’t, it’s okay because it hasn’t been particularly important to the trajectory of her career. Save a few same-sex references in songs like “Alejandro” and “Poker Face,” the fluidity of Gaga’s sexuality has hardly influenced the charm of her material. But would she be as commercially notable today if she hadn’t used her sexuality to BFloyd86http://www.blogger.com/profile/08679425958806594807noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286457501468298434.post-27028064121187206982010-07-12T11:00:00.001-04:002010-07-12T11:00:01.325-04:00How Tacky of MeTo disappear for months (the first half of 2010 to be exact), then return w/ such a self-involved post. Below I've provided links to some of the more standout (as determined by: me) material from this blog's archives. Not necessarily because I like to look at myself, but because I like for other people to look at me.
Actually, this post functions more as a reference point. It's been more than a BFloyd86http://www.blogger.com/profile/08679425958806594807noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286457501468298434.post-85200170007231414842009-11-02T13:26:00.009-05:002010-06-25T17:56:57.170-04:00Britney's Boring "3"someI love this video for no reason at all. It's repetitive and boring, and Brit's hardly moving at all, much less dancing. In fact, the clip is basically a collection of glamor shots in motion, which continues Britney's Circus-era trend of looking fabulous, but functioning minimally. Trust me, I made it to one of the shows on her hugely successful Circus tour, and she's just as disengaged in person BFloyd86http://www.blogger.com/profile/08679425958806594807noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286457501468298434.post-65048140979225502782009-10-29T16:47:00.004-04:002010-06-05T15:42:31.871-04:00Ryan Leslie's Stagnant "Transition"Why is Ryan Leslie releasing another album so soon? His self-titled debut dropped in February of this year. Transition, his sophomore effort, will hit stores during the first week of November.
Generally speaking, Transition isn't a bad album; it's just that his debut was so good. Not good in the sense that Leslie is a particularly dynamic producer or singer, but good because he managed to handleBFloyd86http://www.blogger.com/profile/08679425958806594807noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286457501468298434.post-81689852352357631942009-10-29T15:55:00.007-04:002010-06-25T18:01:37.696-04:00Janet Jackson's "Make Me" & Mariah's "Memoirs"Janet Jackson Prepares Greatest Hits
Just in time for the Holidays (is it even realistic to assume that people still receive cds as gifts?) Janet's returning with a new label, new single, and new(ish) project. Number Ones will pull together more than 30 of Janet's chart-topping hits, along with one new offering; the Darkchild produced "Make Me."
Janet can't do too much wrong in my eyes, and I'm BFloyd86http://www.blogger.com/profile/08679425958806594807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286457501468298434.post-62492834901638035402009-07-26T19:41:00.005-04:002009-07-26T21:24:15.294-04:00Don't Call It A ComebackIn essence, pop music never left. In principle, it's been on a 10-year vacation.At this year's American Music Awards Rihanna was introduced as the artist with the most number one singles of the decade. While several of her chart-topping hits have certainly been R&B and hip-hop influenced, songs like "S.O.S," "Please Don't Stop The Music" and "Disturbia" have taken her career to new heights BFloyd86http://www.blogger.com/profile/08679425958806594807noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286457501468298434.post-78803267252730112172009-07-26T17:48:00.004-04:002009-07-26T19:39:40.235-04:00Love Is A BattlefieldJordin Sparks' post-Idol career hasn't been as bright as Kelly's or Carrie's, nor as fledgling as Fantasia's, mostly because the season six winner's self-titled debut was saved by the success of second single "No Air." It's fitting then that Sparks' follow-up, Battlefield, would go light on the R&B in favor of airy pop ballads, and light-rock uptempos, making it a traditional pop album at a BFloyd86http://www.blogger.com/profile/08679425958806594807noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286457501468298434.post-50450874767026200202009-07-16T16:50:00.005-04:002009-07-16T17:51:27.146-04:00Two Songs I'm Loving, One More I'm NotThe Good:Bad HabitsMaxwellThe thing is, Maxwell is brilliant and "Bad Habits" is everything it needs to be. The perfect follow up to "Pretty Wings," the song opens with Maxwell's signature falsetto pouring over a mellow intro before it builds toward a horn driven ode to infatuation. As always the lyrics are inspired, and Maxwell's vocals throughout are flawless. Really, Maxwell gets better with BFloyd86http://www.blogger.com/profile/08679425958806594807noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286457501468298434.post-22372846864387574152009-06-10T16:36:00.003-04:002009-06-10T17:06:30.787-04:00Dear Mary J. Blige: You're Too Grown For ThisIt's not that I don't like to hear Mary J. Blige do uptempos, because I do. "Just Fine" still makes my treadmill mix, and "Enough Cryin'" was my favorite Breakthrough track for a bit. But this "Nothin on Me (The One)" is trying way too hard.Mary has managed to transition from 20-something to near 40 in the music industry with ease. In fact, her fanbase has argubably grown over the past decade, asBFloyd86http://www.blogger.com/profile/08679425958806594807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286457501468298434.post-44896253642681898492009-06-10T15:57:00.002-04:002009-06-10T16:32:20.856-04:00"Why R U" Sleeping on Amerie?Cute headline, right?I'm convinced that Amerie's "Why R U?" will be the most slept on single of the summer. Already I've heard more negative reviews than good surrounding the singer's first Def Jam single, and those opinions are perhaps as misguided as Amerie's decision to sign with Def Jam in the first place (If your name isn't Rihanna or Mariah, you aren't getting anywhere with Def Jam).BFloyd86http://www.blogger.com/profile/08679425958806594807noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286457501468298434.post-85497596999455712212009-05-04T21:24:00.003-04:002009-05-04T21:47:24.456-04:00To Twitter or Tweet I don't follow a lot of celebrities on Twitter, because for the most part they only use it to satisfy their own egos. You know, saying a lot but replying to nothing. Self-promotion is respectable, but ignoring folks on a SOCIAL networking site doesn't make a whole lot of sense.That being said, a few celebs have caught my attention (Trey Songz, Jordin Sparks, Tristan Wilds), but Mariah Carey is BFloyd86http://www.blogger.com/profile/08679425958806594807noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286457501468298434.post-10689152851124360692009-05-04T20:58:00.003-04:002009-05-04T21:20:55.029-04:00Chrisette Michele's Career Should Benefit from Her "Epiphany" To say that Chrisette Michele's debut was disappointing would be unfair. Her first single "If I Have My Way" was lovely, but just too adult-contemporary for her intended audience. But anyone who has heard the title track from Michele's Epiphany can tell you that the singer has developed a sound more suitable for her youth. Epiphany is fresh in every sense of the word, from production to deliveryBFloyd86http://www.blogger.com/profile/08679425958806594807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286457501468298434.post-85272000676313235252009-05-04T19:19:00.004-04:002009-05-04T20:57:42.336-04:00Ciara's Finally Debuts Her "Fantasy Ride"Ciara hasn't had the easiest run preceding the release of her third studio album, Fantasy Ride. But after a succession of under-performing singles, her duet with Justin Timberlake, "Love, Sex & Magic" has managed to build a bit of anticipation for the album's May 5th release, and the final product proves that Fantasy Ride was worth the wait.Back in 2004, when Ciara was trendy instead of BFloyd86http://www.blogger.com/profile/08679425958806594807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286457501468298434.post-57790187663818978012009-04-09T12:48:00.004-04:002009-04-09T13:22:02.023-04:00The Best Of...I realize that it's a little early for my blog to be releasing its Greatest Hits, but between completing my last quarter of school and looking for a professional gig, I've fallen a bit behind on the posts. Still, I have a few more readers now than I did when I first began, so I thought I'd offer a little retrospective.We'll call it a game of catch-up.Don't call it a comeback, she's still crazy. BFloyd86http://www.blogger.com/profile/08679425958806594807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286457501468298434.post-29148098223984871812009-03-29T03:38:00.005-04:002009-03-29T03:47:18.039-04:00Beyonce on Racism, in Vogue"My father had to fight those battles {for me}. I didn’t. And now I’m large enough—I’m universal—that no one’s paying attention to what race I am. I’ve kind of proven myself. I’m past that."Something about, "I'm large enough...I'm past that" isn't sitting right with me...but ya'll know I don't like her ass, so maybe I'm just reaching too far. What do you think?BFloyd86http://www.blogger.com/profile/08679425958806594807noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286457501468298434.post-85962571260089885742009-03-24T15:23:00.002-04:002009-03-24T15:24:12.197-04:00What The Hell Happend to Lindsay Lohan's Career?Damn, even a straight-to-dvd Mean Girls 2 would be a better look than this.BFloyd86http://www.blogger.com/profile/08679425958806594807noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286457501468298434.post-28359823588178211262009-03-23T16:17:00.003-04:002009-03-23T16:35:30.544-04:00Ciara's Love, Sex & Magic Video in FullLast weekend I posted a preview clip of Ciara's "Love, Sex & Magic" with Justin Timberlake that I found around the net. Here's the video in its entirety, and I'm having a love/hate relationship with it.Love Sex MagicUploaded by BlakMusicFirstOn one hand, Ciara is fly and the visuals are stunning. On the other, I'm just not comfortable with her scenes with Justin. Something about the way he's BFloyd86http://www.blogger.com/profile/08679425958806594807noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286457501468298434.post-80878291646102226712009-03-22T16:12:00.002-04:002009-03-22T16:18:43.954-04:00A Little Weekend TLCI promise that most of you won't even realize that these two songs were EVER even recorded by TLC, much less released as singles.The first, "Dear Lie" is from 1999's Fanmail, and the second "Damaged" is taken from their 2002 effort 3D (SO slept on).I love me some TLC. I don't think there's been a better girl-group since.Oh, and Dear Arista, NO ONE is checking for TLC anymore, so disabling their BFloyd86http://www.blogger.com/profile/08679425958806594807noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286457501468298434.post-90622964369725976372009-03-20T03:00:00.004-04:002009-03-20T03:23:14.618-04:00This is the Most Awkward Interview EverIt really annoys me when people aren't prepared for work. It becomes so clear during the course of this interview that Barbara Walters and Joy Behar have no real idea who Keyshia Cole is. They could have at least taken the time to borrow Sherri Shepherd's first season dvds of The Way it Is, and play catch-up. Babs was so clueless that it's almost insulting.And Keyshia needs more media training. "BFloyd86http://www.blogger.com/profile/08679425958806594807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286457501468298434.post-86784381861748284442009-03-20T01:25:00.006-04:002009-03-20T02:23:15.095-04:00Ciara Is Trying Too HardHere's the preview video for Ciara's latest single, "Love, Sex & Magic," which features Justin Timberlake. This would be the third fourth 1st single from Ciara's Fantasy Ride, but it's also my favorite, so I won't talk too much shit.It's not that Ciara doesn't look FLY in this clip, cause damn, she does. It just that, something about it is just a little too much. She's working that BFloyd86http://www.blogger.com/profile/08679425958806594807noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286457501468298434.post-75951366605759013092009-03-18T21:20:00.006-04:002009-03-20T02:23:38.243-04:00EW to Tyler Perry: Do You Care About Black People?Earlier this week Entertainment Weekly posted an article online that sought to answer the question: Is Madea bad for Black America? In my experience with Entertainment Weekly, it's not too often that they engage social politics, especially as it relates to race, so I think it's refreshing to see the publication exercising a bit of social consciousness. And the article isn't half bad either. I BFloyd86http://www.blogger.com/profile/08679425958806594807noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286457501468298434.post-85712192520292088082009-03-17T11:32:00.004-04:002009-03-17T11:43:16.780-04:00Was This At All Necessary?Dora will be getting a To Catch a Predator sponsored makeover this fall, and I'm not sure how I feel about it. But on the plus side, looks like Nick Jr. finally realized that the bowl-cut bob is so 2007; and trading in strappy shoes for ballet flats....always a plus (or at least a lateral movement toward maturity?).But I'm wondering how Dora's gonna go exploring w/o her over sized backpack? I BFloyd86http://www.blogger.com/profile/08679425958806594807noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286457501468298434.post-88749293571992697992009-03-14T00:06:00.004-04:002009-03-14T01:09:10.459-04:00I'm BackI won't address my absence. There's no real excuse for it, other than I'm also a full-time student, and between trying to graduate, and trying to throw together a post-graduation career, free time has been minimal. That being said, I'll use this post to catch-up on some things I've missed, and you can expect a longer post sometime soon (probably after finals week).So, I'll proceed with the BFloyd86http://www.blogger.com/profile/08679425958806594807noreply@blogger.com1