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>regardless, money is right, it should have been called "This is how you imitate Prince, and then cover it up as a dedication or tribute of some sort"... >Am I the only person that > >>thinks D'angelo played himself by >>attempting to be creative and >>unique when he decided to >>call the "how does it >>feel" jawn, "Untitled (How does >>it feel)". > > >well......yeah? i've not heard anyone cry >"artsy fartsy pretentiousness (sic?)" til >now. so.......yeah. > > > > > > Honestly, is it >>really necessary to call the >>track "Untitled". The idea just >>comes off as a forced >>attempt to be different and >>its pretty transparent. > > >well. we had no title for >it for the longest. usualy >in the creative process, we >have mock names for stuff. > > >player player- drunk jawn >left and right- tip jawn >the line- womack jawn >send it on- kool and the >gang jawn >chicken grease- common jawn >one mo gin- sex jawn >the root- eletric relaxation/charlie hunter jawn > >spanish joint- spanish jawn >makin love- lauryn jawn >interlude- pete rock jawn >greatdayinnamornin- george jawn >booty- sesame street >untitled- rae jawn (raepheal) >africa- toybox jawn > > > > > Dont get >>me wrong, as an artist >>he reserves the right to >>title his songs as he >>sees fit, but in this >>case it just seems >>unnecessary and lame. > >well at the rate where the >song was number one on >billboard's rnb chart for a >number of weeks. and it >got named song of the >year (rnb) at the grammys. >it's a little too late >to cry foul. > >i mean why did: >-erykah name "buildings after me" ad2000? > >-"memories like the corner of my >mind" have to be called >"the way we were"? >-"why?" was much smarter than "human >nature" > >why do artists do what they >do? > >dunno. > > > >Case in >>point, SV has their own >>track called "Untitled" however, in >>their case the "untitled" label >>is fitting and appropriate for >>the following reasons: >> >>1. The guys are not tackling >>any particular subject matter in >> their lyrical >>content. >> >>2. The song has no chorus >>or hook. >> >>3. It just feels and sounds >>like one of those songs >>that was >>conceived through pure improvisation and >>spontaneity. (They probably completed the >>track and said, "hey guys, >>what do you wanna call >>this one?" > >point seen. > > > > > >>D'angelo's "Untitled" contains none of the >>aforementioned elements. > >most songs are created through spontanious >actions. we fuck around, land >on something we dig. and >what do you know! a >song is born! > > >Furthermore, the song >>is a damn Prince remake, >>which means he had a >>preconceived, premeditated notion of the >>song's direction and how it >>would be executed. > >well, cause it reminds you of >prince, should we have called >it "princebite"? > >on a side note, i wonder >how many people would say >that of prince's curious "you >are my sunshine". a song >that sounds like a song >that sounds like.....him? > > > > > > >So, what >>posessed him to attach the >>"Untiled" prefix? Will someone please >>explain it to me. > >artistic license. there it is. no >explanation. i mean the refrain >is in the (parenthisis). so >i see why there is >no argument. > > > > > >>In my opinion, the only justifiable >>excuse for D' making such >>a HERBTASTIC song title is >>if Prince's original included the >>same "Untitled" prefix (In which >>case, all blame would be >>removed from D' and placed >>on Prince) > >now you are losing me..... > > > > > > > >> >>Question: >>Why does Common insist on making >>anti-gay remarks and references in >>his songs when his new >>style of dress is about >>as feminine as one can >>get without being in drag. > >cause rash ain't rockin clothes that >are in a store, they >are reason to call him >rupaul? > > >>(See Ghetto Heaven video) >>And was I the only one >>that anticipated a hotter remix >>than we actually got) > >nope. i wanted to totally ruin >all expectations. gave him some >shit that only "faggots" could >love. > > > > > > Uggrghh, >>the song and video is >>just unbearable. Give me your >>feedback > >i thinks your opinion sucks. but >hey....i got to respect it... > > >right? > > > > > > >"Jazz is heading down because of >the task of acquiring the >intellect to further it. The >refusal to acknowledge the intellect >required to produce the music >with each generation gets weaker, >because you can’t produce people >with the intellect required to >defend yourself from the attacks >of the ignorant." -wynton marsalis > > >"Hip Hop is heading down because >of the task of acquiring >the intellect to further it. >The refusal to acknowledge the >intellect required to produce the >music with each generation gets >weaker, because you can’t produce >people with the intellect required >to defend yourself from the >attacks of the ignorant." -?uestlove > > >
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