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peoke7

Mon Feb-26-01 09:19 AM

  
33. "RE: D'angelo played himself"
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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.....
>
>
>
>
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>
>
>>
>>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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D'angelo played himself [View all] , SERSEY, Sun Feb-25-01 12:35 PM
 
Subject Author Message Date ID
RE: D'angelo played himself
jahlife
Feb 25th 2001
1
settle down
Feb 25th 2001
2
RE: D'angelo played himself
SERSEY
Feb 25th 2001
5
I tell ya...
Feb 26th 2001
39
'to' vs. 'too'
Feb 25th 2001
9
RE: D'angelo played himself
Swang
Feb 25th 2001
16
played?
Feb 25th 2001
18
      You took the words...
Feb 25th 2001
19
      EXACTLY N/M
Feb 26th 2001
29
      THANK YOU!!!
Feb 26th 2001
35
here's why...
Feb 25th 2001
3
RE: D'angelo played himself
Feb 25th 2001
4
RE: D'angelo played himself
Feb 25th 2001
6
Okay....y'all players be gentle
Feb 25th 2001
7
RE: Okay....y'all players be gentle
SERSEY
Feb 25th 2001
8
      RE: LET THE CHUCH SAY
Feb 25th 2001
10
huh?
Feb 25th 2001
11
RE: huh? think about this.
Feb 25th 2001
12
RE: huh?
Feb 26th 2001
34
How'd ya git to be so funny?
Feb 26th 2001
36
lmao...
Feb 25th 2001
13
the reason for the (un)title is
CharlieLinus
Feb 25th 2001
14
RE: D'angelo played himself
Feb 25th 2001
15
Bruh to bruh
Feb 25th 2001
17
RE: D'angelo played himself
Feb 25th 2001
20
LOL!!!!!!
Feb 25th 2001
21
CAN THE CHURCH SAY AMEN! N/M
Feb 26th 2001
31
mem'rieeees LIGHT the corners of my mind...
Feb 25th 2001
22
Curious???????
Feb 26th 2001
27
LOL!! n/m
Feb 26th 2001
37
RE: D'angelo played himself
Feb 26th 2001
40
Jawn
Feb 26th 2001
42
about : Erykah.....
Feb 26th 2001
43
like ALL of my shit is 'untitled'...
Feb 25th 2001
23
Actually...
Feb 25th 2001
24
about: herbtastic.
Feb 25th 2001
25
mosaic for PRES-O-DENT!
Feb 26th 2001
26
truer words have never been spoken ...
Feb 26th 2001
28
a pimp slap with eloquence
Michaelangelo
Feb 26th 2001
30
Straight to no 1 on my okay-quote list!
Feb 26th 2001
38
my only gripe with this...
Feb 26th 2001
41
Grocer: do they come any cornier than this?
Feb 26th 2001
32

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