but basically nikki on up is all around the same level xxp
― deej, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:54 (sixteen years ago) link
Luv Songs - Falsetto - Playin In Her Hair - She Needs My Love - Shawty is Da Shit- Fast Car - Purple Kisses - Nikki Mama Livin A Lie Ditch That I Luv Ur Girl
i would switch 'i luv your girl' and 'nikki' but otherwise i think deej is otm
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:55 (sixteen years ago) link
and out of all those the only one im actually zzz on is 'i luv ur girl'
― deej, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:55 (sixteen years ago) link
does the Fab version even have that first "shawty rock to the beat for ya boy" bit before the beat kicks in? I can't remember but I don't think it does. (xpost)
― Alex in Baltimore, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:55 (sixteen years ago) link
Are they going to make "Livin' a Lie" a single or what?
― lou, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:56 (sixteen years ago) link
xpost yeah, it's the r kelly version that doesn't have that part.
― The Brainwasher, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:57 (sixteen years ago) link
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yeah then fab goes "it's loso in case you ain't know so"
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:57 (sixteen years ago) link
why do you hate "i luv ur girl" so much deej lol
― The Brainwasher, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:58 (sixteen years ago) link
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obviously the best version of all
― PoMXII, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:58 (sixteen years ago) link
"I Luv Your Girl" is just starting to climb, so if there is a 4th single it probably won't be for a while.
― Alex in Baltimore, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:58 (sixteen years ago) link
whoa that's a single???
― PoMXII, Thursday, 1 May 2008 20:59 (sixteen years ago) link
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i cant tell if you're parodying yourself yet or not but that version is trash
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 1 May 2008 21:00 (sixteen years ago) link
I'm excited to hear Kells' new album "12 Play: 4th Quarter" because obviously working with The-Dream & T-Pain has rly rubbed off on him if "Hair Braider" is anything to go by, so maybe he'll take their style to a different level.
― The Brainwasher, Thursday, 1 May 2008 21:01 (sixteen years ago) link
but I'm hoping less rap&b than double up, which kind of sucked.
-- The Brainwasher, Thursday, May 1, 2008 3:58 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Link
ad libs at the beginning grate, singing that whole opening on the same note is zzz, productionwise+melodically the most boring track
― deej, Thursday, 1 May 2008 21:02 (sixteen years ago) link
the personalized version of "Shawty" that The-Dream did for Big Tigger's radio show is kinda good, even if it displays that he's an even worse singer live than on studio recordings.
― Alex in Baltimore, Thursday, 1 May 2008 21:02 (sixteen years ago) link
PoMXII- Yeah, there's a video for it too.
― lou, Thursday, 1 May 2008 21:04 (sixteen years ago) link
they need to make "fast car" the last single and then get on to the new album already.
― The Brainwasher, Thursday, 1 May 2008 21:04 (sixteen years ago) link
where did that jeezy verse come from??? lol that was hilarious
― PoMXII, Thursday, 1 May 2008 21:05 (sixteen years ago) link
the other thing is i luv ur girl comes right in between huge awesome catchy pop single and smooth prince album highlight
and as a single it has young jeezy
lose/lose
― deej, Thursday, 1 May 2008 21:07 (sixteen years ago) link
That's the first one I heard, so I remain kinda fond of it, mostly for that falsetto chorus.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, 1 May 2008 21:07 (sixteen years ago) link
Seems like "Livin' a Lie" would be such an obvious hit though! I'd definitely be interested to see how it charts.
Agreed. Young Jeezy sounds massively constipated.
― lou, Thursday, 1 May 2008 21:11 (sixteen years ago) link
I like the new loverman Jeezy but starting your single off with his political commentary is goofy as hell
― PoMXII, Thursday, 1 May 2008 21:12 (sixteen years ago) link
the line also makes no sense at all, which is becoming more and more common for him
― PoMXII, Thursday, 1 May 2008 21:13 (sixteen years ago) link
yeah that verse is :/
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 1 May 2008 21:15 (sixteen years ago) link
so.. how did ne-yo win this poll again? lol
― The Brainwasher, Thursday, 1 May 2008 21:17 (sixteen years ago) link
right?
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 1 May 2008 21:19 (sixteen years ago) link
now we can all agree. Group hug!
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, 1 May 2008 21:20 (sixteen years ago) link
i wonder how many ne-yo voters have heard dream's album
-- deej, Friday, March 14, 2008 8:44 PM (1 month ago) Bookmark Link
― deej, Thursday, 1 May 2008 21:32 (sixteen years ago) link
note the similarities between ditch that http://youtube.com/watch?v=Vnrgdzq9xQM and david banners fuck em http://youtube.com/watch?v=uOYbFADoINE
― jhøshea, Thursday, 1 May 2008 23:57 (sixteen years ago) link
The first Ne-Yo album is better than The-Dream's album by an order of magnitude.
― The Reverend, Friday, 2 May 2008 01:25 (sixteen years ago) link
Ne-Yo won because a better singer, a better songwriter, and less imminently punchable.
― The Reverend, Friday, 2 May 2008 01:27 (sixteen years ago) link
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dan perry jr
― deej, Friday, 2 May 2008 02:15 (sixteen years ago) link
rong + says 'order of magnitude'
Whatever, dude. There's probably at least 5 Ne-Yo songs and at least 5 more that Ne-Yo's written that I've liked more than anything Dream's touched.
― The Reverend, Friday, 2 May 2008 02:23 (sixteen years ago) link
Also, half of Dream's output it total horseshit and he's never written or sang anything I'd go so far as to say I loved.
― The Reverend, Friday, 2 May 2008 02:24 (sixteen years ago) link
I have The Reverend's back all the way, even the saying order of magnitude thing.
― Alex in Baltimore, Friday, 2 May 2008 03:01 (sixteen years ago) link
you know what guys
― J0rdan S., Friday, 2 May 2008 03:03 (sixteen years ago) link
we will not tolerate this hate speech on our property
After listening to this record and Because of You back to back tonight (the latter probably for the last time), I don't know what Ne-Yo and The-Dream have in common other than they're red-hot commercially and have done interesting things with Rihanna. The-Dream's made a better album, sure, but so what? The lineage is different: he's part of the Maze-Rick James-Prince-Roger-Troutman school, while Ne-Yo's got Luther, MJ's "Human Nature," and Alexander O'Neal in the brain.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Friday, 2 May 2008 03:06 (sixteen years ago) link
Dude, compare LoveHate to the good Ne-Yo album. Also, what they have in common is pretty damn obvious.
― The Reverend, Friday, 2 May 2008 03:30 (sixteen years ago) link
Ne-Yo hasn't made a good album yet.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Friday, 2 May 2008 03:32 (sixteen years ago) link
bullshit
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― The Reverend, Friday, 2 May 2008 03:35 (sixteen years ago) link
speaking as the ilx user who created this poll what they have in common is theyre both rnb songwriters who became crazy popular solo artists right now - also the writerly sophistication
― jhøshea, Friday, 2 May 2008 03:39 (sixteen years ago) link
hey guyz, both ne-yo and the-dream great.
ne-yo just has boring production for the most part and his songs can be very formulaic/samey. And Prince, R Kelly& Timbo influence >>>>>>> MJ influence.
― The Brainwasher, Friday, 2 May 2008 03:39 (sixteen years ago) link
also, they're both on def jam
also both kind of ugly and bad dancers, which makes their transitions from behind-the-scenes to stardom all the more impressive.
― Alex in Baltimore, Friday, 2 May 2008 03:40 (sixteen years ago) link
also, they have hyphens
― The Reverend, Friday, 2 May 2008 03:42 (sixteen years ago) link
even if the formula has become a bit predictable by now and he's kind of got a Barry Manilow blandness to him, I think Ne-Yo has really some really strong melodies and lyrics -- "When You're Mad," "Irreplaceable," "Get Down Like That," those are A+ compositions.
― Alex in Baltimore, Friday, 2 May 2008 03:44 (sixteen years ago) link