Nelly: Dilemma

Message Bookmarked

Bookmark Removed

I think this is lovely, and hope it doesn't begin to grate. A 180 degree swing from "hot in here" with those delicate chimes and sugar r&b hook and little samples interjecting through to keep an air of sustained tension "aah!" and he's not rapping so much as crooning or maybe whispering, "east coast, I know you shake it right..." like a lullaby for an illicit lover and there's hardly any consideration at all that she has another man, because even when she's with her boo she's still crazy over him.

He just lays back into the groove like he did on Ride Wit Us and is the "boy" sample on the Cam'ron song similar in effect to the "aah!" on this track?

― Sterling Clover, Thursday, 27 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

This track makes me feel like I'm being hugged.

― Sterling Clover, Thursday, 27 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

The vocal is by Kelly Rowland. Sounds like it could have been a huge Destiny's Child hit. I'm not sure the two voices fit al that well together in this song. I can definitely understand the hugging idea. It also sort of sounds like Christmas with those bells in it.

― JoB, Thursday, 27 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

The thing that creeps me out about this song is how much Kelly sounds like Beyonce on it. She's co-opted a good bit of B's brassier vocal stylings for this and I'm not sure how much I like that.

― Dan Perry, Thursday, 27 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

They all sing v. similarly anyway. Kelley's voice is warmer I think, and the vocal gymnastics are kept in check.

― Sterling Clover, Thursday, 27 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

There's a thread -- vocal gymnastics, classic or dud? Though I guess melisma has already been tackled.

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 27 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

one month passes...

I think that this is one of his best songs! I really liked "hot in here" but "Dilemma" is better! Nelly is one of my favorite sings b/c his always coming out w/ HOT songs plus his so hot an sexy too!

― Ashleigh B Segars, Monday, 5 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

This is my fave song, if you do not like this song, you have bad tastes.

― Lo Too Ack, Thursday, 15 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

one month passes...

This Song is Heavy and I agree with Tommy the person who's E-mail address is tommyackerman1@c.. or whatever it is and if u don't like this song u have some seriously bad taste.
Is Nelly going out with Kelly??
Please if anyone knows the truth or has any gossip that's going on between them please E-mail me on [email protected] thanx!!

― Lorna Acquah, Saturday, 21 September 2002 19:20 (twenty-three years ago)

Is that Ah! sample from Kate Bush?
This Woman's Work or This Sensual World, maybe?

― o, Sunday, 29 September 2002 08:23 (twenty-three years ago)

Love love love it, especially after "Hot in Herre" which was pretty dull. I was under the impression that Nelly did the 'Ahh!' himself!

― Vinnie (vprabhu), Sunday, 29 September 2002 15:23 (twenty-three years ago)

I like Kelly Rowland's vocals.

― My name is Kenny, Sunday, 29 September 2002 15:39 (twenty-three years ago)

i swear to god i thought the female vocal on this was ashanti until about two weeks ago. and yes, it annoyed me just as much as the other ashanti and featuring ashanti tracks i've heard. too much tinny!

― maura (maura), Monday, 30 September 2002 12:04 (twenty-three years ago)

HAve you heard Kelly's solo single? It's very, very nice.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 30 September 2002 13:33 (twenty-three years ago)

I LOVE IT!!! AND I LOVE NELLY SO MUCH... I START TO LISTEN HIM ABOUT YEAR AGO..NELLYS ALL SONGS ARE FUCKIN GREAT and i want him so badly!!!!!!!(SORRY IF I WRITE SOMETHING WRONG BECAUSE I`M FROM FINLAND}

― whitebitch, Monday, 30 September 2002 15:23 (twenty-three years ago)

are you Tove Jansson's great-granddaughter?

― robin carmody (robin carmody), Monday, 30 September 2002 17:19 (twenty-three years ago)

one month passes...

What the fuck is a 'boo'

― entire penisulation, Monday, 11 November 2002 01:11 (twenty-three years ago)

singificant other.

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Monday, 11 November 2002 04:27 (twenty-three years ago)

poss from 'beau'

― Josh (Josh), Monday, 11 November 2002 05:00 (twenty-three years ago)

What's Nelly got against us folks oop North?

― freddie yorkshireman, Monday, 11 November 2002 10:59 (twenty-three years ago)

What the fuck is a 'boo'

Jesus Christ. Is it asking too much to infer from context?

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 11 November 2002 15:25 (twenty-three years ago)

Dilemma

― D. Johannsen, Tuesday, 12 November 2002 15:52 (twenty-three years ago)

I love the song. I have been obsessed with Nelly since he first came out in the US.. I got a friend of mine to get his CD, and Kelly rocks... she knows how to sing... They are dating so I've heard, but it's cool... they sing really well together so maybe with them dating we'll have some good tunes to listen to from now on, eh?

― Mel, Saturday, 23 November 2002 05:06 (twenty-three years ago)

. Their interplay, the emotional fatuousness of Rowland's alto, and the slickness of nelly's delivery screams pregnant a pregnant high school sophmore and his 22 year old high school dropout father, so much that when she gets to " you dont know what you mean to me" you can virtually see him scammering out the door to get to get those cigaretts at the cornerstore that never were.

― robert lashley (brotherman), Saturday, 23 November 2002 06:48 (twenty-three years ago)

yyyyyyiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiioooooooooooo

― bart, Wednesday, 27 November 2002 13:56 (twenty-three years ago)

seven months pass...

I was just playing an old Patti Labelle record because it's sampled on the new Outkast single and what do I hear? Kelly's chorus! The song is called Love, Need and Want You.

― JoB (JoB), Friday, 18 July 2003 14:45 (twenty-two years ago)

five years pass...

I LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH

― Tape Store, Saturday, 27 September 2008 18:28 (seventeen years ago)

haha otm

― you have been yellow carded by an actual referee (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 27 September 2008 18:32 (seventeen years ago)

What the fuck is a 'boo'
― entire penisulation, Monday, 11 November 2002 01:11 (5 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

singificant other.
― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Monday, 11 November 2002 04:27 (5 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

poss from 'beau'
― Josh (Josh), Monday, 11 November 2002 05:00 (5 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Laughed at this, dunno at what though.

― Carrie Bradshaw Layfield (The stickman from the hilarious 'xkcd' comics), Saturday, 27 September 2008 19:40 (seventeen years ago)

eight months pass...

This is my fave song, if you do not like this song, you have bad tastes.

― Lo Too Ack, Wednesday, August 14, 2002 8:00 PM (6 years ago)

― dat nigga kelmar (k3vin k.), Thursday, 18 June 2009 05:14 (seventeen years ago)

nelly vs 50 - most melodic rapper of the 2000s? i think im voting nelly. "dilemma" and the one w/ kelly rowland are so amazing

― swag serf (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 18 June 2009 05:22 (seventeen years ago)

and by the one w/ kelly rowland i mean the one w/ tim mcgraw

― swag serf (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 18 June 2009 05:23 (seventeen years ago)

prob just a typo on yr part but this is the one w/ kelly! and dude we should prob wait for rebirth to drop before making any grand statements like those

― dat nigga kelmar (k3vin k.), Thursday, 18 June 2009 05:24 (seventeen years ago)

― whitebitch, Monday, September 30, 2002 11:23 AM (6 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

man Tuomas was so much better back in the day

― mo money mo collier (some dude), Thursday, 18 June 2009 05:26 (seventeen years ago)

loooool

― dat nigga kelmar (k3vin k.), Thursday, 18 June 2009 05:32 (seventeen years ago)

seven years pass...

To: Webmaster of http://www.ilxor.com/,
Due to a request under data protection law in Europe, Google can no longer show one or more pages from your site in Google Search results. This only affects responses to some search queries for names or other personal identifiers that might appear on your pages. Only results on European versions of Google are affected. No action is required from you.

― ILX System, Monday, 6 February 2017 15:59 (nine years ago)

Eh?

― jon123, Tuesday, 7 February 2017 10:57 (nine years ago)

Entire Penisulation done changed his name.

― Tuomas, Tuesday, 7 February 2017 12:03 (nine years ago)

It means somebody mentioned in this thread filed a takedown with Google so the thread won't turn up when their name is searched for

― stet, Tuesday, 7 February 2017 12:30 (nine years ago)

great song

― niels, Tuesday, 7 February 2017 18:53 (nine years ago)

― dat nigga kelmar (k3vin k.), Wednesday, June 17, 2009 10:14 PM (seven years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

.....

― Get Me Bodied (Extended Mix), Tuesday, 7 February 2017 20:28 (nine years ago)

not my proudest moment

― k3vin k., Tuesday, 7 February 2017 23:03 (nine years ago)

one year passes...

so why was Kelly textin dude thru Microsoft Excel

― fuck the NRA (Neanderthal), Thursday, 27 December 2018 01:07 (seven years ago)

He explained the rationale behind it very convincingly in this interview:

https://youtu.be/mr63bjj5fSg?t=188

― pomenitul, Thursday, 27 December 2018 01:17 (seven years ago)

You must be logged in to post. Please either login here, or if you are not registered, you may register here.