Along with coming up with reasons — any reason — to stay in the house (ie: “I’m good with the club tonight, man. Need to watch The “Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives” marathon later on“), and going to hoop and spending more time warming up and stretching than you actually do playing, one of the strangest parts of getting old(er) is the mind-blowing experience of remembering something like it just happened yesterday, checking to see when it really did happen, and learning that it actually happened like 2000 yesterdays ago.
For instance, do you realize that Destiny’s Child’s “Say My Name” was released 13 years ago? And, “No, No, No” was released 14 years ago? I mean, I remember those videos and listening to those songs on the radio. I remember the debates we’d have in the cafeteria about whether Destiny’s Child was the first girl group where each member was a dime (The verdict? No. That title belongs to En Vogue) and if it was even cool to argue about stuff like that because we didn’t know if each member was technically legal yet. (Remember, this occurred before Huny invented the internet. Couldn’t exactly go to Wiki and read a lie about Beyonce’s exact age). I even remember how both of the women I was seeing at the time would listen to “Say My Name” whenever they took showers. (Apparently, even a college-aged Champ was already into emo Black girls)
Anyway, I’m bringing this all up because the fact that “Say My Name” was released 13 years old kind of puts a hole in the “Beyonce’s music aint going to be relevant 20 years from now” argument. It’s still a song people know and (occasionally) listen to, and it’s not too far-fetched to think that they still will seven years from now. And, while most (myself included) don’t necessarily think of the Thundergoat as being an artist who has produced “classic” material, her prolificness and the fact that she’s headed towards a two decades-long reign at the top of the charts ensures that she definitely has. 30 years from now, people still will be listening to Beyonce’s music at birthday parties, baby showers, and cabarets. Deal with it.
And, while we’re here, you know what else we have to come to terms with? The fact — not opinion. fact — that “Love on Top” may have the most staying power of any R&B song released in the last 10 years.
Seriously, I’ve been going out to clubs, parties, and bars now for 15 years. In that time, I have never seen a contemporary song make every woman in the club react the way they do when “Love on Top” comes on. Aside from a leaked nude pic of Idris Elba, there is no other object that can make Black women more collectively f*cking happy.
It’s not just the women either. Usually, when a popular R&B track from a female artist plays in the club, the guys either head to the bar or try to play it cool even though they know they’d bob their heads and mouth the words if they were listening to it in the car. “Love on Top” inspires no such pretense. I’ve seen it make guys — guys so thug they’d make Beanie Sigel look like Miguel — bounce in their seats while shamelessly attempting to hit each one of Beyonce’s keys. Everyone responds to this shit. Everyone. And, the song’s relentlessly infectious happiness — it practically shanks you in the gut with its “You will f*cking smile while listening to this song” sentiment — makes almost certain this will be a song we’re still listening to when we finally put a Chick-fil-A on Mars.
Now, as you may have realized, I’m definitely not one of those people who steadfastly believes that the current era has produced absolutely nothing that will stand the test of time. I think there have been numerous recent movies, songs, albums, TV shows, and even individual sports seasons that could and should be deemed “classics.”
You already know that I believe “Love on Top” will reach this status. I’m curious, though. People of VSB.com, can you think of anything else created in the 21st century that you feel should be deemed a classic? Any current songs that you’ll be listening to at your retirement party? Any shows that will be talked about for decades the way “All in The Family” has been? Any contemporary movies that’ll make Roger Ebert’s “Best Ever” list in 30 years? Any current sports stars that will definitely be remembered as an all-time great?
The floor is yours.
—Damon Young (aka “The Champ”)
(~_~) I love that song!
“Irreplaceable”- Classic-even though I hate the premise.
“Single Ladies”-Classic
“Independent Women”-Classic
Plus at least a dozen bangers that will fill any dance floor at any time.
I am not a Beyonce fan. I’m a rap fan. But to deny Beyonce has staying power is ridiculous.
Cue the “over smart”, “I just prefer ‘artists’ ” HATERS.
” But to deny Beyonce has staying power is ridiculous.”
I don’t understand why people won’t give the girl her due. And it goes beyond not liking her music. People out here can’t stand HER period and don’t even know why.
Yes most def Independent women and single ladies…they are power strong songs for women.
You hate the premise bihillboy? thought irreplaceable was your motto!!
To women not from women. Haha!
Dats dat hater sh*t
Hate women getting over? Yes. Love men getting over? Yes again. LOL
“But to deny Beyonce has staying power is ridiculous.”
I was saying this on these very boards two days ago.
I really hope “Love on Top” doesn’t become a classic. Classics usually pave the way for future artists because they try to mimick the previous generation. And in the case if imitating Beyonce (in regards to her more recent material), we need less screaming/yelling and more singing.
In terms of 21st century classics, I think Alicia Keys’ “Fallin’” and/or “If I Ain’t Got You” should be on the list. Couldn’t go anywhere without hearing those songs when they hit.
Ain’t too sure about Alicia Keys. She’s had huge hits, but none of her songs have that thing that screams “modern day classic”.
But Alicia Keys…who plays piano…sings off key. AND yells…
And the church said “Amen”.
Which is odd, considering Alicia plays the piano. Most keyboard players can actually sing on key since all they hear is note all day long.
I’ve never understood that…..
I’m still trying to understand that one myself. Other female piano players like Patrice Rushen, Angela Winbush and Valerie Simpson can sing their butts off, but Alicia struggles very often hitting certain notes.
Let’s not forget Roberta Flack, Aretha Franklin, and Norah Jones. Seem to always find their note…..
But all the vocal doors in Alicia’s life must remain locked, but because she can never seem to find the right key…..
I see you quoting G2BR!
I helped write it.
The songs Get Low and Some Cut are classics….Get Low turns 10 in February and Some Cut will turn 10 soon after that. Current song that I know I will be listening to later in my life: Blessed by Schoolboy Q and K.Dot and Bad Religion by Frank Ocean.
Sports stars that will be Hall of famers: LBJ, KD, Ray Lewis
Every song I’ve heard via Pandora on the new Frank Ocean joint is dope.
Yeah….except for the fact that the Frank Ocean station played “She Ratchet” which left me second guessing myself and Pandora for even allowing that youtube hit enter Pandora airwaves.
Some Cut was my ringtone for ages. I still turn it up when it randomly comes on iTunes.
Get Low is a classic strip club anthem!
Some Cut was the first song I thought of after reading this post at like, 1am. That song is most def a classic! I can already picture my 65 year old self turning down the music when I go pic up my grandkids from school! LOL
This is the same argument that I have with people who hate Lil’ Wayne-
I am not a big Wayne fan but he’s been out since 1997. He has mass quotables. He has huge albums. He steals the scene in every song he’s on and he’ been around for 15 years. Your favorite rapper hasn’t been around for 15 years and if he has, he’s not selling out Arena tours. He’s doing club gigs and rapping to half filled rooms full of college aged white kids.
Wayne has staying power.
“Your favorite rapper hasn’t been around for 15 years and if he has, he’s not selling out Arena tours. He’s doing club gigs and rapping to half filled rooms full of college aged white kids.”
Shawn Corey Carter would like to have a word with you…
what PA said…
Word. What amazes me about the Jiggaman is that he’s managed to evolve with the times without sounding trendy or without really changing his style much. Even Busta Rhymes (who believe it or not is pushing 25 years) sounds a LOT different now than when he came out. He’s still hot, just not the same dude. The Jiggaman has been pushing his D-boy flow and keeping current with the same flow since 1995. Wow…
There are obvious exceptions to the rule but the exceptions make the rule. The same people that think Wayne is overrated, don’t like Jay Z, Busta, Snoop, or Cube. I’m talking about the people that name some obscure rapper who you’ve barely heard of and that nobody that you know likes.
“The same people that think Wayne is overrated, don’t like Jay Z, Busta, Snoop, or Cube”
Wrong! I think Lil’ Wayne is overrated and have the entire discographies of Jay, Busta, Snoop and Cube!
Women on this site seem to have a problem with generalizations. Maybe you hate wayne and love the others but there are a group of rap of fans that don’t include you that hate all of them and think MF Doom and Cunninglinguist are the best rappers ever to grace a microphone. This particular example may not include you but if you get enough people talking about a generalization it will not include someone at some point and time.
Uh…you know I’m a dude, right?
I always thought you were a chick. Get an avatar man.
I’m working on it, LOL!
I too think Lil Wayne is the trashiest garbagey refuse of rappers and single handedly misled millions of rap connoisseurs with his interspersed bars of nonsensical half rhyming.
I too own every album from Cube, Jay, Busta, Ghostface, Tupac, Rakim, Eminem & Nas. If I don’t know or understand rap, then I doubt it is possible for anybody else to understand rap.
Beyond my preference, there is a reverence for talented production, well placed & well timed lyricism. What I am saying is, the classics from this last decade were mostly slept on– but here is the big breaking news interruption: as usual.
*ditty bops* That smile is back!
There are obvious exceptions to the rule but the exceptions make the rule. The same people that don’t like Wayne are the same ones that don’t like Jay, Busta, Snoop, and Cube. I’m talking about the people that name some obscure rapper who you’ve barely heard of and nobody that you know likes.
Mine has….
Newcomer here! Not sure what audience this site caters too…but so far I love it! Recent college grad here
Anywho, I liked the song when it first came out, but now I turn the station as soon as it comes on. I most def feel that “Party Rock” is a song that will be played at my retirement party!
As for tv shows, there are no good “family” shows anymore…everything is reality.
“Party Rock” is the modern day “Cha Cha Slide.” The song isn’t made for those with weakass knees like moi but when drunk its the best song on the planet.
LMFAO’s albums are signs of wise investment. It might not be Rakim, but I’ll likely hear them at my daughter’s wedding.
Reed Between The Lines
Never got into that show. Very boring script.
Where are the people who throw *VSB Glitter* to newcomers? Summon the glitter bearers- Clap Clap.
* Glitter to the new commer from the UK shores* may you be stalking the site to be first at obscene times of the night/morning from now on…
Thanx for the luv…**proudly dances in glitter **
Andre 3000 – Hey Ya!
Personal songs played at my retirement will just be Madlib and Jay Dee.
I don’t really watch all that much television so I can’t say which ones will have staying power outside the obvious choice. I really love Parenthood, Treme, and Generation Kill. Then there’s a bunch of cartoons like Samurai Jack, Symbionic Titan, Adventure Time, and Regular Show.
These are the recent movies that have broken me.
Hong Sang-soo’s Woman is the Future of Man
Abderrahmane Sissako’s Bamako
Lee Chang-dong’s Oasis
Peter Watkin’s La Commune (Paris, 1871)
Richard Linklater’s Waking Life
I love Treme. Since critical acclaim and popular appeal seem to be mutually exclusive concepts when it comes to entertainment and art, I wonder if that series falls into the former category.
I adore your taste in movies. Tell me about where you live for movies came from.
Well, I live in NYC so every movie comes here.
But, I saw all of those thanks to my library excluding Waking Life which I’ve caught on TV and online multiple times.
If you mean where the directors come from Hong Sang-soo and Lee Chang-dong are South Korean, Richard Linklater is American, Peter Watkins is British, and Abderrahmane Sissako has duel homelands of Mali and Mauritania.
Live=love
My initial interest in East Asian martial arts like China (Shaw Brothers Kung Fu movies) and Japan (Samurai flicks which started with Akira Kurosawa and IFC’s Samurai Saturdays) eventually made me search for films that merged any and every other interest I had to celluloid.
You live in New York. I now understand 95% of your posts.
What does THAT mean? I’m a proud NYer too.
It means he probably hates New York rap, LOL!
Hating New York rap is like hating soul food from the South: you’re missing the point of it all if you do.
Whenever somebody makes an obscure/ foreign pop culture reference and say it in a way to suggest that it isn’t obscure as a mf’er- 90% of the time they are from New York. It’s only a slight dig at New York and it’s residents but can be looked at very positively. On the second not. I was a fan of New York rap. Not so much now because much of it is terrible and the other 20% sounds like down south rap.
Malik is obscure. And that’s why we love him.
I don’t dislike his posts. I just understand them now.
I wanted to be offended. And then I realized it was the turth. But I’m from Brooklyn so we just feel like reacting ot everything to begin with.
+1 for Samurai Jack
I am in the process of buying the DVD set of my brother just so I can watch it too.
Treme is such a good show but I think the pace turns a lot of people off. I’m a bit of a George Pelecanos fan so I really pay attention to his episodes.
Jay-Z/Alicia Keys – Empire State of Mind
Pretty much. No matter where I am one the globe when this song plays everyone joins in the crooning “Neeeew Yoooooooooork…” Not to mention my friends on the West Coast give it a pass.
Though my favorite “New York” song is “Right Here” by Pharaohe Monch. If you know the hook, you can probably guess why. If I run for President, this will be my entrance music. That’s how much I love that song.
You’ll get my vote alone just for that- and if you get elected, make your election theme song “Desire”.
I agree with this one- even if I think Alicia Keys is a clown.
lmao at you PA
Be quiet PA…lol. A. Keys is not a clown.
I agree. Shes ironic but she doesn’t know it.
@PA – why do you think she is a clown?
Agreed. When the NY State government starts using it in commercials to promote businesses expanding in state, I think you’ve become part of The Man.
I love the song; however, I can’t get this rendition of the lyrics out of my head:
“Neeeeeewwwww Yoooooooooooork:
Concrete jungle, wet dream, tomato,
There’s muffins and canned stew.”
LMFAO at this rendition.
hahahahahahahahhaha is that the homeless version?
I like the version without Joe Camel.
Oh, I REALLY love that song. You can feel her feelin’ her man. I thought about this song when I watch the rerun of The Temptations movie or The Jacksons movie on Vh1. WHich comes on every other week just about. LOL. This is one of those Holland-Dozier-Holland type cuts.
“This is one of those Holland-Dozier-Holland type cuts.”
Hol’ up hol’ up…whoa there *in Big Sean’s voice*.
Yeah, that’s asking a lot. Those people were a fine-tuned machine. The music business today prevents those kind of groups from developing…and for good reason.
Because we all saw what happened with them at Motown…
Single Ladies. It will be played at weddings for the bouquet toss for years to come. Confessions (album), Crazy in Love, Speakerboxx/The Love Below.
Damn, we have practically the same list and I didn’t even read your comment before I wrote it. Crazy.
Speakerboxx/The Love Below is my jam!
*sits back with cup of hot tea and a cranberry scone and waits for PA to rip a whole in this one*
What kind of tea?
And do you have an extra scone please?
* hands bsweet a cup of Mango and Passion fruit tea with a warm scone*
Yum. Thank you honey.
*sips, nibbles, and waits on PA.*
He WILL take the bait
Both of you just had to mention my name, huh? LMAO!
My music classics in no particular order
-”confessions” by usher
-”songs in a minor” Alicia keys
-”Illmatic” Nas
-”The emancipation Of mimi”Mariah Carey
-”The cool” Lupe Fiasco
-”Get rich it or die trying” 50 cent
-”Still dre” Dr dre
-”Fan mail” Tlc
-”Never say never” Brandy
-”Velvet rope” Janet Jackson
-”College dropout” Kanye West
-”Tha Carter III ” Lil Wayne
Those are some of my classics as far albums go
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill isn’t on your list??? -___- /@_*
I have never heard the song, “Love On Top”.
+1
Val, I thought I was the only one. I don’t do Beyondce…never was a fan and never will be.
I liked Destiny’s Chirrens but once Bey went solo I was done with her.
When Beyonce first went solo, I was a straight up Beyonce hater. Over the years, I think her voice has gotten better, she’s puts on a helluva live performance, and she definitely has shown staying power. I am no longer a Beyonce hater but I am not a Beyonce fan. Until last year, a search for “Beyonce” in my extensive iTunes collection would only pull up a song Jay-Z or Kanye song she was featured on.
I say all of that to say this…. I friggin’ LOVE Love On Top. Everything that The Champ said is true. You cannot be unhappy when it is playing. I went to iTunes and actually purchased this song (I’m the queen of free downloads). It has an old school 70s feel to it. I checked extensively b/c I just KNEW it had to be a cover or something. Plus, when I hear it, I can’t help but think of when she told the world she was pregnant at the MTV VMAs during her live performance. This Beyonce non-fan thinks her dropping the mic and rubbing her belly and Jay-Z in the crowd with the HUGEST smile and beaming with pride was the most adorable display of Black Love since the Obama’s fist bump heard round the world. So if you haven’t heard the song, watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rggp_zkJaIw
Ok. I have to agree to disagree here. Working the pregnancy announcement into the act… That for me was a definite “HAM” moment — as in: what a ham! The song to me is only good with the remix track and it has too much of a retro feel for me to consider it a classic.
***Newcomer***
I could not agree more with your post. It’s almost as if you climbed into my head and wrote out my thoughts. Not a hater, but not a fan, for sure.
Me either. I heard it for the first time when she showed her belly. I have not heard it since, on purpose.
Me neither.
Hey, you’re in good company. I ain’t never heard that is either. If a Bey song is on I’ll listen to it and sway my hips a bit. But I for sure don’t seek her out.
Yay! I am not the only one!
Any current sports stars that will definitely be remembered as an all-time great? Usain Bolt – he a bad bad man
I assume you mean current Olympic athletes?
- David Rudisha (800 meter runner) He set the World Record earlier today
- Michael Phelps – I’m sick of hearing about him. And he’s really boring but he will be considered an all-time great
- Diana Taurasi (Women’s basketball)
Fizzle my nizzle…all those too. I just had to big up my fellow Caribbean people.
Kirani James Grenadas (My fellow nutmegs) first and only gold in the Olympics 2012, winning the mens 400 meters. He will be a legend like Shabba when he won the first grammy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg7JX46dXzE
Why I have to love sports pundits, who let their inner patois out lol
Loves it!!!!!!!!!!!
Shabba has a grammy?????
Yep- I think for the song “Housecall” with Maxi Priest.
Shabba Ranks was that dude for real in the late 80′s early 90′s.
Yep- him, Mad Cobra and Supercat!
and Gabby Douglas!
Diana Taurasi? That one note chucker that gets all the props? Sue Bird birthed that chick, and Diana gets all the credit. I’ve been sick of hearing about her from Rutgers. Oh, and that traitor from Piscataway Ashja Jones. F*ck outta here!*
*I’m a Rutgers alum, and I approve this message.
Sue Bird was everything.
Diana’s record speaks for itself, Todd. She’s been a champ at every level. But I understand your bias.
Here is the thing about music. A classic song or one that people will listen to 10 or 20 years later is not necessarily a good or great song. For instance, people who were adults in the 1970′s listen to music from that era. Many of those songs were basically crappy disco songs but bring back memories to those people.
And that brings me to Beyonce.
I’m pretty sure people will be listening to her music 10 or 20 years from now. And for those who came of age when these songs were released, they will enjoy listening to them. but that does not mean that Beyonce’s music will ever be considered great or even good.
In other words, Beyonce’s music is the disco music of our era.
Have you ever really listened to those songs? There are a lot of bangers in those songs we were embarrassed by growing up.
Yeah, but I’m talking about the really cheesy ones. Like songs by Abba. Bey is the Abba of this era.
I don’t think this is true—at all. Her career is more in line with Diana Ross’s. She’s a breakaway talent with a certain “it” factor that she has parlayed into a solo career spanning decades & genres. She’s highly culturally relevant & will be regarded as a legend.
Comparing Diana Ross and Beyonce does not compute. Please try again. Thank you.
But you know ABBA and they ain’t had a record out in 30 years.
Going to a concert with the original members of the band playing on Saturday!!!
What is your issue with Beyonce? Did she secretly starve some kids or get an old folks home bulldozed for a parking lot? Tell me the drill!
She’s empty, Todd. The woman has no soul. And it shows in her music. It’s all formula no soul, no real emotion. Plus, she doesn’t give baby surrogates the credit they deserve. Lol I mean, who pretends to have a baby. (shots fired)
Right, don’t reload Val. I think emptied the clip on Beyonce with the baby thing.
I see where you’re coming from though, especially given your tastes. I don’t think Beyonce is teh BEST EVAH!!1 but I think she’s entertaining. Sometimes you just want to see a good show, and Beyonce is damn good at doing that. If she’s soulless, that’s on Jay-Z and Blue Ivy and her other family to go deal with. I just smile when she works those hips.
Don’t worry homie, Val’s just mad that Beyonce walks, hops, and skips all over Alicia Keys.
Ha! You are such a joker, TUK. That’s funny stuff.
Almost as funny as Alicia’s weak azz piano playing.
Say what you will but AK’s music is all over this thread.
TUK, Val…stop stanning for R&B singers you wanna hump! Your genitalia are NOT your ears!
*snickers*
Kema: do you still juice? I need a new green smoothie recipe. Wanna switch up my routine. All suggestions welcomed!
I dont really have any recipes. Really I always just start with carrots and maybe an apple and add whatev. How about just changing up the recipe you have. Go to the grocery store and buy a vegetable you’ve never had and add it to your existing recipe.
@Kema Try adding a lil fresh ginger to that carrot/apple combo. Its off the chain!
Damn! *in 2 Chanz voice*
LMAO!!
I’m not stanning for Beyonce. I’m just trolling Val because she seems to have some serious hate for her.
But seriously, no one thinks Bey is sexy except for People or US Magazine, right? She’s a very average looking woman.
Sh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!t- Ask a man Val. From a man’s point of view Bey is thanger.
Beyonce is most definitely attractive, but she is far from sexy. She has extremely limited sex appeal. She can get it, no doubt, but her sex appeal is minimal at best. Especially when compared to some of her counterparts. She possesses the same sex appeal as Cassie. Attractive,but not really boner inducing.
SMH… If Beyonce is not ‘boner inducing’ there is no hope for many of us.
Can I get a list of who IS boner inducing?
For such an attractive woman, beyonce is devoid of much sex appeal probably a result of her seemingly vapid nature. Besides, when she aint donning a onesie, she’s dressing in stylings reminiscent to drag queen fashion. Big hair, big over the top dresses, etc. What heterosexual male would find the drag queen look sexy?
Boner inducing is Stacy Dash. Sanaa Lathan. ATL strippers, Many buck nekkid h0es on WSHH, . You didnt know?
Hey…don’t bring Alicia into this bullsh*t! lol Let her be.
TUK knows he’s playing with fire. Lol
“In other words, Beyonce’s music is the disco music of our era.”
Come on Val, don’t insult disco like that LMAO!!!
You’re right, PA. That was wrong of me. Disco is much better than Beyonce.
My list of classics:
Tupac’s entire catalog
Outkast’s entire catalog
Mac Dre’s entire catalog
Ready to Die- Bigge
Doggystyle- Snoop
The Chronic- Dre
I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind I & II- Killer Mike
The Low End Theory- Tribe
Midnight Marauders- Tribe
Onyx- Onyx
Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite- Maxwell
Jodeci’s entire catalog
TM 101- Jeezy
Return to the 36 chambers- Ol Dirty
Enter the Wu- Wu Tang
Ice Cream Man- Master P
Federal- E-40
In a Major Way- E-40
Illmatic- Nas
As Nasty as they wanna be- 2 Live Crew
Love Deluxe- Sade
E 1999- Bone
Radio and Bigger and Deffer- LL
and 100 other albums.
I think I went about this the wrong way. I just love too much music.
Love Deluxe? That’s Sade’s worst album, IMO.
Uh, Soldier of Love is her worst album. Love Deluxe is her best. Go back over that track list and tell me how wack Love Deluxe really is:
Kiss of Life
Like a Tattoo
No Ordinary Love
Bullet Proof Soul
Cherish the Day
I Couldn’t Love You More if I tried
??????????
There are only 9 songs on the album.
WTF?
IMHO-LOL
I actually think Soldier of Love was just a little better than Love Deluxe. And don’t get me wrong, Love Deluxe is not a terrible album by any means. Nor are Lover’s Rock or Stronger Than Pride bad albums. Sade has never made a bad album. But, I think her first two albums, Diamond Life and Promise, are really her classic ones.
No question there. Sade first 2 albums were her best work unt the smooth jazz stations overplayed them.
I agree with you. “Love Deluxe” is superb, while “Soldier of Love” is cool. Better than most stuff out, but not classic by Sade Standards.
“Uh, Soldier of Love is her worst album. Love Deluxe is her best.”
Yessir!!!
And for the record:
Lover’s Rock>>>>>>>Soldier Of Love
o_O Your comment is a felony for REAL!!! Love Deluxe is perfection!
Yes!
Who could think Love Deluxe is not a classic? That’s just inconceivable. Exhibit A: No Ordinary Love. Case closed.
I tear up thinking about that song.
I dig your list, but I thought Champ said 21st century? If that’s the case my whole list needs to be revised.
I said I went about it wrong. I started naming my 2000 albums then added a few and went back and added a few. Next thing you know I was everywhere with it.
I agree with your classics, but no fair! Champ said 21st century, otherwise I woulda had Roa Ayers, Gregory Isaacs, Dawn Penn, Sista Nancy, Coltrane, other genres and all kinds of other hip hop classics on my list too! LOL!
That’s Roy Ayers
I could go on all damn day about the musical genius that is Roy Ayers…
+1,000
And the saddest part is, most ninja’s exposure to Roy Ayers (outside of jazz fans)came from that wack-azz Eric Benet song…
Nah, I’d say “Everybody Loves The Sunshine”. Stop hating on Eric- you’re just mad at him because likes to perform barefoot, LMAO!
You’re right, can’t stand barefoot singers (put some shoes on before you catch a cold or worse!) Duly chastened
“Roy Ayers”
His name alone awakens me. : )
Running Away – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJK19ra2rsQ
We Live In Brooklyn Baby – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0VeQ0v204o
Proceed II (w/ The Roots) – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ls4czGIPTU
Searchin – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuDUWp4h9h4&feature=related
Exactly, e-Sis!
Of all of Bey’s songs, I think “Party” is the only classic. It actually made my sexy bish, gettin’ ready to go out playlist (right along with “Milkshake” and “Nasty Girl”…don’t judge”).
YES!!!!!!! Now that’s on my list of Beyonce classics. Since I’m in that age group where I have to hype myself up to go out, I can’t even imagine looking through my closet without hearing Beyonce croon: “We like to party!”
And “Freakum Dress.”
I love Beyonce’s “Naughty Girl” add that to “Diva” and “Freekum Dress” and I am ready to party!!!
Movies- Gladiator, Troy, The Dark Knight. Inception maybe?
TV Shows- Modern Family. I loooove Game of Thrones but season 2 was so meh. No classic for it.
Sports Star- Michael Phelps.
I was thinking Modern Family but I don’t know…its one of my favs but in 10 years I dont know.
Yeahhh I just threw that one in there. I watch a lot of tv shows. Modern Family is not my favorite but it seems to reach a wider audience than the other shows I watch. Its funny so hey, why not?
Troy and Gladiator?! I mean I like the latter and all, but if we’re going for sweeping epic with white people and swords that isn’t Lord of the Rings you have to go with the director’s cut of Kingdom of Heaven.
Lord of the Rings is my shid. Anyone wanna come over for a marathon night?
I loooove Lord Of The Rings! OMG YESSS. *spins*
Kingdom of Heaven, I’m yet to see. I have heard it’s not Troy or Gladiator status though.
It’s not. Kingdom of Heaven was merely “aight.”
That’s because most people haven’t seen the Director’s Cut.
My girlfriend is significantly younger than I am and she doesn’t understand my taste in music. Music is the soundtrack to you life but sometimes you had to have been there to understand it’s appeal. She doesn’t understand the importance of things like the movie Love Jones or the music of Maxwell. I told her “If you were hanging in coffee houses and listening to poetry like a lot of us were in 1996, you’d understand” She was unimpressed with the explanation.
ummm WOW!!!
She probably can’t grasp the significance of LJ because 25 minutes in she is sleeping. That is one of the slowest movies…EVER.
And you are how old? Sorry the robots didn’t shoot missles into the starship while destroying the streets and befriending the small child. We need more loud movies about robots. *Snickers*-I am sorry Love Jones wasn’t that kind of movie.
LOL. Aight, Uncle. Check my classic worthy movies, homie. ** Shaw Shank Redemption, Girl Fight, and Lumumba. I didn’t even see Avatar (which I’m actually not proud of….But I digress.)
Here’s proof I dig good stories more than action in a movie. I feel asleep at the show this afternoon watching the new Dark Knight movie. I thought it was wack and passed out 45 minutes into it.
I was a senior in high school when Love Jones came out. You couldn’t tell me that wasn’t what I wanted my adult life to be like. lol
- Everything Kanye drops because he’s a f*cking genius, living legend, and already in the Top 5 Hip-Hop Artists of all time.
- The Matrix
- The Avengers (film)
- Nas’s “Life Is Good” (which I’m glad was awesome because let’s face it, dude had been living off of the hype of “Illmatic” for over a decade)
- Jay-Z’s Reasonable Doubt, The Blueprint, and The Black Album. Throw American Gangster in too if only for the song “I Know”.
- Every Eminem album save for “Encore”
- Drake’s Take Care
- Lauryn Hill’s Miseducation
- Fugees’s The Score
- Childish Gambino’s Camp album
- Slumdog Millionaire
- Inception
- The Lion King
- Frank Ocean’s Channel Orange
- The Weeknd’s “Balloons” Trilogy
- Domo Genesis & The Alchemist’s collab mixtape No Idol
- Superbad (my favorite comedy of all time)
- Friends With Benefits (my favorite romantic comedy ever)
- American Pie
- Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy
- Nearly everything Beyonce touches
- Lil Wayne who’s in my Top 10, DOA
- Da Drought 3, Lil Wayne’s best body of work, imo.
Add:
- 300
- Harry Potter franchise
- Outkast’s ATLiens, Aquemini, Stankonia, and Speakerboxxx/Love Below
There’s more, but these were what came off top.
300 <3.
Add:
- Erykah Badu, can’t forget about her.
I am not a fan of Slumdog Milionaire and Friends with Benefits. In Friends, they fun of the rom-com genre, but then do exactly what they just fun of. I left 3/4 thru the movie, thats worse than watching the whole movie and not liking it. In slumdog, the chick came out looking like golddigger. She aint messing with no broke n****.
Long-time lurker, second time commenter.
Classics from this generation will include:
1) Back That Ass Up by Juvenile (even though it took over for the 9,9 & the 2000);
2) Yeah & Confessions by Usher (bury that entire album a G);
3) Never Let Me Down* by Kanye (& the entire College series – 808s + MBDTF);
4) Love on Top, as stated. Funny, because I remember a similar Twitter war on this very tune from a month or so ago.
*I acknowledge this is a personal favorite.
Yea we will definitely have “Back that thang up” at my retirement party.
A few weeks ago, “Ooooooohhh…On the TLC Tip” turned 20, and I believe MC Hammer’s album is about 22 years old. I don’t if they’ll make it another 20 years, but “Baby Baby Baby” and “Can’t Touch This” made it longer than I’m sure most folk expected. And “Straight Outta Compton is 25. “F*ck The Police” is a classic
“Ooooooo…..On The TLC Tip” was the first CD I ever purchased.
NOW I feel old. LOL
Same here! Well . . . it was a tape and my mom bought it. It was the first album I actually wanted for myself instead of just listening to whatever the people around me were listening to. I still listen to it at least once a month.
“Baby baby baby” isn’t surprising. It’s one of those songs that’s simple and doesn’t try too hard. Plus the video is very underrated. And Hammer at his peak was one of the best stage presences ever. The songs are mediocre, but MC Hammer had it the way few entertainers ever had.
“And Hammer at his peak was one of the best stage presences ever.”
I don’t care what anyone says, but TO THIS DAY….his concert was the best performance I’ve EVER seen.
My picks for classics:
Alicia Keys – Songs in A Minor (Album)
Amy Winehouse – Back To Black (Album)
M.I.A. – Arular (Album)
Esperanza Spalding – Esperanza (Album)
People will def be listening to these albums 20 years from now.
+69 for Arular. Add Kala to that as well.
Kala is a good album but Arular is a future clasic.
Spalding doesn’t move me like that.
Agreed on Esperanza. So many people make a big deal about her but I’ve seen her live several times and was less than moved. Also, the afro on stage was distracting. lol #noshotsfired
Agreed. She’s not terrible by any means, but even from a technical prospective she’s not like a prodigy or anything. She’s just cute, thin, and light-skin.
Actually, Malik, she is exactly like a prodigy, because she was one.
Wow, that hasn’t correlated much to her music. Then again, she is making jazz and within Blue Notes’ catalog alone there are at least 500 classics. It’s a hard thing to go up against.
Yes on “Songs in A minor!” That album changed my life at 16…lol. I still get sentimental when I listen to it 11 yrs later.
***Thinks to self; BeautifullyHuman has great taste in music***
I thought I was the only person that listened to M.I.A.
lol
…but are you listening to her and buying her stuff at the sametime?
Yes. I have Kala and M.A.Y.A. (her most recent album). Still deciding on Arular.
Between Songs in A Minor and Arular, you have encapsulated my entire college experience. And Back to Black was my “fresh out of college, getting my grown woman on” soundtrack (Tears Dry on There Own, Wake Up Alone, and Me and Mr. Jones?!?!?! *swoons from the memories*)
*Their, not There….
Me and Mr Jones is one of the best cover songs of all-time.
It’s not a cover song though- it has nothing in common with Billy Paul’s song. One is about an affair with a married woman and the other is about a singer stanning for a rapper.
Agreed. Songs In A Minor has grown on me over the years. Not that I hated it when it first came out, but the older I get, the more I end up listening to it.
BTW, I can’t listen to “Love on Top” without thinking of this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFJD-0keUZg
Oh – NSFW audio, video is fine. Brahhhhhhhhn in a fool
OMG OMG OMG why did i click that link why?? I almost asphyxiated myself, I gasped, laughed and choked……… in that order….
I just watched for the first time and laughed so hard I think I peed a little!!!!!
That is some messed up shid.
You. Are WRONG!
O_O
I picked songs that I think most people have heard.
-”Fallin’/Diary/If I Ain’t Got You” – Alicia Keys (I stan for her…so what. I see you Val
)
-”I Wish” – Carl Thomas
-”The Light” – Common
-”A Long Walk” – Jill Scott
-”Just Friends (Sunny) – Musiq Soulchild
“I Like The Way You Move – Outkast (This album is classic)
“Confessions” – Usher (the whole album)
- Much of Kanye’s catalog
-”Single Ladies” – Beyonce (Even though I don’t think this song is special in any way, it’s infectious. I’ve seen babies dancing to this, and I think people will continue to dance to it for years to come)
This is all I can come up with now. After struggling with this list, it’s safe to say I really miss music from the 90s.
I like your list. Especially Carl Thomas and Common. And of course you know AK.
Yes, I stan for some ‘Licia. Of course, some people don’t like her anymore, but I don’t give an eff…I’m there at every concert I can get tiks to.
*Amendment*
“Songs in A Minor” – Alicia Keys (it’s time for me to tuck it in…SMH).
““Confessions†– Usher (the whole album)”
OMG! I love this album. I danced in many a rainstorm donning nothing but blue jeans and open button-up shirts because of this album. Crooning to absolutely nobody.
This album got me through my freshman year in college. “Throwback” is still my sh*t!
“-â€I Wish†– Carl Thomas
-â€The Light†– Common
-â€A Long Walk†– Jill Scott
-â€Just Friends (Sunny) – Musiq Soulchild
“I Like The Way You Move – Outkast (This album is classic)”
Yep- everything else on the list? Not so much…
No Yeezy?!?! You trippin’ PA. The “College Dropout” was classic! Ye is pretty consistent with all his albums.
“College Dropout” was nice- but it ain’t got sh*t on “Late Registration”!
Musiq Soulchild is my favorite artist.
True story: a year ago, I bought tickets to see El Debarge in concert. Of course, that was when he relapsed, so they had to replace him with Musiq. I was lightweight salty until Musiq hit the stage. He put on one heck of a show….and I developed a tiny crush on him.
And tiny is the right adjective, since I’m like a foot taller than him.
You too, K. Marie?!?!?! Here I am all hyped up to see El Debarge (been nursing this musical crush since childhood, don’t judge me), and here they come sliding Musiq in…I was prepared to give side eye all night, but Musiq did his thing, though he was having significant trouble keeping his skinny jeans pulled up. But once he started the opening to HalfCrazy, I was sold.
And you’re right, he is an extremely tiny individual.
Girrrrrrrrl, I was HURT!!!!! I dang near broke down in my office when my homegirl sent me a text message about it! But yeah, Musiq’s live performance is off the chain. I loved the way he flowed from one hit to the next!
I must check him out in concert.
“I dang near broke down in my office when my homegirl sent me a text message about it!”
This is funny, but it’s not funny…lol. I totally get standom.
Musiq is the definition of underrated. He has tons of hits but NOBODY ever mentions him. I’m not saying they don’t mention him in the top 10 they don’t mention him at all. Like he never came out or had a career. Bravo.
Musiq- Love- has been added to the classics.
You are NOT lying!!! I own all of his albums. I don’t even listen to the radio but will check his website to see if has dropped a new album and when he does, I buy it without listening to one track first. His voice is amazing. LOVE him.
Jill Scott, Alicia Keys. Lauryn Hill and India.Arie all had classic debut albums.
Not big sellers, but Amel Larriuex, Nikka Costa and Res also had great debuts
“Jill Scott, Alicia Keys. Lauryn Hill and India.Arie”
+1 All of these women have at least one classic album.
“Not big sellers, but Amel Larriuex, Nikka Costa and Res also had great debuts”
BAM! There it is!!!
I thought I was the only person who copped Nikka Costa and Res. I’m not alone!
Found out about Res during my time at Rutgers-Camden, Todd…They Say Vision was the truth!
YES on Res! I would stay watching VH1 Soul to watch the video for “Golden Boys”.
“Ice King” will forever be a classic in my eyes.
That Res album is the bomb!! Of all albums this CD is currently in my car and ripped to my work computer. “Tsunami” is soooooo dope!! She needs to come out with some new material. I’d buy it just off her name and the dopeness of “How I Do.”
She came out with a mixtape/album maybe two years ago. It may still be available on her website.
I HATE love on top! but i dont like most r&b in general. blasphemy, i know. i do however believe that adele’s 21 will be played forever. She went IN on that album.
Yes. 19 and 21 are both unquestionable classics.
“I HATE love on top! but i dont like most r&b in general. blasphemy, i know. i do however believe that adele’s 21 will be played forever.”
But here’s the thing- Adele is pop music, not R&B.
Pop music is popular, so yes I’ll give you that. But Adele is straight up Soul/R&B maybe you can peigon her into Alternative, but she’s a far cry from being a pop machine.
She is pop music- that’s what she gets categorized as every time she releases an album or single. Most of the radio stations that play her music are Top 40 pop stations, Adult Contemporary (AKA pop music format for older people) and the Adult Album Alternative format. I have not heard any of her songs played on any urban music station at all.
For as much as Justin Timberlake, George Michael and Hall & Oates had songs on R&B radio, all of them are still classified as pop music.
PA…how many times am I going tell you to back of Adele?!?!?
Back off deez, LMAO!
Play nice, PA! lol
And this is why your address is forever and always: 15leven Da Corner
BEYONCE IS POP!!!!
Try telling that to her stans- they weren’t trying to hear it when I said it, LOL!
The explanation of the reaction to “Love on Top” reminds me of a similar reaction experienced with Lauryn Hill’s Doo Wop (That Thing), even thought it is 2 years too early for the 21st Century mark. I’m a little older than some folk here, but at an after-set with Sorors, Bruhs and other folks that song came on when it was hot and the place went wild. Bruhs was hoppin’ on tables, Sorors, were singing and dancing, the entire party was signing the song at the top of their lungs and after the song played, we played it again and did the same dayum thing! #GoodTimes
Other Classic Material:
Cherchez La Ghost-Ghostface
Bilal, that entire First Born Album (Soul Sista, Sometimes, Fast Lane, Love It, When Will You Call)
Deadly Medley-Black Milk feat. Royce da 5’9 and Elzhi
Hip Hop-Dead Prez
BM’s-Del tha Funky Homosapien
Just Like Music-Eric Sermon
Mash’s Revenge-MF Doom & Guilty Simpson (Dilla Beat)
Epiphany (I’m Leaving)-Chrisette Michele
Mr. Radio-Chrisette Michele
Jill Scott’s catalog
Verbal Clap-De La Soul
TV:
The Wire
Chapelle Show
Boondocks
Movies:
Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle-Stoner comedy classic
Shottas-Hood B-Movie Classic
Miracle at St. Anna-WWII, black contribution classic
Kill Bill 1 and 2-Action Vendetta Classic
V for Vendetta-Political Graphic Novel Classic
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen-Action/Thriller Graphic Novel Classic
Avengers & The Dark Knight-Comic Book Movie Classics
Book to Movie classics-Harry Potter Series, Hunter Games, Dragon Tattoo Series (Swedish films too, not only the US one)
Afro Punk-Music Documentary Genre Classic
The Freshest Kids and Planet B-Boy-Dance/B-Boy Documentary Classic
Why am I in moderation
I don’t think I said anything wrong.
Man, my comment questioning my first comment in moderation went to moderation too! It’s a conspiracy
…happens to us,now retype
You went into moderation because Panama is anti-MF DOOM.
If that is true, then I just think he is wrong in the respect. Just wrong.
MF Doom got bangas!!!!
MF Doom for the mother****** win
I’ve watched this lecture with Doom numerous times
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GnsVf5WjFA&feature=related
Rog, thanks for this!
Rock Cocaine Flow is my new De La classic.
“Bilal, that entire First Born Album (Soul Sista, Sometimes, Fast Lane, Love It, When Will You Call)”
I was just listening to it earlier this week. Still love it.
*sings loudly and off key*
Until I put my foot up yo’ azzzzzz
Sometiiiiiiiiiiimmmmes!
Yessssssss! I was listening to this and “Queen of Sanity” about two days ago! Bilal is sooo underrated.
If a dude doesn’t feel “Sometimes” he has never been in love.
“Bilal, that entire First Born Album”
Whatup E-Sis! You already know that we are like minds when it comes to music. : ) See that Bilal album?? It never gets old. : )
Classic Song from Madam Beyonce I would say is Dangerously In Love.
Love on Top is my jam. But when Bey slows down I just can’t. Dangerously is quite possibly my least favorite Beyonce song.
Future “Classics” (i.e. stayin power of 20+ years per Champ’s definition):
Cupid Shuffle – Cupid
Unbreakable – Alicia Keys
The Wobble
Dark Knight trilogy
Inception
Kobe Bryant
Lebron James
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Anne Hathaway
Kevin Durant
Jonah Hill
Usain Bolt
Michael Phelps
Venus and Serena (though they are kinda considered classics now along with Tiger)
The Game and it’s decline
Living Single/Martin/Fresh Prince/A Different World (all of whom are approaching their 20s)
Keke Palmer (depends on how her career goes; she’s got great potential)
Kanye West
That’s all I can think of now
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, The reason” 500 days of summer” is on my top five films to watch on repeat. He is having,finally, a breakout season, and I’m loving it. Probably the only skinny short dude I rock with, plus love him on the latest GQ mag cover.
Word. He’s usually not my cup of tea looks wise, but he made me all kinds of tingly in Inception.
Good one with 500. Everybody was talking about that movie! Dudes were all like “that was dead wrong.” But almost every woman I spoke with said “she told him no commitment from the jump!” The party with the fiancé was ill though….
That whole split screen scene was so much truth it hurt my soul. That and the scene on the bench.
I have loved JGL since “Third Rock from the Sun”.
Mario’s “Let Me Love You” and John Legend’s “Ordinary People” are two R&B songs from the aughts that are classic songs that are going to stand the test of time.
The thing about “Love On Top”, aside from it being that “happy” song, is that it’s forever linked to that moment with a pregnant Beyonce on stage rubbing her belly and Jay looking on with Kanye patting him on the back. That was a real moment…and every time I hear that song, I’m hearkened back to that place where you encapsulate these megastars in a moment where they’re genuinely overcome with joy.
That rarely happens. And that association helps to make an already good song a great one.
Agreed.
TV show= That 70′s Show
Movie = Black Swan
Song = Rehab
Sports Star = Serena Williams
Word = (effin) Bling
Drink = Moscato
Bling yes, 70′s show yes, Black Swan o-o
LeonieUK am with you on the Black Swan thing…talk about illuminati!
…but A is A, you know it’s non-contradictory. Oh, wait, I was supposed to say Godbody? My bad…
I think that a classic is a song that was released before your time, you hear on the radio or on tv or something and you feel the urge to find out more about it. Because of our natural proclivities for nostalgia, listening to music from our childhood/teenage years to me doesn’t count as a classic, it’s just a song we remember and brings up good times for us. To me, a classic is something like let’s get it on or sexual healing, because as a child of immigrants, I didn’t grow up with that music at all but when I hear it, it resonates with me somewhere and I’m drawn to it. I do agree that love on top has that ability, but definitely not those earlier destiny child songs you named. Independent women is annoying! Say my name, eh, I still like it, but I think it’s more a product of my generation and where I was at my life in that point (I.e. a little girl who thought they were awesome)
Classics span generations. Neither my parents nor my children will be fans of say my name. Everyone can be a fan of Love on Top or other songs like Dance with my Father that have been labelled classics.
What did I do???
Music wise:
-Linkin Park: Faint, Breaking the Habit, Somewhere I Belong, in the End, Lost in the Echoes,Numb, iridescent (let me stop here for before I lose it!)
-Frank Ocean: Pyramids, Bad religion,pink matter, thinking about you, swim good
-The Weeknd: the zone, outside, initiation, the birds part 1
Movies
-the Matrix
-The Avengers
-the Dark Knight and the Dark Knight Rises
-Inception
-Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
-LOTR – specifically Return of the King
- Harry Potter – specifically parts 1 and 2 of the Deathly Hollows
TV
-Game of Thrones
-the Big Bang Theory
-the Daily Show/the Colbert Report
-The Boondocks
-Robot Chicken
Anime
-Bleach (no fillers!)
-Naruto(no fillers!)
-Gunslinger girl (only the first season)
-Ghost in the Shell 2nd gig
-Gankutsuou
-Fullmetal alchemist:Brotherhood
Sports
-the Federer/Nadal dominance
-the Williams sisters dominance
*crip walks to the William sisters dominance*
+1000 on all things Linkin!
Training Day, Menace to Society, Hustle n Flow, Jay Z most albums, Kanye Spiderman 1, Fantastic Mr Fox City of God, One Week, Lincoln Heights, Barber Shop 1, The Bourne movies, Pink Friday yeah I said it
And I listened to DJ quick Way to funky the other day that thur is classic. Musiq soulchild one of the best writers ever his stuff classic too. Jagged Edge to everything they put out
love love..love on top..it takes me to a happy place.do not know about classics, but here are songs and Albums i listen do not tire of;
Powerless- Nelly Furtado
Cry- faith hill
Picture- Kid Rock & Sherly crow,
Confessions- Usher
Everything- Micheal Buble
Kelly Clarkson- Second Album
Abba- All
Brandy’s Old Albums
Adele- 21…well i could go on
and i think Alicia keys sucks musically..her live performances…like WTF she’s pretty though
Booooo.
Oh..for got my rock bands, Green day, Linkin park, Cold play, Maroon 5(all albums)….
Boooooooo
Your saying? …..sorry i listen to some RnB but think most of it is whiny……….
find it whiny…..cry baby
I bought these peoples albums and cant listen to any of them all the way through. There just get irritating after like 2 or 3 songs in a row. I guess Im hooked to drum heavy music
I wouldn’t classify Maroon 5 as a rock band. More like sly and the family stone with white people
Can I say Try (typo stays) Songz will be relevant 20 years from now, only because the Prince side-eye will always be funny?
No…but to those who had a few babies while playing ” Neighbours know my name/Sex ain’t better than love/Sex room wid Luda & I invented sex” he wil be remembered for the next 21yrs…Just saying.
Songs, right now what I can think of is Intl Players Anthem by UGK and Outkast. That will be played when and if this young man decides to get hitched. There are probably a lot more but that’s all I got folk
I’m on the fence on that one. While it was a great comeback song for UGK, but compared to all of the other classic records they had that one is a drop in the bucket.
Overall, I’m sad about the event surrounding the song. UGK had their biggest radio record was was set for a great comeback, only to have Pimp C die a few months later.
Oh, and did anyone catch the former child actor Lukas Haas in the “International Player’s Anthem” video? (He was the lone white guy in the wedding ceremony).
I feel you on this. UGK is one of the few Southern groups that I really feel, and I generally don’t mess with cats with huge Southern followings. My bro put me onto them while he was in jail in Texas, and I like their flow. It took me a minute to figure out where they were coming from, but once I did, I liked. If only Pimp C would have put down that sizzurp…
“Overall, I’m sad about the event surrounding the song. UGK had their biggest radio record was was set for a great comeback, only to have Pimp C die a few months later.”
Yup.
Everyone here is stating things they feel are classic to them personally, and not stuff that is actually classic. Music that will have people listening for years and years to come. Here is the list of R&B songs that actually are modern day classics from 2000-present:
John Legend- Ordinary People
Jill Scott- A Long Walk
Carl Thomas- I Wish
Tamia- Stranger In My House
Toni Braxton- Just Be A Man About It
Musiq Soulchild- Love
Musiq Soulchild Dontchange
Amerie- 1 Thing
Ginuwine- Differences
Anthony Hamilton- Charlene
Kindred The Family Soul- Far Away
Calvin Richardson- Keep On Pushin’
Kindred The Family Soul
Now you just picked something only a true soul/hip-hop head knows about. Yes I’ve seen them everytime they hit the shores ( and international ones also, like these Bey stans I rock hard for KTFS). But few know they are alive, sad but very true.
That’s mostly because Kindred The Family Soul is a group where people know their songs, but may not know their name. If you played any of their songs for people right now, there’s a chance they may know the words. But ask them for a name? You’d be hard pressed to find a few that do.
Maybe in your region of the water, but I could hold game show cards with flashing bulbs and noone is batting an eye. KTFS holds no merit as a crossover hit or something that will be remembered. Even with the Snopp Lion feature and Mr Cherry directed videos, the people just don’t get it, to let them head into those charts postions long enough, for them to be a three word and a chorous ” I know and love dis tuneeeeee”. memory.
You’ve now made me sad on my day off thanks PA
I made you sad? How do you think I feel about them not blowing up like they should have?
Damn you, Hidden Beach *shakes fist*
“Stars” and “If I” make me swoon to this day. Surrender to Love is awesome.
Your first 5…
Amerie 1 Thing. The video were I swear i’m in the video at the back, with the curly short hair, and thick calves after all those bodypumps classes
. I know everyone is actually focused on Jamacia’s big ass and dance moves, but you wil see me. Classic hit which still gets played every Friday morning in my room (one day of the week I HAVE to wear heels).
I may have have a small crush on you now bc you listed Musiq Soulchild. His voice is beautiful and Love is a classic!!!! The words to that song are just breathtaking.
I have all of his albums, Mena (The first four on vinyl, the last two on CD). He’s great at what he does musically, but for some resaon over the last few albums he’s been making an attempt to distance himself from neo-soul. That’s what made him famous, WTF?
You think so? I felt like his new album (MusiqInTheMagiq), minus the song with Swiss, went back to his original work. Juslisen was AMAZING and Soulstar had me questioning some things. It’s my least favorite album.
“Juslisen was AMAZING and Soulstar had me questioning some things. It’s my least favorite album.”
Somebody boo this woman!
You thought Soulstar was good?!?
I played “Aijuswanaseing” for my intern yesterday…I swear to God. She never heard it because she’s a baby, so I had to put her on game.
I just know you played her “Seventeen” just to pick at her, LMAO!
+1 to the whole list!
First, shouts to DJ Jazzy Jeff, whose understates influence is all over this list. Also, does anyone understand how someone like Amerie could put out so many good singles and not figure out an album? I don’t get it…at all.
She’s made some great albums- her first two are bangers. When she stopped working with Rich Harrison, that’s what took the wind out of her sail, in my opinion.
“All I Have” is definitely a banger! “Why Don’t We Fall In Love” is still my summer jam.
Yes to this list.
I was so going to put “Ordinary People” on my list, but I was trying to keep it short. But, that’s one of the best written songs of this century. Hands down.
And add “Mama’s Gun” by E. Badu….CLASSIC! I love how there are no breaks in the music on this album.
“Mama’s Gun” is SUCH A FRIGGING CLASSIC I can’t even breath. Playing that album only when you don’t have shyte to do.
+1000 to Mama’s Gun! Whew!
Lol@PA listening to Ginuwine
Laugh all you want, but he made some really good albums after he left Timbaland (See: “A Man’s Thoughts”).
Now when I think of classic I think of the efect Nirvan’s “Teen Spirit” had on EVERYONE I knew. I mean my hardfaced hadstic jewish science teacher, my drug dealing uncle who loves country music, my basketball coach who loves Dennis Brown RIP, and me the closeted rock/hiphoper. I walked into a barbershop in my early teens and saw a bunch of bad man Yardies alongside sweet boy londoners, all singing word for word the lyrics and doing air guitars with no shame. Now when I think of an early day classic I have this small but generous list.
Beyounce/Single ladies ( I hear it playing at the Olympics with nothing to do with the game, and people singing along with wedding bands and bouncing babies on thier laps, it’s a classic)
Green day/American idiot ( Seriously I see Yanks singing this like crazy with conviction and city guys pounding the trams )
Marvin Sapp/ Never would have made it ( Yes I love gospel music but even I’m shocked when my Skih-Muslim-Anything else but GOD friends play this with hands raised, and shaking their heads in time)
Kelis/Milkshake ( Every ice-ceam makers dReam even in shoddy wet sumertime UK)
Adele/Rolling in the deep ( Yep everyone on the planet has this album and when Linkin Park-Miranda Lambert-and countles others smile while dong a cover it’s a bloody CLASSIC)
Owlcity/Fireflies ( Only because I FRIGGING love this pop tune)
I like this list (and reasons).
Yes on Nirvana….yes!
Onto the movies:
Any movie directed by Christopher Nolan
(Seriously, look up every film he’s done since 2000).
Napoleon Dynamite
Wedding Crashers
Kill Bill
300 (Maybe?)
Brown Sugar
Oldboy
Snatch
Kill Bill doe? Nah homie iCant with you on that…but SNATCH yesssir!
I rebuke thee for dissing Kill Bill!
*prays in the spirit and anoints Todd with oil*
Yes, I said “Kill Bill”. when was the last time you’ve seen a four hour movie that was great from beginning to end? (And please don’t say “Das Boot”, LMAO!!)
Wow, am I the only person that’s seen the film, “Medicine For Melancholy”? That is a future classic!
Val… I stalked every damm store, freewebsite, good barbershop for a copy. Once I got a really goooooooooood copy I was happy. But not happy happy. Not a classic but it made me start watching indie films all over again.
Shows: Friends, Dexter, The Wire, Sopranos, Modern Family
Music: when I think of classics, I think of crossover appeal
50 Cent (in da club), Mystikal (shake ya a$$), Outkast (ms. Jackson, the way you move, hey ya), Justin Timberlake (cry me a river), beyonce (single ladies)
Movies: Lord of the Rings, The Dark Knight, Harry Potter (the whole series), most if not all of the Pixar films
Love on top is good bc the song sounds nostalgic. It sounds dated and yet it still grabs you. But it goes on for too long and you wish that she cut it down by at least a minute.
I gotta admit the song
Any contemporary movies that’ll make Roger Ebert’s “Best Ever†list in 30 years?
Hard to say. There are some classic movies that critics hated at first, then went on to eventually praise (see: Psycho, The Shining). When it comes down to it, taste in movies or music is subjective. Here’s my personal list though of movies that will likely be considered classics:
Memento
There Will Be Blood
No Country for Old Men
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
The Dark Knight
Inglourious Basterds (I’m kinda iffy about this one. How people view this movie in 30 years will be based on how critics view Tarantino)
Yes to “There Will Be Blood”! “I drink your milkshake. I drink it UP!” is a classic line.
Practically anything Christopher Nolan has done. So is “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”. I remember being in awe when I saw that in the theater. Same goes with the first Matrix.
Every time I turn around I think something happened last year that happened 10 years ago. ‘Tis true Champ it is def a sign of age. Anywho I like The Thundergoat as much as the next but when Love on Top comes on I immediately turn the station. It’s just not my flavor. Now I will listen to Say My Name…maybe it has something to do with the nostalgia I feel when listening to this song versus this Love on Top mess. Yo No Se! I do however believe that King Bey will stand the test of time because her Stans are a vicious bunch, no?
As for 20th Century classics go I would go with:
Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Michael Phelps – until someone breaks his record he will be one of the most talked about athletes
Kobe Bryant – I hate saying this but I think he will be revered for years to come
Martin – I didn’t see this on anyone’s list but I feel like the first couple of seasons of Martin are def classic sit-com worthy
And to satisfy my guilty pleasure surrounding ratchet hood music songs like these will never die in my humble opinion:
Fine by Jackie – O always make women dance
Knuck if you Buck – always get the crowd hype
TV SHOWS
1) Sopranos (never watched it….)
2) The Wire
3) Modern Family
4) The Big Bang Theory (laugh so hard I forget the gag reel is playing)
5) Family Guy
Films
1) Dark Knight
2) Harry Potter (Never watched…)
3) Borat
4) Anything by Pixar
5) Hanna (Some might say Crouching Tiger or Haywire but this pickney is baddddd)
I’ll have to also add “Taken” with Liam Neeson, every fathers worse nightmare.
5) Hanna (Some might say Crouching Tiger or Haywire but this pickney is baddddd)
Hanna was good. As for Haywire, some director needs to get Gina Carrano acting lessons and cast her as Wonder Woman pronto. She’s too short but the a**-whooping ability is the selling point.
I’ve just missed your heart…
I have yet to make it through a whole Harry Potter film. They look so good from the previews though. For some reason I just can’t get into them.
Looks like everything is classic. I guess I’ll add Beyonce’s movies to the mix. She was terrific in that Austin Powers movie :-/ And we can’t forget Justin Bieber. His music is even mo classic than Usher’s….which is also classic. Anyway, let me go listen to some classic Ron Isley. For the youngins, that would be Mr. Biggs who is best known for his classic collaborations with R.Kelly (culminating with the classic song, Contagious).
The very first thing I heard in my mind after reading the question was, “Go shawty, it’s your birthday, we gon’ party like it’s your birthday…” So I’m gonna say 50 Cent’s “In da Club” is going to be one of those songs our kids and their kids will know and bump to in the club (the way I bump to “Before I Let Go” in the club, which def came out before I was born!) Agreed about “New York State of Mind” especially now that the State of New York is using the instrumental in its ads promoting tourism…it ain’t going anywhere.
As for movies, I don’t think any movie that’s come out yet in the 21st Century will have the classic status of something like Coming to America, for example…possibly “The Hangover” – the only movie that comes to mind that comes close to its comedy level. But also you never know what’s truly classic until 20 years later and our kids are watching and loving the movies we watched and loved.
As for Beyonce my personal “classic” is Me, Myself and I. Best breakup/get over that loser song/feel better ’bout yourself song, ever and will def be recommended to my daughters when they need that kind of song!
Classic songs:
Rolling in the Deep – Adele
Clocks – Coldplay
Gold Digger – Kanye West (if I had to pick one song of his, I THINK it’s this one. There’s so many quotable lines.)
Charlene – Anthony Hamilton
Crazy – Gnarls Barkley
Get Low – Lil Jon (our era so full of ignorant songs one’s got to sneak through)
Untitled (How Does It Feel) – D’Angelo
Great list. And, you’re right. Gold Digger is filled with notable quotables.
“…leave your ass for a white girl”
He was showing us the way ppl, he was telling his story…lets pray for Kanye,lets pray for the lost man.
Or we can just dance and be happy and play “Mercy” several more times for the day
“Untitled (How Does It Feel) – D’Angelo”
I don’t know how or why I skipped this one…
Ordinary People by John Legend will be a classic. People will be breaking up and making up to that song 30 years from now. Lil lightskinned dudes will be singing that at American Idol season 25 auditions.
“I hang up; you call. We rise, and we fall. And we feel like both walking away.”
I’ll probably play “Love on Top” at my retirement party lol. Amy Winehouse will be deemed classic as well. TV show, “Modern Family”…it’s one of those shows that everyone can identify with because there is some aspect of that family in their family and that is what makes it classic. As far as sci-fi/fantasy, I think “Game of Thrones” will win by a landslide. Movie, “Inception”, “Matrix”, all Coen brother films…despite people saying they didn’t like the Matrix (lies), you know what someone means when they say “I took the red pill.” Classic. Sports star: Michael Vick (esp. if he wins a Superbowl), Usain Bolt, Kobe Bryant, Serena and Venus.
My classic movies/TV
-Winter’s Bone – Country-a** white folks are hard
-Casino Royale – A James Bond who lives in a post-9/11 world would have to be a thug.
- Justified – Raylan Givens is the modern Matt Dillion with less people skills.
-Saving Private Ryan – Just for the Normandy landing scenes alone.*
-Band of Brothers*
-Homicide Life on The Street*
-The Big Bang Theory- This may be the only sitcom other than the Cosby Show that I want to watch until it ends.
-Friday Night Lights – All of the teenage angst of 90210 without the nose jobs.
-Southland – Regina King is quietly flying the flag for sisters who on TV.
*any time I see any of these on I will sit down and watch.
Books/Comics
-The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)- Anytime you read a 600 page book over the course of three days that says something.
-Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie) – #NBR folks know.
- Y: The Last Man (Brian K. Vaughan) – You would think a world without men would be peaceful wouldn’t you?
Great list. I was gonna post a few a books too:
The Lovely Bones
The Kite Runner
Harry Potter series (never read them, but I would imagine that they’ll be considered classics)
The Corrections
The Millenium trilogy (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, etc.)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
The Warmth of Other Suns
The Warmth of Other Suns – Sooooo, dope.
Reading that one too!
I watched “We Need to Talk About Kevin” a few days before Aurora happened. Wow. I need to peep the novel now.
Yeah, I saw the movie too, it was meh. The book is fantastic though.
The main actor Ezra….Miller, yeah that’s it. He is going to be big.
Toni Morrison’s Home is a classic.
I endorse this list and get all mushy seeing Kite Runner on there as well. Great movie also.
All-Star Superman if we’re doing comics.
I don’t like Superman but I’ve only heard good things about All-Star Superman.
I also have to add the DC Animated Universe. Starting from Batman: TAS, the adjoining Superman series, Batman Beyond, Static Shock, and ending with The Justice League Cartoons in the 2000′s they kept an entire universe in canon. Dopeness.
Batman: The Animated Series may be my favorite cartoon of all time. Perfection.
I’m going to have to go ahead and watch the Justice League. Heard nothing but great things.
Absolutely to Justice League!
D.C. continues their reign on the animated universe with Young Justice and Green Lantern Animated Series (took me a while to get used to the animation)
+1,000,000!
Wait, ya’ll gonna sleep on Marvel??? Spider-Man & X-Men???? C’mon Man (in my Chris Carter voice)
“-Homicide Life on The Street*”
Loved this show!!!
Boom!
Homicide is the Wire’s daddy and its brother at the same Damn time.
Music that isn’t RnB
Robert Glasper – Black Radio
Aloe Blacc – Good Things
The Roots – undun
Lianne La Havas – Is Your Love Big Enough
Quasimoto – The Further Adventures of Lord Quas
“The Roots – undun”
Basically, every album they made within the last ten years would qualify- yes, even “The Tipping Point”.
“Robert Glasper – Black Radio”
I’m in LOVE with this album!
Yes!!! “Letter to Hermione” brings me joy…lol. Leave it up to Bilal.
If we’re talkin only from the last 10 years…
Music: My Beautiul Dark Twisted Fantasy
Movies: Dark Knight
Sports: The current Spanish football squad, including David Villa. As for individuals, Messi. Duh.
Earth, Wind, and Fire is what classic is all about.
Nevermind, it’s outside the cutoff.
Not really. If you count their songs from 2005- specifically “Show Me The Way” and “Pure Gold”, I would say those count.
Shout out to Raphael Saadiq and Jam & Lewis for those songs, by the way.
Hmmm….this is actually a tough question. Having given it a bit of thought, here’s my list:
Ledisi–the whole “Pieces of Me” album.
Van Hunt–though not successful in terms of album sales, his music is straight up classic.
Kirk Franklin–With every album, I say he’s done something to change the shape of gospel music. But “Hello Fear” is probably the most classic album he’s ever released. To personify emotions like that? GENIUS!
Kem–Ummm, I stan for him. Therefore, every album is a classic. If I had to choose a favorite song, it would be “Love Never Fails.” It’s so beautiful that you don’t even realize it’s a breakup song! LOL
John Legend–I’ll be bumping “Live It Up” in my car for many years to come.
Movies
Talladega Nights
Napoleon Dynamite
The Notebook
Sixth Sense
I’m hoping to put the new “Sparkle” on this list….*crosses fingers*
Clothes
Maxi dresses
Pencil Skirts
Boy Shorts
Kirk Franklin is a beast. He makes good stuff.
Did you really just add a category? LOL. I ain’t mad at you,girl.
I had to! Clothes are very important and I’m always sad when something I think is classic turns out to be just a fad. And then there are fad I wish would die a timely death….
….like those Peggy Bundy leopard-print shirts with arm cutouts. *gags*
Wrap dresses (for females with big bobbies, and I thanks GOD for whoever made them a classic peice in your wardrobe).
“Kem–Ummm, I stan for him. Therefore, every album is a classic. If I had to choose a favorite song, it would be “Love Never Fails.†It’s so beautiful that you don’t even realize it’s a breakup song! LOL”
You and African Mami with that damn Kem obsession, LMAO!
I never knew Kem has stans. I learn something new every. single. day.
LOL! Maybe only two or three who are under the age of…..67. But I like that his music is just mellow….I call it a “brain massage.” You don’t have to overthink the lyrics, they just are. And that makes him pretty classic IMHO.
Movies:
A Beautiful Mind
Apocalypto
The Usual Suspects
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
City of Good
Music:
Floetry – Floetic
Bob Marley – Redemption Song
Aerosmith – Dream On
No Doubt – Don’t Speak
Black Eye Peas – I Got A Feeling
Yasssss to Apocalypto and Usual Ssuspects!
+1 on Floetry
***contemporary classics I didn’t name in the post***
music (hip-hop only)
the college dropout
the blueprint
supreme clientele
my beautiful dark twisted fantasy
speakerboxxx/the love below
get rich or die tryin
tv
the wire
the sopranos
mad men
curb your enthusiasm
louie
the office
movies (movies i’ve seen, only)
lord of the rings
the matrix
the dark knight
gladiator
no country for old men
there will be blood
the social network
anchorman
the 40 year old virgin
avatar
the social network
the notebook
athletes (basketball only. the following current players, if they retired today, would be considered top 50 all time greats)
kobe bryant
tim duncan
kevin garnett
lebron james
steve nash
dywane wade
paul pierce
dirk nowitski
players on their way to cracking the top 50
(kevin durant, chris paul, dwight howard, derrick rose)
I don’t think it’s fair to mention Speakerboxxx with The Love Below because they aren’t equal. The Love Below is classic, Speakerboxxx, not so much.
*stamped approved*
“I don’t think it’s fair to mention Speakerboxxx with The Love Below because they aren’t equal. The Love Below is classic, Speakerboxxx, not so much.”
duly noted
Oh my gosh, I got a “duly noted” from The Champ!!!!!!!!!!!
I’s officially a VSS now. *Fist pumps*
I was about to get indignant if KD didn’t make the list. LOL
*puts down chair and and nods head in agreement with K.Marie*
Thank you, Breezy!
I’ll sit here quietly today….I actually had time for breakfast, so I’m not scheming for cupcakes. LOL
*screams in my toddler on the playground voice* MENA!!!!!!! K. Marie is being mean again.
We ALWAYS have to watch out for her when it comes to food. I swear she sneaks up ninja style.
Supreme Clientele hasn’t aged that well in my experience. It’s not bad, but it’s not transcendent the way a classic is. Also, I’ve never really “listened” to Get Rich or Die Trying because between the mixtapes and my 50-11 Six-degrees-of-separation connections to him (like my 7th grade gf being his latest female artist and working with his cousin for two examples). If I had to name something from 50, it would be the No Mercy, No Fear mixtape. Hell, I) miss the desperate dude who went to The Jack (and if you live in Queens, you know what high school I’m talking about) clutching a 9 and a Jesus piece on the cover.
“Supreme Clientele hasn’t aged that well in my experience. It’s not bad, but it’s not transcendent the way a classic is.”
I’d disagree with you, but my eyes are bleeding and it’s making it difficult to type
“supreme clientele”
Yes, indeedy.
Yes, I’d add the Pretty Toney Album to that as well and Only Built For Cuban Linx Part 2 (Black Mozart amongst other bangers…Whooooooo!)
I’ll add OB4CL2 because of “Surgical Gloves” and “Broken Safety”.
“the college dropout
the blueprint
supreme clientele
my beautiful dark twisted fantasy
speakerboxxx/the love below
get rich or die tryin”
With the exception of the last one, yep!
Out of all those players you listed, who will set the new standard for their position as Jordan and Magic have done??
Right now only Kobe and maybe Duncan, eventually Lebron will supplant.
I think all of Ye’s albums are classics, I’m still unsure about 808, what you think??
I think Kanye could’ve kept 808′s & B*(ch broke my heart. Don’t get me wrong they were some catchy tunes but as a whole it was very mediocre to me.
relative to Kanye, it was average. But comparing to other artists, the album is above average. If I happen to listen a song from 808, I bob my head ot the beat, but thats the only album not on mp3 player.
I say Lebron is the new standard for small forwards already. If you look at the best small forwards of all time (Bird, Dr. J, Baylor, and Barry) I’d choose Lebron over any of them
With his style of play, Durant has a chance of being the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. With his size and jumpshot, he could average 20 a game when he’s 40, lol.
Both Derrick Rose and Chris Paul have a chance of supplanting Isiah as the best point guard not named Magic Johnson. (After this season, I have a feeling Kyrie Irving will be in that discussion to. Just has to stop getting injured all the damn time)
BTW, I loved 808′s.
I’m going to name a few songs that randomly come on the radio to remind me of how much I like/liked them.
1. Sisqo- “Incomplete”
2. Isley Brothers featuring R. Kelly- “Contagious”
3. TLC- “Waterfalls”
People of VSB.com, can you think of anything else created in the 21st century that you feel should be deemed a classic?
I have a few.
Nissan GTR
“It’s All Real” by Pitch Black (yeah the album sucked but this song is pure uncut raw hip-hop)
“Motown 25″ by Elzhi feat. Royce Da 5’9″ (more pure uncut raw hip-hop. And I’m not saying this cause I’m from Detroit)
C6 Corvette ZR-1 and Z06
2003-2004 Mustang Cobra
2012 Mustang Cobra
2012 Camaro ZL1
Air Jordan 22
Dave Chapelle Show
The Wire
Breaking Bad
Entourage
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Boardwalk Empire
Mercedes-Benz SLR
I got more but this enough for now. Lol
I’m not a car dude but I want a ’12 Mustang Cobra. And Motown 25 is that move.
“In that time, I have never seen a contemporary song make every woman in the club react the way they do when “Love on Top†comes on.”
I have. “Don’t Trust No Ninja” – Khia
Don’t think this is an urban classic? I wouldn’t either necessarily, except for the fact that whenever this some comes on everybody knows the words and the chorus. From the preppiest looking chicks to the hood chicks. I call it a classic. Probably won’t be playing it at my retirement party though…
Classic movies: Shrek, Lord of the Rings ‘nem (I’m ready for The Hobbit)
Classic TV: The Office, American Idol reruns (I remember where I was when Clay Aiken lost)
I’ve been trying to catch some classic movies lately myself. Recently saw “Deliverance” for the first time. I was able to watch most of “The Godfather”- I think I’m going to buy that one so I can see the real movie instead of the TV version.
“Lord of the Rings ‘nem”
LOLOLOL!!!! I’m mad at you for saying “nem”. : )
“I’m ready for The Hobbit”
SO.AM.I : )
I was so glad when Peter Jackson got back on the project. He is the only one that can do it. Though Guillermo del Toro would have done a fine job.
Guillermo del Toro got skills. Pans Labrynth was the shiznit.
That movie was on a completely different level. The imagery was absolutely beautiful.
Agrees with everyone on Pan’s Labyrinth!
Season 2 of the American “The Office” is one of the best seasons of television ever. Every episode from “The Dundies” to “Casino Night” is perfection.
The entire run of the UK “The Office” is greatness also.
Why did Carl Lewis do this?!?!? Come on son….let that man be great, ya jealous niggah!
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1292284-usain-bolt-bolt-is-completely-right-to-slam-carl-lewis
I think Carl Lewis just drank a tall, frosty glass of Haterade. If something comes out down the line, fine, but let’s not front. Usain Bolt is that ish now. You had your day Carl. Let the Jamaican dude live.
Oh, and in a semi-related note, I finally got a real job. I’ve been delivering newspapers for a month, but now I got a real job escorting players for drug testing at the US Tennis Open. Your favorite Toyota-driving ex-swinger scientist with a severely mentally ill wife finally got a job! Oh, and as a result, y’all ninjas will hardly see me for 2 weeks because I need to be available at all times. Oh, the overtime will be GRAND.
*terrorist fist bumps Todd* Congratulations Todd!!!!!!!!!! That job sounds super interesting and I am sure we will hear some major side eye stories as a result. Yo you maybe upgrading to a Camry soon…*snickers*
F*ck you…I’m getting a Hyundai!
Do it! Hyundai’s got wood-grain interior nowadays (smile) and HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS on the gig!
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations!!!!!
Enjoy your new gig, Todd! The U.S. Open is a lot of fun.
Congrats!!!
I know people mentioned have mentioned a LOT of artists, but two I think will stand the test of time will be Amerie and Buju Banton. Amerie had way too many hot songs to not be a hit, and 15-20 years from now, someone is going to have a #1 hit remaking one of her singles. Buju Banton is a bit more interesting. Quietly, he’s crossed over much more than people think, and I remember in college, White kids who didn’t know his name had his records in HEAVY rotation. Right now, the controversy over the anti-gay lyrics is putting him down, but once time marches on, I think people will see him more of a product of his time and give him the listen he deserves.
Also, you know what album sounds a lot better than I remember? Color Me Badd’s “C.M.B.” Granted, they were so over the top in their style and look that they effectively became the D*ck In A Box guys. If you just listen to their album, they could sing, and they had great songs too. It’s a shame they couldn’t recapture that magic, because in about 10-15 years, when New Jack Swing starts dominating oldies radio, that album is going to get more airplay than it did the first time around.
*Nods @ Color Me Badd reference*
They will ALWAYS have my respect because they put Oklahoma on the map….at least in the sense that we produce more than country singers. Literally, that was around the time when we started getting more concerts and artists to swing through the Sooner State. So for that, I’m grateful.
I saw the Black dude at church a few years ago. Yes, he still had the braids.
Hey, as an aside K. Marie, who gets more love in Oklahoma: Color Me Badd or the GAP Band? Or is that more along the lines of the Tulsa/Oklahoma City split?
Good question! And props to you for realizing there’s more than one city here! LOL
Overall, the GAP Band gets more love. But Tulsa definitely goes IN for their native group. If you ever find yourself in Tulsa, I guarantee someone will take you on the GAP Band tour. They’ll show you where they lived, where they played…everything you could ever want to know. People just aren’t that ride or die for Color Me Badd. Everybody can tell you where they went to high school, but that’s about it.
And the people who don’t know either group? I weep for them. Seriously.
Movies : shaw shank redemption, girl fight, and lumumba
Books: Kindred by Octavia Butler
Love, Love, Loved that book!
I actually hate that song. To me its about waitng a nucca out probably after years of your tears and his BS and then you got a prize? I think not. I hate any song along those lines.
This is why I *heart* you.
Sigh, why must I be pulled into another conversation about the banality of the rescue fetus. I’ve already given many slightly hyperbolic rants about why I don’t like beyonce as an artist, as a brand, as a person, as a mammal, as a crew, as a trademark, or as an entity. But let me get real and talk about why its really her music I don’t like. But first, “love on top”? I thought I never heard of it until I youtubed it and realized I change the station every time this derivative crap starts to play.
People place beynonce as the successor to Mariah and Whitney when that really isn’t the case. She filled the vacuum created by the lack of top diva (like N’sync and their brood for the backstreet boys) but she is more a successor to TLC thematically and direction wise. Not CrazySexyCool TLC, but Fanmail TLC. beyonce isn’t t the originator, but is definitely the flagbearer and the biggest catalyst of the initialization/hoodratification and subsequent downfall of R&B.
Some people may blame hip hop for the route R&B has taken, but before beyonce, Rooftop by Mariah, Best of me by Maya, All I need to survive by Mary J., and all of TLCs works blended Hip Hop musical influence with the universal themes of R&B, Fanmail, most notably with No Scrubs, borrowed more heavily from Hip Hop’s negative themes of materialism and an antagonistic relationship between the sexes.
beyonce refined this a bit and the dominant theme for her music is a portrayal of the male female dynamic is a dichotomy of dominance versus submission with the material often times replacing love as the ultimate end. Bills bills bills, jumping, cater to you, independent woman, Soldier, Diva, put a ring on it, irreplaceable, upgrade you all of those songs reflect it. No more adult supervision, just hood drama. Now we have Teairra Maris and K Michelles instead of Tamias and Mayas and Brandys. And it isn’t necessarily that the singers are more hood, just the content. Like I said, no adult supervision. No more universal appeal. The 90s look like a golden age compared to the 2000s.
And yes beyonce is the queen, but all that means for the game today is that she is the largest vulture feeding on the carcass of what hip hop used to be.
No one wants to think about what you just said, but you said it all right there.
LMBO….rescue fetus doe!!! BOL!
Goodness! Amen, all day long. Tamia all day, EVERY DAY, over Beyonce. I don’t hate or dislike Beyonce as a person. I will even listen to a few of her songs…can’t help it, every now and then, something catchy comes out. But, as for substance and storytelling for me…well, Beyonce isn’t it. But, then again, I’m not her target demographic.
Sooo… how this should be read
Initialization=Infantilization
and
The last line should be the carcass of R&B, not hip hop.
How exactly do the consumers play into all of this considering… they’re the ones Buying and Supporting this “hood” music you speak of?
Dang… why can’t a mofo just be great? smh
They stopped buying R&B? Beyonce has vitually no competition but her numbers still don’t reflect her percieved stature? Unlike Whitney and Mariah she narrowed the scope, reach and fanbase during her reign on top of R&B? I get the support here, this age group and gender distribution is her wheel house. But adults and suburbia aren’t bumping her like that even though she is Pop. Beyonce is like the twilight franchise, decent numbers, narrow fan base of young women, not much else there. She is what she is, and that has never been adult music.
I’m curious… what is it exactly that makes you so angry? Is that you think people overhype her so you feel it’s your duty to let the “truth” be known or is it that secretly it bothers to see another black person excel to that level (be it warranted or not)… No really. I never read about other cultures hating on their aritstis the way we do. And if Mariah was on top, like you say Beyonce is (the queen, right or whatever?), I’m willing to bet you’d be saying the same F*cked-up sh*t except Mariah would be the subject matter. I get so tired of this argument. Truth is I think Beyonce is good. I could take her or leave her, but y’all make me have to show MORE support than I actually give d@mn to because frankly I’m so annoyed with the way people bad mouth this women who has paid her d@mn dues… Frankly I hate hate.
Like seriously relax… it’s just Pop music.
One of us is angry here…I don’t have any irrational hate for beyonce. I think I’ve spelled out in great detail why I don’t like her. I liked Mariah, Whitney, Brandy, Maya, TLC, EnVogue, the first iteration of Destiny’s child, Monica, Blaque, Ghost Town DJs, Monifa, Tweet, Toni Braxton, Aaliyah, Alicia Keys. I can assure you I have no hate or malice in my heart for female R&B singers because they have ovaries and especially not because they are “On Topâ€. I used a reasoned argument to state my opinions about her. You can agree or not, but don’t call it blind “hateâ€. You’re the one throwing out baseless accusations. Not liking beyonce does not mean that I’m sexist or hate successful women. Now I see why you like her music.
I’ll post below… It’s too long to post here considering I’ve copied alot of the bullsh*t you said to make my point.
Meech you are such a f*cking hater
Amen Meech. A-flipping-men.
Reggaeton is going to be niche classic and not a global classic. Right now, most people are still on their reggaeton hangover, but in a few years you are going to see kids commenting on youtube videos “my mama listens to that in the car!” It will get the same treatment as 90s house music. When the song “time for the perculator” comes on, everyone recognizes it, but on a few truly enjoy that genre of music. While Daddy Yankee is probably the most recognizable artist, he isn’t the best. The song “gasolina” is an anthem, but its not that good. Early Pitbull stuff, not the pop music he does now, will be played in 20 years. “Culo” and “toma” can get a party juking. When that whole Luney Tunes group was in full effect. they where churning out hits like Ray Lewis in a Browns game. For most people Reggaeton will be that spanish stuff you liked, but didn’t know what they were saying. For a small minority, it will be the reason why you have kids right now.
As far as classic album’s go, My list would be :
Complex Simplicity- Teedra Moses
Tragic Kingdom- No Doubt
Where I wanna be- Donell Jones
Infinite Possibilities- Amel Larrieux
8701- Usher ( I like this album more than Confessions)
Aijuswanasing- Music Soulchild
All I want is you- Miguel
MF Life- Melanie Fiona
Life is good- Nas
and oh Bobby Valentino’s first album was and still is the sh*t.
Yep! I was waiting for someone to post this!
I bought that album on vinyl back in 2005- just off hearing “My Angel (Never Leave You)”. I had just moved to a new city then and that album- along with Death Cab For Cutie’s “Plans”, Little Brother’s “The Minstrel Show” and Nine Inch Nails’ “With Teeth” held me down that summer.
Co-sign! Scratched and all, that CD is still in my changer right now!
And I’m still waiting for Mista to get themselves together and make a comeback album!
Lol, I feel you on that. I’m surprised my cd did not skip yet. I agree on the Mista comeback.
Who was that real light one in Mista? My God he was beautiful.
Um, wasnt he like 10 years old?
lol
In 96, i was like 13.
He was as cutie back then. Here is the most recent picture I find of them now
http://sandrarose.com/2008/02/where-are-they-now-mista/
Meh…he didn’t age too well I see.
No Doubt’s Tragic Kingdom…. Literally ALL I listened to my junior year and high school. That and Sublime’s catalogue. Have you heard the No Doubt album before Tragic Kingdom? It was released independantly.
Yes, I thought I was the only one that knew No Doubt had an album out before Tragic Kingdom.
The duet with Gwen Stefani and Brad Nowell “Saw Red”… Historic.
I second Complex Simplicity. Great album to this day.
Teedra needs to give her fans a new album, no more mixcd’s we need a full set. For quite sometime I would listen to ” Rescue Me” and sigh just before going on a date…
I heard that she is signed with Maybach Music and thought the album was supposed to released by now. Then I saw Omarion (out of all ppl) now on the same label. smh
I think Maybach Music is the new Kotch Records. The graveyard label for folks who want to jumpstart their careers again. I just hope Maybach does Teedra justice and not have her become another Olivia to GUnit.
Too many comments; didn’t read. Has anyone said “Back That A** Up”? That’s a classic. If you don’t dance to that song… you have no soul. ::twerks away from comment section::
Thanks for adding this, I denied the song for so long. I thought it was so cliche’ and came with too much pressure for those of us who have larger than average backsides. I secretly loved it though, lol. I still feel a bit of the pressure but I also don’t have any qualms about sipping my grand marnier and oj, following Juve’s rules both with class and pangs of nostalgia.
Of course, this is not an exhaustive list. I’m just too exhausted to think of more. Oh, yeah, sorry for breaking the 21st Century rule. But, in my best spoiled little sister voice, Champ did it first!!!!
Music:
Raheem DeVaughn’s Love Behind the Melody. (Favorites: Customer, Woman, Love Drug, Mo Better, Butterflies, She’s Not You, Empty, Four Letter Word).
Mary J. Blige: Just Fine, Be Without You
Mary Mary: God in Me
Anthony Hamilton
Maxwell
Movies:
Love & Basketball, The Best Man, Waiting to Exhale, Amelie (French movie), The Five Heartbeats, 13 Going on 30 (don’t judge me; I’m a kid at heart), Ray. Y’all already said Matrix (all time fav) and Lord of the Rings. Future classic: The Hobbit. Can’t wait for that to come out!
TV
Friends, Girlfriends, Living Single, Cosby Show, A Different World, Grey’s Anatomy, The Wire (although I’ve never seen it (please don’t revoke my Black card), I know it’s great. Heck,it has to be…Idris is in it!),
Speaking of:
Idris Elba
Ludacris’ voice
Michael Ealy
Bradley Cooper
Denzel (no last name needed. And, he goes on every compliation no matter the year, decade, century or millenium)
Samuel L. Jackson…same reason as Denzel. Although Sam isn’t particularly fine, there is just something about him.
McSteamy from Grey’s Anatomy
Boris Kodjoe
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Maxwell
Daniel Craig (so???)
Jeremy Renner (Yeah…I like him, too. SO???)
I’m adding a category: “Things/Electronics/Other Sh*t I Came Up Withâ€
Things/Electronics/Other Sh*t I Came Up With:
iPad, iPod, iYoMomma…heck, all things Apple. Thank you God for the MacBook Pro.
My mobile phone – Samsung Galaxy S2…but mobile phones, in general
ATM
Blogging/Bloggers
Apps for everything
Amazon.com
Google (as a noun and a verb)
Very Honorable Mentions:
My two sons
My man
Forgot to add Ceelo and Melanie Fiona’s “Fool For You”
Ok, I’m done.
I usually turn turn from “top” when its coming on the radio, but cant deny its likability…her “we like to party” song is the electric slide for blk females dancing in unison.
TV
The Wire
Louie
Breaking Bad
The Office (US Version)
Boardwalk Empire
Film
The Matrix
The Avengers
The Hangover
Project X
Music
Kanye’s catalogue
Bjork’s catalogue
Roots catalogue
Amy Winehouse catalogue
+ 1 on Bjork
“Breaking Bad”
I’m hooked on this series right now. : ) Walter White transformed right before our eyes. lol
As soon as the Olympics and Paraolympics are done, I’m going to veg on “Breaking Bad”. I have tooooo many people mad at me for not jumping on this show, and interupting thier viewing pleasure
Yep….get on that stat! : ) The first couple of episodes, I was like…..”it’s okay”. But, the more you watch, the more intriguing it becomes.
Songs:
TLC-Waterfalls
Anthony Hamilton-The Point of It All
Outkast-The Way You Move
Outkast-Hey Ya
The Game ft. 50 Cent-Hate it or Love it (for the story behind it, events that followed, and the overall production concept of the song…classic indeed)
Movies:
The Hangover
Baby Boy (as much as this pains me…it is what it is; hood classic, but classic nonetheless)
The Lion King
The Help
Friday
I absolutely LOVE that song! I can’t think of one that crosses the gender gap in female R & B like that one…there are a bunch of guys songs, but nothing female. Hell even Steve Harvey played it every morning for 2 months and jammed out without shame declaring it his favorite Bey song ever! Lol..it’s definitely a classic.
Well, one reason that “Love on Top” will be remembered forever is because Beyonce’s VMA performance to it was the precursor to her giving us all the first glimpse of
the anitichristthe baby bump, now known as Blue Ivy Carter.Classic Album award goes to:
Gnarls Barkley – St. Elsewhere. I have listened to the album so many times it isn’t even funny. It never gets old to me.
Classic Artists:
Mike Patton
Cee-Lo
Mos Def
Talib Kweli
I forgot another artist whose music I buy no questions asked.
+ for St. Elsewhere
- for Talib Kweli for mishandling Jean Grae’s entire career thus far
I forgot Danger Mouse
Don’t know if it’s been mentioned already, but Law & Order! I’m and SVU fan (with stan characteristics). Who can resist the former cop killa aka Public Enemy #1 Ice-T as Odifin Tuttuola. I know I can’t. All the mains on that show need serious psychoanalyzing but I’m down to ride though.
My music tastes are mine and they may not be considered classics but I bet you all will bob your head if Mr. Ice Cream man or Make em say Uhhh comes on in the next 10-15 yrs. There was something about No Limit that captured me. Were they some of the greatest lyricists? NO. But to me they ushered in that business model for rappers. We can have our own and do it really successfully. Master P is one hell of a business man.
Lauryn Hill is definitely on the list of classics.
Love him or hate him, Rozay
B.I.G.
Boyz II Men
UGK!!!!
All that 90s R&B
That’s all I can think of right now.
I aabsolutely love you for this post. Can you tell I’ve been a Beyonce fan since the day before forever? The Cosby Show, A Different World, and Friends will defintely be making that list.
*screams* Val we got another one….lmbo.
Lol.
I don’t even know what “Love on Top” is…at least in reference to a pop song.
Keri Hilson ft Kanye West – Knock you down. Good female anthem that sistas are gonna be feeling for years.
Up in the Air (Movie with George Clooney) – Can see this one reaching cult status.
Up In The Air is a classic. Ocean’s Eleven sequels notwithstanding, has Clooney made a bad movie in the past decade??
At the risk of being mislabeled a “hater” as a result of many people not comprehending the difference between “hating” and having an opinion,…I quite frankly don’t see what the big deal is about Beyonce. I don’t get it. Not saying she is not talented, because she certainly is extremely talented. However, I’m not particularly moved by her. her music, her image, etc., and even fail to understand the significant level of interest she managed to garner over the last decade plus.
Anyway, my favorite member of DC was and always will be LaTavia Roberson. Or as I like to refer to her, Short-Stack because she was just that…short and stacked…with her dreamy, bedroom eyes (insert Homer drool here)
But back to Beyonce and her ‘anthem’ music. Perhaps my lack of connection to her and her music is the fact that I feel that she doesn’t appear to connect with the very music she sings. At least to me it seems that way, and I’m aware I can be very well wrong about that. When I hear her, I feel someone literally handed her the music sheet…then says, “Here, sing this”,….she proceeds to sing the hell out of it…then collects her check….boom, radio has its next hit.
But I agree, Love On Top is a nice tune. But again, despite the soul and power and vocal prowess she exhibits in her music, to me she just sounds completely detached from what she is singing.
As far as classics in the recent decade? Hardly anything that was released commercially and hit the pop charts is worthy of mention because 99% of it has been ‘for-the-moment’ gar’bauge, and will never feel the gentle caress of a record needle, the warm sensation of a CD laser, or have the pleasure of being double clicked on by a curser, again past it’s summer apex. <–see r&b(now dead), hip-hop(been dead), bubble gum pop(2520 attempts at r&b/hip-hop) songs released in the last 12 years.
In these times, the true classics will never get that proper acknowledgment simply because they haven't received mainstream commercial success like their lesser talented but highly gimmicky @ss counterparts.
With that said, I nominate Chrisette Michele's first album "I Am" front to back as a classic album.
How could I forget Chrisette Michelle??? That CD was/is such a long, cool, thirst-quenching drink of water in the desert of music that currently dehydrates our sense and sensibilities. From begining to end, that CD was “Golden”. I’m ’bout to listen to her now. Thank you for reminding me of “I Am”.
“I feel that she doesn’t appear to connect with the very music she sings….”
I totally agree. Like I said up-thread, she has no soul. Her voice is empty.
@ Mr SoBo – Minority Men Show
well said!!!!!!
The first time the Ravens got to the Super Bowl and the kick butt game they played.
Your first time dancing The Wobble in sexy heels and outfit.
+1111111111111111
All EnVogue songs before the group broke up & got back together all azz-wrong.
Every championship won by the Lakers, but particularly the one w/ Fisher & Horry
The “Dream Team” Olympics basketball team –both male & female
Holyfield and Tyson fight that went wrong, bloody and they couldn’t find piece of his ear.
The 1st & 2nd Seasons of The Game
Becoming Bobby Brown will never ever be forgotten!
@MissRae- I thought I was the only one on here who knew who Teedra Moses is! Gotta love that album. She’s so underrated!
+1
Thats interesting… Hmmnnn.. I must be stuck in moderation somewhere. *sigh* The man always got to have his foot on a brothas neck. Release me please.
That time ice cube messed around got a triple double. Not the song, but him actually getting that tripple double I’m not sure what kind of ball they play in cali, but scoring 10 or more points and doling out 10 or more assists is virtually, if not entirely, impossible in most games of street basketball. I guess if you play to 21 it is technically possible, but still even then…
Am I the only athletic nerd who, in pickup/street ball calculates the percentage of the total team points that I scored?? Like if we’re going to 12 and I score 4 points I think “5 man team and I scored a third of our points… WHO WANT WHAT!?!”
No you are not.
A few classics that I don’t think were mentioned:
Usher- Here I Stand, You Got it Bad
Miguel- Sure Thing
Trey Songz- We Can’t Be Friends, Bottoms Up
Brandy- Angel in Disguise (the hit that never went mainstream)
Alicia Keys -You Dont Know My Name
Floetry- Say Yes
MJ -Butterflies
Janet -Velvet Rope
Snoop -Drop it Like it’s Hot
The Neptunes
Algebra and Anthony David -
I agree with all except Trey Songz. Anything off of Trey Day was his best work.
Algebra and Anthony David-Forever More
Mary J. Blige
T Pain
NeYo
Jaheim-Ain’t Leavin’ Without You
Anthony Hamilton
Kem
Algebra and Anthony David-Forever More
- Love that song… but T-Pain O_o girl bye!
I can’t be the only one who Law and Order: SVU will be considered classic tv . . .
Love On Top is an epic classic. You will be hard pressed for any disagreements
@ Meech
Lol… you see why I like her music? Sweetheart I’m what you would call an audiophile… I can appreciate all music. Ain’t really much to address with your argument because it doesn’t exist… You are a hater.
So I’mma give the people what they want.
“Sigh, why must I be pulled into another conversation about the banality of the rescue fetus. . I’ve already given many slightly hyperbolic rants about why I don’t like beyonce as an artist, as a brand, as a person, as a mammal, as a crew, as a trademark, or as an entity. ”
- Wow, that’s pretty hateful
“People place beynonce as the successor to Mariah and Whitney when that really isn’t the case. She filled the vacuum created by the lack of top diva (like N’sync and their brood for the backstreet boys) but she is more a successor to TLC thematically and direction wise.”
-Is that right? Because I’m pretty sure majority of the people on VSB would agree that Blaque, Ghost Town DJs, Maya and yes your BELOVED Aaliyah fit the same description. Interesting.
“beyonce isn’t t the originator, but is definitely the flagbearer and the biggest catalyst of the initialization/hoodratification and subsequent downfall of R&B.”
-I’m sorry to tell you but no one is an originator in the music game, everyone has taken bits and pieces from someone else. You show me any great and I will show you their influences. (see: MJ-> James Brown-> Louis Jordan and other jazz greats etc)
-”… but before beyonce, Rooftop by Mariah, Best of me by Maya, All I need to survive by Mary J., and all of TLCs works blended Hip Hop musical influence with the universal themes of R&B, Fanmail, most notably with No Scrubs, borrowed more heavily from Hip Hop’s negative themes of materialism and an antagonistic relationship between the sexes.”
-So you say R&B was already borrowing from HipHop in negatives ways before Beyonce?… got it.
“beyonce refined this a bit and the dominant theme for her music is a portrayal of the male female dynamic is a dichotomy of dominance versus submission with the material often times replacing love as the ultimate end.”
-Oh, so she created a niche… didn’t know that was a problem. Help me understand what success has NOT created a niche for themselves in their industry? GTFOH
“Now we have Teairra Maris and K Michelles instead of Tamias and Mayas and Brandys.”
-OK, see this is your FIRST big mistake… Teairra Mari and K Michelle aren’t even on the same level of popularity as Tamia and Brandy… what the Heyll do they even sing? If anything Beyonce’s status has made it more difficult for the “hood music” these chicks put out to get any shine…maybe you should be thanking her in that regard.
“And it isn’t necessarily that the singers are more hood, just the content. Like I said, no adult supervision. No more universal appeal. The 90s look like a golden age compared to the 2000s.”
-Maybe you go hard for that 90s pre-Beyonce music because that’s the era you began to appreciate music. Much like a lot of people’s parents who like music but don’t love it… only love what they grew listening to… like them. Maybe like you said, you’re just old as sh*t.
“And yes beyonce is the queen, but all that means for the game today is that she is the largest vulture feeding on the carcass of what hip hop used to be.”
-My dude… seriously get a grip. I thank God for young artist like Elle Varner who too were influenced by Beyonece oh and Mariah and Whitney… all great in their own right
“Beyonce has vitually no competition but her numbers still don’t reflect her percieved stature? Unlike Whitney and Mariah she narrowed the scope, reach and fanbase during her reign on top of R&B?”
-Mariah and Whitney were pre-bootlegging/internet appeal/social media presence… meaning we all have a lot more access to OTHER stuff as well thanks to the web. Mariah and Whitney were lucky all we had was the d@mn radio and CDs. Beyonce was post. And it plays a MAJOR part.
“But adults and suburbia aren’t bumping her like that even though she is Pop.”
-LOL… you say this in the same post titled “Love On Top and Other Contempary Classics”… did you read Champ’s post?
“One of us is angry here…I don’t have any irrational hate for beyonce. I think I’ve spelled out in great detail why I don’t like her. I liked Mariah, Whitney, Brandy, Maya, TLC, EnVogue, the first iteration of Destiny’s child, Monica, Blaque, Ghost Town DJs, Monifa, Tweet, Toni Braxton, Aaliyah, Alicia Keys. I can assure you I have no hate or malice in my heart for female R&B singers because they have ovaries and especially not because they are “On Topâ€.”
-I’m not mad Meech… I’m annoyed. And this may be true… maybe Beyonce turned down a song you submitted and now you hate her or some girl she looks like f*ck over your porr little heart or since was your and I quote “first love” but dumb @ss hell your heart broke a little when she got boo’d up… I don’t know, but you are a hater.
ugh … I’m tired… that should be enough, hater.
Really? What y’all moderating me for… I ain’t said SH*T!! Good luck reading this comment just to let me out of wordpress jail, because that mess is looooooooong (twss)
http://mckaylaisnotimpressed.tumblr.com/post/28919053643
lol… you can be so funny sometimes.
LOL @ the debate about the finest female group….we had the same heated debate back in juniour high and came to the same conclusion that En Vogue and Jade were the two other groups that contained nothing but fine members..
Man “Love on Top” a.k.a Beyonce’s post orgasmic bliss track is just a reaaaal happy ass track, they need to make it the new theme song for cialis commercials in place of that “good morning, good moorning” joint. Have a gang of sistas dancing through the streets, nail spots and hair salons caterwauling along with Beyonce and at the end cut to a brotha lying in bed smoking a stogie staring straight into the camera with a slight smirk and nod.. then flash that cialis logo. *end* But I digress…the track got me in the past couple months, i tried avoiding it like most of her other tracks but it’s infectious as mug, got a ninja bobbing his head and tapping his toes..
Classic albums of the past 12 years
Both of Raheem Devaughn joints
Blueprint
Supreme Clientale
Bilal 1st Born 2nd
The strokes “is this it?”
D’Angelo “Voodoo”
Floetry “Floetic”
Pete Rock “Soul Survivor”
Erykah Badu “New Amerykah pt 1″
Movies
Memento
Traffic
A history of violence
There will be Blood
City of God
Love and Basketball
Hotel Rwanda
Kill Bill (love every Tarantino joint..nervous about this Django unchained tho)
Dark knight trilogy
40 year old virgin
Television
The Wire
Breaking Bad
Sopranos
season 1 & 2 of the game
Don’t watch too much T.V
Athletes
Lebron
Kobe
Durant
Aaron Rodgers ( could possibly end up being the greatest QB of all time..son has no weaknesses)
Ray Lewis
Calvin Johnson
Vick (i’m praying he follows the same career path as Steve young)
Usain Bolt
Michael Phelps
Serena Williams..coming close to Navritolovas record
Fresh Prince of Bel air
So I guess there no room for Jamaican classic songs?
India.Arie’s Ready for Love. That ish makes every woman stop and tear up.
Beyonce’s music is like disco music, it serves it’s purpose for it’s time/culture- but to consider her any of her music “classics” isn’t realistic cuz that’s not even what she’s trying to do. She’s not focused on making amazing classics, she’s focused on making music that will sell NOW for the present culture/times.
“fact — that “Love on Top†may have the most staying power of any R&B song released in the last 10 years.”
Totally co-sign!!!!! I LOVE that song. And Beyonce is truly the Queen Bee. I am a B-stan
I think there should be a clarification of what makes something a “classic.” While a lot of the songs and albums listed in the comments (and even by Beyonce) always bring joy to the faces of those who were of age to enjoy them when they came out, I don’t see many of them being passed down to future generations. I think that is what truly defines a classic: music that is still played and enjoyed by adults who weren’t alive when the songs were originally released.
When I’m 60 and Spice Girls, “Macarena,” “Britney Spears,” “Adina Howard,” …(you get the point) are played, I will GET DOWN!!!! However, will my grandchildren recognize and like these tunes: no. Therefore, I would not consider them classics, but rather music hits of a time passed.
I got a little quotation-happy in that comment.
oOOPS!