Up the duff, Tamar Braxton is readying single number two, The One. Speaking of the song to RapUpTV, the Braxton Family Values member revealed the video has already been shot, being filmed at the Santa Monica Pier- because she loves amusement parks, no less. Other notable things gleaned from the interview include: Tamar is trying to make the word "Funners" happen, and that her unborn baby is as "ratchet" as she is! This woman is nuts, but I love her.
Getting to the song, I was a bit like "Ergh, not this sample again" when I hit play. As far as I'm concerned, Mtume's Juicy Fruit has been done to DEATH! But by the chorus I was being swayed by the track's summery groove- check me out and my weak will. There's still something lazy about the application of the sample, but the melody and Tamar's voice was doing enough that I was distracted enough to appreicate the song as a whole, concluding that it's worthy of one of these.
Produced by LaShawn Daniels and Yung Berg, with a co-write from Ms. Braxton, The One, much like Mariah's exceptional #Beautiful (yes, my love has grown for it expectationally since its release yesterday), feels like it should have been longer, but what ya gonna do! Let's just enjoy what we've been given! Grateful.Org
I adored it strongly. It was really just music to my ears. An A grade for the song and 4.5/5.
ReplyDeleteI really think I'd be loving the album she's yet to released (Based on just Love & War and this song)
I am loving this Biggie Smalls sample. Her cool relaxed vocals, the funky bass and dreamy synths. <3 Tamar slays yet again.
ReplyDeleteIt's an Mtume sample. Look, DD even says so in the blog post.
ReplyDeleteIt samples this song I believe.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V31sVRZJr1c
eh its okay and shes a great singer but love and war is still a much better song overall
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This song was hit or miss for me. I am for one not a fan of this beat at all. Tamar's voice is stellar and all but this song was just not supposed to happen. It seems like the instrumental just won't die like biggie.....-_-.... Anyways I'd say it gets a C-....
ReplyDeleteHer voice is something amazing, right! I'm not sure why I never appreciated it during The Braxtons, or her solo album.
ReplyDeleteWow, you're really loving it! I'm surprisingly quite excited about the album.
ReplyDeletewhich samples this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MucY5wRYByU ;)
ReplyDeleteShe makes me feel like a horrible singer.
ReplyDeleteI assumed it was "Juicy" because of the "It was all a dream." I guess we can then say it samples both eh? ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm very very excited about the album after listening to Love & War and also her debut album. Also, her attitude in that link you gave was just... whoaaah. <3
ReplyDeleteJust enough of a bitch to get the job done! LOL.
lonely island (justin timberlake) + lady gaga = three way?
ReplyDeleteThis is definitely the song you would put on an album (as an enjoyable filler) but not really make it a single. I like it, but yet another Juicy Fruit sample (or Biggie sample, I think they did Biggie, but still it all goes back to mtune). I understand releasing a song like this though. It's a mellow track nothing big really happening, just goes with the flow so to speak. In my opinion, that would be a great follow up to something as intense as Love and War. Especially during the summer time where it could give a nice alternative to high energy/intense tracks that will pop up sometime eventually. I just don't think this would be the right track to use. Still it's a cute song, and she sound great on it.
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