Songs People Love, But You Hate!

[lil_sunshine]

Mmm kay, here I go again....

I don't know who has heard of or seen the video of "Right By My Side" by Jadakiss and Ne-Yo, but I saw the video for this on Sunday on MTV's Sucker Free Countdown. The jury's still out on whether to like or hate this song, per se; I need to hear it again. But I wanna know what anyone else who has heard this song thinks.

What I DO hate about it is THE VIDEO!!!!!!!

Now I just have one question for Jada: WTF were you and/or your stylist thinking when you saw and put on the outfits for the video? Your fans already know that's not your steez, so why would you change up your image like that? I know they say change is good, but for you to look like a wannabe preppy is so NOT YOU, and it's NOT a good look!!!! AT.ALL!!!!!! My guess would be that you're trying to be profitable and sell CD's because you couldn't make that money being your true self. *stepping off soapbox*

[jojapeach]

Originally Posted by lil_sunshine

Mmm kay, here I go again....

I don't know who has heard of or seen the video of "Right By My Side" by Jadakiss and Ne-Yo, but I saw the video for this on Sunday on MTV's Sucker Free Countdown. The jury's still out on whether to like or hate this song, per se; I need to hear it again. But I wanna know what anyone else who has heard this song thinks.

What I DO hate about it is THE VIDEO!!!!!!!

Now I just have one question for Jada: WTF were you and/or your stylist thinking when you saw and put on the outfits for the video? Your fans already know that's not your steez, so why would you change up your image like that? I know they say change is good, but for you to look like a wannabe preppy is so NOT YOU, and it's NOT a good look!!!! AT.ALL!!!!!! My guess would be that you're trying to be profitable and sell CD's because you couldn't make that money being your true self. *stepping off soapbox*

I took the bait. I don't feel anyway about this song. I guess I'm not a Jada fan, so I can't really give a thorough evaluation on him image,... but I'll give it a shot anyway. :P Maybe he's finally decided to grow up a little and come out of the t-shirts, baseball caps, and 3 or more chains. Actually, he's not too "preppy" considering the prepsters we have seen since Kanye has come out. I really was expecting to see Jadakiss in some Izod or Ralph Lauren. So, it's not terrible. Just unexpected.

Of course, your initial "sell out" theory (not your words) seems kinda on point, too. *shrug*

[lil_sunshine]

Originally Posted by jojapeach

I took the bait. I don't feel anyway about this song. I guess I'm not a Jada fan, so I can't really give a thorough evaluation on him image,... but I'll give it a shot anyway. :P Maybe he's finally decided to grow up a little and come out of the t-shirts, baseball caps, and 3 or more chains. Actually, he's not too "preppy" considering the prepsters we have seen since Kanye has come out. I really was expecting to see Jadakiss in some Izod or Ralph Lauren. So, it's not terrible. Just unexpected.

Of course, your initial "sell out" theory (not your words) seems kinda on point, too. *shrug*

I feel you on the growing up bit, but to look like a mini Bill Cosby is soooooooooo NOT him. I mean, I can see him in the Izod and Ralph Lauren. Hayle, I can even see him in an Iceberg shirt (I remember him, Sheek Louch and Styles P were advertising them HARD BODY awhile ago). But I think my initial reaction to his look in the video still stands.

[I.A.S.K.]

Originally Posted by lil_sunshine

But I wanna know what anyone else who has heard this song thinks.

What I DO hate about it is THE VIDEO!!!!!!!

So, I just watched the video and I agree that it sucks hard. I think its the hats that he is wearing and that one black coat that make him look the same way Jim Jones does when he's trying to be fashionable: silly.
Were there any black women in the video? The whole video just seemed out of place. Why was home girl walking down the street in a sports bra? What was up with the salsa dacing chick all by her lonesome in those shots because this def was not a salsa dancing kind of song. This was a defnite No for me.

[jojapeach]

Originally Posted by I.A.S.K.

Were there any black women in the video? The whole video just seemed out of place. Why was home girl walking down the street in a sports bra? What was up with the salsa dacing chick all by her lonesome in those shots because this def was not a salsa dancing kind of song. This was a defnite No for me.

I saw the exact same thing because the lack of black women as the "leading lady(ies)" in a video is my pet peeve. So now that booty shaking is not so tolerated in an environment where respect is demanded, I swear the black women have disappeared. Sure, it's a diverse world, but why is every desired woman in a video either Asian, Latino, or multi-cultural with a black woman or two thrown in?

So, Jada couldn't desire a black woman as his "wifey"? Seriously??? *sigh*

/hijack

[lil_sunshine]

Originally Posted by jojapeach

I saw the exact same thing because the lack of black women as the "leading lady(ies)" in a video is my pet peeve. So now that booty shaking is not so tolerated in an environment where respect is demanded, I swear the black women have disappeared. Sure, it's a diverse world, but why is every desired woman in a video either Asian, Latino, or multi-cultural with a black woman or two thrown in?

So, Jada couldn't desire a black woman as his "wifey"? Seriously??? *sigh*

/hijack

That was another problem for me. But it's been a growing trend in a lot of videos nowadays.....

[lil_sunshine]

Originally Posted by lil_sunshine

Mmm kay, here I go again....

I don't know who has heard of or seen the video of "Right By My Side" by Jadakiss and Ne-Yo, but I saw the video for this on Sunday on MTV's Sucker Free Countdown. The jury's still out on whether to like or hate this song, per se; I need to hear it again. But I wanna know what anyone else who has heard this song thinks.

Okay, I heard the song again briefly last weekend in Circuit City while hanging out with a friend and I now know why I feel some type of way about this song: It uses a one bar bassline sample of an old school song that I LOOOOOOOOOOVE- I Need Your Lovin' by Teena Marie. At least it sounds like it to me. If anyone listens to this song, tell me if I'm right or just p-noid.