I just thought about when Kandi starts pulling out them shits she wrote for other people on May 8th.... @verzuzonline
Some of y'all asking "Is that allowed?" Which makes me wonder if you've seen a Verzuz....
Ppl were asking for Kandi back when they were JUST doing songwriters and producers, and features + material written/produced for others has always been in bounds.
First of all, y'all memory is SO selective on Xscape. Especially when you add features.
Second, we've only had ONE OTHER GROUP PAIRING... there's not exactly a precedent.
Lastly, Kandi AND Tiny wrote a lot of them hits together - that's half the group.
SWV had more JAMS, and they're arguably more nostalgic, but I can't wait for the slew of "Oh shit I forgot this joint" tweets on the timeline with
Who Can I Run To
You're My Little Secret
Softest Place On Earth
Understanding
Do You Want To
Arms of the One Who Loves You...
And Keep on Keepin' On. Might fuck around and bring Lyte out.
And if y'all think Koko ain't gonna run "Sunshine"....
EVEN STILL.. if @naima wasn't still suspended 🙄 I'd RT my thread that pound for pound, member for member Xscape is a stronger group. Ppl can't make it Koko to Kandi. All 4 members sang leads.
If you wanna be technical, Xscape ALSO has more Top 10 songs and more No. 1s where applicable on almost every Billboard chart than SWV except Top 40, and SWV got that edge bc of the Right Here Human Nature remix.
SWV has the jam factor, but Xscape has a catalogue for your ass
Shit I forgot all about that!!
Also remember when y'all say "Xscape ain't got hits" remember you're trying to say "90s Jermaine Dupri ain't make no hits" and WE ARE ALL AWARE THAT IS A SCIENTIFIC FALLACY.
We've all seen this comes down to timing and energy though. Like how Teddy misplayed his whole hand with Face (I still don't know what made him bring the Blackstreet Jay feature out 😣).
We also know we're not ACTUALLY scoring this... BUT...
Every. Single. Time. Twitter be like "such and such gonna SWEEP.!" y'all been wrong AF 😂
Keith Sweat might do another drive by with his keys in his hand and the car running outside like he came to pick up a plate.
So that I'm not hitting y'all all in the head damn near every day of Aries season celebrating the creative greatness of the ram, I'ma just drop one photo thread, without comment.
(If there's two ppl, bof of'em are)
Killer Mike being completely silent while Georgia tries to ensure Black ppl never flip any election ever again, and Cube being silent since the election PERIOD is exactly why folks be like 🤨😒 to some of your fave Black celebrities with loud voices but no actual organizing work
Some celebrities realize they have an opportunity via their platforms to make impactful change.
Some just want their voice to be important.
They don't always know the difference.
I was on a zoom last year where Keri Washington herself gave a whole ass PowerPoint presentation. Share screen and all. Broke down data and sources and goals on a targeted voter messaging & information initiative.
Cube ain't even explain details of his plan" in broad strokes.
Ok, but sis...you and Tara literally made it an extreme sport, including getting pregnant with kids nine and ten back to back on purpose to lay claim to him. After watching how he'd talk about one of you and gas the other on national tv.
You're an exceptional case.
Somebody could do their marriage and family therapy dissertation on Peter, Tara and Amina.
The first time I started really paying attention to Cardi was when she read Peter for absolute filth for the way he treated them both and having them look crazy. (Yes, irony, I know)
I mean... he needed to be there. For us to look at him.
As I got older and really listening I started assuming I was just always hearing JoJo's voice stacked. He carried all the vocal weight in that group, even for his brother sometimes:
I know this seems silly and "rich ppl problems" on the surface, but Kris married Rob when she was 22 and he was 30. She was a nursing student from a working class family and had been in the scene for a minute, but was basically taken care of by her golf pro bf before Rob.
But she took that lack of knowledge, flipped it into a grind, rebuilt Bruce Jenner's whole brand, and then flipped her daughter's ancillary fame into a mega empire. I may hate what the Kardashians have done to culture but I will never EVER hate on Kris Jenner's drive.
Also not knowing HOW to pay bills is not the same thing as not being ABLE to pay bills. One is about budget, knowing what your household overhead is, what's the monthly revenue is, etc. Michael Jackson ain't know how to pay bills either
Happy Sunday, fam! I’m still in twitter exile from @naima, and I don’t know for how long.
Alot of you know, but twitter got me on a DCMA takedown - HOWEVER - they haven’t actually sent me the takedown notice so I can appeal it. Folks are helping, so keep your fingers crossed.
In the meantime, worship continues! Because they can’t hold me down! (I mean they can... but I’ma fight).
I say all that to say... THERE WILL BE A #MUSICSERMON today!
Actually, a remix/update on one of our earliest sermons.
And you guys will be happy to know the sermons are not lost. I started backing them up a while ago just in case.