Straight certified banger, Ci needs to go back to releasing undeniable hits, she'll be a better place.
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The song is PERFECT. Even Pitchfork named it one of the BEST of the past decade.
127. Ciara [ft. Ludacris]
"Oh"
[LaFace; 2005]
Lyrically, "Oh" could practically be a T.I. track, drunk on the little local-color details that rappers love so much. Musically, it's not too far off either, Dre & Vidal's organs copping that sunny "Rubber Band Man" melodicism. But Ciara's gorgeous robo-sigh of a voice is something else entirely. She floats just above the beat, slowly and breathily pushing it back and forth. When Ludacris jumps on board for one for a typically masterful hyperspeed guest-verse (and good lord he was on a roll back then), he's the antic, amped-up counterpoint to Ciara's slow sensuality. Every city deserves a song like "Oh" in its honor; almost none get one. --Tom Breihan http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-...00s-200-101/8/
