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B'DAY Review
Deja Vu- I love this song, the more and more I hear it. But lets be real its Work It Out (musically) meets Crazy In Love (lyrically + plus Jay's random verses). I love the arrangement of the song how it crescends till the end where the beat takesover. I finally love the video and it works perfectly with the theme of this era.
8/10
Get Me Bodied- This is my favorite Beyonce banga. **** is on point. I love how she added New Orleans bounce (music) in this. Lyrically, it reminds me of Jumpin Jumpin which is my fave ODC banga and the song that made me a diehard fan of the ladies. She truly is reppin her family from Louisiana which is good since we already have a H-town Chick.; The extended mix is betta is the one I usually play.
10/10
Suga Momma- This song is about her becoming somebody's suga momma where she's taking care of her man like a kept man. I love how B changes up her style by singing songs you wouldn't expect from the self-proclaimed "Independent Woman". The music is what made me fall in love with this song along with her adlibs (yessssssuh, yesssssssuh, YE-YEAAAAASUH). It has that southern charm to it plus its go-go
7/10
Upgrade U- Now this is B on her "bossy chick" swagger and I love it. Solange wrote this song and you can tell cuz it her style as seen on Kelly's Simply Deep album/ Bad Habit ("I can do 4 u, what Martin did 4 da people"). This has to be Jay & B's best collabo since '03 Bonnie & Clyde, due to them both stayin on topic and the fiery chemistry. The King of Hip-Hop and the Queen of R&B/Pop.
10/10
Ring The Alarm- B done stepped her game up on this one, first time we've heard B p!ssed off and me likes. My only problem with it is Swizz's production, does every song he make has to have those damn handclaps??? I wish the video would have been more Waiting 2 Exhale with the Sharon Stone/ police investigation scenes from the actual video. She would have shut it down with that.
7/10
Kitty Kat- The beat is nice but lyrically, this song is LACKING big time. Everytime I listen to this song, I bust out ROTFLMFAO. WTF was she thinking when she wrote this mess
I love the lil rap (reminds me of her in Carmen) and the line "let's go lil kitty kat, I think it time to go, let's go lil kitty kat....."
4/10
Freak'um Dress- This beat is the best on the whole damn album, DAMN I LOVE GOGO!!!! The intro, bridge and ending is HOTT!!! Everything else is a mess cuz I have no idea what the hell she is talkin about.
FILLER
4/10
Green Light- Funky as hell, for once Neptunes makes an original beat for somebody besides themselves. I love the trombone solo... horns is my fave instrument. The lyrics are half good and half bad.... haven't decided since I'm always dancing to it or jumpin to the chorus LOL. B is finally doin her 70's inspired music.
9/10
Irreplaceable- B's first solo pop song, that I actually enjoy (I hate Check On It and Naughty Girl, GAY
) This song brings back the B from ODC where she was male bashing (TWOTW). Also the beat has a country feel to it which works with the theme of the era, its also different for B since she's only done R&B and Pop (I could see this crossing over to country radio). The lyrics are on point, thank u Ne-Yo and Stargate.
9/10
Resentment-
MY new FAVORITE BEYONCE SONG!! I thought nothin could beat Be With U but this has. I'ma HUGE sucker for ballads and she once again amazes me. Beautifully written by Walter and Candice, they set the canvas for Beyonce to create a masterpiece. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this song!!!! I been tryin to learn the words so I can create a male version to perform in my gigs. Can't wait to be blown away by it on tour
20/10
Dangerously In Love was more mature but B'DAY shows another side of B which we've neva seen before. The beats are CRAZY hott with the lyrics being sub-par at times (vice versa with DIL). This album is B channeling Deena (Dreamgirls character) but singin more like Sasha (her alter ego). I love the theme of this era with B adding a more natural feel to her look along with being the glamour queen that I love. Also she's letting people get to know who she is with exposing her Creole roots.
I hope she takes 2 years off before her next album so she can grow as a writer. Thats my only problem with B'day are the lryics. She should let other people write songs for her and she just personalizes it. Oh well she can't be great at everything. She has beaten the sophomre jinx and thats what I truly care about. 7/10
Now my attention can return back to Dreamgirls and to Ms. Rowland's sophomore effort.
