In Public
10 -HonourableVomit, Reverie, Kingie, Theus
9.5 - TheWayWeWere
9 - conatus, Latinazza, Doogle
8.5 - MP2K, Eeveelution
8 -
7.5 - Diarrhoea
7 - rlj, Tom Vercetti
6.5 - Kxvk
6 - LanaDelRey
5.5 - ECNEICSNOC
5 -
4 - Subomie, SebaMonster, BlueTimberwolf
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0 -
Really y'all? Whew, if this had beat my 11 the rate would have been over.
I actually don't hate this at all, in fact I quite enjoy Kelis parts. It's an interesting little number that would still be a 6 at best but then Nas... It's jarring to me because the first half is so bare-faced and the second is so... not. At least I hope not cus that rap is RIDICULOUS. It's more of mid-rate territory, 40s to 50s. Even a solo version would get tiring and redundant over the song length.
In Public was also the fourth and final single from Tasty, about 6 months after Millionaire. The song did alright, Top 20 in the UK with no video and after a long break since her last release. Glow (the superior song) was intended to double A-side with it but I guess they didn't want people to accidentally buy a good song.
ECNEICSNOC commentary almost makes me want to like this more, "Y’all do too much on this. Tasty was clearly Kelis’ sexy era and who better to celebrate with than you boyfriend and where better than anywhere you please." Convert me a bit.
Diarrhoea thinks that "the whistle is cute, and Nas does another great job. This is kinda a slowburner but after about the second chorus you can get hooked in." Really? I would be losing interest.
Doogle is unhappy with Kelis partner in crime, "**** you Nas. But that aside, good fun."
Eevee sums up what I assume everyone's rationale for scoring was, "So bad it's good?" I would knot use the word "good" that liberally.