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BuzzJack Music Forum _ R&B and Hip-Hop _ Ella Mai - Boo'd Up
Posted by: Theo. 22nd May 2018, 11:56 AM
British singer Ella Mai released her third EP 'Ready' all the way back in February 2017 and single "Boo'd Up" is currently on the cusp of entering the Billboard Hot 100 (#11 this week). Apparently it will be the first R&B song by an unaccompanied female soloist to reach the top 10 since "Love on the Brain" if it gets there 
It's a decent enough track but definitely feels catered to the US. She's signed to (DJ) Mustard's label so it makes sense but I'm surprised it hasn't received a push in the UK yet.
I've only listened to the first three tracks and I couldn't really differentiate between them but I'll give the full EP a try.
Tracklist:
1. "Boo'd Up"
2. "Breakfast in Bed"
3. "Nobody Else"
4. "My Way"
5. "Makes Me Wonder"
6. "Anymore"
Posted by: danG 22nd May 2018, 12:46 PM
Boo'd Up is nothing special, baffling that it's become such a hit. Can't see it doing anything in the UK anyway, it's very US RNB.
Posted by: ML Hammer95 23rd May 2018, 08:37 PM
Really like Boo'd Up, sounds great in the sun. Wouldn't surprise me to see it become a sleeper hit here too!
Posted by: Ronald McJackson 24th May 2018, 02:14 AM
Boo’d up is such a cringe title
Posted by: Dexton 24th May 2018, 08:49 AM
Boo'd Up is a jam, reminds me of 90s R&B and it's very refreshing to see something like this become a big hit in this day & age
Posted by: Bjork 24th May 2018, 10:04 AM
pretty catchy, surprised it's doing so well cos it's more 2002 than 2018
Posted by: Theo. 4th July 2018, 09:53 AM
Remix of "Boo'd Up" featuring Nicki Minaj and Quavo has been released:
Posted by: Eleni Foureira 4th July 2018, 10:40 AM
Ooh, coming to smash even harder in the US
Posted by: Dexton 5th July 2018, 01:57 AM
I wonder if it could argue for #1 with this remix out?
Posted by: Jack 5th July 2018, 09:59 AM
So impressed with this, reminds me of 90's R&B and really impressive to see a British singer have such a huge smash on their hands before they make any impact on the UK - has that ever happened before?
Posted by: Bjork 5th July 2018, 10:24 AM
Bush back in the mid 90s
Posted by: Eleni Foureira 5th July 2018, 07:23 PM
In love with this 
Glad that it looks set to smash!
Posted by: mdh 5th July 2018, 07:43 PM
'Boo'd Up' drags on a bit and isn't very interesting, but it's okay.
Posted by: Liаm 6th July 2018, 02:09 AM
This is such a grower! Didn't think much of it at first but it really creeps up on you
Posted by: dhwe 6th July 2018, 05:55 AM
so f***ing smooth, for me it sounds a lil more like mid 00s alicia keys or mary j blige than 90s r&b tho. 106 & Park smash
Posted by: Cqmerqn 16th July 2018, 06:56 PM
Boo’d Up has gone top 5 in the US!
Posted by: ML Hammer95 18th July 2018, 07:21 PM
One of my favourite songs this summer, sounds both fresh and retro!
Posted by: Bjork 19th July 2018, 06:06 AM
very alicia keys
Posted by: Theo. 24th September 2018, 10:18 AM
She released her new single "Trip" at the start of August and it's already top 30 in the US! It sounds a lot more instant than "Boo'd Up" on first couple of listens. The latter has grown on me a lot since I first heard it though, it's a shame it never turned into a hit in the UK though - peaking at #52 and already out of the top 100. "Trip" is currently at #95 though so could climb further although it's nowhere on the Spotify chart at the moment.
Posted by: Bjork 24th September 2018, 10:25 AM
really like Trip too
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