March 31, 201510 yr 01. Bounce 02. Black Widow 03. Change Your Life 04. Work 05. Fancy 06. Beg For It 07. Trouble Trouble is trash, sorry not sorry.
March 31, 201510 yr 1. Fancy 2. Black Widow 3. Beg For It 4. Bounce 5. Trouble 6. Work 7. Change Your Ife
March 31, 201510 yr 01 Fancy 02 Bounce 03 Work 04 Beg For It 05 Black Widow 06 Change Your Life 07 Trouble Trouble is decent, but I expected more from J-Hud. Their other collab He Ain't Goin' Nowhere is FAR better.
April 2, 201510 yr somehow it managed to debut on the Hot 100 this week so at least it didnt stay on the Bubbling Under :lol:
April 15, 201510 yr Trouble is growing on me since that video of J-Hud and James Corden. The highlight of the song is definitely the chorus though, the verses are quite weak.
April 15, 201510 yr I think that's a recurring theme, all of her big hits have rested on big, identical choruses sung by someone else. She sounds like a featured artist on her own songs and that's a sin for a big, urban artist (well, "urban" as in she knows some black people). She should be spitting killer bars, getting in touch with her inner thug misses, DOMINATING the track, not relying on the feature. Her most famous lines are ones about owning slaves and impersonating characters from The Wild Thornberries. (aside from Pu$$y which is absolutely lethal)
April 15, 201510 yr I think that's a recurring theme, all of her big hits have rested on big, identical choruses sung by someone else. She sounds like a featured artist on her own songs and that's a sin for a big, urban artist (well, "urban" as in she knows some black people). She should be spitting killer bars, getting in touch with her inner thug misses, DOMINATING the track, not relying on the feature. Her most famous lines are ones about owning slaves and impersonating characters from The Wild Thornberries. (aside from Pu$$y which is absolutely lethal) THIS! She needs to take tips from Nicki. When Nicki raps on a song, lead or guest, it becomes her song. There's very few examples where it doesn't become about her (possibly "Only"). Iggy needs to work on her raps to make them more memorable and own the song. That's her main problem. The only time she's done that is...Problem. :kink:
April 15, 201510 yr Author I'd say Iggy owns Fancy? Everyone of course knows the hook really well but the "who dat who dat? I-G-G-Y" parts are just as remembered, plus the opening line.
April 15, 201510 yr I suppose she's got a couple of decent lines in that one, they're just a bit brief. I don't know if it's her poor diction or the mixing but she frequently seems submerged in the production, particularly on this new one. It leaves you waiting for the unclear, mumbly parts to end before the chorus. I want her to switch it up, her flow is quite samey. She sits under the beat, I don't feel like she WANTS to trash the hotel with Charli, nor get drunk on the minibus. Edited April 15, 201510 yr by Explozian
April 15, 201510 yr To be fair, Iggy's being watered down with features because 'Fancy' and 'Black Widow' are what made her breakout and what her label took notice of, hence the birth of 'Beg for It' and the reissue being dominated with features She is a very capable rapper, I think songs like 'Goddess' and '100' showcase this and the majority of her mixtapes/EPs prior to TNC. I just think her label are afraid to give her room to shine on her own, especially in the light of the mass criticism she's been receiving lately with regard to her talent as perceived by the GP
April 15, 201510 yr I think that's a recurring theme, all of her big hits have rested on big, identical choruses sung by someone else. She sounds like a featured artist on her own songs and that's a sin for a big, urban artist (well, "urban" as in she knows some black people). She should be spitting killer bars, getting in touch with her inner thug misses, DOMINATING the track, not relying on the feature. Her most famous lines are ones about owning slaves and impersonating characters from The Wild Thornberries. (aside from Pu$$y which is absolutely lethal) Not at all. She has all the memorable hooks from Fancy, in fact, Charli got trashed for her piss poor vocals on that track. Black Widow i'd say was 50/50. Problem, Iggy totally owned that song. BFI, Iggy owned it once again. Work remains one of her best and is a solo. Just because she's using pop girl features people look down on it like it's not as good, rap wise. It's elitist and kind of sad. Anyway, Trouble's sales are around 40k right now, it's 34 in the mid-weeks. Should be getting a nice boost for Sunday.
April 15, 201510 yr Author Yeah I'd agree that Iggy totally owns Beg For It. MØ's vocals are nice but not too interesting. Iggy's verses are AMAZING though :heart:
April 15, 201510 yr Yeah I'd agree that Iggy totally owns Beg For It. MØ's vocals are nice but not too interesting. Iggy's verses are AMAZING though :heart: I felt so bad for her after that live performance (SNL?) when her vocals got torn apart and her awkward moves. At least Lean On is becoming a hit for her. BFI deserved a video and proper single treatment though, i'm still mad she let it flop.
April 15, 201510 yr Author I do wonder why there was no video for Beg For It, even if it got scrapped in the UK, it still went ahead in the US, could've helped it go top 10 :drama: Welcome to the forum btw! :D Nice to see another Iggy fan!
April 15, 201510 yr Thanks! Been a fan since her mixtape days on Youtube. I'm honestly shocked Trouble made it to the top 10 though. I don't really like the song much. But the viral videos have helped, apparently the J-Hud/Corden video has gone viral now too. Also it's being added to Capital's playlist and Radio 1 A-List as of Monday.
April 15, 201510 yr Not at all. She has all the memorable hooks from Fancy, in fact, Charli got trashed for her piss poor vocals on that track. Black Widow i'd say was 50/50. Problem, Iggy totally owned that song. BFI, Iggy owned it once again. Work remains one of her best and is a solo. Just because she's using pop girl features people look down on it like it's not as good, rap wise. It's elitist and kind of sad. Anyway, Trouble's sales are around 40k right now, it's 34 in the mid-weeks. Should be getting a nice boost for Sunday. If she really owned Fancy in her own right, then they wouldn't have released two carbon copies of it with featured artist, big choruses as follow-ups. She would have been allowed to stand alone, no feature. That she's been continually watered down into this odd mix of an edgy rapper that releases fun, cartoonish pop songs is testament to that. Plenty of hip-hop artists have worked with female popstars and produced excellent songs, that's a total departure from my argument and I find that quite frustrating. If I was in the mood to be elitist, I'd say that her awful freestyling and bizarre co-opting of Southern patois would preclude her from being a proper rap artist, not that.
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