This Week On Billboard: T.I. f. Rihanna - Live Your Life
This Week On Billboard is where I unabashedly critique the current no. 1 hit on Billboard.com, the major yardstick for what's "hot" in music today. In order to simplify the review for those who don't want to read the whole article, each song is given a "!" rating, in which the finest grabs five of them.
Weeks in No. 1: 1
Weeks in Chart: 2
From the Paper Trail LP
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I am an adherent of this current movement in pop music that cuts the middle man between rap singles and dance remixes; but sampling O-Zone’s “Dragostea Din Tei”? The “Numa Numa” song? Is the world of hip-hop running out of places to sample from?
With that mentioned, it actually works once you get pass the distracting intro, where producer Just Blaze is using the vocal hook more blatantly. Also, this is where Rihanna excels, where she’s used like a synth layer. I think we’re a year removed from seeing a “Rihanna” instrument in Korg’s latest keyboard, right next to “T-Pain’s auto-tune” and “Timbaland’s vocal/drum kits”.
Weeks in No. 1: 1
Weeks in Chart: 2
From the Paper Trail LP
!!!!
I am an adherent of this current movement in pop music that cuts the middle man between rap singles and dance remixes; but sampling O-Zone’s “Dragostea Din Tei”? The “Numa Numa” song? Is the world of hip-hop running out of places to sample from?
With that mentioned, it actually works once you get pass the distracting intro, where producer Just Blaze is using the vocal hook more blatantly. Also, this is where Rihanna excels, where she’s used like a synth layer. I think we’re a year removed from seeing a “Rihanna” instrument in Korg’s latest keyboard, right next to “T-Pain’s auto-tune” and “Timbaland’s vocal/drum kits”.
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