Overprotected Posted February 18, 2021 Author Posted February 18, 2021 ROUND 16: R&B Rank the entries and send them to me through ATRL or Discord preferably Excluding your entry rank from 1-7: 1. ex: Till The End Of Time [BEST SONG] 2. ex: Can't Let Go [2ND BEST SONG] … 7. ex: You're So Cold [WORST SONG] Judges will be ranking and critiquing too Spoiler Mary J Blige - Be Without You (Kendu Mix) Ciara - Body Party Toni Braxton - He Wasn't Man Enough Brandy - Full Moon Aaliyah - Rock The Boat Ciara - 1, 2 Step (feat. Missy Elliott) Brandy - What About Us Ciara - Thinking About You Spotify Playlist XO DEADLINE: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH 11 AM EST Spoiler @Fruity@Posh Spice @Rence @Sanguine @luckystrike @miguel @Psycho @touya kinomoto @Staryu@minho @clue @mokitsu @Navyofbadgals @thecptz@Auburn
touya kinomoto Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 3 Ciara and 2 Brandy :praiseshock:
Not Like The Movies Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 Very strong round, y'all did that I wanted to see some Monica, H.E.R, Miguel and other artists tho but still strong
Staryu Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 Mary J Blige - Be Without You (Kendu Mix) - A classic, the emotion in this song, I feel Mary's pain she got some real GOOD D and now she just can't be without it, she can't sleep without it. Ciara - Body Party - Sexy, sultry bedroom anthem, I will give my future husband a lap dance to this song while he's tied to a chair whew Toni Braxton - He Wasn't Man Enough - One of my favorite songs, there's just something mesmerizing about it. Toni's vocal tone, the production, everything is perfect tbh :wig: :chefskiss: Iconic classic Brandy - Full Moon - I will always love this song because I have a childhood memory attached to it, my aunt was drunk at the beach and doing karaoke to this song the iaintevengonnafront iaintevengonnalie part was so funny I still laugh thinking about it I also just love this song period. Aaliyah - Rock The Boat - Another sexy bedroom anthem, I have 2 stripper poles in my basement and have used them with this song playing on multiple occasions it's such a fun sexy song, one of my favorites from Aaliyah too. She died for the beautiful music video too so sad Ciara - 1, 2 Step (feat. Missy Elliott) - I love this iconic song, its a BOP, but it definitely doesn't come to mind when I think R&B, most of the other songs here are legit R&B classics, I still love it though (wiki says "Crunk&B" I know, I just need a reason to rank some things low :kii1:) Brandy - What About Us - A fun bop, I'm not as emotionally attached to this song as most of the others but it still slays Ciara - Thinking About You - This is my first time listening to this in full, it's actually really good and cute a future underappreciated classic
clue Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 Spoiler MARY J. BLIGE - BE WITHOUT YOU This is one of those karaoke smashes. Absolutely a mega classic, somehow hasn't aged a day. I literally remember going to get this CD at BestBuy with my mom when it came out. This is a special one for me. CIARA - BODY PARTY A past winner, we know it's great. Let's see if it wins again. :riri: TONI BRAXTON - HE WASN'T MAN ENOUGH So much fun to sing along with. Love the production so much. BRANDY - FULL MOON Really good, but there's better on the album. This low-key always dragged on for me. AALIYAH - ROCK THE BOAT The song of my childhood... WHEW!!!! Really great choice. So relaxing and smooth. CIARA - 1, 2 STEP I've never been a really really big fan of this. It's definitely fun, but I'm not a massive fan. BRANDY - WHAT ABOUT US? Personally my favorite Brandy song, and one of my favorite R&B songs of all time. Out-of-the-box production without sounding ridiculous. Brandy and her producers were NOT playing on Full Moon. CIARA - THINKIN BOUT YOU This is definitely more pop than it is R&B. It has R&B elements, somewhat, but it's really a pop song if you ask me. Also, I've never really though that it was that good of a song. It's a lil corny for me. Spoiler @Fruity@Posh Spice @Rence @Sanguine @luckystrike @miguel @Psycho @touya kinomoto @Staryu
Psycho Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 Mary J Blige - Be Without You (Kendu Mix): It's the classic Ciara - Body Party: Quite good but a little overrated, the sample is cool Toni Braxton - He Wasn't Man Enough: I don't like her vocals at all it sounds like an early Britney album track production wise which is cute I guess Brandy - Full Moon: Nice Aaliyah - Rock The Boat: Not the hoest sabotaging this by not providing a YouTube link. It's a slapper tho Ciara - 1, 2 Step (feat. Missy Elliott): Absolute banger Missy verse served too Brandy - What About Us: I don't like the production Full Moon > Ciara - Thinking About You: It's a cute bop but like... ma this is pop
Fruity Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 Mary J Blige - Be Without You (Kendu Mix): a slightly generic bop and a half!!!!!!!! i go back to this regularly because it's such easy listening, very lovely Ciara - Body Party: legendary sultry bop. an uber classic of its genre. one of the best sex songs of all time. i never spammed it on release because the tempo is a bit dragging unless i'm feeling really chill, but it has aged impeccably and I appreciate it more in my 20s Toni Braxton - He Wasn't Man Enough: it's just cute to me. i definitely like it but I don't care SO much about it Brandy - Full Moon: very smooth & vibey, the other Brandy song has more going for it than this but I still think this is very solid, huge bop Aaliyah - Rock The Boat: similar to the above. big fan. loves it Ciara - 1, 2 Step (feat. Missy Elliott): this was extremely fun when I was like 8... I vividly remember bopping to this on the music channels with my brother. it did age, tho, like it feels like a cute hit of its time. i don't really check for it anymore but i wont deny its a big noughties classic despite this Brandy - What About Us: hmm yeh this song has a fantastically eclectic production which has lasted really well to this day. she really captured a unique sound here and it goes off so hard. big fan! Ciara - Thinking About You: I definitely put this in a regular rotation playlist of mine back in 2019, since it does bop, however i will admit i completely forgot that this existed. it's cute but a bit faceless and forgettable compared to other entries here
smholiv Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 BE WITHOUT YOU yep a classic, one of those songs you want to sing along to. it's not the most exciting song out there, and if we were sending mary i feel like there were some AMAZING choices that could've been sent, but its good, and very familiar which is nice. BODY PARTY absolute collapse, one of the best songs ever, and probably her best song!!! it's so chill!! HE WASN'T MAN ENOUGH i'm sure others (well, a certain someone) will love this, and i do like it enough, but i can't say i'm a huge fan. there are toni songs i do like, but as a whole this sort of lands somewhere in the middle - still enjoyable to listen to though and i think it might grow. FULL MOON this song is EVERYTHING, the production is next level, the entire vibe is flawless, the way it works so well with her vocal delivery. this is BRANDY and i love it ROCK THE BOAT very much a CLASSIC, this will be a hard round to rank, this is a great great song. incredible vibe, one of those songs where you can feel it's influence on music itself, however its a tough round 1 2 STEP slight bop. kind of like mary's song it's good, familiar, and nostalgic, but i've grown out of my love for it WHAT ABOUT US you won it for me THINKING BOUT YOU i really do think there was better out there. aside from this being more pop leaning, it's not going to stand out among the other strong songs sent. it is fun tho! Spoiler @Fruity@Rence @Sanguine @luckystrike @miguel @Psycho @touya kinomoto @Staryu
Navyofbadgals Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 great round xo <3 Mary J Blige - Be Without You (Kendu Mix) very lovely! The production is great, memorable, accessible and the vocals are, as expected from Mary, very strong. Really no complaints for this. I don't think R&B really ages that much, but even then this is absolutely timeless. Ciara - Body Party It's not surprising that this gave Ciara's career some new momentum again after a slump. Super sexy and easily the strongest Ciara song sent this round (if not her strongest one ever!). Toni Braxton - He Wasn't Man Enough Yeah the production on this is great. The chorus esp is great, with her lower register added with the head voice. I will say it does drag on a biT. This could've done without the last minute tbh Brandy - Full Moon Honestly this and Toni's songs are kinda tied for me. Both really good, love the vocals and production on it, but both drag on a bit. Might give the edge to this because Brandy's vocal tone is amazing Aaliyah - Rock The Boat just super smooth and chill. It's not my favorite here but it's still good and a great choice! Ciara - 1, 2 Step (feat. Missy Elliott) Well this never smashed that hard in my country so I don't feel super nostalgic about this. It's fun, but it's probably the most dated song here. Brandy - What About Us Her hyperR&B serve HOLD ONNN super unique, and the unique, somewhat jarring production actually works so well, esp in combination with her vocals. Ciara - Thinking About You now what made you think this is R&B anyways the song isn't a total disaster but it's obvs pop, and it's very faceless too. Have heard a variation of this song a million times before. You better start begging girl! Spoiler @Fruity@Rence @Sanguine @luckystrike @miguel @Psycho @touya kinomoto @Staryu
Auburn Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 MARY J. BLIGE - BE WITHOUT YOU now this, this right here, is a classic, simply amazing CIARA - BODY PARTY this is so sensual, definitely her best (and only worthy) entry for me this round TONI BRAXTON - HE WASN’T MAN ENOUGH probably my second favorite Toni single ever (after You’re Makin’ Me High ofc), so excellent BRANDY - FULL MOON it doesn’t hit quite as hard as WAU, but still great, although this is a very tough round AALIYAH - ROCK THE BOAT this is truly her best song I think CIARA - 1, 2 STEP in comparison to everything else I’ve heard so far this round, I’m good luv but in the grand scheme of life, it’s not bad at all BRANDY - WHAT ABOUT US? whew, she really really did that huh? CIARA - THINKIN BOUT YOU plssss my top 3 is STACKED! this is gonna be incredibly difficult to rank Spoiler @Fruity @Rence @Sanguine @luckystrike @miguel @Psycho @touya kinomoto @Staryu
mokitsu Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 Be Without You - Don't really care for this, I like about two lines of the chorus but the rest is very MEH. Sounds very dated and I don't care for this mid-00s R&B. Body Party - The Tinasheprint in this song I know CIARA was embarrassed for a bit when she debuted. So smooth, sensual and catchy. Cici excels in these mid-tempo sexy/soulful songs. Love it. He Wasn't... - Toni's latinx serve It's a classic, yeah. Her voice texture is everything. Full Moon - So ****ing ICONIC everything about this is flawless, the brass instrumentation, her adlibs, the nocturnal hypnotic beat....it's FLAWLESS to me Rock the Boat - The Tinasheprint in this song [2] I didn't know of Aaliyah before joining forums and this was the first song of hers I loved. So sultry 1, 2 Step - I listened to this song on 5th to 7th grade on my old cellphone RELIGIOUSLY like everyday. Something about the concept of 1-2 Stepping sounded so magical and edgy to me And that bridge is beyond heavenly What About... - Uhmmmmmmm not too sold on this very clunky and unpleasant. Thinkin... - No R&B detected. Enjoy your BOTTOM placement Spoiler @Fruity @Rence @Sanguine @luckystrike @miguel @Psycho @touya kinomoto @Staryu
Sanguine Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 Mary J Blige - Be Without You (Kendu Mix): Classic Ciara - Body Party: Why is there so much acclaim for this, it's unbearable Toni Braxton - He Wasn't Man Enough: LOVE her vocals on this and it's super catchy Brandy - Full Moon: Yessss this is so good! Aaliyah - Rock The Boat: Oui oui! Ciara - 1, 2 Step (feat. Missy Elliott): Bop Brandy - What About Us: You and the other Brandy sender snapped, whew Ciara - Thinking About You: Good luck I like the song though!
luckystrike Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 Be Without You: it’s fine, not my favorite here but it’s cute, very middleish Body Party: ehhhh it’s okay, it kinda went in one ear and out the other in a second dddd He Wasn’t Man Enough: whewww now this is the serve, her tone is everything Full Moon: YASSS this is such a good song, I actually prefer this over WAU, serve Rock the Boat: this is hot, I really like this, maybe drags a bit for me but it’s still very nice 1, 2 Step: well it’s a bop and I enjoy it more than Body Party but I don’t know how it will hold up against the other classics here What About Us?: although I enjoyed Full Moon more, it’s also a serve by miss Brandy, I need to get more into her Thinkin Bout You: this is quite a fun POP song!!!! so sorry for your elimination love (nvm it got boring towards the end so you would’ve bottomed even in a Pop round I think :kii6:)
Rence Posted February 19, 2021 Posted February 19, 2021 Mary J Blige - Be Without You (Kendu Mix) Amazing song. It kept getting better and ended with a bang. It’s a highlight tbh Ciara - Body Party A bop, her best song this round me thinks Toni Braxton - He Wasn't Man Enough Love her voice sm, this is amazing. It kinda dragged in the end but it didn’t really affect my enjoyment of this song Brandy - Full Moon Another serve, the 1-2-3-4 punch this round whew Aaliyah - Rock The Boat This is hot please, I’m living for this Ciara - 1, 2 Step (feat. Missy Elliott) It’s good but this round is really strong so it might be in the middle for me Brandy - What About Us I really like this but not as much as some of the songs here Ciara - Thinking About You Her songs this round are serving that Ciara gif with this one at the lowest in terms of quality, the pop sound didn’t help this too... so good luck
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