Tape Five - Both Sides Of The Moon album review
Tape Five - Both Sides Of The Moon is one beautiful swinging jazz album filled with that swinging upbeat electro swing sound. Both Sides Of The Moon was Tape Five’s comeback album for 2022. The album has a retro vintage vibe. This release celebrates both their continued success and their ever growing electro swing fanbase. Tape Five always comes in swinging with these beautiful jazz masterpieces. If you like Electric Swing Circus, Swingrowers, Swing Republic, Caro Emerald, and Atom Smith, then this album is suited for you.
Play Me Friday Night is a jazzy electro swing song for those searching for a dapper style. This is the tune that rocks your bonе.
If dapper style is what you’re looking for, flapper girls join in and scream for more! Step in and find someone to adore! If you wanna make a move or get lost in the groove, you can rely on Two-finger Joe when he unlocks the door!
The wrong time might be misery. Timing is everything. Monday’s out of sight. Tuesday just ain’t right. Wednesday’s out of tune. Thursday hits the doom. Play me Friday night! Come on folks, play it!
Now you’ve found what you’d been looking for. You got the key that opens up the door. Speak easy and don’t call out for more. Because you know what hits the score. It is written in the stars and sent from heaven above. It’s pure astrology. No real mystery!
Geraldine’s Stomp Routine explains how this Italian male immigrant named Romeo fell in love with this dame from out of town named Geraldine. Geraldine was a stripper. Geraldine’s Routine is an extension of the reference to Romeo, who’s eponymous play was set in Verona, Italy. At the turn of the 20th century, millions of immigrants flooded America from all parts of the globe, including Italians.
There was a cat from Brooklyn by the name of Romeo. His folks came from Italy many years ago. One night, he met young Geraldine, a dame from outta town. When Geraldine was dancing she would bring the ballroom down.
Geraldine would wave those paws in the air and spin around like Fred Astaire. Then she would slip Romeo five and they jived. She lifted those puppies off the ground. She did swing those hips and shake them down to that snazzy jazz. That was Geraldine's routine.
Geraldine’s mother was a stripper and so was Geraldine She learned to strip at Mardi Gras, way down in New Orleans, Louisiana. Romeo was wacky. He was dizzy for this dame Geraldine. He learned a dance and got the chance to be Geraldine's new flame.
Big Blue Swing is a high energy electro swing song that blends swing elements with modern club vibes. Big Blue Swing celebrates both their continued success and the ever growing electro swing fanbase.
Tommy Gun Shuffle is a high energy electro swing song that blends swing elements with modern club vibes. Tommy Gun Shuffle celebrates both their continued success and the ever growing electro swing fanbase. There is a bouncy feeling inside of this song.
5/5*****!
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Clare Fader - The Elephant’s Baby album review
Clare Fader - The Elephant’s Baby is a smooth soothing jazz album perfect for a cabaret or a dance performance. The songs follow a dance routine based on how the instrumentation is programmed and arranged. Much of her album uses live big band jazz instrumentation and music from the Vaudeville era. That is where that Vaudeville sound comes from. However some of the songs have a slow tempo such as Queen and The Wine. A bit of electro swing is used on the album.
The song Queen is about a beauty queen who life is a drag even though she is a seductress that sleeps with many men. The song Queen is a slow paced slow tempo electro swing song with a jazzy soundscape and sophisticated instrumentation.
This beauty queen is sitting in a coffee shop sucking on a lemon drop waiting for her watch to stop while days are dragging on. She draws her own apocalypse between her blood-red ruby lips and holds it in her fingertips. She calls her life a drag. Her slip begins to show. Do you suppose she knows that her colorful clothing clashes? Do you suppose she knows that her cigarette's dripping its ashes?
She's all Claire longs to be. She's lost amid the smoke filled air. Her life's a game of solitaire staring though there's nothing there in a smoke ring of thorns. But lady luck don't linger long. Throw your ace before she's gone. Before you reach your denouement. Your final curtain call.
She hums a tune that haunts her head. She wanders why she left her bed because tomorrow's just a day to dread as pipe dreams fade away as she lights another cigarette. Is she ready to cash in on a life long debt yet and kiss this world goodbye?
Isle Of Summer is a fantasy based jazz song with a charming cast of characters such as the maiden with tornado curls who is quite mischievous and seductive.
Come and buy illusions on the isle of delusions. Place your faith and all your trust in the gods of wanderlust. Your paper money won't get you far. Neither will your tin can car. Pack your tireless bag of tricks. Pawn your books and candle sticks. Come as you are in your tin can car. Leave with the money from your old jam jar.
Come if you dare to the lovely Isle of Summer. There's a charming cast of characters. All castaways and scavengers are so faithful to their island queen who doles them out a daily dream. Her hands are adorned with gypsy jewels. Her golden words are adored by fools bearing gifts from dollar stores. She welcomes you upon her shores.
The maiden with tornado curls is more beautiful than other girls. She lives at the end of hairpin bend and knows how to blow your fears away with potions spun of alchemy. She calls you from her balcony. Her laughter lingers in your ear. Her smile is the sweetest souvenir. The maiden with tornado curls is a part of the charming cast of characters in this song along with the queen.
The Wine explained how Clare immersed herself in the sin of drinking alcoholic beverage which she has developed a dependency on. Her whole life has been a torrid affair because she’s had too many bottles of gin.
There are three hundred steps to Clare’s bed. Clare has had too many bottles of wine. Maybe she’ll sit here and rest for a while. And then she’ll be fine for her climb. Don't blame the wine. Blame the man who sleeps in her bed.
Tonight Clare will sleep on the beach because she has had too many bottles of rum. Maybe she’ll sit here and rest for a while. And wait for the dawn of the sun to arrive.
Her whole life has been a torrid affair because she’s had too many bottles of gin. Marriage and babies were never for her. But neither is living in sin. She says to not blame the gin that has forsaken her. But instead to blame the man who sleeps in her bed.
What’s interesting about this electro swing song is that there are portions of the lyrics that are sung in the German language. That is quite rare and unique given how there are not many electro swing songs sung in the German language on an international scale.
These were the lyrics sung in the German language.
Es gibt dreihundert Stufen zu meinem Bett
Und ich hatte zu viele Flaschen Wein
Vielleicht sitze ich hier und ruhe mich eine Weile aus
Und dann geht es mir gut für meinen Aufstieg
Heute Nacht werde ich am Strand schlafen
Weil ich zu viele Flaschen Rum hatte
Vielleicht sitze ich hier und ruhe mich eine Weile aus
Und warte auf den Sonnenaufgang
Mein ganzes Leben war eine toride Angelegenheit
Weil ich zu viele Flaschen Gin hatte
Ehe und Babys waren nie für mich
Aber keiner lebt in Sünde
Here is an English translation from the German lyrics from a German to English translation.
Es gibt dreihundert Stufen zu meinem Bett
Und ich hatte zu viele Flaschen Wein
Vielleicht sitze ich hier und ruhe mich eine Weile aus
Und dann geht es mir gut für meinen Aufstieg
There are three hundred steps to my bed
And I've had too many bottles of wine
Maybe I'll sit here and rest for a while
And then I'll be fine for my climb
Heute Nacht werde ich am Strand schlafen
Weil ich zu viele Flaschen Rum hatte
Vielleicht sitze ich hier und ruhe mich eine Weile aus
Und warte auf den Sonnenaufgang
Tonight I will sleep on the beach
'Cause I've had too many bottles of rum
Maybe I'll sit here and rest for a while
And wait for the dawn of the sun
Mein ganzes Leben war eine toride Angelegenheit
Weil ich zu viele Flaschen Gin hatte
Ehe und Babys waren nie für mich
Aber keiner lebt in Sünde
My whole life's been a torid affair
'Cause I've had too many bottles of gin
Marriage and babies were never for me
But neither is living in sin
5/5*****!
Master P – Intelligent Hoodlum album review
Master P made a remarkable comeback with his 2019 digital album Master P – Intelligent Hoodlum after he had been out of the music game for almost a year. Master P was dabbling into using drill beats popularized by Chicago rappers and SoundCloud in his songs for this comeback album of his. This album was new and experimental for him as one can tell. Lyricism is what contemporary rap is missing in.
The album featured label mates Romeo, Krazy, and Silkk The Shocker. One thing that is noticeable about this album of his is how his album is filled entirely with artists that are signed to his own label. He does not hold a spotlight of his or have a solo song with himself alone. There is not a song on this album that does not feature a guest artist.
4/5****!
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Ghetto Commission - Wise Guys album review
The Ghetto Commission - Wise Guys album was average rap album despite having some of the highest production around and big name artists of the 1990s. Even though some people say Ghetto Commission - Wise Guys was one of the rawest No Limit rap albums of 1998. Although the album was too gutter for the mainstream music market and did not sell very well, Master P was trying to bring a new sound to the label.
The album had everything from hardcore gangsta rap to bounce music but mostly dabbled into hardcore gangsta rap with a heavy lyrical touch. Hardcore gangsta rap is one term that can basically describe this whole album.
C-Los was more involved with the production side of this album because Beats By The Pound had been producing songs and albums for other artists on No Limit. So C-Los stepped up to the plate and produced tracks for Ghetto Commission during this time. C-Los also had a business relationship tied up with Master P during this time also. His production work can be heard all over the album.
3/5***
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Various Artists - The No Limit All Stars: Who U Wit? album review
The No Limit All Stars: Who U Wit? compilation album was a rap compilation that had a more commercial sound than the other albums on the No Limit Records label in 1998. The album was advertised heavily during No Limit’s commercial peak in 1998. Master P was very skilled at piecing together an album that featured all of its artists instead of just overloading the album with its biggest names giving them national exposure. The entire album had songs which revolved around the sport of basketball. That makes sense given that Master P was once a basketball player.
The song B-Ball revolves around the sport of basketball. The song heavily relies on the sample of Full Force - Basketball hence the sports related theme. The song used to promote Master P’s brand of Converse footwear back in 1999 as Converse B-Ball. Converse and Foot Locker endorsed the song.
They're playing basketball. We love that basketball. Who you wit? Who you wit? That’s right. No Limit. If you still love this game called basketball, make some noise!
Some ball players like the microphone. Some ball players like the court. Charles Oakley and Charles Barkley like to break bones. Ron Mercer likes to slam dunk straight to the hoop. Derek Anderson loves the alley oop. Allen Iverson likes the pick and roll. And Scottie Pippen's rolling with the dream. Jalen Rose rolling with Reggie Miller. Kevin Garnett jumps out this world. Some say Sam Cassell look like Earl The Pearl. Shaquille O'Neal got the money and the power.
Fiend explains how he is cold with his basketball game as a basketball player on his song called Cold Wit It. That is why you can hear a basketball bouncing throughout song.
Fiend is cold wit it. Know what I'm sayin'? If you don't know by now, now you know. He just can't be faded when he performs his jumpshots or his fadeaway. Other basketball players get jealous of his jumpshots. Many crashed and burned because his basketball game is cold as Alaska. Once he steps onto the court, he can't be outdone. There is dangers from all angles as he roams the rectangle. Leave your feelings at home because this could get painful.
Fiend the number one draft pick. That’s no shit. He makes basketball players cough up their last chips. His feet came with springs like a mattress. Fiend is frightening faster than the speed of lightning. He’s a starter like Maurice Carter. Here to serve ya. Naturally made for the game like D.A. and Brian Mercer. Exciting like the fights of the 1993 Mike Tyson.
You Ain’t a Baller is a Magic & Master P duo about basketball. The entire song revolves around the sport of basketball of course. Magic & Master P can tell by your game that you ain't a baller
Master P asks you (and us) these questions. Can you palm the ball like this? But can you shoot the ball all day? But can you dunk the ball like this Basketball. That's good enough. Where the ballers at? Let's get ready to rumble!
Magic just done shot a three-pointer. He slam dunked on your team. You did a lot better on the corner. Because he can tell by your game that you ain't a baller.
Well it's the first of the month and Magic just got paid. So he is trying to go home and catch a basketball game on cable television. Something about the NBA keeps him watching basketball game on cable television. Magic gets hypnotize every time he watches a basketball game all night. All that slam dunking got you feeling like you were born to lose. It's going down. Somebody going to be high tonight. Somebody getting slammed on. So stop complaining. Play the game like a man. Dennis Rodman might fight tonight.
Are you mad cause you got juke juked? Somebody left you stuck in suspense, broke your confidence, and got you looking for the bench while the world is watching you. Magic had a bad game when he got dunked on about 4 times. Better luck tomorrow. But to beat this squad, you gots to be a baller.
Who remembers Mo Cheeks, David Johnson Elvin Hayes, and Bill Walton? Ball handling from the Earl the Pearl and the three-point shots from Larry Bird. Check out passes passed from Pistol Pete and the way Dr. J made everything look so sweet. What about the tower called Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem? Got us in the game again. Bill Russell won 11 NBA championships. Walt Frazier could be better known as a pimp. Elgin Baylor made shooting three-pointers look easy. Magic Johnson in Magic’s opinion was no better leading. Michael Jordan is amazing. How does he jump so far?
No matches are perfect. So Magic thinks Michael Jordan might be from the planet Mars. And to you upcoming stars, you know who you are. Feel blessed and thank the Lord that you's a baller.
Two For One - Pass The Ball was used as track 14 for the compilation No Limit Soldiers Who U Wit? compilation. Pass The Ball was produced by Beats By The Pound. The song uses some heavy rumbling bass. This is a sports rap song about the sport of basketball.
5/5*****!
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Magic – Thuggin' album review
Magic – Thuggin' was the sophomore album from ex-No Limit star Magic which was much more explicit and gangsta rap oriented than his debut album Sky’s the Limit. This album was new and experimental for him as one can tell. Master P was trying to bring a new sound to the label during this time as he had Magic change up his style and lyrical delivery. This album definitely has that rough edge of Southern style street rap from the 9th Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana. Lyricism is what rap is currently missing. This was a very underrated No Limit album from 1999.
One thing that is noticeable is that this Magic album did not rely on a tinge of soul as was the case with his album. This album heavily relied on gangsta rap more than soul.
Not too many people but only No Limit fans know this bit of factual information, his second album was released as a joint effort venture on TRU Records and No Limit Records in 1999. You can see the TRU Records emblem logo underneath the THANK YOU’S section. Some of you might remember this and some of you might not that C-Murder also produced the album.
Magic made his magical return and comeback on the song That’s Me. However the overuse of the word “motherfucker” makes song not so magical or triumphant. He goes on to brag about how he is on top of his lyrical game.
Now the electronic instrumentation with those synths and pads makes the song very futuristic sounding and way ahead of time for a song recorded and released in 1999. One thing you will notice when you first play the song is the futuristic sounding electronic instrumentation and production.
Magic is that motherfucking nigga that everyone asking is about. That nigga Mr. Magic. The one they call Mr. Magic.
Magic treats the mic like a blunt. So watch Mr. Magic get high. Spitting lyrical fire until the day he dies. Ya'll remember him as that shadow that jumped out of the midst. Making hit after hit and got the whole rap game pissed. Magic’s got them wondering where he came from.
Now Magic is the whisper you can hear in every project hall. The conversation you can hear through every crack in the wall. The funny noises you can hear in your house when it's dark. The biggest upset in years because he is at the top of the charts. He’s got niggas wondering why the fuck they are struggling. That's a fucked position that Magic put you in. It's all to be expected that you niggas couldn't even vision. Magic went from serving fiends to posing in magazines for No Limit Records in front of the whole world so nobody would have any doubt.
These were the most quotable and memorable lyrics Magic was spitting on the song.
I treat the mic like a blunt so watch Mr. Magic get high
Spitting lyrical fire 'til the day I die
Ya'll remember me as that shadow that jumped out of the midst
Making hit after hit and got the whole rap game pissed
Got 'em wondering where I came from
I'm the whisper you can hear in every project hall
The conversation you can hear through every crack in the wall
The funny noises you can hear in your house when it's dark
The biggest upset in years cause I'm at the top of the charts
Got niggas wondering why the fuck they struggling
I guess that's a fucked position that Magic put you in
Just name a designated time and a designated place
Point them niggas out and I promise they be erased
I treat the mic like a blunt so watch Mr. Magic get high
Spitting lyrical fire 'til the day I die
Ya'll remember me as that shadow that jumped out of the midst
Making hit after hit and got the whole rap game pissed
I'll be flippin MC's until the day that I'm deceased
And got every record label waiting on my contract to be released
Give you a run for your money and bitch I'll take your shit
I'll run your pussy ass home like a bitch
I spin and been like a motherfucking tornado
Cut your from nose to navel, now that shit gonna potato
Here are some of the one liners he was rapping.
You can't stop what supposed to be
You underestimate my consistency
Give you a run for your money and bitch I'll take your shit
Just name a designated time and a designated place
I'll rape Barney and kill Officer Friendly
I'll run your pussy ass home like a bitch
I spin and been like a motherfucking tornado
My dope is high coat, smoking po-po till I die
Cut your from nose to navel, now that shit gonna potato
Good Lookin Out displayed the lyrical ability of both Magic and D.I.G. together on one song. D.I.G. took most of the spotlight though. D.I.G. stay committed with his lyrical ability and rapping style. He is a TRU nigga.
The song showed how Magic improved with not only his lyrics but his storytelling ability. Magic told the story of him and a female friend who was practically his neighbor went together on a caper. However the caper went awry and had backed fired on him with unintended consequences as this all started as a misunderstanding.
It’s a shame this all started as a misunderstanding. There is no turning around because his money is demanded. Magic and a female friend who was practically his neighbor went together on a caper. 3 people died during their caper and Magic ain't got a fuckin' quarter. He did all the shooting. He’ll return the favor when the job is done.
It was plain and obvious to tell that Master P and No Limit were trying to imitate that sound Cash Money Records was blowing up with at the end of the 20th century in 1999 with the song Ice On My Wrist. Ice On My Wrist is about expensive watches. Quite futuristic and dated at the same time.
It was plain and obvious to tell that Master P was trying to imitate that sound Cash Money Records was blowing up with in 1999 especially with the lyrics. He even used popular term “Bling Bling” in the song. Read these lyrics.
I'm just a young nigga hanging with the thug niggas
Rollin with the drug dealers now they wanna mug niggas
Ghetto Fabulous I mean we ballin
I represent the 3rd Ward, Calliope, New Orleans
If the price is on sale then I'ma buy it
Niggas talkin bout they bigger than No Limit don't try it
No Limit don't stunt, or front, we got bank
I put that on the tank, and about 72 minks
In the closet, you want it we got it
Y'all leasin, we buyin, No Limit soldiers raise your Rolex high
My cousin Hot Boy just got out the pen
And check his wrist I mean he sitting on I-10
Bling Bling with a 2000 big body
Hit the club and the girls get rowdy rowdy
Humvees on stretch, Ferrari's and 'Vette's
And a Rolls in the garage that I ain't even drove yet
The ice on my wrist shine like a light
I can brighten up your day even at night
9th Ward was a song about his neighborhood known as 9th Ward which is located in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Magic is from the 9th Ward. He has been there since the day he was born. I bet you won't follow him across that canal where his niggas dwell. Every nigga down there remembers Magic. Nothin' really changed but his gold teeth. He is still that same nigga from Flood Street. Flood Street is a well known street in New Orleans that was once known for drugs, crime, and poverty.
Only difference now is that he don't sell dope no mo' because he is performing in shows. Shakin' off hoes and smoking on optimos. No matter millions or which ever the situation might come. He is 'bout them motherfucking thangs.
Magic shows us that he has not lost touch with his 9th Ward roots and has not forgotten where he came from with these lyrics.
You know you could take the nigga out the nine
But you can't take the nine out of nigga
Pulling capers is my nature
I'm addicted to making paper
Got my own way of living
Bitch I'm from the C-T-C
Where niggas roam around looking for beef
Killing for free
I take this ward shit to heart
It's tated on my arm
So me and my niggas never part
I keep you niggas in my mind
For every clucker that I serve
For every nigga that I shot
For every tourist that I robbed
To every god damn rock
For every cop that done chased me
To the bitches that hate me
What have you done for me lately
For every neighbor that was peeking at four o'clock in da morn
It never helped to lock me up
You could've left me alone
We learned to improvise on my block
Never had a ball
We played football wit' a concrete rock
Now picture that
I could never forget my mission
I'm a turn the nine into something bigger that yo' vision
Before I'm done the world'll scream
CTC stands for Cross That Canal and is reference to the Lower and Upper parts of the Ninth being separated by a bridge called Judge Seeber (now known as the Claiborne Bridge) in one area and The St. Claude Bridge.
4/5****
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Anjali – The World Of Lady A album review
Anjali – The World Of Lady A one of those left field acid jazz album with a touch of electronic music and production. Fans of jazz and electronic music will enjoy this album. Now most of the album is calming and ambient. Her songs use Bollywood sounds and influences from India and Pakistan a lot more than her previous album did before.
Asian Provocateur is a provocative acid jazz song with Bollywood sounds and influences which is about a provocative Pakistani Indian woman who is a lover. This provocative Pakistani Indian woman is from Mithi which is a city and the capital of Tharparkar District in the Sindh province of Pakistan.
If he only knew a provocative Pakistani Indian woman sat alone. And if his mother knew the things she was doin' to him. She is giving him soft loving in Mithi by a Mithi style of love. They let the lovin' flow from the head to the toe. You've gotta put the butter on it. Let the coffee stew.
If his mother knew, she'd tell him that they’re through. She said that this salacious provocative Pakistani Indian woman is the devil woman. The lady from Hades.
Rainy Day explains the mixture of emotions Anjali experienced on a rainy day.
On this rainy day, Anjali feels the moon spill drift to silver grey. She would like to feel the sun but it's too late on this rainy day as my heart still beats in the crowded streets with its solemn beats echo solitude as distant peaks that washes over her and steals the peace.
It's like the sun was never hers. It took away the silver lines on clouds that broad into the mind and throw it all away. And the grains of time repossess her and all mankind. A fragile entity that breathes inside on this rainy day. It's like the sun could never see this life that breathes so endlessly. A mellow daze that captures her and throws it all away on this rainy day.
Anjali explains to men how you can never have a girl like her on with the song Seven X Eight.
If you let Anjali go, you're gonna end up lonely. And if you really know, that's your folly. That’s your own fault because you'll never have a girl like Anjali ever. Because Anjali is the best you'll ever have. She can vouch for that. So don't come to her with your broken heart. She won't mend it. She’ll just wring it out. You made a big mistake.
Now what you need is to look for your redemption. You made a big mistake. Don't look at her. Take a look at your reflection. You can search from Jupiter to Io. You'll never find another girl like her because she the hot, lickin', kickin', lustin' empress.
5/5*****!!
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Lil Mo - Ta Da single review
The single Ta Da by Lil Mo was released on Elektra Records in 2000 in order to promote and popularize her debut album Based On A True Story. This single is also an album sampler as well that came with minute long to minute in-a-half long snippets of songs that are going to be/were going to be on Lil Mo's debut album Based On A True Story.
Some songs did not make the final cut of Based On A True Story. Think R&B/Soul ballads meet hardcore street raps on hip-hop beats. A lot of songs that are/were supposed to be on Based On A True Story were real life events that were based on Lil Mo's life. That goes for the songs on this single. Lil Mo fans remember buying Ta Da in 2000 when it first came out on CD and cassette. (As well as vinyl too!) However most Lil Mo fans were upset when Starstruck and a handful of other songs did not make it onto Based On A True Story.
Ta Da was chosen by Elektra Records due to the lack of success from Lil Mo's previous singles 5 Minutes and If You Wanna Dance because those songs when they were released as singles did not chart. I remember there was a time that 5 Minutes and If You Wanna Dance were to be the leading singles for the Based on a True Story album. I agree with Elektra's decision that Ta Da was a good choice for the lead single of the debut Based On A True Story album. I was in favor of that particular decision back then in 2000 as well!
Ta Da is a lovely magical song dedicated and aimed to all the ladies out there men that are unfaithful and are cheating on other women. There is a point in females lives where they want to claim their independence. However the music video wasn't promoted as well as it should have been. Critics did think of the song Ta Da as male–bashing content. Ta Da was a good lead single that had a lot of potential for some radioplay. On a plus note, Pam Olivia of Vybe, D'Andrea Foster, and Shae Jones contributed in the role of background vocals.
Ta Da was chosen by Elektra Records due to the lack of success from Lil Mo's previous singles 5 Minutes and If You Wanna Dance because those songs when they were released as singles did not chart. I remember there was a time that 5 Minutes and If You Wanna Dance were to be the leading singles for the Based on a True Story album. I agree with Elektra's decision that Ta Da was a good choice for the lead single of the debut Based On A True Story album. I was in favor of that particular decision back then in 2000 as well!
Ta Da is a lovely magical song dedicated and aimed to all the ladies out there men that are unfaithful and are cheating on other women. There is a point in females lives where they want to claim their independence.
However the music video wasn't promoted as well as it should have been. Critics did think of the song Ta Da as male–bashing content. Ta Da was a good lead single that had a lot of potential for some radioplay. On a plus note, Pam Olivia of Vybe, D'Andrea Foster, and Shae Jones contributed in the role of background vocals.
My Story is an autobiographical song about Lil Mo. This song is her life story basically. She sings her ass off in the chorus and as a solo artist on this song of hers. She makes it be known to the world that she wants to be known as a singer and as a superstar. It is a positive and uplifting song about what she goes through because she's just like you. The electronics used are great!
Lil Mo takes us back to where it all started at the very beginning of My Story. She was a little girl from Long Island, New York. Thinking back when it all started, she always had big dreams. Lil Mo wanted to be a superstar. She said she was touched by God. Now she can tell the world all about it.
Her life, heart, and story are everything to her that she wants to share with you. It’s the answer to the calling and now the whole world can see Lil Mo as a superstar. In each and everybody there is a Lil Mo.
They gotta know about her and feel the love. She has to show them all. From the biggest to the small, the bottom of her heart. To the depths of her soul. About she made it through the fire and came out pure as gold.
Starstruck was a song produced by Missy Elliott for Lil Mo’s Based On A True Story album in 2000. This song was based on a true story. Missy Elliott does a superb herb job of doing her rap ad-libs as she always does! To most Lil Mo fans, Starstruck should have been a lead single. Starstruck had a lot of potential for some radioplay but Elektra disagreed with that option. Starstruck should've had a music video done as well. Starstruck should have been a lead single. Starstruck had a lot of potential for some radioplay but Elektra disagreed with that option.
The song Starstruck was based on a true story. Starstruck was dedicated to former boyfriend who was a boy in Lil Mo's class when she was in high school. The boy who used to tease her constantly which is who the entire song is aimed at. Now he wants to be around Lil Mo due to her fame and social status in the music industry. She kindly tells him to back off. The boy is starstruck by Lil Mo.
The song Starstruck goes went to that boy who used to laugh at Lil Mo! He pulled her hair and snapped on her gear. Lil Mo knows she shouldn't have wrote this song but doesn't regret a thing about writing the song Starstruck. Now Lil Mo gave this boy something to laugh about now! This boy used to treat her badly. He didn't care what she had to say. This boy used to laugh at Lil Mo's petite shape (body figure). Now he say Lil Mo off the chain and that she blows him away!
Look how the tables turned. Now he's got so much to say about Lil Mo's fame and stardom. Could it be the money, videos, and fly cars? The boy wants Lil Mo because he's starstruck! Now he's trying to get backstage during Lil Mo's concerts and tours. Look at how things have changed. Lil Mo is now grown up and filled out in every place. He's all up in her face because he sees that Lil Mo is getting paid as a musician artist. But too bad! He can't be down with Lil Mo. If that boy had been much more good to Lil Mo, then things would be different.
Enter stage Missy Elliott. She is the bitch like she told him. Why is that boy all up in Missy's grill like he knows her? She had all these clothing styles and personalities WAY before this boy did. That boy needs to stop talking all that junk and slow down. Missy Elliott used to be a nobody until 1996 when she blew up big on Gina Thompson's song The Things You Do. Every show Missy Elliott performs at, she earns $1 million for every appearance at every show in other words. Missy Elliott did make it hot like Nicole Wray did in 1998! She knows how to break it down to the floor.
Saturday is a song explains how a man who loved Lil Mo was dating someone else behind her back and ignoring her. He was dating someone else behind her back without her knowing. The song has an upbeat vibe to it hence its upbeat nature. The song itself is quite fast paced.
Lil Mo calls the man she is dating over the telephone at the very beginning of the song only to find out his number has been disconnected as the operator states. She sighs inn disbelief. This is the point where she starts singing.
He said he had to leave. He promised Lil Mo he would be with her on Saturday. But he said he had things he had to do. He had errands he had to make. His priorities were in other places. Now it’s Monday. Lil Mo has not seen or heard from him. How much more time does he need? She let it marinate but now she’s getting worried as it’s Wednesday.
She believed him when he said he would love Lil Mo for always. But always ended Saturday. How could he look Lil Mo in her face knowing he was with someone else in the first place?
She even drove by his apartment. She saw a For Sale sign. He up and moved away. He could've at least called her. According to him, it was over. But now they are closer than they ever were. Now they are closer than they ever were. He swore to Lil Mo.
He took a piece of her when he walked away last Saturday. She would've thought he’d be the one good in her mind. Lil Mo finds out toward the end of the song that he did not love her. He loved someone else instead. Her man was cheating Lil Mo.
5/5*****!
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