After the enviable success of her post-High School Musical projects, it’s safe to say that Vanessa Hudgens doesn’t need to make much noise to get attention. The fans she’s gained over the years lie in wait for her to speak- hoping for something new that they’ll enjoy as much as they did the last. And Identified is not that.
Hudgens’ sophomore effort is noticeably energetic and G-rated. But, even more so, it’s bland, confused, and far too easy to walk away from.
Vanessa Hudgens‘ sophomore album, Identified, has recently been made available for preview and, after hearing it, I am not excited for this record. It sounds like a disaster.
I’ve been feeling “Like Me” since the moment I heard it. Both it and “Stupid Shit” are great songs, but I’m dying to hear them do a mid-tempo or a ballad. So, basically, the wait for the album is killing me.
Girlicious performed at the 2008 Much Music Video Awards in Canada this past weekend and the performance was, just, alright. Very little of the singing was actually live, but the dancing was good, and the girls looked great.
There is even a surprise toward the end of the song. I think you’ll all enjoy it.
Watch the performance after the jump…
Keri Hilson’s story is similar to that of The-Dream and Sean Garrett. For years, she has been behind the scenes writing hits for artists other than herself: Chingy, Britney Spears, Ciara, but she is finally on her way to stepping out and getting her own chance to hog the spotlight.
Ironically, on her debut single, “Energy,” Keri had no role in the creation of the track and has left all of the heavy-lifting to the Runawayz. It irks me that someone capable of doing for themselve is having other people work for them, but the song is good, regardless, so, I forgive.
I have been in wild opposition of Nas‘ recent agenda, which is, ultimately, using racial tension as a tool to gain some extra publicity. Even if he is trying to bring a change, he is going about it in a way that I would call too forward.
He attempted to title his ninth studio album “Nigger”, like the word has some kind of value to him. If racism is such a heavy issue to Nas, you think he’d be a bit more sensitive in choosing his words. There’s a point where being anti-censorship hurts his “cause.”
He even uses the word a few times on, “Hero,” the, Polow Da Don produced, first single off his new album, which is strong enough to make me put aside my distaste for his choices, if only for the four minutes this track runs for.
