tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14538007.post112931949333613928..comments2023-06-09T05:48:41.698-04:00Comments on (remix) feat. Elevato: to hell with poverty '05Jasonikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08370695305492110899noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14538007.post-1130273942957112322005-10-25T16:59:00.000-04:002005-10-25T16:59:00.000-04:00Yeah, I'm surprised about "DARE" too. It's a fanta...Yeah, I'm surprised about "DARE" too. It's a fantastic single. <BR/><BR/>About the pop part of your post: <BR/>I totally hear ya. It's like, "I just want some per-son-ality," y'know? (Oh, and speaking of '80s Madonna and/or Club Tropicana, have you heard her single off the new album? It's delish.)<BR/><BR/>I gotta say, I do think the US has its share of playful popstars, it's just that... well... I don't think we like our pop that playful as of late. In my opinion, we like pop stars who are relatively serious and we favor artists that sing about issues and the struggle-comma-man, however trite they may be. <BR/><BR/>Think about who’s who in popular hip-hop. Anyone who has Pop Star status has some serious shit going on in their lives, or at least are pretending to. Of course there are stars in the genre who don't take themselves or their lyrics so seriously (Ludacris comes to mind... "Cause I'm worth a million ga-zillion fa-fillion dollars") but they tend to be overshadowed by runnin' from the law, everyday is a struggle, I'm cheating/being cheated on, my court date is next week-types. It seems that's who we like nowadays and conveniently that type also tends to be devoid of any real personality. Or perhaps, the personality is there, it's just that everyone is channelling the same exact one so no one stands out.<BR/><BR/>The good news is every now and then someone like Pharrell Williams comes along and negates everything I just said. Somehow he managed to climb to the top and still be a goofball.<BR/><BR/>Am I makin’ any sense here or do you think I am talking out of my ass? <BR/><BR/>Glad you're listening to DangerDoom, by the way.riamixedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887981342683948676noreply@blogger.com