Posts Tagged ‘rodney jerkins’

all about the music // November 4th, 2009 // 5 Comments

Janet Jackson’s career in just under 5 minutes.

This is the extended commercial for Janet Jackson’s Number Ones. Nothing new to see here, however, upon perusing multiple Janet sites there seems to be some confusion over Rodney Jerkins’ involvement versus Jimmy & Terry’s on her forthcoming studio album. Let’s take a look at what Jerkins recently said, just in the interest of clarification:

 

“They were taking her in a different direction, but it wasn’t iconic,” Jerkins said of the famous duo. “There is a certain groove, there is a certain melodic-ness to Janet and you have to be able to capture that. Also, Janet writes. A lot of the hits that happened in the past, Janet was heavily involved in the writing process. And if you look on her last three records, she didn’t write at all. So that’s the first thing I did with her. I gave her a pen and a pad and said, ‘We’re going back to the roots. I want you involved; I want to see how you feel.”

 

Release the hounds.

 

all about the music // October 12th, 2009 // 2 Comments

Mary J’s “Stronger” increasingly weaker.

Or is it “more weak”?

 

As a fan, it can be difficult to admit when your favorite artist is dropping the ball. But, I love myself more than I love Mary J. Blige so I’ll come right out and say it: These new Mary joints are just ok. Not wack like they are just bad songs for any artist, but when we look at the many ways in which Mary has grown over the years, these tracks feel regressive or, at the most, basic. Let’s break them down one-by-one.

 

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