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Ryan Leslie - Diamond Girl There's a lot of buzz about this cat Ryan Leslie and his new single "Diamond Girl" seems to be blowing up pretty quickly.
(sorry I had to use the rough draft video - the official vid wouldn't allow embedding) http://www.youtube.com/wa...LYhNmXDVxE Anybody feelin' this guy or is he the next member of "sounds of wackness"? Discuss. [Edited 4/21/08 20:01pm] | |
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male cassie, minus the good looks yea, i know... | |
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TheBoyfromtheBand said: male cassie, minus the good looks
Funny you should mention Cassie, since he is her producer/boyfriend. He has a better voice than Cassie. Hell, everybody has a better voice than Cassie. | |
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I thought Diamond Girl was 20 years ago.... | |
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Damn. I thought this was gonna be about the Seals & Crofts song.  Nevermind... | |
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THAT track sounds like hip-hop & r&b in a much needs divorce settlement.  | |
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BlaqueKnight said: There's a lot of buzz about this cat Ryan Leslie and his new single "Diamond Girl" seems to be blowing up pretty quickly.
(sorry I had to use the rough draft video - the official vid wouldn't allow embedding) http://www.youtube.com/wa...LYhNmXDVxE Anybody feelin' this guy or is he the next member of "sounds of wackness"? Discuss. [Edited 4/21/08 20:01pm] he looks like a retarded version of Juelz Santana "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." | |
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bboy87 said: he looks like a retarded version of Juelz Santana That's like saying he looks like a blind version of Stevie Wonder, isn't it? | |
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BlaqueKnight said: bboy87 said: he looks like a retarded version of Juelz Santana That's like saying he looks like a blind version of Stevie Wonder, isn't it?  why do I find this post hilarious! If you will, so will I | |
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thekidsgirl said: BlaqueKnight said: That's like saying he looks like a blind version of Stevie Wonder, isn't it? why do I find this post hilarious! Because its true. | |
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Ryan is to Puffy what Danja is to Timbaland for the most part. The song is OK but its "forced" retro with sampled instruments, so WTF is the point, just get a freakin band!!
BTW him and cassie split for the most part, now its professional, thats the reason the girl in the video isnt Cassie, just one that looks like her [Edited 4/24/08 15:11pm] "We went where our music was appreciated, and that was everywhere but the USA, we knew we had fans, but there is only so much of the world you can play at once" Magne F | |
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So much for her being his "Diamond Girl", eh?
I've peeped a couple of his other songs. He's not as bad as I initially thought. He's no musical genius from what I can tell but he seems to have a sound. Valentine: http://www.youtube.com/wa...2fV4nnlG-I I-R-I-N-A http://www.youtube.com/wa...re=related At least he knows how to write some chord changes and a bridge in a song. | |
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I really like the song, however the guy singin it is kinda goofy lookin and his dance game could use a little help... "Bring friends, bring your children and bring foot spray 'cause it's gon' be funky." ~ Prince
A kiss on the lips, is betta than a knife in the back ~ Sheila E Darkness isn't the absence of light, it's the absence of U ~ Prince | |
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Borat and Puff Daddy's child is here.  | |
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BlaqueKnight said: Anybody feelin' this guy or is he the next member of "sounds of wackness"? Discuss. [Edited 4/21/08 20:01pm] Interesting description. Music today keeps taking some bad turns and that description hit the  . | |
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BlaqueKnight said: Anybody feelin' this guy or is he the next member of "sounds of wackness"? Almost gave him a pass (because I wasn't actually watching the video) until he started rapping. At that point, he went into the "sounds of wackness" file. tA  Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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theAudience said: BlaqueKnight said: Anybody feelin' this guy or is he the next member of "sounds of wackness"? Almost gave him a pass (because I wasn't actually watching the video) until he started rapping.At that point, he went into the "sounds of wackness" file. tA  The rap spoiled the play.  | |
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DiamondGlove said: Borat and Puff Daddy's child is here.
"We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." | |
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I dig it...
As for the rap, it can be hit or miss when acts try to incorporate rhyming into every R&B track...But I got no beef with Leslie doing it on this track...It's a killer groove... | |
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theAudience said: Almost gave him a pass (because I wasn't actually watching the video) until he started rapping. At that point, he went into the "sounds of wackness" file. tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 Did you peep the other two tracks? That's actually where he showed some skill. I've pretty much accepted that more than likely anything aimed at the pop/R&B charts is going to have some rap in it. | |
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BlaqueKnight said: Did you peep the other two tracks? That's actually where he showed some skill. I've pretty much accepted that more than likely anything aimed at the pop/R&B charts is going to have some rap in it.
To be honest I didn't know there were other tracks. What are their names? tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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I don't know about "Diamond Girl," but "Overdose" is a great track by Ryan Leslie. "You put water into a cup, it becomes the cup...Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend." - Bruce Lee
"Water can nourish me, but water can also carry me. Water has magic laws." - JCVD | |
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theAudience said: To be honest I didn't know there were other tracks. What are their names? tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 Valentine: http://www.youtube.com/wa...2fV4nnlG-I I-R-I-N-A http://www.youtube.com/wa...re=related | |
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BlaqueKnight said: theAudience said: To be honest I didn't know there were other tracks. What are their names? tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 Valentine: http://www.youtube.com/wa...2fV4nnlG-I I-R-I-N-A http://www.youtube.com/wa...re=related | |
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