I gotta go!

At last!

A support act with talent!!!

Dammit it all!! Im going Sunday.

eireboy34 said:

At last!

A support act with talent!!!

Realtor said:

Mary J? that will be a party, for sure.

L.A. gets all the fun, I'm going to :boohoo:

eireboy34 said:

At last!

A support act with talent!!!

Wolfie... be nice. I like Mary J okay, but I've never had the urge to see her in concert. However, I'm going to a Janelle Monae concert in a few weeks.

I think when it's all said and done, we might be mentioning Janelle Monae in the same sentence as Stevie Wonder and Prince. Not so sure that Mary J will be in that same company.

some of yall gonna complain no matter who opens 4 him janelle is boring as hell mary j blidge is a r & b legend real great talent

I Mary J at Radio City and she is definately still the Queen of Hip Hop. You guys who will be there will enjoy her.

way overrated

Wow! Mary J? That is so cool. Leelah James would be a cool opening act too. She has just as much a soulful voice as Mary J. Lawd L.A,. is really getting the 21 nights treatment.

[Edited 5/24/11 7:11am]

alfbo said:

eireboy34 said:

At last!

A support act with talent!!!

Wolfie... be nice. I like Mary J okay, but I've never had the urge to see her in concert. However, I'm going to a Janelle Monae concert in a few weeks.

I think when it's all said and done, we might be mentioning Janelle Monae in the same sentence as Stevie Wonder and Prince. Not so sure that Mary J will be in that same company.

What? Are You Serious? Let's do a recap of their careers:

At 26, Prince has written all the songs on For You, Prince, Dirty Mind, Controversy, 1999, Purple Rain, and has maybe another THREE HUNDERED SONGS unreleased at the time.

At 26, Stevie Wonder had not really recorded all that much, only 18 albums. I know Janelle Monae has more than 18 albums, right? Well, not to mention that poor weak Stevie Wonder had really only written the last 6 of those 18 albums. Gee, you would think that by age 26, that poor Stevie would have written more than the lowly 100 or more songs at that point.

Ok what has Janelle done? She is 26 by the end of 2011. Well, in a much, much, much weaker music business with really lame competition out there...she has ONE EP, and ONE LP. She has co-written much of her work, and has yet to fully write her own song by herself. Yeah, she's close to Stevie and Prince...almost there. If she writes and produces another 800 songs or so in the next few years, she will be in the same sentence.

What next? Lil' Wayne is considered a literary genius for having the astute ability to be so creative that he came up with the great idea to put Lil' in his name? Please.

I like Janelle Monae. She has a unique voice, she is beautiful, talented, and she does co-write her songs. To even think of comparing her to two musicians who by the same age had produced Purple Rain, and Songs In The Key Of Life is more humor than I can deal with. As far as I can tell from album credits, she doesn't so much as play the damb Triangle.

[Edited 5/24/11 7:24am]

stillwaiting said:

alfbo said:

Wolfie... be nice. I like Mary J okay, but I've never had the urge to see her in concert. However, I'm going to a Janelle Monae concert in a few weeks.

I think when it's all said and done, we might be mentioning Janelle Monae in the same sentence as Stevie Wonder and Prince. Not so sure that Mary J will be in that same company.

What? Are You Serious? Let's do a recap of their careers:

At 26, Prince has written all the songs on For You, Prince, Dirty Mind, Controversy, 1999, Purple Rain, and has maybe another THREE HUNDERED SONGS unreleased at the time.

At 26, Stevie Wonder had not really recorded all that much, only 18 albums. I know Janelle Monae has more than 18 albums, right? Well, not to mention that poor weak Stevie Wonder had really only written the last 6 of those 18 albums. Gee, you would think that by age 26, that poor Stevie would have written more than the lowly 100 or more songs at that point.

Ok what has Janelle done? She is 26 by the end of 2011. Well, in a much, much, much weaker music business with really lame competition out there...she has ONE EP, and ONE LP. She has co-written much of her work, and has yet to fully write her own song by herself. Yeah, she's close to Stevie and Prince...almost there. If she writes and produces another 800 songs or so in the next few years, she will be in the same sentence.

What next? Lil' Wayne is considered a literary genius for having the astute ability to be so creative that he came up with the great idea to put Lil' in his name? Please.

I like Janelle Monae. She has a unique voice, she is beautiful, talented, and she does co-write her songs. To even think of comparing her to two musicians who by the same age had produced Purple Rain, and Songs In The Key Of Life is more humor than I can deal with. As far as I can tell from album credits, she doesn't so much as play the damb Triangle.

[Edited 5/24/11 7:24am]

Any news for Sundays opener?

...or Friday's opener?

Come on REALLY???

cbarnes3121 said:

some of yall gonna complain no matter who opens 4 him janelle is boring as hell mary j blidge is a r & b legend real great talent

Very nice! That will be a great show - enjoy LA!

alfbo said:

eireboy34 said:

At last!

A support act with talent!!!

Wolfie... be nice. I like Mary J okay, but I've never had the urge to see her in concert. However, I'm going to a Janelle Monae concert in a few weeks.

I think when it's all said and done, we might be mentioning Janelle Monae in the same sentence as Stevie Wonder and Prince. Not so sure that Mary J will be in that same company.

wolfie aka eireboy34 is a FRAUD who cant get his lies str8, what happen to the shows at staples center LMAO

bronzefunk said:

sashajones said:

Now das tha kinda carryin' on I'm talkin bout!!!......Thats tha bizness! Im there!!!!

stillwaiting said:

alfbo said:

Wolfie... be nice. I like Mary J okay, but I've never had the urge to see her in concert. However, I'm going to a Janelle Monae concert in a few weeks.

I think when it's all said and done, we might be mentioning Janelle Monae in the same sentence as Stevie Wonder and Prince. Not so sure that Mary J will be in that same company.

What? Are You Serious? Let's do a recap of their careers:

At 26, Prince has written all the songs on For You, Prince, Dirty Mind, Controversy, 1999, Purple Rain, and has maybe another THREE HUNDERED SONGS unreleased at the time.

At 26, Stevie Wonder had not really recorded all that much, only 18 albums. I know Janelle Monae has more than 18 albums, right? Well, not to mention that poor weak Stevie Wonder had really only written the last 6 of those 18 albums. Gee, you would think that by age 26, that poor Stevie would have written more than the lowly 100 or more songs at that point.

Ok what has Janelle done? She is 26 by the end of 2011. Well, in a much, much, much weaker music business with really lame competition out there...she has ONE EP, and ONE LP. She has co-written much of her work, and has yet to fully write her own song by herself. Yeah, she's close to Stevie and Prince...almost there. If she writes and produces another 800 songs or so in the next few years, she will be in the same sentence.

What next? Lil' Wayne is considered a literary genius for having the astute ability to be so creative that he came up with the great idea to put Lil' in his name? Please.

I like Janelle Monae. She has a unique voice, she is beautiful, talented, and she does co-write her songs. To even think of comparing her to two musicians who by the same age had produced Purple Rain, and Songs In The Key Of Life is more humor than I can deal with. As far as I can tell from album credits, she doesn't so much as play the damb Triangle.

[Edited 5/24/11 7:24am]

I think the reference as a potential comparison is that Janelle Monae offers a rare uniqueness that isn't found in today's music industry. I don't think the implication was per talent and ability, because Prince and Stevie can bang out songs in their sleep. But Janelle Monae's humility, discipline, and positivity...combined with her voice and dancing skill.... could catapult her into places that we might not forsee at the moment.

Realtor said:

I think the reference as a potential comparison is that Janelle Monae offers a rare uniqueness that isn't found in today's music industry. I don't think the implication was per talent and ability, because Prince and Stevie can bang out songs in their sleep. But Janelle Monae's humility, discipline, and positivity...combined with her voice and dancing skill.... could catapult her into places that we might not forsee at the moment.

Thanks! I thought about clarifying what I meant but was afraid it would turn into an argument. Thanks for doing it for me!

Edited to add: I'm a fan of Mary J and I like a lot of her songs. I just feel more of a connetion to Janae and what she's trying to do.

[Edited 5/24/11 14:13pm]

I'd like to see Mary J. since I've never seen her live. I have Janelle Monae tix for June so I wouldn't be missing out if she doesn't open for Prince this weekend!

Weezy got skills. I used to hate until I actually listened to a few of his CDs. It may not be one's cuppa tea but you got to respect the work and the game.

Back to P...yeah, no comparison between Mary J and Janelle.

GDB said:

Weezy got skills. I used to hate until I actually listened to a few of his CDs. It may not be one's cuppa tea but you got to respect the work and the game.

Back to P...yeah, no comparison between Mary J and Janelle.

yeah if you throw yourself in front of a car and smoke some crack.. maybe his gargling rap all makes sense, because we are not the same he is a martian

eireboy34 said:

At last!

A support act with talent!!!

Mary would easily qualify as the opening act with the least talent so far even with the most commercial success

I have never understood the MJB thing... actually I do understand stand it. The black community see a lot of themselves in Mary... and she has a great story.

But her story is better than her talent unfortunately for her