thesexofit said:

She looks fine in that pic. Shit, you must have insane standards

No , i can't really say i dig those beads either

thesexofit said:

Yeah, today's plastic look is so much better

Dewrede said:

Man I loved the beads!

The sound they made during "the act" is music to my ears

wait..we cant forget Mrs. Thelma Houston after she taught the world how to "really" sing Falling...

thank god millions of people saw that performance..they all walked away realizing how blandly middle-brow Alicia is...

intha916 said:

Plastic was never mentioned. That feather makes her look native indian. It clashes with the red lippo.

sosgemini said:

Ha! I saw that and thought the same thing. She killed it!

thesexofit said:

My point is, sistahs didn't try to be white girls as much as they do now. Patrice's look is just to "ethnic" for many of you cats today. I'll always love Patrice's look around that time.

VoicesCarry said:

hey, doesnt she and dansa sorta look alike?

intha916 said:

oh, I get ya. Fair enough. But looks wise on that cover, nah, that ain't for me.

Wheres the cleavage

thesexofit said:

Sorry, this was the time before all female R&B singers looked like hoes.

intha916 said:

This was also when they could sing. Coincidence? I think not.

VoicesCarry said:

Shutup voices Voices dont make good records, tunes or whatever does.

Just 'cause u can sing doesn't mean ur music is gonna be any good.

Anyway, yeah she sucks. As hotlegs would say, if she was so talented, where is she now
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thesexofit said:

Her damn samples are the basis for half the records in hip hop, dumbass Your boy George Michael sampled her, too.

Oh, and BTW, she was a singer, songwriter, producer, and instrumentalist, so if you're gonna talk bullshit, let it not be about her talent. Thanks.
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VoicesCarry said:

My last bit about talent was deliberately doing the legover theory. Hotlegs once said something like "if jane child was so talented, where is she now?" I just copied those words of wisdom

thesexofit said:

MsLegs was just getting frustrated in that thread.

VoicesCarry said:

Really? What u 2 close then?

thesexofit said:

Nah, MsLegs generally knows her shit, though, so she's cool with me. You're lucky she wasn't here, though, when you made those comments about Patrice

VoicesCarry said:

I think legs is still pissed about those whitney comments I made. (which was ages ago)

Plus, she always rags on bobby brown. Whitney is just as stupid as bobby. Thats why they will never split. They are made for eachother.

SPYZFAN1 said:

whoa forget me nots was patrice herself on bass. sheeat that's one of my favorite basslines ever

She ain't got nothin' on A Taste of Honey.

thesexofit said:

I recently saw her name associated with some awards show so I went to check on it. This is what I found:
Patrice Rushen has broken a lot of barriers in the music business: she's the first woman to be musical director for a major awards show (the Emmys), was musical director for a Janet Jackson world tour, produced movie soundtracks and has succeeded at other traditionally male activities. She's also a recording artist, writing and producing her own recordings since 1978. Rushen's not as groundbreaking from an artistic perspective, but she does do a number of things very well, including playing piano (she tends to sound like Herbie Hancock in his 60s/early 70s period), singing, composing, and producing sexy- sweet soul and funk. Personnel varies, but she usually has "Ready Freddie" Washington on bass, and he's worth hearing.
Since the late 80s she's spent most of her time working on television and film scores, guested on a number of jazz and pop albums (including a fine appearance on piano on the Babyface- produced Waiting To Exhale Soundtrack), and even produced an acoustic album for Sheena Easton, No Strings.

She clearly is not a "fly-by-night" artist like many who are on the charts today.

lilgish said:

"arriving @ the Black hair expo"

thesexofit said:

You get on my gat dayum nerves This pic is NICE, I was just noticing the angle of the beads & braids - that shit is dope! Y'all new school muufuckas make me wanna break out the chair

CalhounSq said:

I know. I been lookin at the wekid since I was 5

VoicesCarry said:

This is true. I can verify this.

VoicesCarry said:

You know something VC? It just dawn on me that Alicia is ripping-off a lot of wardrobe ideas from Patrice Rushen!!!

Harlepolis said:

I also remember that R.Kelly even sample from Patrice's Remind Me for the title track of Born Into The 90's.

She's still cute to this day. Monstrous talent!!!