I like this song. It is uptemop. Sort of in the vein of "My Humps"
with part of the chorus ending in

zugh zugh zuh zhuh zhuh..
zu zu zuh
zuh zhuh zhuh.

Has anyone heard this jam?

i LOVE this song, just saw the vid 4 it last night and they both look beautiful!

Pretty cool song. Love the Bambataa sample.

But it's shame that this is LL's song, yet it's all about J. Lo in the video. I just thought that was hilarious.

paisleypark4 said:

Same thing I thought when I heard it.

I was presently surprised to see this on TV the yesterday.

Yes, they both look good together and LL is the perfect partner to get J.Lo back in the public embrace again.

She was dancin' her ass off.

Like the look of the video.

It did NOT remind me of My Humps. (what an insult that would be).

But it did remind me of the 80s and something LL might have done in the 80s. It was way better than Humps.

Kewl song.

i'm not an LL fan but i did see the vid and thought the song was decent.

i don't know why but it seems to me that his first singles are always songs that would be played in the club rather than in my car...but i think that's always how he's been...

J-Lo was doing J-Lo, just looking pretty

song is aight though, i like it better than that awful "headsprung" song he had out a few years back...ehhh

LL's delivery at the beginning is very "Funky Cold Medina."

It's decent.

I'll most likely dance like a fool to this when I'm out anyway.

(Has anyone else noticed how LL has consistently been making hit songs since 1987?)

JANFAN4L said:

Yes. You gotta give him respect for that. Big Will tries but can't.

J.Lo messes up the song for me. He could've used another spanish chick. Give someone else some exposure. Goodness.

poor J.Ho. she's so over.

but then again so was mariah 2 years ago

badujunkie said:

Yeah, but Mariah has talent to fall back on.... then again I guess J.Lo has her own kind of "talent" to fall back on too.

I agree...It's a less kitschy and more dancable verison of something the Black Eyed Peas would do. I like it!
[Edited 2/19/06 1:39am]

I understand that Fergue of the Blk Eyed Peas was the original vocalist slated for that song and word has it - that she turned it down or changed her mind. I still don't know what went down with that? But J-Lo was their second choice, just FYI.

I think Gwen Stefini (with ther current pop status) would have been an upgrade over J-Lo.

And I maybe in the minority but I think Headsprung was a little more creative than Control Myself. I mean, CM is cool but it sounds so simplistic, like it was recorded in one day.

goat2004 said:

Yeah, "Headsprung" is a better song but for some reason it wasn't a hit. Not crunk enough for Clear Channel. "Control Myself" isn't very original, but it's OK.

:shurg: So I'm a little late.

(I only just saw the video for the first time now)

Man it would be so easy for me to love this song if it was just LL Cool J doing his best "Goin Back To Cali"/"I'm That Type Of Guy" style of rhymin and that hot Afrika Bambaataa sample.

But honestly Jennifer's part messes it up for me.. I don't like that melody, doesn't matter if someone else woulda sung the same thing I wouldna liked it.

And Jermaine Dupri needs to hush.

JANFAN4L said:

Have to give it that.

dreamfactory313 said:

This song is more akin to Missy feat. Ciara "Outta Control", in just about every way possible.

CinisterCee said:

U wanna hear my Missy Vs. Cybotron "Clearly Lost Control" mix?

paisleypark4 said:

lol, I think I heard it on The Cookbook, but go 'head

yousend it is actin a damn fool
[Edited 3/16/06 21:37pm]