http://youtube.com/watch?...oo%20close

http://youtube.com/watch?...xt%20wifey



A group founded by Lance Alexander , key-synthman from Lo-Key .

Too Close is a dirty little song...and I like it. Wasn't too keen on Wifey. From Central High in St. Paul.

RipHer2Shreds said:

You know , when i heard it @ first on a radio-show , when it came out , i was like " Hey , that's LO-KEY ! " .
It was a dj-less shuffle-joints hour , so the track wasn't mentioned at that moment .
I went a lil' nutz 'cause i was eagerly waiting for some new work after their Back 2 Tha Howse smash .
The voice of the singer who starts the first verse is my fave .
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i couldn't stand those bastids...it's bad enough i had to deal with a roommate in job corps who thought these cats were great and kept their cd on constantly...them and savage garden.

Yep , that can happen .
But i think this style has much more soul than a lot of the current commercial acts in HipHop-R&B .
There's a good melody and their vocals , especially the first singer , have quality

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

It sounds like her playing those albums all the time was...making it haaaaard for you!

hard = difficult
not
hard = bone (like in the song)

RipHer2Shreds said:

i sorta liked both songs...lol.


of course.

"Too Close"'s lyrics are so cheesy it's great, and that song's good anyway.

The first time I asked my girl to dance (nervous as hell) Too Close was the song. Things went well! It will always be one of my favs.
live4luvandluvwillive4u

Speaking of Minneapolis R&B acts, whatever happened to Koffee Brown? They were linked up with NEXT and that whole scene.

Mara said:

I used to love "Weekend Thing" by them.

BlaqueKnight said:

Same here. That male/female vocal dynamic is missing in today's R&B. They reminded me of an updated Peaches & Herb or Ashford & Simpson. "After Party" will always be a 2 a.m. club closing cut for me.

Speaking of Next

Did you know this...


In late 2005, Next's record company Interscope Records released details of the band's first album in four years, which has yet to be given a title. The album is slated for a late 2006 release, with Interscope Records employing Award Winning producers Jermaine Dupri and Rich Harrison to provide the melodies along with respected songwriters Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and Jon Bryant to write lyrics..

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w...%28band%29

JasonStar said:

Cool.

I don't think there's ever been a song with lyrics as hilariously corny as "Too Close." On the album version, it starts with "I wonder if she can tell I'm hard right now." My response: "If she can't, something is wrong."

Anyway, these would have to be Next's best two songs. I couldn't stand their debut single, "Butta Love."
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AlexdeParis said:

hahahahahahahaha Good one.

I know this lady who use to be the manager of a hotel here in Oklahoma and she told me a story one time about how R.L. and Next were staying at the hotel and just really had nasty attitudes towards the employees and they also had alot of groupies hanging around, but that didn't surprise me. What I didn't like was the fact that she said they talked down to her and the other hotel employees as if their shit didn't stink. Their attitudes is probably the reason why their careers never really got big .

When I DJ I always play "Too Close" and check out these songs mixed with that song--

"We Go Deep" by Janet and

"Rock Your Body" by Justiin

It's the same bass line almost!

"Too Close" = fab
"Wifey" = drab

100MPH said:

love both racks, but "too close", mmmmm memories.
i also love the song R.L. did with Deborah Cox "we can't be friends". TUNE!!!!!

BlaqueKnight said:

Pftt, hardly. Too midtempo.

I want your PC
Sit on my laptop
Push all my buttons, baby, please don't stop
Download all over me
Let me enter your internet
Dial me up, it's time for "Cybersexx"



I used to like that song by NEXT

Adisa said:

Those are the worst lyrics ever

thesexofit said:

You can't touch this.

Adisa said:

Not even hammer would sink that low with those metaphors.

thesexofit said:

I know, those lyrics are garbage. But the bassline and harmonies won me over.

Adisa said:

Meh, i love hammer, and i know his lyrics suck most of the time (if not more), so i know where ur coming from


Lyrics never mattered to me much anyway