Tuesday, July 10, 2007

These New R&B Duets.........

...Must stop now!

I'm up early this morning watching videos on MTV and MTV2, and I happen to see the remix for T-Pain's "Bartender." A remix is supposed to be for a song so hot that it demands another version. I clearly missed the memo about "Bartender." The song features Akon, who actually signed T-Pain. I guess Akon was drawn to him because of their similarities. T-Pain is known for the synthesizer, while Akon is known for sounding like xylophone.

Then there's Rihanna featuring Chris Brown with the "Umbrella" remix. Umbrella originally sounds like an 8-year-old with Down Syndrome and juvenile diabetes wrote it - no offense to the 8-year-olds with Down Syndrome and juvenile diabetes out there. Chris Brown comes on to add his "flare." He, oh-so cleverly switches umbrella with Cinderella. That's where the magic starts, and I change the station.

Next we have the stupidest song from R.Kelly since "Trapped in a Closet." He calls upon Usher, or "Ush," as "Kels" affectionately calls him, for "Same Girl." The song's premise is that the two have been unwittingly dating the same girl. The song's video takes it a step further, as it is revealed that it isn't the same girl. R. Kelly hits us with another gripping cliffhanger, as he and Ush discover that girl has a twin!

You can stop this people. We must!

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