A little background on my feelings about Keri:
Ok so I really don't like the image (her the artist that comes across outside of her lyrics and voice laid down on a track. What I see of her, and not her physical looks because she's beautiful) of Keri Hilson she's pretty corny to me as far as her image is concerned (As a singer/songwriter I do like her, although I liked her much more as that before she created this image and really broke out into the music industry as a solo act). She's corny to me because she tries so very hard to make almost every thing sexy. I think the effort that she puts into trying to portray sexy is what annoys me. To me sexy is something that should be pretty effortless. Subjects and themes that don't call for sex appeal she's either putting on the 'sexy face' or grinding and winding.
The only reason I was a tad bit excited to see this video is because it's Ms. LaurieAnn Gibson's Directorial Debut. And I love her as an artist. I love her passion, discipline, zeal, choreography, and urgency for performing and showmanship (esp when it comes to dance).
So as I began to watch I had a smile on my face thinking "Yay! this has a storyline. There's a little skit. I get some acting. I see JoJo and I think I saw Hillary Duff way way in the background trying to get her dirty girl on lol #FTW", I say in my head. As soon as the beat dropped my eyes were then violated =/. There were so many got dam crotch shots, while she was half nude smh. She lol danced so hard/vulgar/wild that at one point she looked like a drunk white girl with no rhythm that happened to be on beat. (read carefully) lmao. But really, A HOT FUNKY FIERY MESS! "It looked like It smelled" lmao said by my sister. I wasn't able to appreciate the art of the filming and editing, nor the storyline. There was no real story. It was a mockery.
After I watched with my sisters and we began expressing the way we felt, we started to compare the video to other music video's we felt were sexy but still didn't go that far.
The intensity level will gradually build.
yall know I had to put this in here
One of the sexiest video's I've ever seen
so you know I had to post this right after lol
Janet is the epitome of sexy universally hands down. (that's why she's my wife ;-) lol). But as far as directing and film is concerned. There is an artistic approach to these video.
As we proceed......
I'm putting this I guess for the lyrical content (she's talking about her poom poom) yea I'm reaching lol I just wanted to see Bey so here's a treat.
But even here there is still a flirt and tease.
Ok now really back to our scheduled production for real.
TREY SONGZ "INVENTED SEX" from joseph labisi on Vimeo.
Now this was raunchy but alt least there was a build up dang, some four play to the eyes. which softened the vulgarity. And you can still appreciate the art in the film making with the different angles and shots.
Chris Brown - No Bullshit from Terrell Johnson on Vimeo.
*side-note* I really don't care for kissing in video's. To me it's unnecessary and non creative. There are too many other ways to achieve that image with music and film but, in this video there was still a build up/a little four play even some charm by Chris before the vulgarity.
(I know Kenny is gonna love this lol check out her blog)
Ciara - Ride feat Ludacriss from Laurens on Vimeo.
Now Ciara is not my favorite artist at.all. but this video doesn't offend me. And I put this in here to compare they lyrical content and the dancing. There is still a little finesse there.
Now this shyt right here lol smdh -_-
Keri Hilson feat Rick Ross - The Way You Love Me from Monkey78 on Vimeo.
This chick done jumped off a cliff. Vixen gone wrong. And I know Lauri-Ann is all for empowering women but this to me is a submissive ass video. And please don't get me wrong I am all about sexy, sassy choreography as I create and perform it myself, there just has to be a balance and this video is off the deep end. The lyrics! WTF lol I'm going to assume she wrote them because she's a songwriter, but the shyt sounds like her brain got tired. No Hate! It just looks like a cry to maintain relevance =/. It's so very unfortunate because I think she's a pretty good talent.
LaurieAnn explains the video in an interview on necolebitchie.com
So after all that jazz I came across this............
Lawwwwwwwwwwwd Hammercy smh
Pro's: He's promoting safe sex as did Janet in Anytime Anyplace, there was a build up. Loved the Kanye track in the beginning (S/O to Heartbreak & 808's). And I just love his voice.
Did he really have to go soft porn though (as necolebitchie coined it)?!?!!? O_o
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