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I Decided to Make the Official Solange Knowles Thread!
:blove :blove :blove 2008: Sol-Angel And The Hadley St. Dreams In late 2007, while being in the studio, recording her second album Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams, Knowles signed a new record deal with Geffen Records. Heading into a new musical direction with elements of "modern twist on hip-hop and R&B flecked with tinges of blues and jazz," the album includes production by Cee-Lo Green, Soulshock & Karlin, Polow da Don and Mark Ronson. The music video for its first single, The Neptunes-produced "I Decided" was shot in April 2008, and premiered on June 4, 2008 on BET's Access Granted. So far, the single has reached the top of the Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales charts. For the UK & European release, Solange worked with British producers Freemasons, who previously worked on remixes for Beyonce & Kelly Rowland, to create "I Decided, Part 2". This version will be released August 11th, with the album following on August 18th in the UK and the 26th elsewhere. Solange recently announced, via her blog, that she will be releasing a series of mixtapes, to coincide with the album. The first mixtape, titled "I Can't Get Clearance", includes the recently leaked track "**** The Industry (Signed Sincerly)". On this record, Knowles expresses her views on the current state of the music industry. The track name checks some major artists such as Mary J. Blige, Ashanti, Keyshia Cole, and sister Beyonce Knowles, although on her blog, she clearly stated that the song does not have "a negative light to any of the artist." Cover http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...-Sol-angel.JPG Tracklist
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I like "I Decided Part 2" a lot <3 I've not listened to the rest of her album much, though.
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^ You should listen to the album, it's pretty amazing. :3 My favourites tracks are Would've Been The One, Sandcastle Disco, I Decided 1&2, Cosmic Journey and Valentine's Day. :heart
I listened to her album Solo Star but it was quite boring. =x Hopefully Solange won't get discouraged because her album's at 110 in the UK mid-weeks and not make another album for five years again like what happened when her first album tanked. :( It's a shame she'll always live under Beyonce's shadow even though Sol-Angel totally tops B'Day~ |
I REALLY want to try her out. Mostly because her music sounds a lot more interesting than Beyonce's. Plus her fashion style is so interesting and fresh, I love it. :heart
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I decided part 2 is pretty much amazing (haven't heard any of the other tracks), so I'm excited for the whole album.
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wow, she's kind of a *****, lolz...
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^ I stand by Solange! Fox was out of order by wanting to ask about Jay-Z and Beyonce instead of the album. Then the next day Fox tried save their own skin by hating on her and making her look like she was in the wrong. I hate all these never ending comparisons to Bey, clearing Sol's the better musician. :/
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^ OH wow! >_<
Anyway, I do like her two singles from her new album. Some of her outfits are absolutely hideous in Sandcastle, what was she thinking haha. |
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I like I Decide!
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I think her new album is really good, I really like all the old school elements & the production is just very well executed.
it's a shame really that Solange herself is just so unlikeable. the bigger deal you make about the comparisons between her & Beyonce the more people are going to pay attention to it. plenty of celeb siblings get the chance in the limelight just because of their prettier & more talented sister/brother, and Solange is definitely one of them & she just needs to deal with it. lol @ the pic, could she try any harder to be ~different & edgy~? :o |
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And if you listen carefully, she just told the world Beyonce and Jay-Z are married because she called him her "brother in law" and those two haven't admitted to anyone they have married. Ehhh, aside from her horrible attitude, I've heard one song and it is OK. |
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jaykay! It sort of sucks that her album is flopping so far, I liked it way better than solo star. Isn't I Decided in the UK top 30 right now? Why is her album doing so bad there @-@ |
Solange is a horrible singer, but her album is a lot more diverse and fun than Beyonce's "B-day" imo, and I Decided was an awesome video. Even if she wants to not be compared to her sister, she should have said so in a less aggressive way I think, but I doubt it'll affect her that much, since no one is really aware of her new album anyway. =[
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I heard Solange perform on "Good Morning America" the other morning and the song sucked and the performance sucked, but her voice sounded decent enough.
Overall. I don't like her or her music. Ugh. She has an annoying look as well. She needs to do what Ashley Simpson did and get that grill fixed up. Ha. |
i hate to admit it but her new album is growin' on me...
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No Comparison (She Wins), No Career (We Win). |
I don't like her that much, but she debuted at #9 on the Billboard 200...good for her.
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Yeah, I was shocked to hear that Solange had a single out. Shocked that this single was a #1 Hit Single. Astounded that Solange had released another Album previously.
I was like, they must be playing it up on the program to make her look good, but I guess it's true. I obviously don't keep up with the girl. |
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I really am starting to love "I Decided" and "Sandcastle Disco". And debuting at #9 is impressive for Solange!
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After seeing that news clip, I'm certainly not going to give her a try at all. I was at least considering it before. Beyonce will always be numero uno in my book, because at the very least, she manages to have a radiant, kind personality in the spotlight (and I think she's an infinitely better singer).
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^I'm sure she'll tank after this week, but after debuting as horribly as her first CD did, #9 seems great.
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^The reason why she prolly cranked the top ten was because she got decent promotion (and also prolly because some people did like I Decided). Her last album didn't get that much promotion and she only had like one video to it. =/ Faliure right there. I agree that after this week it'll prolly drop for the top 10 or maybe 20. =/
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Idc what y'all think, Solange is totally ozzm. And her album is the bestest ever. :D And I'm so happy for her breaking the top 10!
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So I have some news on Solange. She will be releasing a mixtape entitled "I Can't Get Clearance" which I believe will be released sometime before the end of this year. The first song off the mixtape is called:
***k The Industry (Signed Sincerly) ***k The Industry (Signed Sincerly) ft. Wale (Remix) ^ Click the names to hear it on youtube. I personally like remix more as it samples Dr.Dre's "Xxplosive" song. Here are lyrics: Spoiler:
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Lol "I can't get clearance" xD;... for some reason I think if top-secret military clearance... Thank you so much for the information Temari 2 :D
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i hate her nasty attitude so much. i like some of her music though, i wish she would look up to beyonce for guidance. :yes
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Wow, I can't believe those lyrics, then again coming from her I can. Sounds like one big whiny pity party to me. Striving for attention. I'm not all that in the know on how her career is going (Then again who is?) but is this a "Last Resort". Sounds like it. Maybe a farewell?
At least she's aware of people being sick of her attitude. A shame though that she's proud of it. :\ |
i think solo star is decent album, like solid... but sol-angel is quite amazing. i really loved it!!! when it comes to comparing her and beyonce, solange is better to me, cuz i dont like yelling and screaming beyonce does (her b'day is one of the worst album ever to me). beyonce has few good tracks (that are on the new album and DIL one) but solange has whole album amazing, so im more into her then B.
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