In 1998, Timbaland and Blackground ruled hip-hop and R&B. Back then Timbaland was primarily working with hip-hop and R&B artists, mostly focusing on artists on his own imprint: Missy Elliot, Aaliyah, Ginuwine, and Playa. They gave us slowed down and uptempo erratic beats that had fans like wtf is this….this shit is tight!
Cheers 2 U was one of my favorite songs of the Timbaland/Blackground era, it was one of those songs you would dedicate to your boo on the radio. Or you would order the video on The Box, call your boo and be like, “I ordered that just for you..” And then your parents would see the charges on their phone bill for ordering music videos on TV, and would put a 1-900 block on the phone.
Enjoy this week’s throwback video, and have a wonderful and blessed weekend! *Besos*
I was chatting with Rules Girl on Twitter last night, a super cool diva representing Chi-town. She totally repped her city, inspiring me to post her fellow Chicagoan Da Brat for this week’s Friday throwback video.
This video is important for one main reason – this is the only time we’ve ever seen Da Brat dressed in feminine clothing, and not as a butch. Brat represented herself in this video as a chick that’s sexy without being trashy, and who can FLOW at the same time. She showed that a female emcee doesn’t have to dress like a dude to be lyrically respected. I’m all about embracing femininity, not hiding it…but do you, Brat. Chick had a banging body in this video…there’s no way I would hide that under baggy jeans and timbs!
Enjoy your weekend everyone! I hope you enjoy your Valentine’s Day, and hopefully you have Monday off to recover!
Check out Trey Songz’s new video for his latest single “Say Aah” ft. Fabolous. The video isn’t extraordinary, but it goes well with the track. I’m loving this song, “Say Aah” is a bonafide club banger. Is Trey Songz going to be nasty man of the decade? We had R. Kelly in the 90s and part of 2000s, but Trey is doing his thing now. With this and “Invented Sex” he’s shutting it down on the R&B tip.
