There are two old school rockin chick songs that I love: Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots are Made for walking" and Heart's "Barracuda." Last year, Jessica Simpson made Nancy and her dad roll over in their graves, shove worms in their ears, and pray to God nobody important heard it. This year, Fergie is hell bent on being remembered for all genres. Not just pop. Not just hip hop. But even rock. She tried to go the safe route by re-recording a hit, but that just makes all those rock fans hate you even more (not that selling your body for Daddy Yankee's "Impacto" helped at all). Bare a few seconds of this clip and tell me if I'm wrong.
And if that aint bad enough, a few weeks ago Rihanna released the single "Umbrella," which I loved, mostly because she was taking a step into a different direction with her career and doing it well. But then I stumbled upon the video for the song and wondered what the hell it was supposed to be about? That song had great potential for cinematic video content. Instead, she did a few billion portrait shots that are suddenly putting her in the self-centered, self-involved diva category. However, I'm ecstatic that there's an actual umbrella in the video. I'm glad she had time to remember a word or two that was in the song. And don't give me that budget-bullshit. Upcoming rappers make videos on the dirtiest streets with the most willing extras. Stop half-assing your way to stardom, otherwise you'll end up in jail like Paris. (Ok, maybe your punishment won't be that drastic.)
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