vibeology

6 hours ago, Illi said:

Michael's legacy is just inherently more resilient and now that he isn't here, it benefits from an estate that sees monetary gain in maintaining it. 

Mariah was always more extroverted and social media the age of easier access to celebrities supplement that.

It would be nice that Janet wasn't so detached but that's something the she needs to work on for herself. It makes you wonder if she actually liked being a public figure.

I thought it was evident she didnt

Nothing about Janet screams "i want to be the centre of attention". I mean she didnt want to be a singer until Joe made it known otherwise.  She might enjoy performing but I think she tolerates fame.

Re.social media presence, do other big legacy acts like Cher/Streisand/Dion/Turner engage in it? Is there an expectation because her immediate peer group (Donna, Carey) do so?

I cant lie, I did get frustrated by the lack of communication/failure to materialise on projects. Even if she doenst do it, get a team that can engage. However, at this stage ive reduced my standom to just absorbing music whenever it comes, nothing else.

6 hours ago, Bailey said:

Ive watched the news and it's interesting they cut the footage right before Jacob is shot....over and over  right now shit is hella fucked up  and the forecast aint gonna get better considering we have the most historic election in US history coming as many have called it.

The news is repeated several times a day...you think they should be showing that? I get the savagery of such issues needs to be exposed, but having that on a loop is damaging. Its trauma porn and I dont think our exposure to it this year is a coincidence.

On 8/30/2020 at 7:53 PM, Angela said:

I don’t blame you. In some ways it’s a coping mechanism. 

Basically. I don't watch the news/engage in social media even before 2020 so ive kinda been like that for awhile. Chadwick's passing definitely gave me a jolt though.

Now can I ask a question of...well, all it applies to? Why would anyone choose to watch the kinda footage of police brutality we've been seeing over the last few months in particular? Is it because you watch the news and see it? For me, the last thing I wanna see is somebody, especially of my ilk, being treated like a savage by those supposed to protect us. So am I just burying my head in the sand? I feel its in particularly bad taste when clips are passed around via phone...I still feel like you can be aware of what's going on but I know im probably in the minority.

I feel like I've desensitized myself to tragedy.

Escapade at the supemarket

On 7/18/2020 at 6:23 PM, seven702 said:

If anyone has acapellas, acapella clips, multitrack or stems, let me know. I have a few more. And I would like to remix even more this fall. 

If anyone can put me in touch with Janet's team, to get the official ones, even better...
 I have a huge remix idea for Luv and Trust A Try.

Here are my Janet mashup remixes so far: https://www.mixcloud.com/seven702/j/ 
Playlist: 
Discipline (seven702 vs aaron jerome hype lounge mix)
Pleasure Principle (seven702 quiet storm 2007 mix)
Truly (seven702 vs losin my head lounged out mix)
China Love (seven702 pop rocks mix)
Rollercoaster - seven702 mix idea
State of the World (seven702 demo)
So Excited ft Khia (seven702 vs aaron lacrate S.E.X. mix)
Would You Mind (seven702 2008 mix)
Rope Burn (seven702 after midnight lounge mix)
Daybreak (seven702 nrg mix demo)
Lonely - (seven702 mix)
Curtains (seven702 vs spinna mix)
So Much Betta (seven702 mix sample)
Enjoy (seven702 mix)
Livin In A World (seven702 vs 60 Channels mix)
With U (seven702 vs kwame stimulated sunrise mix)
Roll Witchu (seven702 vs kenny meez bmore club mix)
Warmth (seven702 mix)
Velvet Rope (seven702 synergy mix)
Call On Me (seven702 mix)
Take Care (seven702 lounged out mix)
With U ft. Common (seven702 Y.O. mix)
Bonus: Curtains (seven702 vs spinna filter dub)
 

Take care.

 

this is kinda funky 

20 hours ago, Bailey said:

I know this isn't exact to the topic but I was going through some Janet memorabilia  I have from the Miss-Janet Fan club, and I got this puzzle, that I could never solve, so I finally did today and had to take a pic of it  

https://ibb.co/HdCHnrj

 

That puzzle is so old school!

13 minutes ago, Selz said:

I loved Chewing Gum.  So funny.  I haven't watched I May Destroy You yet.

Same here!

Its pretty brutal at times, but was great viewing. Makes you question alot. Dont expext laughs like CG if you do watch it.

20 hours ago, Bailey said:

There is an aggression out here, I walked past a sign nailed to a tree that said "we need more cops, support cops" I tore it down ripped it up and threw it in the trash. Make no mistake about it, America is in a very angry place right now, for several reasons. I was crossing the street and for my own safety I make sure to gauge can I cross here safely? Do I have enough time to do that with the speed and distance of the other vehicle? I did with this car I was in the turn lane and then on the other side before he had approached he did not have to slow down nor did he have to blow his horn. In my mind the white man blew his horn as a sign to tell me the rode was his and I was in his way, even when I was not, do NOT think there isn't a shit ton of aggression out here against black folks. If you think nothing was up, then explain to me why this white man is on his horn blaring at me when all I was doing is crossing the street and NOT disrupting his driving? 

I have this permanent condition called being a Black man in America, when a Black person tells you something is off, listen to them because that Black person has over 400 plus years of evidence to support their claim   the absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence 

Well, I cannot dismiss your experience in the US. Its somewhat a different experience here yet I feel a underlying tension at present, which is being aggravated by the media.

I actually believe its unhealthy to our psyche when we believe everything negative happens due to our skin. The guy could have been an arsehole, in a bad mood or hurry. He could have done the same to others at anytime. I guess for me, it has to be explicit or I can compare their behaviour in another situation. You had no clue about this dude other than that he beeped his horn! Once again im not trying to knock your experience, its just how I analyse things

On 7/16/2020 at 9:36 AM, JoeJoe said:

white people let blacks join those groups?

Not usually no. In this case, he was like their puppy. Its a brutal film but still really good.

Becky - C

Gory but not much else.

19 hours ago, Bailey said:

Things are getting worse, with the combo of summer and the increase in cases out there, people are mad, and acting out. I walk for my own fitness, today I was crossing a street and was well out of the way of anyone, yet this white guy blows his horn, and for the first time I thought to myself my safety could be in danger from some fool out here. Not to make any long story, all I'm saying is this race deal in the country is like a powder keg with a lit fuse, and it's going to explode.

Genuine question - what made you think the reason he blew his horn was because you were black, or that he was white?  I know you didnt say that, but thats my part interpretation.

11 hours ago, Bailey said:

haven't seen it, BUT I do have Hamilton to watch and I have not seen Parasite which I heard was great so I have a lot to catch up on. trying to read books since I aint doing shit else  

Parasite - forgot i watched it two weeks ago, but its an A-

3 hours ago, Bailey said:

Janet likes her driving in her SUV, I think back in the day she drove a Jeep in Cali we forget Janet is a Tomboy at heart, people enjoy everyday "things" like a good drive, I sometimes enjoy driving my Jeep it's nice

I remember her driving a SUV somewhere, thought it was ATL...when she was on Tyra's show.  But I have been genuinely wondering if she has driven since being in the UK...and I honestly thought she wouldn't! The busy streets and on the reverse side? Hell no! Then again, roads have been much calmer than preCov. Also, she has Lil E so a bigger car for him and all his presents makes sense.

I love driving. Had my last car for a solid 10 years until it broke down last month. She was not worth fixing and I'm not in a position to buy another right now. I do have a new bicycle though, which has been a beautiful experience using. There is a whole new cycling revolution over here at the moment!

The Perfection - B-

Bizarre, implausible but i watched to the end so 

22 hours ago, Angela said:

She looks so much like Mama K-Jacks here. I love the braids. 

I often see resemblance to Jermaine in her. Something about the mannerisms and the mouth area.

Anyway,  I'm more stunned she is driving, on the other side of the road...and her car is black 

On 6/27/2020 at 5:00 PM, Aquaria said:

Episode 6??? I only see 3 on hbogo.  

well, there's def many more than that.

9 hours ago, Bailey said:

  I dont know her  

start with the show Chewing Gum...if you want.

yes...im watching week by week and just finished episode 6. Ms Coel is a talented lady.

12 hours ago, Laveaux said:

Yes chile.

It was tricky because I have bad allergies around this time...so it started off with me just coughing a lot in the middle of May. I would pop a Claritin and things would be better. Had no fever or anything. Towards the end of May, the coughing got a little more aggressive (so I thought I might be sick)...and I started getting chills and a slight headache...I was like okay...I'm getting tested tomorrow...( I had to jump through all these fucking hoops just to get a test....that pissed me off)...anywho, they swabbed my mouth and told me I'd get the results in 5 days....so I tried to be patient and wait but by that 3rd day....she was on my ass, muscles were weak af, could barely get air in my lungs...that was Sunday the end of May I believe...told my friend to call the sirens...its an emergency. 

I literally just got out yesterday lol. It's crazy because they had a feeding tube down my throat, so I was knocked out most of the time when I first got there and finally when I'm coherent...I see all these Black men still being killed by police, people rioting, looting, chaos....I almost told them to put me back under.

Da fuq going on out chea. Smh

 

Glad you made it thru and didnt lose your sense of humour!

4 hours ago, JoeJoe said:

sounds way better than the vocals on "Would You Mind" or lack there of

Well I hate Would You Mind partly for that reason so 

12 hours ago, Bailey said:

the vocals are not doing it for me either, the music sounds good though. It reminds me a bit of "Island Life", a song that echoes the kind of vocals that Janet shine on with a mid-tempo song like "Pillow Talk" 

which I've never heard of until now  

come through Questlove

Island Life?! How DARE you!

My comparison would be Love U 4 Life - I wanna love that song so bad  it has all the makings of something great, but the vocals (and a demoesque finish) stop it from being so.

the vocals here are not doing it for me at all 

Luce - B

8 hours ago, bu. said:

Who remembers him? Long term member of the forum from London. I just found out that he died last year and I’m annoyed and angry that I didn’t know. I was thinking of him today and thought I’d go to his Facebook to see what he’s been up to and message him but then I saw a lot of rest in peace messages on his wall from April 2019. I literally was speaking to him in March that year and we were trying to meet up. I have no idea what happened but I’m shocked. 

Shit that is a shock...

14 minutes ago, bonsaibutterfly said:

No, you are not being selfish in my opinion. She should definitely have addressed the tour postponement BEFORE Ticketmaster. I still have in fresh memory how she handled the cancellations of the Euro leg of the Unbreakable tour and I swore never to trust her again. I mean this in the sense that I won't believe anything until I see it happening and I won't spend extra money on her. The insta is showing videos from fans, but not speaking a word on this is disrespectful to fans, no matter which way you look at it. I still love her, but sometimes it just seems like she doesn't care.

Lord I know...that still leaves a bad taste in my mouth (though I did see Unbreakable abroad). This is a pretty different situation in that its not about her, moreso the current climate. Have any other artists announced cancellations this time round though or have the promoters being doing it?