Here at WereNotHereForThat, we dont hate certain musicians because we are 'pressed', 'delusional' or 'bitter hoes', We hate them because they are Basic. Were not here for flops, nor are we here for those whos main skill is the Fellatio. Were here for Talent and Great Music. Expect unbiased reviews, cruel analysis, biased praised, overuse of the word Flop, more shade than a large oak tree and admins with Chronic Shade Disorder looking to rant. Basic Bitches beware, your in for a scalping!
Well gorls, its true. After doing little promo, having a series of flop singles and weeks of worry from stans and fans alike, Queen Bey is set to SLAY the US Billboard chart this week during "4" first week of release.
After doing no promo and having a series of flop singles Bey is STILL set to slay the Billboard charts this week with an estimated 300,000 copies sold. Thats more than Bionic, Femme Fatale, LOUD and Teenage Dream did during their first week after being promoted to fuck and back again (except Britney, she doesnt promote no mo).
After my post last week "The Beyoncé Apocalyse" im happy to report that Beyonce is indeed slaying and by the looks of things by the end of the week she could easily scrape 1,000,000 copies sold worldwide.
Since this week marks the release of Beyoncé's fourth studio album - appropriatly named "4" - i thought id make this weeks edition of Song of the Week one of the tracks off of said new album. It was hard to pick, since the album is literally full of little gems, but looking back at the last few editions of song of the week and noticing that all of the song have been 'dance pop' songs, i thought it was time for a little bit of a slow down, so, i picked a Beyoncé ballad! (yay?)
The album is quite 'Ballad Heavy' so that made the task of picking a ballad even harder, so after a few listens through the album i thought that the promo single and one of the better songs on the album "1 + 1" would be the best choice for this weeks edition of 'Song of the Week'. Its quite a different sounding song for Bey, as her pitching at some point and vocals seem more unedited, but whatever, imma begin talking about it right...... NOW!
The track was penned by Terius Nash, Christopher Stewart and apparently Bey herself (but given past controversys, i wouldnt count on it) and has been discribed as a 'slow burning R&B power balled with an almost not esistant beat' and more in 'the vein of halo than her previius hits', the song discusses Beyoncé professing her endless love to her partner and commanding that he makes love to her (it actually say that... no joke) to cement the love she feels they share. The song itself proves that when Bey steps down from all this hoodrat shit (although Run The World >>>>>>> this) and simpley focuses on using her vocals and powerful delivary to make the song work that the end product is usually almost more effective and successful than when she tries to do an uptemo that sometimes come across as crass, fake & above all else, shite (See 'Diva' and the like...).
How does this song compare to the rest of the singles Beyoncé has released from "4" so far. Well, in all honesty this is my least favourite, but it doesn't mean it is a bad song, its actually pretty great. How will the song stand up against her growing back collection of singles? I doubt it will be released as a single, as the only ballad seller now is Adele, but it should be considered one of Bey's better ballads and overall one of her better singles, even if it will NOT see the success this subtle number deserves.
Queen Beys album "4" is out now. Listen to the promo single "1 + 1" above and buy the album from iTunes, amazon or any good retailer. Please, DON'T let this be 2011's 'Bionic'.
Best Bit: The lyrics 'I Don't know much about Algebra, but i know that 1 + 1 equals 2!' and her delivary of this line (very jerky, uncontrolled...) are just so tacky that it works so well. Also, her voice is as stunning as ever. You may not like Bey, but to say she has a poor voice is sheer ignorance Shit Bit: At times, the song can sound a little desparate, and while it would work for most other artists, it doesnt work well for Bey. The repatition of 'MAKE LOVE TO ME' can be a little bit of a 'akward ...' moment... Rating: 4.5 out of 5
Well guys, it hate to say it but it seems like the end is upon us. On Monday, after weeks of promo and no hits to show for it, Beyoncé is going to release her album "4" to what everyone seems to think will be nothing more than abysmal results. I hate to say it, but i agree with them. I think that Beyoncé's is going to flop...
Im saying this for a number of reasons tbh... Mainly down to how much promo she has done and she has nothing to show for it. Bey has been on the likes of American Idol, has had High profile music video premiers, has put ads out on ads during prime time television, and (as many pressed hoes have claimed) has used Payola as far as it will go. All of Beyoncé's attempts this era has seemingly been unsuccessful, which is a shame in itself, as the material this time is better than ever ("4" is flawless) and Beyoncé herself seems really proud of it.
The only positive is that 'Best Thing i never had' seems to be picking up on us RADIO, but with 4 days to go until release and with both normal and deluxe versions of the album leaking online early, i honestly don't see this sudden increase in plays helping Bey out very much...
So gawrls, what are your estimations for "4"s debut? To be honest, if it does 200K in the US first week i will be impressed, but i do not have high hopes for Bey at this point... Stans can get you so far, but 95% of people who buy music ain't stans. If the general public don't know/don't give a flying fuck about your latest release its bound to flop... #truth
What do y'all think? Leave your comments below with your estimations for Queen Bey's first week sales...
Yes bews you read correctly. Hide yo kids, hide yo wife and hide you husband, cause another Stan War has just broken out on Twitter, soon to be reaching a web space near you. Tonight at approximately 9:13pm the first shots were fired in the latest stanwar thats will undoubtibly soon begin to fuck up your timeline, besmirch your YouTube comment box and spam your inbox's. This stanwar was of course the tension coming to a head between the BeyHive and Rihanna Navy.
After the recent coo' on BWorld (formerly BeyonceWorld, now BasicWorld) which found the Rihanna Navy successfully driving out the Beyonce stans and claiming it as their own, things on Internet forums everywhere have gotten a Lil bit like Austria in 1914. Tense, out of control and everyone just waiting for a reason to skull drag one another to the depth of hell and back again. Well unfortunatly tonight no one was assassinated and instead, Beyonce stans around the world were given the opportunity to smack the white off a bitch when Rihanna herself responded to a 'hater' (who questioned Rihanna's level of class - or lack thereof - after reading her usually illegible tweet), saying 'FUCK u CUNT'.
Without a moment to think the situation through, the Bey stans descended like a pack of vultures and the Cyber-Scalping had begun. Pieces of red, Ariel wig and brown, fake wig were flying left and right, up and down and all around. It soon got graphic as the Bey stans attacked Rihannas 'questionable' live performances and her inability to sell albums beyond the initial first week sales as well as the lack of Number 1 albums to her name. In typical basicbitch fashion, The Rihanna stans dismissed the question, responding with 'ShE hAs LiEk, 10 #1 SiNgLes!!!!1 hEw Da FaWk MaD?!?!1?'.
While this war raged on and the Bey/Rih stans called for backup, they found no one was willing to help out. This was due to the fact that The GaGa/Britney stans were still having their own dispute in the Royal Hall of Pop, viciously snatching wig and skull dragging one another over just who is the current princess of pop, soon to be queen once MenopauseDonna finally kicks the preverbial bucket, hopefully soon.
As of now, both groups are still fighting and the 'Scalped' toll has reached inconceivable numbers, with heavy losses seen on both sides. Ourt agents on the field - Miss. Consuela Guadalupe and Hootie McBoob - will bring you all the latest information as it happens...
From June 26th to.... SEPTEMBER? According to various valuable sources close to the singer, Beyoncé's new album '4' is apparently in talks to get pushed back until September after the entire album leaked online on Tuesday, a whole 3 weeks (or months) before the album was due for official release. Wether or not this scheme is to record new tracks for the album is yet to be seen, but the idea of pushing back and already leaked album for another 3 months is... is just... inconceivable...
YO HONEY BEY, YO BETTAH GET YO SHIT TOGETHER BEFORE '4' BECOMES 2011'S 'BIONIC'. SORT IT OUT GIRL!!!
