Brown Sista

i don’t thin solange cares about her sales like her sister does i think she cares moe about adding her drop to this big pot we call music my gf have the cd and she is loving it :) go ahead solo ^^

Oh well….I have the cd and love it!!!

I agree totally with Unalteredbeauty. Solange wants success as much as the next artist. She just wants people to think that she doesn’t care so when she misses the mark, she would bypass criticism and disappointment. Why bother going to the mainstream press and media, if thats not your goal? She could have easily bypassed the industry, sold her music from her website (like Prince) and played small venues, if the superstar route is REALLY TRULY not her intention. Solange is an imposter trying to come off as down with the people but is really in it to win it. Don’t play with us like that Solo. Be true to yourself and you will win! Despite what many people are saying, you do have something special. Your approach is fresh and authentic, and you don’t have to be the anti Beyonce to sell it. Lets stop the “F the Industry” bullcrap because you are using every bit of it to sell yourself and our music. Let’s be real! You DO want superstardom! So, continue building your career one brick at a time. The world will see it sooner or later. I ignored your last effort. I stopped to look and listen this time. Maybe, I will buy a single next time. That’s how it builds. Keep it comin’ love!

I don’t understand why this album didn’t do good she’s unique, her songs are unique and she comes with something new everytime.

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Writing in all caps ensures your post won’t get read. LOL.

Well I love her cd…and I agree…just cuz she goes out the box she wont sell, which is SAD…embrace it ..she not talking about all the bullshit that is flooded on the radio’s!!!

I mean her cd is fire…. very well written and produced songs and if you ask me solange sings just like her sister, her voice is just less deep than beyonce
its amazing how our music exploited by white people [amy winehouse, christina aiguillera] {and i will be the first to agree that those ladies are talented}will sell masses but when it comes to us representing it we face a backlash

if she had turn to the pop sugar style that her sister,rihanna and them use to sell i’ m sure she would have sold fine

And what is this i hear about her attitude? she is a knowles they all have attitude but for the sake of money her parents and sister disguise it ! didn’ t you hear matthew remarks on aretha ? the way he handle the anti deja vu video petition? do you miss tina’s eye rolling sessions whenever her daughter is put in a back seat? were you sleeping when beyonce was rolling her eyes and telling other destiny’s child girls to shut up? I prefer solange putting her true self out rather than looking like a robot

M.O

I’m sorry to hear that but I can’ t say that I am surprised. I hoped for a better turn out thotugh

I really really love Solange’s CD. I’m the ultimate Beyonce fan, but I think lil sis music is more real. Has anyone ever thought that it is not an image and that Solange is really the person she portray to be. You don’t have to always play up an image to look good in front of the cameras. That’s why I like her. People expect her to act like Beyonce just because they are sisters. I understand where she is coming from, I’m a little sister and me and my sister are like day and night.

i downloaded the cd after people on other blogs said the songs were great but besides a couple decents tracks the rest is pure garabage. she should have begged pharallel to produce more than one song, ask bee and jay to make a cameo, and dropped the arrogant, self-absorbed attitude, and took some singing lessons. That proves the saying “if you aint got it you aint got it.” I ‘m pretty sure they’ll lose money on this project.

I bought Solo’s’ album and it was solid. For those wishing for her to do badly because she got with the reporter, not a good look. She wrote her own songs (which some artists can or just don’t) I’m sure she put a lot into her project which is evident on at 6 of her songs on the CD . People a re always looking to hate on her , but I liked the fact her album did not sound like everyone else. I think her interview w/ the reporter gave people another excuse not to buy the album.

so when solange flops, it’s because people aren’t interested in her, but when kelly and michelle flop, it’s because of mathew right?

point blank, most of america ain’t interested in those three girls. they are interested in THE ONE who shall remain nameless. solange gave it a good try and that’s all that counts

Bottom line is Solange wasn`t given a fair chance. Her cd is a good piece of artistic work; lyrically as well as production wise. It`s very much different than what you hear on the airwaves nowadays. This is just a prime example that if an artist steps outside the box they won`t be given a fair chance. Hell, if they won`t give your songs airplay as well as your videos how are you going to sell albums/records/? It doesn`t take a genius to figure that one out; it`s simple mathematics.

This is the very reason that I no longer listen to radio anymore. It`s the same ol` BS all the time. Everyone has the same sound and you have a handfull of artists in heavy rotation. I tell you it`s like clock work. Where`s the diversity? During my generation, back in the decade of the 80s, there was SO much of it. All artists, for the most part, were given a chance at having their music exposed to the masses. Like everything in life, some more successful than others but at least they were given a chance.

We all know that MJ owned the 80s, followed by Janet, Prince, Madonna, Lionel Richie, etc, but even so there was room for all artists. These artists didn`t have a monopoly on the airwaves. Hell, there was SO much diversity, one could throw a party while playing nothing but the radio and jam non-stop. You could actually go 4-5 hours before a song was even repeated. Today, you don`t have that. And that`s a huge reason why music has stalled enormously. There was a time where you would hear R & B, pop and funk on one station.

The spectrum was wide open. You would hear MJ and then the next minute you`d hear Rick James. You`d hear Prince and then Kool & The Gang. You`d hear Janet and then The Time. That`s DIVERSITY folks and it doesn`t get any better. Because music today is so pigeon hole you don`t hear the Chrisette Michelle`s etc. This girl has real talent and can blow with the best of them. She`d make Billie Holiday, Sarah, Vaughn, Minnie Ripperton, Denise Williams, etc. very proud. Vocally she can match ANY artist on the scene today.

It`s a shame though that she won`t get the exposure on the airwaves. Solange may not be the strongest vocalist but she can hold her own. Bottom line is she brings a fresh new sound to the game and it`s not rewarded/appreciated. As far as I`m concerned there are NO icons of today`s generation of artists; not ONE. Show me a Michael Jackson, Janet, Prince, Madonna, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, etc. My point is, if there was room for all artists during their time then there`s certainly room for everyone of today`s era. Because once again I see NO icon/icons. PERIOD……

MJ & The GOLDEN 80s forever!!!

Her interview debacle did not deter me from buying her CD. I did buy it and I think it’s great! She has her own individual style and did not fall into the cookie cutter image and sound by young artist today. Great piece of work. I hope her album sales improve.

Too bad no one will give her a chance. Janet Jackson put out 2 mediocre albums off the heels of her brother and no one complained. If it wasnt for Jimm Jam and Terry Lewis she never would have taken off.
Unfortunately for Solange her sister was the most hated on female artist ever so she knew it was coming her way and it has in droves. Her album is very good. she can sing despite idiots saying she can’t and her vocal arrangements are spot on. Contrary to some I dont think the Pharrell joint is the best on the album. There are a few better. Unfortunately since she doesnt have Lil Wayne or any other rappers (thank god) all over the CD she wont get airplay.

This is a candidate for best female R&B album this year and better than B-DAy. Too bad no one may ever know in the mainstream. F*ck the Industry!

regular music channels such as MTV and BE Tdo not play alot fo her music because it doesn’t appeal to the masses. So her music is played on MTV Jams, Vh1 Soul, and BETJ because they play a variety of videos from underground to mainstream. Most neo-soul acts who are considered to be underground go on widely publicized shows to promote their albums. I don’t see anything wrong with that. All in all she wasn’t going to sell like her big sis because their styles are different.

I love it! Don’t care if I’m the only one jamming to it either!LOL

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Search “neo soul” and you get 130+ stations instead of 7 when “neosoul” is typed and my fav sation is ranked #2.

Viva Solange!!!

What a mighty album she has created… too bad many of us, like she’s said in F^ck the Industry, “just don’t get it.”

I just don’t like her. I hope bey does bad to because she tried out.

I was really rooting for Solange but even I didn’t think her album would do that well. I think Geffen should’ve released her in 09. The time they started promoting the album in my opinion was all wrong. First off, the music industry is about to get into fourth quarter where they promote big named artists that are known for selling aka the ushers, alicia keys, beyonces & etc. I feel like they rushed to put out solanges album. Solange needs alot more time for people to grow on her because people dont even want to give her a chance because shes “nameless” sister. Being that we all know I decided wasn’t being played on every station - I think they shouldve put out 2 more singles before they released the album. People are still saying “solange WHOOOO?” People want to sit there and be like its just pop crap selling, but alicia keys is a good example. Alot of her music is soulful/r&b. There are others like her trying to do the same thing but are surely not going to sell like her for example Karina Pasian. Alicia Keys had a mainstream hit & had support from the king of the core djs who got her material played everywhere.I wont say that Solange doesnt have that “IT” factor because I feel that shes going in the right direction image wise…but shes not coming off to the public as “likeable” & shes still doing the same dance moves as beyonce. I don’t think you can compare whats happening to solange to what went down in the 80s. In the 80s there may have been every artist that had their own style but they had ATLEAST one song thats mainstream and commercial for that time period. Solange doesnt have that mega commercial hit for the genre she is trying to master. I liked her album nonetheless (well i rate it a 7/10; so it was okay) but it was nothing I would call a classic. I love neosoul and I love alot of the songs that didnt make the album cut but her album imo is just OKAY.

I’m a young thirtysomething and when I first heard Solange’s ” I decided” I thought it was ok…but the truth of the matter is that her music is weak. All of this “I’m an out of the box” artist BS is smoke screen and mirrors cause her talent is mediocre at best. Someone said that we wouldn’t know who Solange was if we didn’t know who her sister was….and I’m sorry to say its true. There’s nothing special about her and there’s nothing that her marketing gimmick DAD can do to make her appear more than what she is. Which is a bore. Kinda like Michelle and Kelly.

Now I have Chrisette Michelle’s CD and her talent although not commercial is the business. When you have the it factor though it will shine through and resonate cause it’s something you’re born with and can’t be manufactured. Singing is not in everyone’s calling.

I look for Solange to sign up for the next washed up celebrity reality show gig. SOLONG Solange.

I don’t see why people feelt she acted a fool on the news. Did we see the same clip? She just addressed them b/c some one said ask her about Jay-z. She didn’t realize that they weren’t on the air at the time. I don’t think she acted a fool but maybe she could have addressed it another way. I think people are being a little too hard on her though. She is not Bey, so don’t expect it.

Oh and FNMTV and BETJ were both playing “I decided” for at least 2 wks straight

Thanks mztasha30.

But both those stations pander to very limited audiences.

With the influx of 60s style and culture on the scene today (particularly the rock scene…and pop) I just don’t understand how MTV, regular MTV, missed really pushing the video. It LOOKS like a MTV video circa the 80s. Ironic and just weird.

@ Thisisme,

You make a point. Amy Winehouse (who has an amazing voice despite her crackish ways) can make albums with a 60s sound (what does she have out? like 3 albums now), but Solange whose second LP effort, influenced by the 60s, can’t (so far) grasp the masses’ attention like Amy did. WHY is it? May I hasten a guess? Maybe folks view Amy’s ’sound’ as more authentic because she’s always sounded the way she does? And maybe folks can’t grasp Solange taking on this new sound because it isn’t really…authentic to ‘her’? Dare I say most might take her ‘act’ for a gimmick?

I must be cruel to be kind which is why I posit this. Basically devil’s advocate would say this; would play this up. Much in the same way people flog Rihanna for her ‘rock edge’ sound after two records of ‘ponnin’ the replay on de island in the sun.

Bottom line, folks are resistant to change. It’s human nature. Folks are suspicious and give great-side-eye when situations like this happen. It’s human nature.

Or maybe all in all the record business is SHOT and people will only PAY/PURCHASE for music they truly feel, for artists they truly love and NOT for artists who come out of left field (or right or center) with ’something new’?

Again, devil’s advocate here. Don’t flame me.

Solange is an adept songwriter. She stepped out of the box with something new. Personally I love “I Decided” but I haven’t heard the rest of the record; don’t know when I’ll get around to it and will honestly say to you all that I don’t know if I’ll even purchase it.

Maybe the industry is suffering from dealing with old schoolers like me who only buy records for artists I love and are wont to take a chance on someone new… I will say this. The next record I buy will be Maxwell’s new one. The last record I bought was Santogold. All that to say this: I rarely buy records and because I’m ancient (LOL not really) I don’t do much (if any at all) downloading.

I wish Solange the best. She is certainly NOT a typical R&B chick, especially with this new record so that’s something to be thankful for…no more ’same-o, same-o’.

@ literati,

Thanks for the info. #4 on TRL is good

“What is killing me is that there are white folks saying she is lame for doing sixties-influenced music, yet they are the same ones who turned Amy “crackho” Winehouse into a household name for doing what is OUR music in the first place. Solange’s LP is good. While I didn’t care for her stank behavior on camera, I’ve seen worse. If that kept somebody from buying her album that’s sad.”

I’m with you thisisme

I dont put up with stank attitudes, not from artist and not from people I know. Solange album didnt do well because her interview was a turn off, she seemed quite stank and to make a video telling people to stop jockin Jay Z was out of hand. I refuse to buy an album and I dont like the artist, and you shouldnt either. Many of you would not patronize an establishment where you received bad service or saw someone being wronged, but you will buy Solange’s album after knowing her attitude? This girl is fake just like her sister, this was her marketing scheme, to come off as “different” and new when in fact Duffy and Amy are doing it better.
I rather support Jazmine Sullivan, Estelle, Santo Gold, or Jhud!

Ok..Just checked out the interview gone wrong. Solo seemed hurt when she stated her displeasure in a monotone voice. She wasn’t rolling her neck or her eyes. I think the male Sly Fox reporter should have allowed the public to draw their own conclusion. Have you ever seen Ted Koppel, Brian Williams, are even Barabra Walters retaliate so viciously when a quest became offended? I realize the black female reporter may have felt slighted but thank God she showed more grace and class the than the unprofessional white male reporter.

Yes, Solo should have vented her frustrations after the interview and not try to embarass the reporter. Don’t make enemies with the media wolfpack (esp. SlyFox News–so called Fair and Balanced? Hell No!) when you don’t have to, Honey.

Reminder…She is an entertainer and not a Rhoades Scholar. Her people should counsel her to avoid borrowing antics from Omarosa’s etiquette file. One must have a thick skin when you proclaim to enjoy being “different” and “out of the box”. Be a lady!

I am not making any excuses for this girl. 30k is pretty bad and is a flop but folks want to make it seem like oh she did ok. Yeah right, she flopped big time. Kelly Rowland did way less promotion and sold 50 some copies more than Solange in her first week, and folks jumped all over her calling her a flop instantley. Don’t cut her slack because she is Beyonce’s sisters. The project FAILED. I doubt if she will do anymore interviews because at this point, no one other that the black blogs are checking for Solange.

Beyonce is the only superstar that will come out of Matthew’s camp.

Solange had to correct the anchorman because she said that she heard him mentioning the 40/40 club and beyonce to the woman to include that in her introduction and she thought it was live. So she thought it was necessary to correct her because of them trying yo get a story. Fox News are always talking side ways on folks so you got put your foot down and go texas on them. She got more of Mama Tina’s attitude lol

I like solange , I don’t know what your definition of ghetto and ignorant is but solange don’t fit mine like her sister does, i mean what do you do when you’re offended? it’s not like she yelled at the reporter or called her anything , she just told her that she did not want to answer any beyZ questions which was her right because she was there to promote her album, ill agree her posture was nonchalant, and it was obvious that she does not like fox news [neither should any conscious black person] they are extremely negative [even towards beyonce] and yes racist anyway if attitudes, ignorance and bad behavior should keep people from buying album there is a list of people that would not be famous lets face it you didn’t buy her cd because you are not willing to give anyone in beyonce’s clan a chance its okay to say it no one will judge you as someone said”its your money and your ears”

I bought the cd and its a solid effort, very nice sung, written and produced, i hope she does not see selling 46k the first week as a failure honestely that means that she has 46 thousands people that supports her music and genuinely likes her FOR HER that should be enough

LOve yall

solange has one of the best cd’s i have ever listened to BUT i do agree that it wont sell, but not mainly because of her attitude. ppl actually like different eg amy winehouse. she has no excuse. her problem is that she is not a vocalist and she sd so herself. her main love is writing. if u are not a vocalist or are not trying to be a vocalist, you need not parade around the world trying to sing just because u can. solange needs serious vocal training. i am undergoing training and i sound tiiiiiimes better than her and as rich as she is, my vocal instructor wld never take her on cuz solange does not have the passion to sing. i listen to her live performances and i can identify so much about her voice and i can tell u this, her throat hurts her so much. thats why she has to use so much water constantly. singing must NEVER be uncomfortable and i can hear the strain in her voice because she does not sing with an open throat. i dont know what kinda lessons she takes or if she takes any at all but it is a widely accepted opinion that solange wld not have made it anywhere with that voice if not for her family. her writing is also a litte over-rated. alot of good songs she was a part of but only after the other writers had already given her a headstart. she cant write a hit single-handedly.

Where do yall get your info from. Her album debuted at #9

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Those idiot reporters tried to set her up. Who wants to be interviewed about things that have nothing to do with your music? Also being on MTV doesnt make your music mainstream. It makes you smart. Ask the Roots if they want to be on MTV if given the chance. Black women always tear other black women down. Its disgusting. Thats why black men date white women. All you guys do is gossip and tear each other down.

Can’t you read Ciz, this post was updated days ago. Catch up already.