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Post by H.A.T.E. U on Dec 17, 2007 2:58:50 GMT -5
Hoping to repeat the success of "Always On Time," Ja Rule and Ashanti teamed up again for "Mesmerize" in 2003. The result was a top 2 hit on the Bilboard Hot 100, giving the pair another smash to add to their tally. You may remember the cheesy Grease-inspired video, in which Ja and Shani played the roles John Travolta and Olivia Newton John made famous. Ashanti displayed her (lack of) acting skills in the intro of the video by unconvincingly exclaiming, "I love him. And if he wants me to be more street, then I'm a be more street." Ja displayed his (lack of) streetness at the end of the song by switchin' up the beats and rappin' more aggressively with his hands flailing everywhere.  |
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Post by tozion on Dec 17, 2007 3:00:04 GMT -5
This is garbage. I was actually surprised it was such a big hit.
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Post by breakthrough on Dec 17, 2007 3:30:00 GMT -5
This was actually my least favorite R&B song from Ja. And the video was a joke.
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Post by Someone Like You on Dec 17, 2007 10:30:41 GMT -5
Didn't like it. Ja has many and much better singles.
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Post by I HATE LA REID on Dec 17, 2007 11:01:04 GMT -5
i don't even remember this lol
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Post by cactus tree on Dec 17, 2007 11:02:53 GMT -5
THOSE HIPS, THOSE THIGHS....
Ja was at his most Cookie Monster annoying in this. It was an obvious attempt to remake "Always On Time" and didn't measure up at all. The video was stupid too. Ashanti was actually the least worst thing about it, well that and the sample...but there was another song out at around the same time that used the same sample better
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Post by Vow on Dec 17, 2007 20:29:23 GMT -5
Oh god this was straight up DUNG. 2000-2002 were truly dark ages of music.
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Post by luisro on Dec 17, 2007 23:09:29 GMT -5
I remember TRL did some wedding contest or something. Whoever couple won had Ja and Shani perform this as their wedding song. Romantic.
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Post by cactus tree on Dec 17, 2007 23:10:20 GMT -5
I remember TRL did some wedding contest or something. Whoever couple won had Ja and Shani perform this as their wedding song. Romantic.  wow. |
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Post by mjm89 on Dec 17, 2007 23:10:33 GMT -5
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Post by H.A.T.E. U on Dec 17, 2007 23:19:50 GMT -5
I remember TRL did some wedding contest or something. Whoever couple won had Ja and Shani perform this as their wedding song. Romantic. I actually remember that.  |
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Post by cactus tree on Dec 17, 2007 23:25:52 GMT -5
Am I the only one who liked this? Even if you loved this song, you'd have to admit that having it be your wedding song and performed at the ceremony is pretty sad. It's just one step away from having Soulja Boy conduct the ceremony. |
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Post by tozion on Dec 17, 2007 23:32:40 GMT -5
Do you promise to "love it when you f**k me baby" from this day forward? I DO!!!!
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Post by mjm89 on Dec 17, 2007 23:35:34 GMT -5
"I gotta fetish for f**king you with a skirt on, in the back of the Yukon". That would melt any bride's heart.
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Post by cactus tree on Dec 17, 2007 23:40:10 GMT -5
Do you promise to be my down ass, with your round ass, in sickness and in health?
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Post by I'M ON ONE on Dec 17, 2007 23:42:36 GMT -5
This was one of the songs that was huge when I first got my license and I started driving on my own. Smash!
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Post by H.A.T.E. U on Dec 18, 2007 11:51:36 GMT -5
i don't even remember this lol I still can't get over Ashanti's wooden and stiff acting. -"If he wants me to be more street, then I'm a be more street." -Unconvincingly gagging on her cigarette and stomping it on the ground. - "If you ridin', I'm ridin'." |
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Post by I HATE LA REID on Dec 18, 2007 11:55:28 GMT -5
the only thing i remember of this is that it made like a HUGE jump on the chart one week from like 62 to 5 or something... i was like wtf.
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Post by The Music Man on Dec 20, 2007 12:26:43 GMT -5
"I gotta fetish for f**king you with a skirt on, in the back of the Yukon". I was just about to bring that line up. Priceless. Anyway, this was a mess. "Always On Time" was much better. |
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Post by AFRO SAMURAI on Dec 20, 2007 21:09:38 GMT -5
Terrible. Ja Rule is awful.
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Post by duh5 on Jan 5, 2008 23:28:26 GMT -5
HORRIFIC! The video was even worse than the song, which is saying a lot.
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wow.
