Well its Beyonce's little sister again! I wish I could say this album is phenomenal, but its not. There are a few songs in particular, Fuck The Industry (signed sincerely), that I've added to my ongoing playlist but in all honesty it's no comparison to B-day or Dangerously In Love. I know its near impossible for this young lady to distinguish herself from her superstar older sister. AND I know she's trying extremely hard, but give us something Solange.
In my opinion she does posses star quality, but not the type of spotlight and fame shes seeking. Hmmm let's see, I could imagine Solange being the fly, single mom (but I landed on my feet), entrepenuer, no I'm not going to settle for riding my sisters coat tail, I am who I am (don't play me), I'll write a few books and do some abstract shit (because after all I do have a nice fat cushion to fall back on) STAR. See, there you go honey you're still a star in my eyes lol. I think its extremely convenient for her to jump on the R&B bandwagon. BUT its not for everyone. What may have worked for your sisters Beyonce and Kelli, may not be your cup of tea. I'm fighting for you Solange, trust me I'm in your corner but you just don't tickle my fancy. (as far as singing goes) Now if we were to address Solange's sense of fashion & style she by far blows her sister out of the water. I'm certain Beyonce has a stylist dressing her 24/7 and well Solange..... probably doesn't. (But she still manages to look great 97% of the time) This is what I would do if I were her: 1)Become a personal stylist and use my (Solange) great sense of style to dress the stars 2) Come out with my own line of infant/toodler clothing and accessories 3)Continue to ghost write and possibly do some backup vocals 4) Live off my sister's (Beyonce) money for the rest of my LIFE. Come on now! We are all trying to catch our big break. And you Solange, you're running away from it!(Go figure)
Check out this article from Blender Mag on Solange Knowles (I saw this on Around The Way Girls Blog)
Who Does Solange Think She Is?
Beyoncé’s little sister smokes the chronic, curses like a champ and loves getting wasted with rednecks. Which makes us very eager to know.
Josh Eells
Blender July 23 2008
So, that’s quite a self-portrait.
Thank you!
Why did you paint Minnie Mouse covered in tampons and Trojans?
I love the contradiction. Minnie Mouse is this perfect, iconic, all-American thing, which is how people expect me to be. Yet she has tampon hair and a condom tongue! I think it came out pretty dope.
Us too. OK, so it’s a Friday night at 11 p.m. What are you doing?
I’m either at home with my son or out drinking some Coronas and adding to my beer belly.
Where do you drink your Coronas?
Dive bars. Two doors down from here there’s a little joint that’s full of old rednecks. I go in there, drop $10 in the jukebox, play nothing but Marvin and Prince and just get wasted. The rednecks are like, What the fuck?!
What kind of drunk are you?
I am a Miss-Tina’s-in-the-back-of-my-head kind of drunk.
You mean, your mom. What is she saying?
“Girl, you better have some panties on!” My mom’s so reserved—last year, for my 21st birthday, she was like, “You can have one glass of champagne, and that’s it.” I said, “First of all, I haven’t lived with you since I was 17. Second, I’m divorced. And third, I have a kid. I am drinking tonight.”
If we drug-tested you, what would we find?
I’ve got a song called “Champagne Chronic Nightcap.” That’s about as wild as it gets for me—that and the Coronas.
What’s your favorite curse word?
I’m on a campaign—I want black people to start saying douchebag. It just sounds so grimy. I tried to say it on MTV last week, and they wouldn’t let me. Only douchebags don’t let you say douchebag on TV.
Are you a good girl or a bad girl?
Definitely … um … You know, I was so trained to say a good girl, but I really straddle that line.
Ever doubted your sexual orientation?
You mean like in that Katy Perry song? Negative. I’m strictly dickly.
How about videotaped yourself having sex?
Nope. Ain’t no Solo tapes, y’all.
Sorry—solo tapes?
Solo—that’s short for Solange.
Oh, I thought you meant “solo” solo.
Ha! None of that, either.
How would you characterize your taste in sex?
A good girl never kisses and tells. Didn’t I say I straddle that line?
Again with the straddling.
Get out of my house!
I think she's destined for stardom. Just like the rest of us, she has to pin point her strenths and develop them into a lucrative profession. (Well she probably thinks singing is a strength...hmm) At the end of the day I like Ms. Knowles #3 (Tina, Beyonce, Solange = #3) Or is Beyonce Mrs. Carter now? Whatever
Check out her website http://www.solangemusic.com/
Album Expected release date 8.26.08
***See Solange in concert at City Hall Park this week!***
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