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How.You.Want.It? New music review

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Remembering the 90’s music review.

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HYWI? – Teyona Taylor featuring King Combs

A sample of the late 90’s famous Badd Boy hit “What you want” by Mase feating Total from the Harlem world Album.

  • Mase
  • Total

Of course when the song comes on you kinda already expect it to be a hit, because sampled by the talented Teyona Taylor and King Combs the talented son of original song writer Sean “Diddy” Combs.

The pair makes a talented “Duo” and the artwork pretty much says it all before the song comes on. Both artist are explicit with their lyrics, being sure to let us know that they are not kids.

It’s a song that explains Teyana sexual expertise and she makes several references to what she will, can, and, want to do. Her biggest question is “What’s the quickest way to turn you on”? Based on what the artist is saying in the song, there will most likely be NO DULL moments with this interaction.

Now let’s talk about KING…. Pretty much a physical protégé of his Dad, look and sound just like this man. It’s like Diddy2.0, with so much musical success that’s gotta literally be some hard shoes to fill. It’s working tho. How old is this Man again, cause he said “Yea I’m young but I’m old enough, I’m stand in the pussy have you folding up”.  Christian what did you say?? Lol He’s making a grand entrance into entertainment taking a stance like a symbol. He’s a lover boy, and I’m learning to take him serious too, because the media has never displayed the playful side of him. He’s been groomed that way, but I like it….

The sample instrumental flows throughout the entire song just speeding the tempo up just a little. Teyana starts off with the same words as the original repeating “Tell me what you want” multiple times before the lyrics began. All the way down to Kings rhyming style and accent, and Teyana’s rendition of Totals tone. I’m here for it because it doesn’t divert far from the original.

Check out the video directed by Teyana, a retro video that pays tribute to very talented director Hype Williams.

               The song is sexy, and we all know I’m all for something Grown and sexy that I can sing and dance too. The song shows their maturity and its a different lane compared to the music that out these days. With it being a sample you might not even mind the kids singing it………… I lied it’s not those kind of lyrics. Yea you might not even want ya teenage daughters listening to it with all this appeal King putting down. Overall I like it, I really do. I’d actually like to see a few more songs come from the two because they make a good collaboration. You can hear this song and more on the PLAYLIST dropping today entitled “Ode to the 90s”. Subscribe to SpreadLoveGoodMusic on Apple music.

Therapy Tuesday

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Triggered – Jhene’ Aiko

Before embracing being “Single Again”, was Triggered. It’s nothing like a good old nasty breakup. Both parties confused and don’t know what to do. Going through withdrawals and feeling every emotion possible. “I thought this was what I wanted”, “It is what I want”, or “We can just remain friends”. Then you really start to think about the time you spent, things you did, and evaluate the adjustments you gotta immediately make to ensure you don’t have any moments of despair. Moments where you’re instantly reminded of the person you’re trying to get over.

 Initially you’re okay cause like Usher said “You don’t have to call”. You go gather up your girls/boys and hit the club or the kick back and get a few numbers to engage in rebound activity. Or you take the high road and remember who TF you are. You find a hobby, start working out, or engage in some extracurricular activity to distract you that is until you just can’t take it no more. Some of y’all gone probably go fuck ya ex ex and regret it. Days go by, reality sets in and then you start to resent that person. It’s even worse when you start thinking they out and about having a good time, living their best life when naturally they gotta be thinking the same thing about you, especially if it was real. Like I wasted my time and energy on this shit. I don’t even like you but I gotta share a kid with you? It was a bigger picture, but you just running a muck like you don’t even care? Man it don’t even matter, plus we most likely came to this agreement together, so our feelings should be mutual even when the reality checks in. Tit for tat, You start to remember all the bad and it trumps the good.

So why TF to I even care, cause I don’t think he/she do. People gone think all kinda shit now. We was a power couple, us never them, #Goals to some, last month it was “All I need in this life of sin” Now we over, #nothing. I just wanna see them, but I don’t want them. They gone miss me, right as soon as I stop missing them.

HOW DO I GET PAST THIS? Try music therapy and the steps below……

*DO NOT TELL ANYTHING (ESPECIALLY TO FAMILY) THAT YOU COULD REGRET SAYING ABOUT THE EX. ESPECIALLY IF YOU HOPE TO MAINTAIN ANY TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS PERSON* You could possibly get back together and it could make you look foolish.

  1. Separate yourself – It’s going to be hard to go from lovers to friends especially if emotions are involved. Take the time and space to heal
  • Don’t try to forget, just forgive – Good and bad will remain regardless, work towards forgiving
  • Practice self-care –  Care for yourself the same way you once care for your relationship
  • NEVER TAKE IT PERSONAL – Know that your worth is not defined by the status or success of your relationship.
  • Write it out, Talk about it – Take the time to express how you feel. To get it off your heart, you may find that talking about it, helps gain clarity.   
  • Don’t (TRY Not) go back, especially if it was toxic – Maybe it didn’t work for a reason. Realize that rekindling may not be the answer to your loneliness and it most likely won’t solve the original problem that you had.
  • Find the lesson in all of it – Learn from your success and failures. It will help with bettering yourself for your next relationship. Who knows maybe yall can come together and sing about it on a track. See yesterday’s review for “Single Again”
  • I’ve found that its not much a little music therapy can’t fix. Make a or download a breakup playlist. Dance and sing along, eventually you’ll start to feel better.