I suffer from hypoglycemia which means that a missed meal or snack results in shaky hands, blurred vision and heart palpitations. A few weeks ago, I had an episode followed with all of the extreme symptoms. This time however the scenario was worst for it was eleven o’clock and I was stuck in Buckhead. My glucose tablets were not on me and of course I could have just stopped at a fast food place to order a meal, but my bag which contained my debit card, I had left at home earlier that morning. With the petty coins that were in my pocket, there was nothing I could do, but buy a Coke and hope that the sugary caffeinated drink would provide the boost that I needed and attempt the trek home.
I was on the road for about ten minutes before I started swerving and had to pull of at the nearest closest exit. In my sugar deprived stupor, I made no note of the exit that I had gotten off of until I had stationed my car at the nearest gas station. During the two hours that I spent at this gas station waiting for my emergency contact to rescue me, I was solicited by a disease stricken prostitute and a homeless man before I realized that I was stranded at the infamous Fulton Industrial Boulevard. I watched for two WHOLE hours as a cheap African American prostitute clad in absolutely nothing, charging absolutely nothing for her services went from car to car…and was denied. Watching her try so hard, only to get rejected over an over again, began to remind me of Keri Hilson.
Keri Hilson’s recently debuted video “The Way You Love Me” features a musical snippet with Rick Ross and theatrical appearances from “big” names such as Faith Evans, Jojo, Dawn, and Columbus Short. In this six minute and forty six second video, viewers are treated to clips of Keri Hilson’s barely covered crotch, hip gyrations that would make Mother Teresa faint, and dry humping that would make a neutered dog jealous. In between all of these hip grinding scenes, viewers are also given an extra bonus of several which contain Keri sticking out her tongue and licking and sucking on her fingers. As if the video itself wasn’t already oversexed, the song itself is a musical orgy in which Keri is screaming as if she is in the midst of an orgasm yelling, “Fuck me, fuck me” and other obscene things such as “Ooey, It’s so juicy” and “I got that kind of pussy that will keep you off the streets”.
My first time watching the video, my mouth was hanging agape in shock, fear and disgust and I was reaching for my nearest Bible to ward off the evil spewing from my computer screen. Then I noticed the number of views that the video had gotten and laughter took a hold of me. Keri Hilson and her crew had basically uploaded a porno, unto youtube and the number of hits that the video had gotten was a pathetic 500,000. Not to mention the fact that this video has been up on the internet for over a month now. Clearly, no one wants to buy the sex that Keri Hilson is selling. She’s just like the prostitute that I encountered on Fulton Industrial: cheap and desperate. I can’t even begin to imagine how she feels, image prancing around with your vagina propped open and…nothing, not even a whistle.
I give Keri Hilson a few months before her fifteen minutes are over. She came on too thirsty at a time when the industry was at a drought. Her ‘beef’ with a barely famous Ciara was way to juxtaposed with her throwing darts at the queen Beyonce. Everything about Keri Hilson’s career is ill timed, if she had hopped on the scene five years ago when talentless babes such as Cassie and Amerie were getting media play, then she might have had a chance. The competition that is out right now, surpasses that of Keri Hilson. She is attempting to play a game that she has no chance in winning. She is playing a game where her opponents are Lady Gaga, Kesha, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna and Beyonce and those on her side are Dondria, Ciara, Tiffany Evans and Shontelle.
Keri Hilson is not that great of a singer, her live performances are mediocre and it isn’t as if she is pulling out these awesome dance moves that would give her an excuse for her voice to sound so strained when she isn’t lip singing. She isn’t a good dancer: watch the “The Way You Love Me Video” clips below and how she is pathetically doing a spiced up version of the macarena and two step. Keri Hilson has no style, she is a ghetto girl playing dress up in Forever21 clothing and Melody Ehsani accessories. A least with Rihanna, when she wasn’t getting any play on MTV or VH1, she had Vogue, Seventeen, and other well known fashion magazine all up her ass. However, what Keri Hilson does have is a cute face. Keri Hilson thought that she could play that to her advantage, do some collaborations with Kanye, Trey Songz and trick us into thinking that she was a great singer, when in fact she isn’t. She came on the scene thinking that she could wow us with her city girl style and country girl smile, but we’re living in an age where beauty doesn’t get you that far anymore. Alas when she realized this, she tried to sell us sex, however we don’t want that shit. For a girl who two songs ago was telling us to “recognize a lady” she seems to have her racy routine down pat having dry sex with Chris Brown at performances and talking about her favorite sex positions on radio talk shows. Maybe Beyonce was right…Keri Hilson should stick to writing music.
I like Keri Hilson. I think this is the horrid combination of bad choreography, an awful song, and an opening scene filled with somewhat washed up female artists. (I love JoJo but what?). Too many open leg crotch shots.
Well written piece although I disagree. One question. So selling sex is appropriate when the artist is deemed as more talented or a superstar? Obviously, Keri Hilson isn’t the first female singer to take a video or a song to a hyper-sexual level. If we take a listen to some of our favorites, their lyrics are laced with not-so-discrete raunchiness. And if we revisit some not-so-old videos you’ll find your share of p-poppin’ moves or pelvic thrusts. Let’s not lynch her for doing what so many others before her have done.
P.S. I’d be willing to bet that she’ll outlast those those 15-minute predictions.
Rose is a beast, lol the visual depiction of a diseased prostitute was epic. However, I honestly think this is the true Keri Hilson, and her voice has been censored due to her writing ability. I think if she keep making sexed up materials people will fall for it, eventually LMAO.
Keri Hilson is a Freak A Leek.
I’d have to agree with Shakila. She’s a talented artist but unfortunately timing and her team are never on her side to get an album. I wish she work on an honest album that she personally wrote with one producer (preferably Timbaland cause they worked on Nelly Furtado’s last album- enough said) on developing a concise album. Her flack is the lack of media attention. It’s always negative for her, and she’s to extreme in her dimensions on an album. Yes, Keri we understand sometimes you just want to be fucked, but with PGR before it you sound like a hypocrite. She comes off trying to hard in most performances when she thrives in organic situations (no matter how much she wants to be in large arenas, she’s a lounge environment girl). She’s too old to sell sex like Rihanna and not entertaining both vocally and performance-wise to be a Beyonce. Her Kelly Rowland, Shontelle, Dondria, Jojo, hell even Maya fit in simple R&B/Pop. “Classic Contemporary Urban.” She has a unique voice that develops excellent arrangements she just needs to find a team that will work for her in becoming successful.
AND STOP RELEASING ALBUMS IN THE DAMN SUMMER-HOLIDAY SEASON. Granted all these artist already struggle with getting one released but stop killing your own dreams. All these “failing artists” struggle in musics’ biggest months cause they compete with bigger artist with bigger budgets. A key reason to Kanye’s fast success was due to his College Dropout album was released in February, usually the music industry’s dry season when nothing “good” is released. Start being strategic and stop trying to make singles and start making albums again.