Jidenna isn't very much of a 'classic man'

I can't believe I am the only one noticing this

Janelle Monáe's protégé, Jidenna, is all an act.  He may dress the part BUT he is deceiving everyone in his lyrics

CLASSIC MAN

• "I can pull the wool while I'm being polite"

Jidenna is subtlety hinting that he is lying to girls and he can be polite at the same time.  Jidenna is a pick up artist

• "I can be a bull while I'm being polite"

Obviously this refers to sex, Jidenna is saying he is as fierce as a bull in bed.  A real gentleman wouldn't say this publicly.  What happens behind closed doors stays behind closed doors, Jidenna.

• "Why can't every woman end up being my wife?"

Well, it looks like Jidenna has an obsession with women, playing them day in and day out.  Jidenna just cannot settle down with one woman.  Is Jidenna a member of Ashley Madison?

• "You can be mean when you look this clean"

There you have it.  Jidenna is saying HIMSELF that it's all an act.  He's just dressing the part, but deep inside, he is a womanizer.

YOGA

• "She left my collar on like she's my owner so when she downward dog I jump up on her"

Jidenna is admitting to S&M activities in his verse.  A true classic man would not talk about such discreet details from the bedroom in a popular song.  This is private.  Jidenna is also comparing himself to an animal, which is slang for a dirty man in bed.

• "I'd love to break you in... I'd stretch you out and in... now you should tell a friend"

Jidenna is being extremely graphic in this verse and it is making me feel very uncomfortable.  I thought he was a classic man.  He also wants said girl to tell her friends what he will do to them.  Is Jidenna implying he is the village bicycle?

• "I pray that young girl come over"

I hope this isn't meaning what I think it is!

I know the song is about doing yoga, but we all know there are other ways to talk about yoga in a song than being as graphic like this.

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Janelle Monáe is obsessed with Androids, and I just have a feeling her little posse is made up of robots, Jidenna being one of them.

Miguel is better than Frank Ocean

On Monday, July 6th, 2015, an article circulated the Internet with a quote from Miguel stating he's a better artist than Frank Ocean.

This is true.

I do not like Frank Ocean, he does not know how to promote himself and I think his voice is way too whiney like a beagle begging for a treat or an old, rusty gate swinging in the wind on a crisp October night.  The structure of his songs is so predictable, it's making him look like a J. Cole runner-up.  Like a stunt double for J. Cole.  J. Cole 2.0.

Frank Ocean hasn't done anything in the last 3 years since his album was released.  Miguel has.

Hours after the hype, Miguel released a statement saying he is comparing apples to oranges, everyone is different, everyone is their own individual.  Miguel is compared to Prince a lot, but he is not like Prince.  Miguel did not write the Batman soundtrack.  Miguel does not have the same skin tone as Prince.  Prince does not have chest tattoos.  They are not the same.

Everything Miguel does is so unpredictable, and by that he is keeping everyone on their toes 24/7.  Sometimes people slip and don't keep that in mind, and they are suddenly hit with a big wave of Miguel and explode with excitement and joy.  

Miguel always apologizes and clears the air when something controversial surfaces, like the DWI or the Billboard Awards incident.  Miguel is a real gentleman when he speaks about these things and that makes him look hot and responsible.

Thank you, Miguel

Review of Miguel's new album, Wildheart

Miguel's new album is available June 29th.  This is his 3rd album, with his last album coming out in October 2012.  Kaleidoscope Dream was written when Miguel was living in New York, and Wildheart was written when Miguel was in California.  This album has a huge California vibe with a lot of songs referencing the Golden State. This one is supposed to be different than the albums he's released. This is the first album Miguel has released that did not have a title track.  I think the theme for this album is space, or he's carrying fantasy over from his last 2 albums.

 

A BEAUTIFUL EXIT

Miguel was looking for a rock vibe for this album, and this is it.  This is coming from someone that can't stand rock music anymore, but I can listen to this song and enjoy it, and it's not because it's Miguel.  This song reminds me a lot of "Arch & Point" from Kaleidoscope Dream.  The song is about living life to the fullest and whichever way you die will be a great exit for your life because you died enjoying yourself.

RATING: 8/10

DEAL

"Deal" sounds very much like a Prince song, but not really because it still has Miguel's styling.  The song sounds like he's making a deal with someone but they haven't agreed or fully committed to it yet.  Miguel is very convincing in this song and I would definitely sign on that deal immediately if I was in this person's shoes because anything Miguel does is a very good idea since he's hot.  The song breaks apart at the end which is cool and I haven't heard that before. 

RATING: 8/10

THE VALLEY

"The Valley" is a very dark song about sex.  Miguel's voice overpowers this song and you can hear everything he's saying very clearly.  The song would still be good if there was no music in the background because everything Miguel writes is hot and has a rhythm.  The 'Valley" Miguel is referencing to is about the porn industry in California.

RATING: 7/10

COFFEE

"Coffee" is this album's breakthrough single.  It was released in December along with "NWA" and "Hollywood Dreams" but the song wasn't complete.  I said it was the 2nd best song out of the 3 Miguel released but now that it's complete it sounds a lot better.  The song is about sex and that is what coffee is referred to, but you can not know that and still think the song is about waking up next to your lover and having coffee in the morning.  The video for this song came out last Tuesday and it's so hot and it's exactly what I would expect from Miguel.

RATING: 10/10

NWA

This song features Kurupt from Tha Dogg Pound.  This song has a different feel than most songs on the album, but it's very similar to  "Destinado A Morir" with the lyrics.  Miguel is saying this girl wants a bad boy with style, with attitude.  This was released in December along with "Coffee" and "Hollywood Dreams."

RATING: 7/10

WAVES

"Waves" is a really good song, very upbeat and talks about exactly what you think it would be about, waves.  It's obviously about sex, but if a really naive person heard it they would think it's about surfing.  Miguel is taking a rock approach to his album, and this song is a good example of that.  This song is one of my favorites on the album.

RATING: 10/10

WHAT'S NORMAL ANYWAY

"What's Normal Anyway" talks about how how he never fit in with any group when he was younger, being too poor or not black or white, just always being separated, or the minority of everything.  Miguel is saying he basically did his own thing and a lot of people thought it was "weird."  This song feels like it's the twin to "Candles In The Sun."

RATING: 8/10

HOLLYWOOD DREAMS

"Hollywood Dreams" was released back in December on his 3 song EP.  I felt this was the best one out of the 3 tracks because "Coffee" was not complete yet and this one was.  The song matches the California vibe Miguel had for the album, talking about dreams that will never get achieved, but if you really try hard you can succeed and have it all.  (Maybe referring to himself?)

RATING: 10/10

...goingtohell

There isn't much to this song, Miguel just keeps saying "we're going to hell" repeatedly, followed by "save me I'm a sinner."  This sounds like something I would expect from Miguel.  His voice is really hot in the song like it is in every song but Miguel talking about Hell and the devil just sounds extra hot.

RATING: 7/10

FLESH

This is another passionate song, Miguel saying he's "a slave to your flesh," but it can go both ways and mean someone is addicted to tattoos.  We all know it's about sex because that is Miguel's favorite thing in the world because he's hot.  Halfway through the song Miguel's voice stops being so soft and it gets rough and loud and hot.  This song sounds scary but it's a good scary because it's by Miguel and nothing can be wrong.

RATING: 7/10

LEAVES

"Leaves" talks about something suddenly happening, but didn't see it coming because the leaves never changed.  It sounds like Miguel is comparing a girl to California's weather, where the season never changes from being bright and sunny, but the girl left him just like the weather would when the seasons change from summer to autumn.  I can see this becoming a single.

RATING: 9/10

FACE THE SUN

"Face The Sun" is the best song on this album.  Miguel wrote the song for his girlfriend, Nazinin, saying how he isn't perfect (even though he is) but he'll always be there for her and so will she regardless of his flaws.  I saw that the length of this song was close to 5 minutes and thought it would be really drawn out but it's not.  Miguel's voice lights up the song.  Lenny Kravitz guests on guitar.  This song is really hot.

RATING: 10/10

GFG

"GFG," abbreviated for "Good Fucking Girl," has a repetitive beat,  and repetitive lyrics, is talking about how 'bad' a girl is, meaning how down the girl is for doing anything.  Miguel likes this type of girl, thinking this is hot.  

RATING: 7/10

DESTINADO A MORIR

"Destinado A Morir," which translates to "Destined to Die," is nearly a minute and a half long "interlewd" where he's listing 'bad' things but saying it's alright to be these things because we're all going to die anyway.

RATING: 7/10

SIMPLE THINGS

"Simple Things" was released in February 2014 for the HBO series Girls soundtrack, and a video was released then too.  The track was originally "Simplethings.")  Miguel explains how he wants a girl with a personality like his, not a rich girl or a movie star or a model.  This song is so real and hot and when I first heard it I noticed the line, "a free spirit and a wild heart" and that stuck out to me for a long time.  Back in December when he released his EP on SoundCloud, there was a picture of knuckles tattooed "WILD" and I thought possibly the album would be called Wildheart because of the line in "Simple Things."  I was right.  This is one of his best songs he's ever released and I was surprised when it wasn't originally on the album track list. Miguel rerecorded the song, (without changing the vocals) and made the bass more noticeable.  It sounds a lot better but I have no preference over the other, though.  Miguel's voice in this song overpowers the entire song.

RATING: 10/10

DAMNED

This song has a deep beat; Miguel talking about being punished for his sins, which are all obvious, but saying it's all worth it; "I'm damned for loving you." There's not much to this song because everything is being repeated.

RATING: 6/10

I am not surprised with this album because this exactly what I would expect from Miguel; not one bad song.

 

ALBUM RATING: 10/10

Good job, Miguel