So...i have remained out of this whole Chris Brown / Rihanna debacle in general. If you know me, you know my opinion. And that's that. ...but lets get to the music. That's what this post is about the art!! So I hadn't heard either of these songs before today (i RARELY listen to the radio) while watching the videos. So basically what i did was give the videos a first look....then read the lyrics to each song as the song played.......then re-watched the videos. So here's my analysis: ENJOY!!
Chris Brown - Crawl
I must say...I took to this song right away. I actually really love it. It's very relatable. Good Job Chris. Also, the video is very good. I liked the storyline and the emotion of it all. I love the look of the video...the director did an excellent job. But yes...this is a WIN for Chris!! All Around!! OH....let me not forget, I love to see him dance...and it was awesome!!!
Rihanna - Russian Roulette
So....after the first view of this video, I knew I was going to have to watch it a second time. I hadn't heard the song so I definitely had to go back and read the lyrics because Rihanna with her accent and singing voice isn't the best enunciator. My famous Rihanna quote is "the hoe stays relevant" with her songs and Russian Roulette is no different. I believe Neyo pinned this joint. BRAVO. The video is very interesting. It took the second time before I fully kinda realized what was going on (outside of the game of RR). Very dark and dramatic video...but we know RiRi has that side to her and she does it well. I like this joint!!
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So there is no winner here. The songs evoke two separate emotions and the videos are very different. I love them both. Good Job. I haven't been much into videos (other than Trey Songz...whew) lately but I'd definitely watch these. I'm happy to see that both of them are getting over their own personal issues and coming back to the art that they love. Sing on........
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