Search - Electrik Red :: How To Be A Lady: Volume 1

BLACK WOMEN OPEN YOUR LEGS

Keith C. Quick | 02/24/2010

(1 out of 5 stars)

"That should be title. I could not listen to this album due to the profanity. Why people are continuing to support these empty heads and writers is sad. How to be a Lady? Any parent who would let their young son or daughter is the this trash is simply filling their mind with views that many racist have said about black women. They are only good for a good pumping and a good orgasm. The Dream and others who continue to pedddle this trash should be whipped. Someone had the nerve to say Thank God for this. What God are you talking about? Hip Hop is dead and R and B is on life support if this is the kind of trash that is being called music. Maybe Vol. 2 , they can include a how to video for young girls to perform oral sex and swallow. Just utter trash. They are beautiful but when they open their mouths they are so ugly. We have went from The Supremes , Labelle , En Vogue , TLC to this trash. Thank God for artist like Conya Doss, Nneka, Asa and others .I suggest anybody who is looking to purchase this to download it from the net and save your money"

Sassy, Vulgar Sound

Meesh | 09/14/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The ladies of Electrik Red (Kyndra, Lesley, Naomi and Sarah) have something to tell you: they're strong females who have massive quantities of sexy sex. The strength of the ladies is undermined, as usual, by the fact that the slick production and otherwise overall appeal of the album is due to two talented male producers, The-Dream (Rihanna, Mariah Carey, Usher, etc) and Tricky Stewart (Fabolous, Beyoncé, Mya, etc).



The album title is misleading - How to Be a Lady - and meant to challenge stereotypes about promiscuous women (i.e., whores). The album cover and lyrical content, however, elevates the stereotype that whores are not ladies. That aside, the musical content of the album is strong. The lyrical content of the album is all about sex (with the exception of "Bed Rest"), which becomes problematic for some songs like the poppy "P is for Power." I've mentally changed the lyrics from "you ain't gettin' no P" to "you ain't gettin' with me" because it's embarrassing to listen to such idiotic lyrics. "W.F.Y." has the same lyrical problem; although it's anthemetic, insanely driving electronica-R&B at its best and the most atmospheric song on the disc.



The club banger "Drink in My Cup" is an obvious first-single that'll be the theme-song of too many frat parties. It's along the lines of Lil Jon & the Ying Yang Twin's "Get Low" minus the non-stop, sweatin' energy loss. But if you've been hooked by "Drink in My Cup" (and not "Friend Lover" or "So Good"), then the only other song that sounds similar to it is "W.F.Y." The standard R&B fare is found in the slinky "9 to 5" and sensual "Go Shawty", the latter sounding like a B-side from TLC's "FanMail." The easily identifiable tracks helmed by The-Dream are the seriously catchy "Freaky Freaky" and 1990's Janet Jackson sounding "Bed Rest". "Muah" sounds like "Purple Kisses" from The-Dream's album "Love/Hate", which means it sounds like an updated, updated Prince song.



"Kill Bill" is the weakest song on the album. It's shouty and very young sounding for an otherwise overly mature album. But you can't know excellence without knowing inferiority.



Save for the nonstop sexually revolting lyrics (blame it on The-Dream's ability to 'empathize' with the female condition), The-Dream and Tricky Stewart have compiled one strong, full-sound electronica-R&B late-night horizontal-dance cd. Even the more forgettable songs, "So Good" and its subsequent remix and "On Point", fail to compel me to change to a more interesting track. I highly recommend this album if you like electronica/Over-Auto-Tune-R&B (e.g., Ciara, Beyonce, Rihanna, etc). If you don't like listening to whores tell you they're not whores, then I suggest you buy the clean version of this album.



Albums like this: The-Dream's "Love/Hate", Destiny's Child "Survivor"/"This Is the Remix", TLC's "FanMail", and Kelis' "Kaleidoscope"/"Tasty"."

3 1/2 stars. It's not that deep

Mikeisha Best | Mitchellville, Maryland United States | 09/11/2009

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Electrik Red caught my attention with their song called "So Good" because the beat is amazing, the lyrics and hook are catchy and Lil' Wayne is featured and you know if Wayne speaks, hip-hop fans listen. After hearing the song, I saw its video on 106 and Park and was surprised because I didn't think this was a group, I thought it was one newcomer. Soon after seeing the video I was on the telephone with my friend and she kept singing songs. I said, "What are you singing?" Her reply? "Oh, it's a song on Electrik Red's CD! You have to listen to it." So I listened to it, all of it, and it's a decent debut.



As you know, Electrik Red is The Dream's group and boy is his sound all over it! He can be heard saying things and singing. Also, anyone who is familiar with his production would be able to notice his influence from the first song. Too, his famous one-liner, "Radio Killa" is heard here more times than I can shake a stick at. Too, there are influences from other artists such as Ciara, Adina Howard and Prince. If these women have good singing voices, it was not displayed here anywhere. All 14 tracks contain women singing in a breathy manner, probably because most of the subject matter is sex. The only song that has some actual singing is track 4, "Freaky Freaky." Can you take a stab at what this song is about? It's a mid-tempo number about getting freaky. Yeah, I know, not too creative. "Kill Bill" is an obnoxious track about how the women were inspired by the movie and will not tolerate disrespect. "Drink in My Cup" and "Go Shawty" are weaker moments on this album, but alright nonetheless. "Go Shawty" really brings Adina Howard to mind.



There are no profound lyrics here. In fact, the vast majority of them are quite explicit and obscene. The beats are really good and futuristic, which was a huge plus for this album. My suggestion for their sophomore effort (if there ever is one) is that the women SING and not do whatever it is they called themselves doing on this album. Not bad, though. 3 1/2 stars.



Mikeisha's Top 5



1. "So Good"

2. "Devotion"

3. "Friend Lover"

4. "Bed Rest"

5. "Muah""