AMY WINEHOUSE: BACK TO BLACK!

well shes okay different in style i dont think shes like Lauryn Hill at all but i wish her much success

I just read up on Miss Winehouse the other day in Paper or C magazine. MTV played her video early this morning and the voice is so incredible. I’m so sincere right now. She is talented. Very.

YES…I luv her to death…i can’t stop listening to her music. She’s what i’ve been waiting for. Beyonce is my fav artist, and Amy jumpd ova plenty of bitches on my list to sit at #2. I LUV HER!

OMG…Addicted, F me pumps, You should b stronger than me, Best friends are my fav songs. but the list goes on and on.

Amy Winehouse … is a talented singer … i just got the album yesterday and its extremely soulful its this something that i think r&b is missing … not anything like lauryn hill but the type of r&b i would love to see her do … like with her single doo wop … amy can only get better than this

whoa.I’m feeling this.she does have a vibe of Lauryn Hill,i was just listening to Lauryn Hill man I miss her!but i think i might go cop.

This girl is definitely talented and her music is pure fiyah!!! I didn’t find out about her recently and I already am a fan!!! I’m loving her bluesy/jazzy voice and the realness of her lyrics… I love a singer whose lyrics actually have meaning other than a bunch of cute rhyming words… I will be getting this album this weekend!

*rather than

She’s very talented, she’s far better than Joss Stone, but she’s not touching Lauryn lyrics or production wise, not in a million years!! Nowhere near Lauryn’s level. I have YET to find a chick as bad as LAuryn when it comes to lyrical content. Undethroned since ’98.

Why do people always gotta HYPE stuff like this?

Shorty is dope and she’s talented, but I don’t know why artists can’t just be hot. Instead, they gotta compare them to legends and make false claims.

ANYONE who thinks this chick is BETTER than Lauryn, and will drop an album BETTER and MORE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED than The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is either:

1. Retarded
2. On drugs
3. Crazy and belongs in rehab with Britney Spears.

It’s THAT simple

*I didn’t hear about her until recently… Dang I can’t type… I think it’s time for me to take my black behind to bed!

I am feeling her and her music is pretty original considering the other music that is out right now…

I’m confused @ #13 David… who said she was better than Lauryn???

We all know Lauryn Hill is dope,but calling this girl the White Lauryn Hill ain’t even neccessary,just say she is next to her,not the next,but next to her.She got a nice thing going.I didn’t even know Salaam Remi/Mark Ronson produced some of her album.

LH we miss you!

@ Red, thats what I’m saying,who said that?

I really like her voice I just wish she didn’t use those 50′s beats. It makes it nostalgic or somethin.

lol, @ #16… You know when a white artist comes along and performs above and beyond the norm, people gotta try and make them seem as though they are on levels they clearly are not on… The girl is good but there is only one Lauryn… black, white, or otherwise!

@ Red, I’m saying!Stop giving soooo much credit,just give credit don’t drop your drawls every time and call her the “White” Lauryn Hill,lol.I’m not saying she isn’t good but damn we can see she good, lol.But I understand the spark of debate for attention.

And we know that Lauryn Hill had one studio album, but that album is straight up real.

WHITE OR BLACK…THIS GIRL IS THE TRUTH. HER FIRST ALBUM (FRANK) IS GOOD ALSO
SHE DOES KINDA SOUND LIKE LAURYN HILL ON “TEARS DRY ON THEIR OWN”

but i do like her WAY WAY better than joss stone tho!

I just when to amazon.com and ordered it. I see some similarity between L-Boogie and Miss Winehouse. But why not compare. Shit does anyone even know where Lauryn is right now. She may just be in rehab choppin it up with Britney Spears herself.LOL

Well I can agree that she is better than Joss Stone.I think she brings out the “fake” soul because I don’t feel it.Even though I heard some Joss stuff I think she aight.

Lauryn did lose her mind momentarily…

^^^for real, what happened… I must be out of the loop because I never heard about it…

why on earth would anyone in their right mind compare a yt to lauryn. lauryn’s gone put a hex on this site, and sorry but you’ll have comin for that dumb sh*t.

Well, I like the collabo she has with Ghostface….She str8!

Wow…how did I sleep on this? I usually find out about UK stuff in good time. But yeah…I like her! I don’t know about the Lauryn Hill comparison…I just don’t like putting up people like that.

Does anyone remember Ms. Dynamite?? Also out of the UK…she *KINDA* sounds like her. Winehouse’s voice sounded familiar and Dynamite popped up in my head. The UK pushes out a lot of good stuff…

LOL @ 23…a sad possibility.

OVERRATED. NEXT!

ohhhhhh sorry for jumping on the bandwagon late people.what so special about her again?

Amy is amazing.. i’ve been playing this album since January .. i love her!

I discovered her a few months back, I only know one song of hers and I get goosebumps just talking about her. She puts a lot of ‘singers’ to shame. THAT’S HOW MUSIC WAS MEANT TO BE!

Questluv is about to make me not like his ass for saying some BULLSHIT like that. If I’m ever anywhere near him I’m slapping his ass for that shit.”This is the album Lauryn wanted to make” this nigga must of been high when he said that shit and he KNOWS better.Don’t get me wrong I like her album got it the day after it came out but she DOES NOT COMPARE TO Ms. Hill. Her music like most soul artist, lyrical is mainly about love and relationships(nothing wrong with that at all) and it’s well written but Lauryn was about SO MUCH MORE than that especially the unplugged album. QuestLuv done really pissed me of with that statement because by saying this is the album Lauryn wanted to make he’s saying she’s better than Lauryn and to take a word from the subtitle of her song Me and Mr. Jones that is pure “FUCKERY”.

Okay, i’m still trying to figure out how she’s getting compared to LAURYN HILL? I mean, she sounds talented (the snipets I listened to, cause I could only take so much) but LAURYN HILL? I don’t know about all that. “MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL” stays in my cars SIX DISK CHANGER!

Okay, i’m still trying to figure out how she’s getting compared to LAURYN HILL? I mean, she sounds talented (the snipets I listened to, cause I could only take so much) but LAURYN HILL? I don’t know about all that. “MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL” stays in my cars SIX DISK CHANGER! So I don’t know. I wasn’t feelin’ those songs, but maybe i’ll try her album a since everyone is HOLLERIN’ about it. I always LOVE to support PURE TRUE TALENT.

^ Oh sorry about the double comment, I accidently posted pre-maturely….

And her and Lauryn have totally different styles. Lauryns music was never jazz inspired hers clearly is. Lauyrns vocals were very soulful and that’s really all that connects them. Lauryn was more hip hop/soul and more contemparary sound. Her music is a straight up throw back to the jazz era of music from the 1920, 30, and 40. But as much as I love Lauryn I’m loving her vocals alittle bit more but as an all around artist she still ain’t on Lauryns level.Damn, I know most of the main stream music ain’t what it use to be even a decade ago but people are really reaching with this girl. OK I’m done.

Are you fucking kidding me? Yeah her music is good, she can sing but to compare her to LAURYN HILL the superior singer AND lyricist, thats ridiculous. The Miseducation… is a classic. Even her unplugged album was the shit.

Maybe its because Im drunk right now but this winehouse chick sounds drunk and lazy when she sings. Like shes laying down in a bed in the studio.

I like Emily King better than this chick.

I told yall all last week or so that all the featured female artists be white or white looking chicks and that ish rang a little iffy with me.Who pays you all to push these bitches on Black sites while talented Black females go unheard from.What self loathing niggas is trying to push this trash on us? How dare Lauren Hill be insulted for this white trash.I don’t recall anyone disrespecting the name or Rakim for Eminem.Damn when will nigs earn?

IM SO HAPPY AMY GETTING THE AMERICAN REGONISTION
I MET HER LOADS OF TIMES AS SHE ONLY LIVE BOUT 10 MINS FROM ME LOOOOL
BUT I LOVE HER MUSIC
SHE BANGING
BIG UP THE BRITISH

I swear QuestLove said “This is the album Lauryn wanted to make.” To call Amy the White LH… It’s just better not to label it like that.

Amy Winehouse and Ms Dynamite… Two different genres/roots.

But yep, Amy’s representing the UK/LDN nicely round about now. I’ll buy her a pint when shes back! LOL.

*Edit* I meant for ANYONE to call her the white LH.

HER SO ME AND MR JONES IS THE ISH
AND HER LAST ALBUM WAS BETTER THAN THIS
BUT IF U GET THIS ONE U HAVE TO GET THE LAST ONE IT WOZ CALLD “FRANK”

Didn’t QuestLove also praise Joss Stone? First Joss is called the white Aretha Franklin, now that broad is the white Lauryn Hill. Imagine if Ashanti was white, peeps would call her “baby baby baby” profound poetry that could put Jill Scott to shame.

The closest thing to Lauryn Hill is a UK act recently signed to John Legend’s new label “Home School” for her sophomore, and her name is Estelle SWARAY. She’s a gifted singer/rapper. Her first album is GREAT.

That’s her wikipedia page :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estelle_(singer)

And her myspace :
http://www.myspace.com/stellarents
(“Hey Girl” is a song she did with John Legend on her first album)

Nobody can be as dope as Lauryn but Estelle’s the closest thing to Lauryn right now.

From my home city London, this womans album is FANTASTIC, pure soul!

Amy is the White, well Jewish Amy Whinehouse. She’s doin’ her own thing and that should just be it. I guess you can thank CL for introducing her to those who haven’t heard her yet, otherwise, I think you should be pushing talented Black female vocalists, who get no play (no more Cassie or Bitch Boy leaked music, please!!!!). Amy’s record company has a big promotional push for her. She’s big in the UK, so I think they would do justice by committing some $$ to get her heard in the US. She’s in a ’50s/60s Faster Pussycat Kill Kill type of mode now, not the same as Lauryn.

But watch out, cause this seems to be the latest move, to import White voices, as if no soulful sisters are hitting the mark with the music and lyrics. Also, Black folks, and I don’t mean to lecture y’all, but we need to get off the beaten path to make sure we are not drowned by a sea of incessant garbage music thats being channeled via BET and every Urban/Hip Hop Radio Station. There are a lot of great artists toiling at their craft without the benefit of mainstream radio airplay, cuss and cut lyrics, and lacefront wigs!!!!!! So, the next time you go to the record store or to Amazon, challenge yourself to listen to some one different within your favorite genre and then some one outside of your genre.

CL bring us a mix of artists, our Hip Hoppers, some old schoolers tryin’ to do new things, Neo Soul, Int’l artists of African descent, whatever. Challenge us, I know you’ll get “critical” feedback!

Brian, I was just thinking about emailing you the other day to ask you to put some spotlight on this chick. She is something serious!! I believe she and Robin Thicke are bringing R&B/Soul back!! With all the crap that people have chosen to bump in their stereos these days, it’s so refreshing to hear somebody with some real talent. I hope this is just the beginning of something big that’s about to hit the music world.

amy and joss re the best female white singers over here in london and im glad the america is feelin amy though she has got some drinking problems.

Ayo chick is good, but she is not on a Lauryn Hill level, especially the post Miseducation Lauryn, her more recent studio recordings are exceeding some legends levels. Her lyrics, sound, everything.

Awhile back i gave a youtube link for her song, the Passion, here it is again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zEjKtEHAGs
Tell me which artist is even coming close to this.
If link doesn’t work, just go to youtube and find it.

It’s a shame though. I’m all for diversity and no discrimination, but people are push Joss, Amy, Robin, Justin while all TOO MANY of our gifted artists need some more shine : Governor, Heather Headley, Gaelle, Amel Larrieux, Elisabeth Withers, Sunshine Anderson, Hil St. Soul, Dwele, Marsha of Floetry, Anthony David, Lyfe Jennings,Van Hunt,Kindred The Family Soul, Leela James. Just a few names to think about.

WELL, I think my point has been proven.

I don’t wanna hear no Amy in a sentence with Lauryn Hill EVER AGAIN.

EVER.

But, Amy is dope in her own right, and I believe she will be very successful because she’s dope. Her album is very hot!

Just listen to this girl sing, and she don’t give a fuck, her attidude is laid back take me as you see me! Shes even better live. The business – go Amy girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Have a listen to her videos on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqSKVv6YO8g

Some of the lyrics from “Me and Mr Jones (fuckery)” on Back to Black album. She is singing about being messed about by a guy!! Every song on her album will mean something to someone on this album, she writes her own songs about her stormy love life!

What kind of fuckery is this?
You made me miss the Slick Rick gig
You thought I didn’t love you when I did
Can’t believe you played me out like that

What kind of fuckery are we?
Nowadays you don’t mean dick to me I might let you make it up to me
Who’s playing Saturday?

What kind of fuckery are you?
Side from Sammy you’re my best black Jew
But I could swear that we were through
I still want to wonder ’bout the things you do

i copped her album on itunes a few days ago, but i’ve been hearing the buzz on her for a couple of months. the woman’s voice is so filled with genuine sorrow and raw emotion, you just can’t help but relate to and identify with her. you can truly associate your painful experiences with hers, because you know she’s coming from a real place. and i think her personal style (1960′s mod with a touch of goth and emo) only makes her more fascinating. i have listened to “you know i’m no good” at LEAST 20 times in the past 3 days, and the rest of her songs are on regular rotation. i also love that she found a lot of inspiration in 50′s and 60′s songs, i love songs from that era too, and it’s nice to see someone else around my age embrace that era’s music.

i don’t also think it’s fair to say that she’s the “next” lauryn hill because:

1.lauryn hill IS NOT GONE, and even if she was, she’s irreplaceable

2. each one of them sincerely has their own distinctive style and voice and they are both powerful singers in their own right, so why should one singer demote the other? because one has “new” material out? please, some of lauryn’s music sounds as fresh and as relevant as the first time i heard it. either way, i’d rather listen to amy winehouse and lauryn hill all day than some blase, cookie-cutter, bullshit music from groups like brick & lace. (even that ridiculous name makes me roll my eyes. who they fuck are trying trying to bamboozle into buying their music?).

here’s hoping that we see more innovation and soul from new AND etablished music artists.

I dig Joss’ album a little more since we’re going to make that comparison even though I think they’re completely different artists and the only thing they have in common is the color of their skin. Joss’ album is just more raw to me, and no, singing about alcoholism doesn’t make your album “Raw” (It’s a more uptempo and natural album, and Joss’ vocals far outclass Amy’s).

But Amy’s album is amazing too. Black artists better be on their shit because artists like Joss and Amy are bringing NEW ish to the game, not that same, rehashed product we’re getting from just about every artist

A new sound and something “fairly” original is definitely what we need and Amy Winehouse is it. I’m tired of the recycled, unoriginal artists. Peace ya’ll…have a great weekend.

I got Amy’s cd the same day as Luvanmusiq and I hate to admit it but I am definitely feeling Back In Black more. The whole cd is just sick!!!!! There is no one out there like this now. She is definitely a break from the commercial norm on our airwaves now. I like the nostalgic and tragic feel of her music. It reminds me of great ARTISTS of the past like Dinah Washington and Billie Holiday. You feel the raw emotion in the words and Amy’s voice. That is definitely what pulls you in.

I love Rehab! It is so damn funny and catchy!! Not exactly Ms. Lauryn, she’s good.

im lovin this chick rite now. she kinda has this throwback jazz/soulful voice. definitely feelin it. not 2 sure about the lauryn hill comparison though. she mite have 2 step it up a notch 2 get 2 the miseducation level