CL EXCLUSIVE: LISTENING LOUNGE W/ SOLANGE…
Wednesday, May 9, 2007

In the past few years, people thought that Solange had fallen through the cracks. She was pregnant, had a beautiful baby boy, but a failed marriage under her belt - and then rumors swarmed of her and Lil’ Wayne. But all the while, Solange has been writing, being a mother, and looking absolutely stunning while socialiting at random parties with Kelly Rowland and the defunked Teiarra Mari. Not many people heard her first solo effort, “Solo Star,” but Solange proved herself to be a talented young writer, and has since proved herself with writing on big sister Beyonce’s “B’Day” project, as well as the forthcoming “Ms. Kelly” from Kelly Rowland (slated for release June 26th). We always knew that Solange was the quirky, “weird” one out of the bunch, but her quirky, weirdness and maturity comes out a little bit more in these mellow alternative/R&B tracks that were passed along to radio. Remember those photos from Solange’s Houston showcase? Well, I think this is a nice sound for Solange, but I think she needs to take it a few steps further… let’s see what comes of it.
Solange Knowles - ChampagneChronicNightcap (full) - download / alternate
Solange Knowles - White Picket Dreams (full) - download / alternate
Make sure you log on and catch Solange on MySpace for more updates about her, baby Daniel and the new material that she’s set to release. And remember, you heard them on CL first…








194 Comments
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76.
caff
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
#69 - You’re jealous of our love. -_____-
[throws a 40oz bottle at Ne's head]
77.
sesamestreet
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
Now I hate Solange because she’s so FUGLY…but her vocals aren’t that bad..she def sounds a lot better than before..more soulful or something!
78.
BBL
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
Y BLEACH…YOUR NOT GONNA LOOK LIKE BEYONCE….HAHA
79.
Sunrise
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
Thanks Brian but I just looked it up and her B-day is June 24, 1986. My B day is 6/11 don’t know if that qualifies her as a Gemini but if it does…I have a weak spot for Gems because I don’r know to many.lol which means she is 20 now. And albums are usually recorded 1 or 2 yrs previously which would have made her 18 or 19. Not the legally age to be drinking.
80.
kaykay
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
solange sucks NEXT
81.
Not putting my screen name up
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
@ Lashonda
I had that happen to me on another Gossip web site. After while other ppl started reg. that it wasn’t my comments and they ignored him/her. I say just ignore it and get a new screen name. Just picture this person stealing your name as your own little fan club.
we obviously know this person has no life b/c that’s childish stealing someones name. If you notice they post comments to see if any one has responsed to their stupid asses. Don’t worry Shonda post your 2cents b/c this is why the website was created
82.
missjayb
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
Actually Solange is only 20 she’ll be 21 in June so really she can’t even have that nightcap LOL
She better quit before CPS pays her a visit, and takes that cute lil boy of her’s.
I enjoyed both of the songs but they really didn’t flow to me hopefully these are works in progress, but I’m glad she back on the scene
83.
NIKKI**LUVBUG$**
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
sunrise Nope that makes her Cancer. I was born on 6/22. The cusp as they call it so imagine me twins and crabby! Naw forreal I am really nice…When I want to be!
84.
Vexxed
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
YAWN!!!!
NEXT!!!!!
85.
Ne'
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
LMAO
Thats how I fell in like in the beginning. **WIPES BLOOD FROM FOREHEAD**
86.
complexndope
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
Caff, what the hell you be doing to these ladies to have them lusting after you?
Good thing, a few years of e-chatting..have me knowing better
87.
Debra
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
I like both songs, they have potential. She sounds like her own person.
88.
Lashonda
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
who cares? im a white bi-atch trapped in the body of a coon. I dream of the day when I can afford enough bleach from my hooker salary to be able to bleach myself into a white woman!
89.
caff
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
I don’t know. You’ve been lusting after me since 1.0. What am I doing to you?
-_______-
Blah @ knowing better. You still daydream about me.
90.
sesamestreet
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
Wtf did I miss..why are people bleaching their skin..and throwing bottles of bleach at each other..lmaoooooooo! Ya’ll have me rolling on CL..too friggin funny! Shonda I know it’s not you..but your clone is hella funny…even though she’s a loser!
91.
woode29
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
@Lashonda
You got issues girl..
@CAFF
Damn Bro, I thouth I was good at slangin E-dick, judging by the ladies reactions here.. You the man!
92.
sesamestreet
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
@ Woode29..I thought you were better than that..better watch out before you get cyber herpes…lmaooooo!
93.
NIKKI**LUVBUG$**
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
co-signs with sesame street. That last comment from”lashonda” is so silly! Woode they slangin e dingaling?
94.
Lashonda
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
I’m Caff impersonating Lashonda
95.
Lashonda
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
I’m Bashyboo impersonating as Lashonda
96.
Shay
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
She sounds alot like Mya!!!
97.
me
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
I KNOW THIS B DIDN’T HAVE THE NERVE TO COMPARE HERSELF TO AMY WHINEHOUSE THE OTHER DAY. SHE AND HER SISTER ARE WACK. YOU SHOULD POST BEYONCE’S ATTEMPT TO SING JILL SCOTT’S ‘YOU WANT ME’ WHILE ON TOUR. IF YOU CAN’T STEAL IT JUST RANDOMLY SING IT I GUESS. SHE BUTCHERED IT.
98.
Bro0klynn.
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
http://i182.photobucket.c...0/chrystalm87/solokel.jpg
after viewing the image above, i started to believe the rumor that kelly rowland is matthew knowles’s child.
solange & kelly look alot alike, i think thats something for you guys to look into to.
Bro0klynn.
99.
Long Hair Beauty
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
didnt like either one of them and i actually gave them a chance. thats all im gonna say for once.
100.
Lashonda
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
I wish I was lightskinned like Solange
101.
Bro0klynn.
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
& for the record.
that song White Picket Dreams is poppin, yall people is sleeping on Solange, Wake up A.S.A.P
Bro0klynn.
102.
TIA_87
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
oh sweet lord not this impersonating nonsense again! i remember that post with the BET Spring Fling!!! didn’t even know who was who. y’all are too crazy lol!!! and why is it that Lashonda is always the victim LMAAOO.
103.
shaylynne
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
I FU*KED PARIS HILTON AND ALL I GOT WERE THESE LOUSY HERPES
is the funniest person ever!!!!! hahahaha
104.
caff
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
Lol @ Woode.
…and without even trying either.
[tilts my pimp hat and adjusts the feather]
105.
Ne'
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
lmao @ an eye twitching pimp with fferrets and ho’s hand gliding the street corners.
106.
@MBER rochelle
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
i kinda like the ChampagneChronicNightcap song… that other one is garbage though….
107.
H-Town Chic***
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
@GETMEBODIED I DIDN’T KNOW THAT WAS SOLANGE SINGING THAT VERSE OF PROUD FAMILY.THEY SOUND JUST ALIKE. WELL THEY’RE DELIVRY IS THE SAME.
108.
Coko
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
Twins and Crabby Pants r a rough combo@82
79…we Gem’s are a piece of work 6/12 for me…
Whatever Solange…whatever…somebody feels u…I guess…
109.
NIKKI**LUVBUG$**
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
coko u telling me!!!! I didn’t get the combo under control until I turned 30. The past 5 years have been beautiful!
110.
caff
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
Lmaoooooooooooooooooooooo @ hand gliding
[falls out of my hammick]
111.
complexndope
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
Truth Caff. I used to have a major crush on your hateful ass.
No Sarcasm.
112.
Ne'
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
wow I think I might have to beep her but I see the word “use to” so Imma fall back.
113.
Kawaii
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
this is AWFUL, this music is as apealing as gonorrhea!
she needs to do something different, like act, model, just do something else cus shes sounding like a cross between Mya and Ashanti, which is not cute.
oww my ears are bleeding
114.
complexndope
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
LOL! You can have him. I had the caff attack back in ‘04.
115.
tre
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
These songs are Hot as hell. I’m really impressed!!!
116.
J. Lewis
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
There’s only room for one e-pimp around here…I guess you win Caff.
(*logs off*)
117.
Ne'
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
lol I was just kidding the “beep” thing is a inside joke.
118.
FloridaBoy8703
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
She fits in nicely with the current musical landscape.
Gwen Stefani, Nelly Furtado, Rihanna, Ciara, Fergie non of them can SING.
And Solange may not have the best voice but atleast she can WRITE which alot of them girls know how to do.
I commend Solange for pursueing her dreams. Its not fault Beyonce is her Sister and her Father is Matthew Knowles. We all have the ability to make it big in the world. People born into fame and fortune are not the only ones with a access to greatness.
I wish you all would stop hating on people because what they are born into. Just think of all the people born in 3rd world countries who are mad at you for being born in america and saying the only reason they have a college degree, their own house, or car, is becuz they were born in america. cuz thats the same thing ya’ll are talking about when saying if it wasnt for her father or beyonce she wouldnt have anything.
Stop hating! Live for yourself!
119.
Bryce
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
I actually saw Solange perform at the House of Dereon in Houston and I gotta tell you…I was pleasantly suprised…Solange’s new sound is different in a good way…I’m rooting for her…at least she’s not trynna be your cookie cutter average female R&B singer…
120.
EnJoi
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
I vote NO
121.
msblacknasty1
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
wat eva
122.
woode29
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
@Sesame Street
Lmao at ctber herpes! My laptop did have a virus a few days ago..lol!
@Brooklyn
Sup sexy…
123.
**B-HOOD**
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
Even though these comments get far, Is it just me or since Beyonce aint the topic they dont reach 200’s or 300’s or even 400’s these days?
124.
brittanymo
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
I really don’t like the songs but I must say that she sounds good. Her songs are more soulful and Beyonce’s are more popular. I say give her a very catchy song that ppl can jam too, and she’ll be in there
125.
Angie
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
man if only she would just stick to what she knows best…nothing. or at least being a mom. solange is over, can’t sing, dance or act. she’s the ugliest of the two and sadly…she’s just…ugh.
126.
Do Dat Shit!
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
White Picket Dreams sound like Beyonce’s Flaws and All. Solange sounds good, i like it. Her voice sounds so different its sounded like Beyonce now.
127.
why
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
is it just me or does the second song have elements of Beyonce’s Flaws and All, i don’t know let me listen to it one more time!!!!!!!!!
128.
Do Dat Shit!
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
@Why#127
We posted the same “Flaws & All” shit at the same time, thats weird. I think its just the producer though, thats why the songs sound so much alike.
129.
blackisbeautiful
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
Y’all went off topic..lol..got me confused for a min. these songs are different from what her sister sings can you see Beyonce singing champagnechronicnightcap..lol
130.
Freaky Girlz
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
I absolutely hate the ChampagneChronicNightcap.. total garbage.
131.
NetworKing
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
I should have known brian wrote this! LOL!
132.
myspace.com/lovecleo
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
I find the songs very dull. They lack something…
133.
Trouble
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
Socialiting is not a word! And even if it was homegirl is not a socialite. I pass on listening…
134.
hdizzle
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
132
they lack vocals
135.
Mark_My_Wordz!!!!
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
“CCNightcap” hopefully is a song she wrote for another artist. Sometimes singers write songs and demo them for other artists to sing. Hopefully that’s the case here. Then again she did get married, and had a baby. Therefore that might be how she gets down. All that being said I need Kelly Rowland to step her game up!!!! Solonge songs didn’t sound that bad. If she gets more cred for her music then Kelly (Destiny’s Child Star, biggest selling girl group of all times) that would be a sad, sad, sad, sad, situation. KELLY LEAVE MATTHEW KNOWLES MANGEMENT AND GET WITH USHER’S MOTHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! KELLY LEAVE MATTHEW KNOWLES MANGEMENT AND GET WITH USHER’S MOTHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! KELLY LEAVE MATTHEW KNOWLES MANGEMENT AND GET WITH USHER’S MOTHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! KELLY LEAVE MATTHEW KNOWLES MANGEMENT AND GET WITH USHER’S MOTHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! KELLY LEAVE MATTHEW KNOWLES MANGEMENT AND GET WITH USHER’S MOTHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! KELLY LEAVE MATTHEW KNOWLES MANGEMENT AND GET WITH USHER’S MOTHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! KELLY LEAVE MATTHEW KNOWLES MANGEMENT AND GET WITH USHER’S MOTHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
136.
Lindell
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
So Caff, is it true that you single-handedly got the chatroom closed down? lol! Y’all musta did some foul ish on that fatal day!
137.
foxxy380
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
ChampagneChronicNightcap - Know that’s my type of song right thur! It was okay.
White Picket Dreams - ummm hell naw! I would only listen to this song if I was trying to go to sleep.
138.
Irish
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
The songs are okay..I kinda like white picket dreams..she sounds like Mya in the other song..The songs would probably sound better if they were album quality versions..But I actually think her Solo Star album was pretty good..
139.
Chanté
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
I like both songs. It’s crazy, I underestimated her, I expected something predictable. I never really felt SOLO STAR but I always thought she was a decent songwriter for her age (at the time she wrote for Kelly’s debut). The girl is doing some electro-R&B sound, and I totally love it. I expected something typical and wack, and I’ve heard a sound THAT I PERSONALLY FIND more mature and interesting than BOTH Kelly Rowland and Beyonce. Her voice is nice, she’s no power house but she’s good. I hope that, if she releases a video, she gets an original style too, I’m surprised!
140.
Lovely
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
________________DEAD @ Caff and Ne’
GET A ROOM!!! LOL
141.
LOVE
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
MOST OF THE PEOPLE ON HERE ARE SO DAMN NEGATIVE. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE ONE OF YOU ALL GET UP AND DO WHAT THESE ARTIST DO EACH AND EVERYDAY. HELL, JUST LEAVE YOUR OPINION OF THE MUSIC AND MOVE ON. BUT THAT IS TOO SIMPLE. YOU HAVE TO HOLD A WHOLE CONVERSTATION AS IF YOU KNOW SOLANGE OR BEYONCE AND WHOMEVER ON A PERSONAL LEVEL. IT MAKES YOU LOOK SO BAD.
142.
HollieWooD
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
She’s Def. Stretched!! - Im Proud & Inspired as a Song Writer - Can’t wait 2 hear what else she has in store!
143.
cookie
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
I guess rhyming the word “dro” and “mo” as in smoking dro and sipping mo make you a good songwriter. WTF!
White pciket fences is a nice album filler but Champayne Chronic whateva is beyond wack. I’m sorry, I’m not interested in hearing about Solange’s extra curricular activities with controlled substances.
She sound like Mya, but (please don’t throw rock at me), Mya is actually a better singer. Sound hard to believe, but I’ve seen her live, she has an icreadble range and all the falsetto and high notes Solange was trying, Mya executes flawlessly - she just chronically chooses the wrong material.
If i had a choice between Solange and Kelly’s new albums, I’d have to take Solange…at least she sound like she’s actually interested in it.
144.
carmen_jones
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
actually, solange is like 21 now, she’s not underaged at all.
===========
actually solange will be 21 in june. she still 20…
but anyways the beats on the songs are alright but i dont know beyonce and her get on my nerves……
145.
dgfg
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
She will be 21 next month stupid
146.
Theoyunglion
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
Yall hatin’ big time. Numero uno, she aint Beyonce. Numero two, I love her big sister (lord knows she fine and got a voice) but f@$! her. I said it, and imma fan! Now lets discuss these tracks, they real chill and mellow. I see where her sound is going and as a dude that tends to like r&b outside of the box (mainstream is wack!), these songs arent bad. In fact they hint at something that could potentially point to Solange finding her own niche. Her voice aint no Aretha, but its hers and it works for her. Please don’t comment on her vocals unless you can give me a high C above the staff, thanks! Solange keep doin’ you, can;t wait for that track with you and Bilal. Peaaaace
147.
NEXTTTTT
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
WELLLLL… THE SONGS WERE WACK.
BUT ITS A UPGRADE FROM THAT CRAP SHE USED TO PUT OUT. AT LEAST SHE SOUNDS BETTER.
I AGREE W/ #144 ABOUT THE MYA THING. THEY SOUND SIMLIAR. MYA’S TONE CAN BE A BIT ANNOYING SOMETIMES BC OF MATERIAL SHE CHOOSES TO SING.. BUT SHE ACTUALLY HAS A DECENT (AND BETTER) RANGE AND CONTROL OVER HER VOICE.
148.
icandi06
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
i dont think either songs are that bad…its just like, whats the point? she’ll never reach her sisters success….waste of time maybe? hmmmmm….
149.
Concretelooper
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
Both songs are pretty good but I’m not feeling Solange singing them, maybe someone else would do them justice….
150.
Chanté
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 /
Solange could never be as famous as Beyonce? Well that’s what they used to tell Janet after Mike blew up.
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