me likey

I had to comment on this post. Emily King has some great music. U & I is my favorite song of hers and she also has another song called “Hold Me” that is dope too. I wish her the best.

you gotta tell people shes part black so people wont ignore her here. Dont act like you dont know what im talking about.

TO MY JUDGEMENTAL COMMUNITY

Thanks for posting this, I didnt even know her album came out today.
I love her music, and its about time.

at least she sings better than alicia does on that no one joint

Her voice is nice I might get her cd.

LUV BOTH SINGSS DEY R HOT!! SPECHLY DA ONE WID LUPEE…I FINK U POSTED BWT HERR BE4..SHES SOUNDS BEAUTIFUL ON DESE CHOONSS..ND I LUV DA WAY SHE SINGS WID FEELIN X

I got wind of this song a few months ago, and it became one of my theme songs. It registers strongly with my life and how i feel stuggling through my 20’s. I love it! its addictive.

Ok That was tight! It sonds better than another song of hers I heard. Guess I gotta check her out

it’s nice.

I bought her album today…It’s definately great….No need to compare her with Alica PPl come on now. They are both great artist. Although I like Alicia’s song more…But Emily’s album is a MUST

WOW, SHE SOUNDS INNOVATIVE AND SHE HAS SUCH A NICE FLOW. HER VOICE SEEMS ROUGH BUT YET VERY EASY. I DIG IT.

I’m loving “You & I.” It’s a very sweet, sincere song and her voice sounds very nice. “Walk In My” shoes is definitely hot too. I think I’mma have to pick this one up.

I like her voice. Why hasn’t J Records been promoting her?

Incredible.

I don’t think he has to tell her she part black.Her music is good, you don’t have to explain her race.

Luv it!

# 16
unfortunatly yes it does matter to alot of people…

its okay

oh Brian do you like Alice Smith? her music is dope too!

Yeah, I love her. I’ve been up on game about her for about six months now. I even had her single on my MySpace page. I saw her at the House of Blues in Anaheim a few weeks ago and she did her thing. I’ll be sure to pick up the album

dope

I like her voice .. It’s different

I love her song Walk In My Shoes! I’ll check out her other song and listen to her album!

walk in my shoes has another verson with biggie smalls…and dat shit is so fuckin hott…..yall need to get that version on here

this one with lupe is a remix

in her song in my shoes she reminds me of joss stone

i didn’t like her the first time around but listening to snippets of these new tracks, i’ve decided to give her a chance. she might be pretty good

Thank you for posting! I’ve been waiting for her album to drop for months! I had it written down on a post it and I still forgot.

i cant wait to get this album. its so good to have someone like ms. king to juxtapose some of these fake “r&b artists” out there.
ps- is it me or does lupe fiasco sound like eminem in the beginning of the remix?

THERE WE GO BRIAN!!!! SHOW MY GIRL EMILY SOME LOVE!!!!!!!

FOR THOSE WHO DON’T KNOW SHE SUNG THE HOOK ON NAS SONG “REASONS” OFF OF THE ALBUM BEFORE “HIP-HOP IS DEAD!” SHE GOT CHUCKY THOMPSON BEHIND HER THE MAN WHO DID FAITH EVANS “FAITH” ALBUM & MARY J. BLIGE’S ALBUM “MY LIFE” BOTH CLASSIC ALBUMS….. “EAST SIDE STORIES WILL BE A CLASSIC IN YEARS TO COME!!!! TRUST!!!!

She has a nice tone and got something, but she needs better songs to break.

Also its not necessary to explain her race now, wait until she going out wit a black dude…CL females will definitely need her ethnicity then.

i bought her album today off itunes and luv it, the orignal version of walk in my shoes had biggie on it and sounded a little better but it didn’t pass clearance and they took his sample off.

I’m feeling it. I really like Walk in my shoes

I’m LOVING this artist’s sound. It’s just FRESH without being too Over the Top. The song featuring LUPE is FIYAH!!

She has a very smooth voice and I love that she’s not trying too hard to sound soulful, it’s very natural. When is Clive & his people going to promote this girl????

Cl needs to put Alice Smith up here, her voice is Amazin…I’m really diggin Walk In My Shoes Ms.Kings voice like Alice Smith is amazing

Wow, I’m quite impressed. She has some quality music. the songs are well-put together. I hope she doesn’t get sidelined like Leela James was. I’m looking forward to Emily’s album.

By the way (not related to the post), I’m listening to Lil’ Mo’s album, and it’s great.
I’m happy for her, I hope her comeback is noticeable in the industry.

She sounds like Esthero and vintage Nelly Furtado (You & I sounds like a joint off “Whoa,Nelly!”)–I shall be checking this girl’s album out pronto!

Love her voice she reminds me of alicia keys in a way.

Cool stuff. However, she’s signed to…dum dum duuuuuuum:

J-Muthafuckin Records!!

Poor girl, that’s a mistake. Look how little they promoted Fantasia and Monica’s albums. Bad move.

Her album release party is going to be at K St. Lounge in D.C. today, I’ll be there!!!!!
~Ms.Sweets~

She looks older than 21. I like her voice though.

Jean****She is not part black she barley black and mostly white. Sorry.

LUV IT…..thank God people are still making good music inspite of the fact that we dont embrace…the Sh*t that corporate radio pushes on us and that we so eagerly embrase is a tragic and constant reminder of the state of our community…

I will be picking this CD up…thanks for letting us know about it….

Oh My Goodness, I LOVE this song but I never knew who sung it though. I am most definitely getting her album. This is the song of the year for me personally. Thanks Emily! (and CL for posting it:)

Jean****She is not part black she barley black and mostly white. Sorry.

Jamie,

Not sure exactly what “barely Black” means but Emily’s mother is Italian and her father is Black. It doesn’t matter if she was purple she can actually sing and her album is hot!!!

I think she has a nice voice. I will buy it…

Agree @ Dat Dude

I’ve never heard of her! I have a feeling that she will become one of my favorite artists! I like…

bitch is so hot right now

man i was wondering when someone was gonna sample that bill withers song, its a classic. shes cool, i like her.

Her voice is so RICH I love it!! I’ve never heard of her, thanks CL for the post. She just gained a new fan. Go E!!

I like her. She is suprisingly good. I might have to keep an ear out for her and hear some more music by her.

Whoooo Im lovin it…YES EMILLY KING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WILL BE COPPIN THAT ALBUM TOMORROW!!!

OH MY!!! SHE SOUNDS LIKE CARON WHEELER………..(SOUL II SOUL)LUV HUH:)

I don’t wanna hear 1 black person say anything when the bet nominees for best r&b artist are Amy Winehouse, Justin Timberlake, Robin Thicke, Emily King, and the next white person who does a decent soul cut. Nobody notices that black artists are starting to be phased out? The industry along with mass media is working on killing hip-hop right now, and you’ll all ready know blacks dont buy r&b anymore. You’ll don’t find it crazy that all these acts have the material but none of their talent compares to all of the black artists who get thrown under the bus? Let Kelly Rowland have released these two tracks and nobody would care. I dare anybody on here to prove me wrong.

I been up on emily king for months; she stopped by the vibe offices at the beginning of 07 to perform live for us. shes even better in person. ridiculously talented, plays guitar really really well. I love her.

Whhhoooooa! I was NOT expecting this! She is dope!!!

MY MY … MISS EMILY IS THE BOMB. I LOVE HER MUSIC, SHE IS GOING TO BE A SUCCESS FOR SURE. MY FAV SONG FROM HER IS COLOUR BLIND.

I LOVE THE WAY SHE IS ABLE TO MAKE A SONG ABOUT ANYTHING. SHE MAKES GOOD MUSIC; THAT MAKES SENSE. OTHER ARTISTS OUT THERE SHOULD TAKE NOTE CAUSE THERE IS MORE TO LIFE THEN SEX, DRUGS AND MONEY!!!!!!!

@59 BELIEVE IT OR NOT BUT EMILY IS BIRACIAL. SHE IS WHITE/ BLACK. MUSIC IS MUSIC IF YOU ARE A GOOD ARTIST PPL WILL MOST DEF GIVE U CREDIT FOR IT. NO MATTER WHAT COLOUR, RACE OR NATIONALITY YOU ARE

I like her voice, she sounds like a mix between Alicia Keys and Joss Stone.

oo me likey! lols..her voice is different and i really like the song you and i

Thanks @ Run Forest Run…I KNEW there was a reason that REASON was one of my favorite trax off that Nas joint….her voice has a crushed velevet feel…definately something fresh///

And ANON I hear you…she happens to be half black but I still feel you. Even if she isnt part black we can’t deny the whole ‘India Arie’ Grammys syndrome of yesteryear. I am not saying that Alicia isnt a talent but we all know that she got all them Grammys over India because we are still ill with the issue of shade and skin color. (I think the new Alicia song makes the point that while she has talent, most of what she soars at is derived (cleverly I’ll add) from samples (not feeling that Marley Jacking of a song), while India came with a more original sound and execution. I am not that big of an India fan but I still think they did her dirty and that aesthetic worship is to blame….both whites and blacks can lust after Alicia, Cassie, Beyonce, Nicole S, Christina Milian without thinking about their race…Alicia is safe by record industry standards…and unfortunately so is Emily (though I am digging her sound and have a soft spot for real musicians…she writes, composes and plays instruments) I mean why else isnt singers like Marsha from Floetry as reknowned? With all her talent (come on it sounds like she has a damn canary in her ribcage) she is still not ‘racially safe’ or perceived as ‘fuckable’; two things that the industry (666) want to use to sell their artist…music seems to be last.

Its sad that we are in this place. That people like Georgia Anne Muldrowe…one of my faves…(who btw…wrote, composed, arranged, did the drum programming and sang the hell out of her first joint ‘worthnothings’ at the tender age of 20) may be overlooked because she looks too African or doesnt look “f*ckable” enough.

Thats why its up to the fans to go out and find the music that moves them. Dont wait for the industry to tell us what is good….

I tell you I cant wait to see how people respond to Jonelle Monaes music…it makes you understand why artists who are a lil to the left need established artists to co-sign or collab with them…otherwise they wouldn’t seem viable enough by pop music standards

Peace
Wordblaze

and Twani

its true…good is good…but often times the industry..which often controls the fate of many an artist is less concerned about ‘good’ and more concerned about what will sell…so yes ‘if you build it…they will come’ the righteous generally prevail…but they usually end up the broke mofos cause they cant sell and they cant sell cause they arent promoted and they arent promoted cause they dont have pop appeal….meaning songs that are catchy…songs that almost ‘dumb down’ our sense of taste….

Sean Kingston
Cassie
Soulja Boy
Mims

these are artists with absolutely noooooooooo talent..(Im sure you can add a few hundred). Cassie atleast had her looks to save her ass…but you cant front…their songs were catchy and on the top forty for a minute not because the music is good…but because the music is catchy…and thats it…you are RARELY going to find GOOD music on the top forty…just music that makes you dance, lust and not think to much…

thats how the industry operates…and the GOOD music? Its up to us to find it and spread the word…otherwise their creators will be on the soup line!

peace again
Wordblaze

I LOVE IT!!! she kinda reminds me of Joss Stone and Nikki DaCosta.
very jazzy&funky.
#3 you funny.

The thing is #59, that Kelly Rowland is NOT releasing this kind of music. Her first single:

“You wanna keep that boy that make it jump like this
You all didn’t think that I could make it bump like this
See I told you all you all was gonna jump like this
How you not gonna know it when it hits like this”

I’m cool on that… and her second single? It’s called Ghetto:

“Rock your Timbs, sag your jeans
Ice your grill, it’s all good with me
Twenty-fours, big four doors
Ain’t no doubt, I’m down to roll”

She is her own worst enemy…

Her voice is refreshing and she do remind me of joss stone…i like how she singing the joint like Diana Ross’ classic “Love Hangover”
Da Biggie version is supersick tho!

I AM CONVINCED! THANKS C.L. I WILL BE COPPING HER & LIL MO’S CD! I AM ALL ABOUT SUPPORTING GOOD MUSIC………….THE SHIT IS LIKE A HIDDEN JEWEL THESE DAYS AND AGES IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY! ALL THESE DAMN CELBS WITHT THESE FAKE ASS JUMP OFF LABELS NEED TO GET TOGETHER AND PUT A RECORD COMPANY TOGETHER WHERE THEY CAN REALLY CALL THE SHOTS AND OWN SOME SHIT! BUT I GUESS THATS WISHFUL THINKING! WHITEY & THE JEWS ARE GOING TO RUN OUR CULTURE IN THE GROUND WHILE THEY SIT BACK WITH FAT ASS POCKETS OFF OF OUR HARD EARNED ASS MONEY! DAMN SHAME!

i like that walk in my shoes song, the song is the shxt for real

I think I’ve heard something of hers before, I was doing something and listening to satellite music on tv and heard her… I think. If it’s her, I love her voice. I also love a lot of these comments people are making in this topic…

I don’t like the version with Biggie. I’ve had that for a while and I think he messed the song up. I’m feeling the version with lupe. This song has been around for a minute. I bump it every once in a while. Its too tough! Do ya thing Em!

She sounds like a mixture between Tweet (in her upper register) and India Arie

Man im feeling Emily King for real she have a soft voice that resembles Chrisette Michele together they would be a powerhouse>>>> Much respect yo to Emily do yo thing

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I loving her CD, copped it at the beginning of this month and still bumpin it in my car, also with the Kanye!

Emily is being featured on mtvU’s the Hot Seat:
http://www.mtvu.com/music/the_hot_seat/

She’s playing a special benefit concert in Soho this Friday at a cool old bookstore:

Swati, Emily King, and Garrison Starr
Friday, October 5 at 7:30 pm
Housing Works Used Bookstore Café
126 Crosby Street
New York, NY 10012

Tickets:
http://www.housingworksbookstore.com
$15

Should be a great show…I think there are still tickets.

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