Who is she?

She looks like Jada, no?

I love it!

Karina is the bomb……………but y’all don’t know ’cause y’all is too busy buying Lil Wayne and Soulja Boy CD’s.

she bores me but good luck to her. i think she has a pretty voice, pretty look, and obviously can play the piano well. the child prodigy thing is a stretch though lol usually prodigies are ppl who stand out and produce change in a certain area. i don’t see that in her

Poor Tiffany Evans. She’s being upstaged.

I like this girl too tho! I know she plays piano, but does she write her own lyrics too?

I like Karina’s music and I am looking forward to her cd. She has another song on her myspace page called “Slow Motion” which I think is a good song. Her music has a positive message unlike the majority of the music out now. Kudos to Karina!!!

LMFAO @ #4! Karina is a great artist. I’ve heard her stuff and I can’t believe she’s so young to have a voice like that. In a music scene full of talentless non-singing artists, she’s refreshing and brings promise. I hope they promote her properly and this “eclectic, self-aware and wise” persona is hers and not drawn up by her record label. That could damage her career by giving feeble minded ppl the chance to categorize her (ex. - the comparisons to A. Keys). Also #5 needs to stop hating. I hate when ppl hate on others for having abilities their ass probably don’t possess. Obviously she isn’t going to show her prodigical talents on a damn R&B track. Did A. Keys… “yes” BUT only in intros and intermissions. Think about it…

I am buying her cd she did a wonderful interview on the radio and she sounded great.

This is a hot song. I wish this sister well.

DOMINICANS STAND UP!

Sorry that tends to slip from time to time. She has talent, hopefully we’ll see her in the parade this year. Nice song, calming. She may need something else for radio play.

She must be good she has 675 reviews on ITUNES. I downloaded it since it was free but she’s young she has alot of time to grow.

ABSOLUTELY LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS SONG. I WAS HOOKED ON THE FIRST OOH OOH. YOU GO GIRL.

Also if you’re not on Disney and your 16 good luck selling your records. Disney didn’t even promote Raven the way they are doing Jonas Brothers or Miley. This girl and Dondria or whatever that girls name was that was featured on here already have albums coming out and this is the only place I have either one of them.

Like I’ve said on the old post ,where her 16 at war song video first came out, she doesnt have it. Today if your song isnt catchy, about a dance move, has no message to it, it is not valid.
People were saying all of this and that but have any one of you heard about that 16 at war song? NO
16 at war song was good but a little bore this song is good but a little bore.
Maybe she sould sing about eyeliner and it might be a hit. Lipgloss is poppin was.

but she can SANG but nowadays being able to sing serves no purpose having talent serves no purpose people like rihanna, souljaboy,hurrican chris,etc arent the best at the what they do maybe the worst but point blank ITS ABOUT MAKING CATCHY SONGS AND MAKING HITS. point blank period(had to say something from t.i. lol)

I love her. Check out 16 At War & Slow Motion too.

@8 i never said she was talentless. i said she was pretty (obviously the girl’s really cute), i said she could sing (i like the tone of her voice, it’s not great but she’s 16, that’s expected), and i think she plays the piano well. i don’t like the song and i’m a hater now lol what ever happened to ppl being entitled to their opinions. i just don’t think she’s a prodigy. i don’t think akeys was one either. prodigy is a big word and they don’t fit the status. to me, a prodigy ends up having a huge impact on the industry or on other artists etc. akeys to me is just a regular artist. ppl like michael jackson are prodigies. he also wrote his own songs but they targeted all people, not just one genre. and he influenced hundreds of artists. she most likely won’t reach that level and that’s ok but hardly anyone does. i mean no one out right now fits the prodigy status (some underground artist do). just my opinion but i wish the girl good luck in her endeavors p.s. no i don’t play the piano lol doesn’t mean i’m not talented

@ 18…

i don’t see why people always assume just because someone can play an instrument they are prodigies.. especially the piano. it’s not a hard thing to do. stevie wonder is a prodigy, ray charles was a prodigy.

anyway, i think karina is talented in any case and a breath of fresh air for the b.s. that people like beyaki and rihanna are putting out all sexed up and such. kudos to her for being 16, and having more sense than these 20 something’s. i hope she stays around for awhile. with her and jazmine sullivan coming around, it looks like r&b may be resuscitated FINALLY.

ps…. lol that cover is definitely an akeys bite. it looks reaaal reminiscent of songs in a minor. what is with people recycling folks’ cover styles. first leona and the mariah bite, now this.. come on now.

karina ia d bomb.
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luv karina!!

I LOVE THIS CHICK….NOW THIS A REAL ARTIST : SHE CAN ACTUALLY SING… AND HAS A VERY UNIQUE VOICE WHICH MAKES HER STAND ALONE ( VERSUS A WHOLLLLLLLEEEE LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE INDUSTRY).

Karina is so pretty and has a beautiful voice.I love this song and her time is coming to take over and shine like the star she is…Respect.

I love karina………………Tiffany Evans is so getting left in the dust……….but im slick mad they keep trying to make ol girl the young A.Keys

They are going to set this chick up for failure, if they keep trying to push her to be the next Alicia Keys.

I mean, yes, Alicia will be the obvious person that people will compare Karina to, since she also plays the piano. But, did they have to lock this lil girl in AK’s closet, too?

Seriously, that cover was not a wise decision.

But, I thought her look in the “16 @ War” video was really cute, and individual—-so, they need to expand that look, and NOT make her look like a sloppy second.

Oh, and another thing. I guess, Karina’s people going to such lengths to make her the next AKeys is a huge compliment to Alicia—-I mean, the lady hasn’t even been on the scene for that long.

I really like her, she’s a young positive girl…I’m glad young girls have people like her and Tiffany Evans to look up to, she’s gonna go far

shes a bit boring but its nice to see a girl promoting herself as a young lady
umm..her voice is average..ive heard many girls who sound like this round the way.

The song is okay, it’s not strong enough to be a single but she’s off to a decent start I guess. I cosign with #26. They don’t need to dress her up like Alicia Keys. She is a new artist trying to make a name for herself, and it won’t help if her wardrobe is a clone of someone already established. The comparison will already come since she also plays the piano, but they will really come pouring in if the majority of her image is too similar. I think that will hurt her. I can see it now, people will be quick to accuse of her being a copy cat and write her off without giving her a chance. So I think she change her look just a tad.

the songs sounds like A. Keys “No One” (well at least the melody does)…

i would listen to her songs but i would not buy the album…. at least not yet : )

wow first she is a great singer and its a shame ppl compare her 2 ak but that comes with being in music rihanna/beyonce leona/mariah ciara/aaliyah ok get my point but her label is not promoting her defjam is wrapped up in sex selling provactive artist like rihanna her songs are not going to get picked up on mainstream airwaves I mean Im just being honest then you have Tiffany Evans whos a gifted singer who was thrown into bad marketing popin her behind on stage talkn about im grown that was bad

i really like the song

According to Wikipedia, Karina is a young lady of Dominican heritage who learned to play piano at a young age and can sing fluently in several languages. That’s a miracle by today’s standards. Most of these fast azzed kids can’t sit their behinds down for two seconds to learn sh-t so this girl is a child prodigy. She is doing something positive, not starring her underaged behind in a R Kelly or Akon video.

I love the song. She does remind me a bit of Alicia Keys. But I really like 16 at war & this song is really nice as well.

She learned how to sing in seven diffrent languages (English, Spanish, Italian, Russian, French, Turkish, and Arabic) and is fluent in two (English and Spanish).

u go girl.

@#4 I agree, ppl don’t appreciate TRUE talent and music they rather support a burnt roach looking dude who rap about nonsense than a girl whose singing about positive and real issues. Oh well they the losers that’s buying his album becuz I rather buy Karina’s album anyday than to waste money on a scrub.

I’m really loving this girl! I really am! I love 16 @ War! I’m loving this chick!

When I first heard her voice she sort of reminded me of Emily King (who I think is a great vocalist!). Hopefully she can find her niche in the industry.

I agree #19, the word “prodigy” gets thrown out there too much. I think “classically trained” would be a better term. I’m just saying though. Who know she could have been playing mozart at 3 IDK.

Anyway she has a nice voice and the song was good. I just read about her in the current issue of Vibe “NExt” so I’m glad this was posted because I’d never heard of her.

The only problem I see is we already have Alicia Keys. So unless she does something that is new or outside of the box she may just be a blip on the scene for a minute. And I say that because I KNOW ppl are just going to compare the two but I hope she does well. I think there’s room for everybody, but her ppl really need to help her create her own image and style otherwise she’ll just look like a AK wannabee.

She ain’t Alicia, at least not yet. But she’ s got a voice. she’s like a very rnb version of alicia

but dont get me wrong the song is nice

For people who don’t know, THIS is talent. Not that crap you watch on tv and hear on the radio. It’s sad that she problem won’t go anywhere because she isn’t sluty looking or isn’t singing about sex. Young people don’t want to see REAL talent today.

Not bad.

Damn Im liking this girls voice! Perfection, its a great song too! Move over Rihanna cuz the real talent is coming your way!

#37 I guess if you are not white, you’re light skin, because saying ” a burnt roach looking dude” is a racist statement and a prejudice to darker tones. Why don’t you judge the person on their performance and talent, not the color of their skin. That is just more examples of the self hatred and division we have among black folks. Have some more class and say something worthwhile.

For a second there i thought that was Alicia Keys…

Im sry but I have to say this: YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT THE MUSIC INDUSTRY CANT FIND ONE TALENTED DARK SKIN GIRL.

Just because a teen can play the piano doesn’t make them a prodigy. Damn our standards are low. I agree with above, this girls isn’t even black, she is Hispanic. They are erasing black women from the very music we created, sorry I will not support.

Well I personally like Karina’s music. I have been playin the heck out of her version of Official Girl. I think she has a very strong voice and I really hope she does well. I do like this song as well. And will people stop comparing everyone to somebody. First Jazmine Sullivan and Lauren Hill, now Karina to A Keys. Let it go people!!

I loved this girl’s voice ever since I heard her version of “Official Girl” on here. She sang “Slow Motion” a capella on the radio in Miami and she had everyone of those radio personalities speechless. I think with the right team behind her, she could be really big. I agree that they need not push her to be the next Alicia Keys…. but hey, comparisons are inevitable.

And I agree with whomever said with talents like her, and Jazmine Sullivan, I believe there’s new hope for REAL female R&B singers.

I think I’m a little tired of seeing pretty lightskinned black women sitting at the Piano and singing songs. Next! And no I’m not hatin’, I’d just liek to see more variety.

@ 53…I know it’s like all of these artists are starting to look the same, but at least she has talent.

The funny thing is my best friend works as an A&R at a record label in ATL, and she says when she looks for new artists, her boss specifically says “Find me a pretty light-skin girl that can sing and dance her ass off.”

When is this music industry going to step up when it comes to diversifying the look of these artists. All of them are starting to look the same HER, BEYONCE, ALICIA KEYS, RIHANNA, CHRISTINA MILIAN, CIARA, ASHANTI, LEONA LEWIS. Of course they are ALL gonna get comparisons because they all look a like. Light skin, green eyes, blond highlights. I swear to God the day a beautiful dark skin black girl hits the music scene its gonna be like the second coming of Michael Jackson because it is so rare!!!!

DR STAND UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow I see the haters are in full effect today!

First of all girl may be Dominican, but she IS a Black woman! She has African ancestry!

Hispanic is our slave name, Columbus try to implement that shit on us (di que Hispanola!!!!!!) Don’t play with me!

Whether you think she is a prodigy or not, you cannot deny her talent!

I think she is a breath of fresh air in an industry were the most popular of female artists are the very essence of cookie cutter regurgitated bullshit!

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When I was in MD for College Park’s graduation in May.

I heard this young lady’s song 16 flood the air waves.. Loved the song, and her vocals. That song could be very influential for teenage girls. I got lost in it, relating and remembering when I was 16.

@56 - What are you talking about? Some of us don’t but into this lightkinned woman thing the music industry seems to be so obsessed with. All we’re asking for is some variety, you know , similar to what we see among black MEN in the music industry, representing ALL the beautiful shades of Black??

@54- that’s a dam shame, but I guess it is what it is!

FYI, DR was one of the centers of the slave trade, so I don’t know why you’re hyping that 300 years later, lol!!!

@ 60, and society keeps hyping that by calling us Hispanics, 300 years later FYI!!!

Just like you don’t buy into the light skinned woman thing, I don’t buy into being called Hispanic!!!

It’s whatever! I’m not here to argue! But I will agree there is a lot left to be desired in terms of the variety in Black female artists.

I like Karina Pasian because she is really talented and her music has message.

Unlike the other Dominican Singer Kat Deluna who only released music with a sexually charged message, even though she has a good voice that could sing any song of any genre!

(And she is fitting the stereotypical Black/Latina image with the wild Blond hair weave and constantly shaking her butt!)

I really don’t see that with Karina…

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#37 You are silly! But, you are right. She has a really nice voice unlike most of the female artists out today. I absolutely loved her version of Official Girl because I don’t know what Cassie was doing.

Wait a minute. So THIS is what they call “being able to play the piano”? I mean. It’s a scale probably not even played by her. I’m just sayin’. Show me some real piano playing and I might be sold.

But I downloaded this a few days ago because it was free. It’s an alright song. I’ll listen to it on shuffle but I probably won’t bump it hard. I’ll stay tuned and see what else is up. I didn’t like 16 At War though.

Riddle me this though: How did she go from the young ghetto anthem ‘16 At War’ to inspirational piano tunes?

Why is color always brought up? Is it her fault that she is light?? The girl is talented regardless of what color her skin is. Yes there needs to be diversity in any genre, but to only focus on the color of someone’s skin instead of their talent is just as wrong I believe. Why can’t we just look at that instead of saying, oh so and so is only making it because they are light skin. Either way you put it, it is still wrong.

well im been follow her career for about 3 years now, and one thing i know is that she really admires Alicia. and why wouldnt she i mean they have similar talents although Alicia is more of an Artist than her, Alicia writes her music and produces her stuff as well as for other artist. Hell “Fallin” was not even suppose to be for Alicia, when she was at Columbia they wanted to give the song to some “prodigy” name Kim somebody but i have yet to hear anything from her and this was 8 year ago. thats why she left Columbia cause they were gonna use all her songs on other artist. But back to Karina she met AK when she was like 8(video on youtube), and has had some training from Alicia(look at her myspace pic) or check out http://www.meetkarina.net to read a recent review she did of AK concert. She understands that she is coming in under Alicia and is very greatful of that and how Alicia embraced her. But as far as her single choices they are trying to stay away from the ones that are piano heavy. So that she wont be looked at as an mini version of AK. but it all good cause she has mad respect for AK and AK is very pleased to know that she helped pave the way for a fellow female piano singer. Cause honestly who every thought that a female at a piano singing would be one of today most prominent Pop Stars, no one. Successful, yes. but never at the level at where AK is at today.

@ #63 in todays music its all about being diverse and tacklling different genres. Most of todays music is in one category. Cause everyone is branching to this whole Euro-Pop/Pop thing. Hate to keep bringiing up Alicia but i mean look at her book of songs, for instance Girlfriend,Jane Doe, Mr. Man on the first album or the As I Am album, its show versatility which not all “artist” can make work in there favor.

cute song. not so original, but cute. and is the song called “Can’t Find The Words” or “Can’t Form The Words”, cuz you put those two titles up in that post.

She needs to release “Slow Motion”…. now THAT’S a single!

It’s okay.

Love her sound and music. She’s very beautiful and talented.

People need to leave her alone as far as trying to call her a young fill in the blank. It’s unfair to her even if it may be a compliment of comparing her to someone that is actually very talented. She should be able to come into her own as an artist. I love 16 @ war and this can’t find the words is a cool song. It’s basic but it’s a nice listen…she has a nice voice.

@ 54 that is sad and a little scary….. smh at no love for the brown *coughs* or the dark skin girls with talent.

She is cute ,sounds like Tiffany Evans… but she is like Alicia Keys look the same and style and plays the piano… I wish the best for her! I like the single not hatin go head!!!!

While I’m not crazy about the song choices, I love this girl! So, so talented…let’s hope she has a long, successful career!

#54 that’s sad. Is your friend’s boss black? I guess talent doesn’t count if you don’t have that lightskinned look. And to think that little black girls who aren’t light or biracial will still be fed the messages that they are not good enough to be a singer in the black community no matter how talented if they don’t look like Leona Lewis. I know it’s all about making that cheddar in the music business but for black executives to sell their souls in exchange for it even if it means destroying their own people in the process. Too many black females are rejected everyday in the BLACK entertainment industry as singers and video vixens because they look black and not like a member of another race. The black community seems to be going backwards in a lot of ways.

#56, 57 & 60 (Common Lady) go ahead and represent for our Afro-Latino brothers and sisters. I feel ya! African Americans need to learn more about our brothers and sisters in the African diaspora and realize that we all have a COMMON struggle and experience. I have dual residency with Brazil and the experiences of our brothers and sisters there is the same - it’s just that their masters were Portuguese instead of British.

I heard this girl on Russ Parr singing acapella and she is definitely the business. This girl is only like 16 and she was belting out these crazy notes and playing the piano at the same time, which for those who don’t know is incredibly difficult. (Note: Alicia Keys almost never sings and play simultaneously). And to top it all off she hasa very positive message in her music- never singing about sex or things that are inappropriate for her age group or audience. I love to see it! Positive young black female doin her thing! Keep It Up! We need more like her people. ~Be Supportive. -Peace.

WHATS WORSE THAN ALICIA KEYS?

2 OF THEM!

Karina is the best ever I know for a fact that a lot of young girls(like me) can relate to her music. She’s the best i’ve heard in a while and I will be buying her cd. It’s a shame people up here buying these garbage cd’s with profanity and pointless lyrics.
But anyways her voice is beautiful.

Finally, someone that can relatively appeal to her age group. Tiffany Evans, great girl..but she sends out mixed signals, grew up waaay too fast. I’m grown?! NO! Anyways, back to Karina. LOVE HER! She’s a breath of fresh air and she actually has talent….I don’t see her blowing up YET cuz kids my age don’t know talent or what R&B’s all about. She’ll have a low-key fanbase for a few years and when her age catches up, she’ll definitely be a HUGE force to be reckoned with. She also has a little sister….girl can blow! But yeah, you guys, check out her YouTube videos. She’s the next big thing so be on the lookout and support her career. I’m definitely gonna go cop her album.

upstage tiffany evans?Okay yall lost,this girl is good.but shes a bit boring..and she needs to grow a bit,and just because tiffany evans didnt have a great promotion team DOES NOT mean shes not gonna come back harder the second time.if she had the promotion team rihanna has for this album,she would have been out of this world
and plus tiffany is loveable and ppl love her cuz shes amazing,she has a testimony,and overall shes a sweet young woman
Tiffanys voice is undeniably great and GOD GIVEN,so give her that.and shes well on her way to being a great performer.
‘i believe that when tiffany comes back out with her new album its going to be GREATER and then most of you guys will get the picture…dont knock HER because she had a bad promotion team,knock the label.But watch she comin hard..i heard some new shit on her…and its stupid((Meaning Good,Great))but much success to karina…shes not competition for tiffany at all…but she can be for alicia if she continues in that route.
tiffany is an awesome young woman.
so lets start encouraging these girls instead of putting them down.
atleast their doing something great.
GOD BLESSINGS TO ALL

Ryha Simmons

yo karina all ya songs is poppin and im not gonna front u seem like u can be alica keys daughter because yall play da piano and erything but i love da song cant find da words u are like a idol and a true influence im sure u influence alot of young ppl u shuld be proud