HOT OR NOT: DAWN RICHARD – “U.G.L.Y.


♫ Dawn Richard – U.G.L.Y.

Formerly of Diddy’s Making the Band group, Danity Kane, Dawn Richard has been diligently in and out of the studio with Puff, working on his new album, in a group called Dirty Money for his Last Train to Paris album. But not only that, she has been working on some material for a solo project that will soon follow.

Recently, she posted the electro-pop/funk track, “U.G.L.Y.” on her MySpace page, which has her fans in a frenzy.

( Photos: HONEY MAGAZINE )

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124 Responses to HOT OR NOT: DAWN RICHARD – “U.G.L.Y.

  1. Lasie

    FIRST! Love this picture of her!

  2. Tryingtosavelives

    Love the new look!! Short hair looks better on her!!

  3. honesty4u

    I love this woman’s writing, she has quite a few songs on you tube and this song is not new. She will truly be the last one standing out of her previous group. Go Dawnie

  4. black-n-mild

    i hate the word “ugly”.
    so that just ruins the song for me.

  5. Sher

    all singers sound the same to me these days. I’ll stick with my sade, toni braxton, emilie simone, aaliyah and michael jackson

  6. KYS

    The song sounds to “rocker chick” for my taste and it’s FULL of autotune. Can she even sing for real? The auto tune is the BIG turnoff here and the rocker vibe ain’t hittin, either. Not a song I’d play while riding around in my neighborhood.

  7. 201

    what the f*** is this,,,,come on dawn,,,,u bigger than this…puff puttin sh** in her head

  8. Amber

    LOL @7 too rocker chick ? Black people listen to rock too you know….umm we did invent it but you probably don’t even know that like alot of people….i <3 this song it has a wide appeal…great hit for all races and every musical fan rather than just sitting in the r&b bracket.

  9. terminator

    this has to be the first time ive heard a song from dawn that i think is actually hot

    go head girl i knew u had it in you

    this song is really catchy and nice

    me likey…although i swear her singing style is slightly biting Brandy but hey if u gotta bite someone she a good person to follow..

  10. rizzy

    ehhh.. it reminds me of someone else the whole direction she’s going in =l
    hopefully not the same in her personal life if you know what i mean but uhm yeah
    it was alright i wish she could’ve phrased it a different way though “u g l y you aint got no alibi” uhhm.. =/ nothx.

  11. Coffeebrown

    Not bad!! Not GREAT but I’ve heard worse. I’ll need to hear more from her before I completely write her off.

  12. Tracie

    NICE DAWN! I HEARD THIS BEFORE I THINK.

  13. Lorelei

    This song is actually pretty damn good.

    I really dont listen to songs JUST TO SEE IF THEY CAN SING.

    I just want to be entertained. Thats all that matters.

  14. ms high horse

    dis song is hot..i would def bump this in my car….black people are soo funny…never wanna get outside your comfort zone…stuck in hood mentalities…i love when artists go outside the normal mold of what people think they should be and venture out..

  15. andreanicole

    i like it. it’s a nice departure for danity kane, and falls in line with the vision for Dirty Money & Last Train to Paris…good look. Lyrically its CRAZY, she’s a strong writer. =)

  16. Josh Cox

    This one isn’t new… it leaked back in February or March or so, but I really really dig it. I had it on a CD a few months ago. Love the rock feel of the track. And I like how she added depth to the meaning of “ugly.” Words like “ugly” and “beautiful” do not only apply to physical characteristics like so many people believe.

  17. dk.usetobe

    i love this songgggg..start hatin

  18. HOTCHICK

    THIS SONG IS OFF THE HOOK, HOT HOT HOT ALL THE WAY, NOW THIS GIRL IS REALLY TALENTED BRINGING UNIQUENESS IM SO TIRED OF GHETTO SONGS EVERYWHERE

  19. HOTCHICK

    THIS SONG IS OFF THE HOOK, HOT HOT HOT ALL THE WAY, NOW THIS GIRL IS REALLY TALENTED BRINGING UNIQUENESS IM SO TIRED OF GHETTO SONGS EVERYWHERE

  20. pretty ironic the song is called u.g.l.y and she doesn’t look too appealing herself lol
    haha let me stop, but fa real this song is nice!

    Dawn is very talented and can adlib and sing her ass off..thas why i got respect for her as an artist.

    but ever since she and the DK beef i don’t really care for her too much cuz she’s very deceitful..but thas just my opinion.
    o goodness….diddy needs to give it up for real…i can’t believe i used to idolize him wen i was younger SMH

    btw, second pic of Dawn is fresh and CLASSIC. her hair looks soo good from a side angle shot.

  21. Amber

    Like the song. Love the rocker element. The use of autotune is minimal and not that noticeable so i can dig it. Hate the “U.G.L.Y. you aint got no alibi” part. Agree with Black-n-Mild the word “ugly” is ugly in this song. She could have been more creative and thought of some other way to get her point across. OVERALL…..I give it 2 3/4Stars like they used to do in Star Search LOL

  22. TJACK25

    This is actually a good song… I give it a thumbs up

  23. studylongstudywrong

    Okay….so I must admit that it’s not as wack as I thought it was gonna be.
    BUT at the same time, she’s not unique enough to make it far in the bizz….

  24. Joanna

    I love it!!! It’s different and it’s what ppl like nowadays.

  25. studylongstudywrong

    …and I think the “U.G.L.Y you ain’t got no alibi…” part is cool. They kept it old school (for those of us old enough to remember when that saying really did fukk up a person’s emotions….LOL)

  26. Celeste

    Absolutly The B.O.M.B!!!!!!!!!! I like it alot.keep up the good work Dawn.

  27. Franky Deville

    @21 u r a perfect example of what she meant by U.G.L.Y…..ppl be killin me on how shallow they azzes are,,,how ignorant is it to feel the need to judge how somebody esle look?

    LMAO…God created everything and everyone…so Uh heres some wisdom for the fools…ugly isnt what u see its what u r…which simply means to be UGLY u have to be it from within…so to speak ugly is to act ugly and to act ugly is to be UGLY.

    God dont make UGLY…PEOPLE CREATE AND SHAPE IT FROM WITHIN. so leave my girl Dawn alone, I think shes pretty…especially from within she seems like a pretty dope chick….not feelin the song too much though…but it aint that bad..I can most certainly dig the lyrics though.

    I personally would only be offended if God were to call me ugly…not another human whom holds no damn power over the judgement of whats pretty and whats not. LMAO, gossipers.

  28. PAT

    this song been on youtube for a minute….somebody else did it too…i forget who…CL u need to find out and compare the two

  29. blackxxx

    white pop wack shit!! lol

  30. VintageRoks

    im so lovin her vocals
    i think is WAY too much auto tune but it works with her vocal range
    n i so lov her hair n tht phot to the right

  31. anita

    I love this! Yay Dawn! Good for you! I was almost losing faith in you! I hope she drops a solo album soon and I hope Diddy actually promotes her ass. You know his reputation! I’ll be buying her album though.

  32. Alex

    I didnt like it when I first heard it on trueexclusives.com 3 months ago, and I don’t really like it now, its just okay.

  33. peacekeeper

    I agree with Rizzy. From her look to her sound…it’s really obvious.

  34. 09chick

    GO HEAD DAWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  35. Just Keepin it Real

    The song is fire. The lyrics are dope. All yall thats hatin…wish yall wrote it. Cant wait for her album to drop. Will cop 2 of those joints. She has had the best songs come out of all the DK members thus far. Probs to Dawn for bringing some originality to the game. Songwriters step ya game up and quit givin ya fans mess!

  36. Smiley

    So love this song! My favorite solo joint from her! Really pulling for this girl…Love her!

  37. @28 did i ask for ur input? Apparently not.
    F.Y.I. I was just joking around. Do yourself a favor and get a grip.

    It’s funny when ppl feel the need to preach and lecture in silly situations.
    This a post about a song not a place where YOU’RE giving a sermon.

    Do you really think Dawn cares that I said she’s ugly? No. She’s a celebrity and she could care less what I say or think; the same goes for you no offense.

    Yes, God created all living things but we do have flaws inside and out. So pleze don’t judge me of the comment I’ve made. You don’t know me and I sure as hell don’t
    know me. I’m not shallow but I see you love to judge others. However that’s ok.

    Instead putting someone down from their flaws or ignorant statments..next time you should be more encouraging. Maybe then someone will listen to you.

    -Peace and blessings.

  38. *I sure as hell don’t know you

  39. D.Lawrence

    I like this song, I dont like Dawn though, but she can sing her ass off.

    And this song has been leaked for a while now…at least 2 or 3 months ago.

  40. Ren

    This sounds sort of knock off Rihanna-ish….

  41. vee

    you know what? compared to those other r&b chicks, she has some good songwriting skills. i hate the “u.g.l.y. you ain’t got no alibi” throwback but it wasn’t bad lyrically. and her hair looks great

  42. Juicy SuperStar

    I think its Aight

    Now that song FLAWLESS is my Sh*t and I play it everyday… But this is just OK to me.

  43. MrSoPoetic

    this song is iight

    DAWN DEMOED IT FOR RIHANNA BUT I GUESS RIHANNA AINT DO IT
    SO YEAH

    DAWN IS COOL AND VERY TALENTED STOP HATING ON HER

  44. FOREVER A MICHAEL JACKSON FAN (RIP)

    this is my favorite song by her but this is a couple of months old though. but pretty good to see that her music’s finally getting put out there. and if you don’t like the song and you’re commenting on it then you’re pretty retarded. i love you dawn! (:

  45. AshleyNikole

    LOVE Dawn as a singer & writer but this song is just okay.

  46. Cory

    She is so fresh, and her voice is so unique! I’m hoping Dawn can do big things, and I love this song.

  47. MY2SENSE

    2 MANY BLACK ARTISTS GOING FOR THIS POP SOUND. I WISH THEYD GO BACK TO THEIR ROOTS!

    on a side note. I LOVE HER SPIKED EARRINGS- BRIAN CAN U FIND OUT WHO MAKES THOSE

  48. I Do Care

    she should be singing real music wtf this sound is wack and tired
    but this is the garbage they keep shoveling down these young kids throat and so the poor things dont even know no betta it saddens me.

  49. vee

    @MY2SENSE what are our roots? please tell me. i mean michael was black and he did pop. we invented rock and never get credit for it. so why should we bar ourselves from these genres?

  50. Bayaba

    I’m really getting tired of people slying comparing Dawn to Rihanna.

    Rihanna cannot a) sing b) dance c) write her own songs. Dawn can do all of the above and well so please stop the nonsense. And they are both beautiful black women.

  51. Uknow

    Love the earrings in the picture…which brand, CL? I will say it’s weird that she did this track which was shopped around as a Rihanna demo because her sound and style couldn’t be more RIhanna (come on, now–be honest!)

  52. OMG everything!

    I love the song! She’s an awesome writter and she’s talented and she also sing w/ or w/ou autotune…go Dawn. Also the short hair is a good look on her

  53. I liked that, its clear that Dawn was the creative force behind Danity Kane.

    She could have sold this song to Miley Cyrus or somebody and it would be #1 without a doubt. I wish she would put out some other stuff, I love her!

  54. backingbarack

    song is cute but i wish she left out the ugly you aint got no alibi part out.

    my goodness.

    i hate her with short hair but she was always my favorite and hopefully will be the most successful

  55. candygirl

    dont like it……

  56. MiSSSEXY

    hahaha this song is funny…. i like it tho

  57. ♥♥PEACHEZZZ♥♥

    I’M FEELING IT!

    I WISH PEOPLE WOULD STOP TRYING TO TELL BLACK PEOPLE WHAT KIND OF MUSIC THEY SHOULD STICK TO. I’M A FAN OF ALL KINDS OF MUSIC AND MY IPOD HAS EVERYTHING FROM DONNIE HATHAWAY TO NIRVANA. MAYBE YOU SHOULD EXPAND YOUR MIND INSTEAD OF TRYING TO PUT LIMITATIONS ON SOMEONE ELSE’S ART.

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