Mya - Case of the Ex (Whatcha Gonna Do)

[AGinAg (37)]

Good Lord this absolutely bangs.

 

[Rita]

AMAZING.

 

[RS]

It’s a toot (a shoot even)

 

[straightorbroken]

In my head rather often. Turn of the century whipper snapper rnb pop par excellence.

 

[Zu]

Just fantastic. I played it the other day

 

[Pipo]

I wish R&B Music would become THIS interesting again. What a fucking bop.

 

[RS]

She never felt like a big name, but thinking back she had three really big hits, two of them as a featured artists, but still…

 

[Zu]

Did it come out around the same time as What About Us? On that front, I loved how broken, discordant and fucked up it sounded when it turned up on the radio and was so disappointed that nobody seemed to use the weird rhythm as an influence because it was fucking KILLER

 

[RS]

Did it come out around the same time as What About Us? On that front, I loved how it sounded broken, discordant and fucked up it sounded when it turned up on the radio and was so disappointed that nobody seemed to use the weird rhythm as an influence because it was fucking KILLER

A year Two years earlier than What About Us.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Did it come out around the same time as What About Us? On that front, I loved how it sounded broken, discordant and fucked up it sounded when it turned up on the radio and was so disappointed that nobody seemed to use the weird rhythm as an influence because it was fucking KILLER

Also fantastic. That era of female RnB was was fucking quintessential.

 

[Zu]

More DRUNKEN CLOPPING HORSE rhythms please

 

[Sheena]

Still on my gym playlist after ALL THESE YEARS. Truly magnificent.

'Cause game recognize game, I can do the same thing...

 

[Zu]

Shall we? I’m on repeat play # 5

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Shall we? I’m on repeat play # 5

I DON'T NEED THIS BULLSHIT
I WON'T PUT UP WITH IT

 

[Kratz]

An amazing song - it has aged very well.

 

[RS]

Shall we? I’m on repeat play # 5

Raising the stakes with this superior older sister

 

[Zu]

WHY YOU TRIP OUT WHERE I BE?

 

[Zu]

Raising the stakes with this superior older sister

Oh that’s great as well but nothing can match the mental fuck uppery of the WAU? rhythm track

 

[POP!]

She never felt like a big name, but thinking back she had three really big hits, two of them as a featured artists, but still…

“My Love is Like Woah” was also a somewhat major hit in the States. Surprised it didn’t make much of a ripple in the UK although it was admittedly a jump the shark moment for her. Its follow up “Fallen” is actually my 2nd favorite of hers after “Case of the Ex”.

 

[POP!]

Let’s have a moment for “Fallen” for those who haven’t heard

 

[RS]

“My Love is Like Woah”

I had actually forgotten it, for some reason it was never really big here.

 

[VoR]

It always amused me that Free sort of came and went here, but then Christina Milian released a song that sounded virtually identical and had a massive hit with it.

 

[POP!]

I had to Wiki the “second really big feature” RS was referring to, forgot she was associated with Lady Marmalade

 

[RS]

I had to Wiki the “second really big feature” RS was referring to, forgot she was associated with Lady Marmalade

That, and Ghetto Supastar were the two I was refering to.

 

[POP!]

I remember buying the reissue of Fear of Flying from a used CD shop (along with Jessica Simpson’s iconic classic Irresistible) and never managing to make it past the horrid deep cut “Pussycats”. She wasn’t exactly gifted with the best material aside from the few exceptions.

 

[POP!]

That, and Ghetto Supastar were the two I was refering to.

Ooh what about “Take Me There”? I guess that was more of a duet but that was also pretty big on both sides of the Atlantic I thought.

 

[RS]

With Blackstreet? Hm it wasn’t very big here but sure.

 

[RS]

What an interesting single cover

 

[Pipo]

“My Love is Like Woah” was also a somewhat major hit in the States. Surprised it didn’t make much of a ripple in the UK although it was admittedly a jump the shark moment for her. Its follow up “Fallen” is actually my 2nd favorite of hers after “Case of the Ex”.

I thought "Free" was the follow up, I liked that one, I remember seeing it on TRL for like a week and then it disappeared

 

[POP!]

I thought "Free" was the follow up, I liked that one, I remember seeing it on TRL for like a week and then it disappeared

I meant Fallen followed My Love is Like Woah. Free was the follow up for Case of the Ex. Both underperformed in the States compared to their predecessors.

 

[Pipo]

that period of time when we had Myá, Christina Millian, Ashanti, Chanté Moore; what a time to be ALIVE.

 

[POP!]

that period of time when we had Myá, Christina Millian, Ashanti, Chanté Moore; what a time to be ALIVE.

I’ve literally never heard of Chanté Moore

 

[Pipo]

I MEAN



get into it @POP!

 

[RS]

I MEAN

For some very unknown reason this was stuck in my head the other day. I haven’t heard it played for decades but what a lovely tune.

 

[RJN]

I simply cannot hear the phrase "mutual friends" and not quote this song

 

[Tisch]

I hate that I have the same taste as Inner Smile who I'm sure will be here any minute, but I have to admit this is a huge YES.

UNDERRATED GEM

 

[Phoenix]

And you told me that she turned trick when y’all broke up in 96 a lyrical genius

 

[RJN]

“don’t worry about my ex, she’s a hooker now” is not super reassuring

 

[Inner Smile]

I hate that I have the same taste as Inner Smile who I'm sure will be here any minute, but I have to admit this is a huge YES.

WHY? and nope, I don't even know this song

 

[Tisch]

WHY? and nope, I don't even know this song

Seems like one of your GEMS is all