Billboard's 100 Best Deep Cuts from 21st Century Pop Stars

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98. Ciara, "Like a Surgeon" (Fantasy Ride, 2008)

A planned-but-canceled single from Ciara's third LP

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BAPHOMET.

I wish they found someone else other Gaga for the pic.

Everyone in the pic is from the 90's and transcended to the 2000's. Surely there was someone else...  :everythingok: P!nk



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58. Beyonc?, "Smash Into You" (I Am... Sasha Fierce, 2008)

Lolz glad someone sees the greatness

MAY

I have to admit, I love "Don't Be a Fool" by Shawn Mendes.

BAPHOMET.

Quote1. Beyonc?, "Freakum Dress" (B'Day, 2006)




"When he acts up, that's when you put it on." If you thought angry Beyonce debuted on Lemonade, let us direct you to 2006 sophomore album B'Day and its standout deep cut "Freakum Dress." Opening with history's sauciest Hamlet reference ("To be or not to be ? NOT") and some James Brown-worthy executive orders ("Bring the beat back ? stop! I ain't ready yet"), it's a relentlessly funky ode to that one outfit you know will always turn heads? and using it as revenge against an inattentive partner. A blaring New Orleans horn section builds this pissed-off-girls-night-out anthem up to an explosive final verse where Beyonce spits her secular sermon about paying him back by looking your best -- and reminding him it's not hard to find a replacement.

For an album with six singles (if we're talking the deluxe version), it's crazy that "Freakum Dress" wasn't worked to radio. But it's also a reminder of Beyonce's sky-high standards when it comes to making albums -- something that's common knowledge now, but was hardly accepted as canon when the breakout star from Destiny's Child was on just her second album. With a three-minute album track, she introduced a new phrase to our pop culture lexicon, previewed a direction she'd fully explore a decade down the road, and reminded us that when it comes to top-tier talent, knowing the hits is never enough -- you gotta dive into their catalog Scrooge McDuck style to fully reap the bounty of their artistic riches. -- J. Lynch

:loose2when: rightfully placed and woo. this little write up.


yummy

Quote98. Ciara, "Like a Surgeon" (Fantasy Ride, 2008)

47. Destiny's Child, "Temptation" (The Writing's on the Wall, 2000)

35. Rihanna, "Watch N' Learn" (Talk That Talk, 2011)

13. Usher, "Throwback" (Confessions, 2004)

1. Beyonc?, "Freakum Dress" (B'Day, 2006)

these classics  :flamebroiled:

the rest of this list is a mess

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MAY

November 21, 2017, 12:36:45 PM #7 Last Edit: November 21, 2017, 12:37:15 PM by MΛΥDΛΥ
Quote83. John Mayer, "Stop This Train" (Continuum, 2006)
Quote87. Ed Sheeran, "Tenerife Sea" (x, 2014)

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Bey kinda dominated and is perched at the top.

The Bible day praise >>>

Poor DIL and Lemonade  :cheerup:
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MAY

Quote57. Ciara feat. Nicki Minaj, "Livin' It Up" (Ciara, 2013)

WAITS!

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yummy

Like A Surgeon might be my favorite Ci' song ever

And they should have put the "Discipline" title track on the list

MAY

Quote49. Miley Cyrus, "Lighter" (Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz, 2015)

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Stunna Gor’

Not How I Fucking ROLL being in the Top 10. Literally queen's worst SONG.

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Glad to see ha perched throughout the fucking LIST, nevertheless.

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