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Foolish

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4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

If you want to hear Ashanti's "Foolish" just turn on a radio; do not spend more than a cent on a song that is played 10,000 times a day. Ashanti's singing is bearable compared to the wonders (wonder as to how they nabbed a recording contract) on the radio today, but it is not outstanding. Her light, straightforward lyrics sound like her diary entries or poems teens scribble in notebooks while daydreaming about their crush. Her music is manufactured, radio-friendly R&B but she holds promise considering that she at least writes her songs.

Everyone has been saying that she sampled Biggie's "One More Chance" but Biggie's song, which was produced by famous sampler Puffy, got its score from Debarge's "Stay With Me". "Foolish" sampled a sample! Enough said.

The 10-week-straight #1 smash on the US Billboard charts is now going all around the world, I see, though the USA gets first dibs on all the singles. After tying with the Beatles for most top ten singles at one time, and debuting at #1 with her solo effort, we get this.

It's Foolish. Not just the song, but the CD too.

Radio edit and album version on one CD? I never could notice the difference, but it's filler material, and that's pretty much essential in today's modern R&B Discs.

The great thing here is the instrumental version, which most of us would probably like, you and one million other wanna-be Ashanti's. She's the next big thing and there's no escaping it, but where's the bonus tracks we need from people like her? Maybe a remix? An unreleased track? Forget this, go get the album, which is also a 3-star CD.

GRADE: C-
BOTTOM LINE: All the things that we accept, be the things that we regret...that's a lyric. That's the truth.

I was listening to this jam at some trendy hip hop club a few months back. It threw me off balance, because I thought it was Biggie Small's "One More Chance." I was like, "when do we hear Biggie, and who's that girl singing?" Turns out that it wasn't a Biggie song at all, but rather a single by Ashanti, who has come off the hype machine with a very sucessful album and single. Unfortunately, while Ashanti can sorta sing, "Foolish" is a bust because it practically borrows (steals?) the entire track "One More Chance." That's originality? I don't mind sampling, but c'mon! Give me an edge. And don't get me started about the lyrics. R&B has taken such a downward spiral these days. But I don't blame Ashanti; I blame the diabolical hype machine that keeps churning out garbage like this.

Yeah, there are people thinking Ashanti isn't that good, well maybe if you were a girl and actually listened to her lyrics they would mean so much to you. I think she has a great voice and i can't wait for her new Cd to come out this Spring!

All in all I think Ashanti is ok, but this song is just soo annoying.I don't know how it became such a big hit.her voice is pleasant, but the song is boring,repetitive and sooo cliche.

I liked this song even thought it sampled Biggie it was her second but still it was just okay she actually had a nice voice on this one thats a legendary accomplishment she prooves again and again that she is no where near Aaliyah in her peak.
Lyrics 8/10 Production 8/10 Overall 8/10

For Ashanti, I felt very dissapointed with her very frist single, Foolish. Although she brings a little taste of soul into Murder Inc. and everything else, it feels like a remake in the middle. The song samples One More Chance by the late Notorious B.I.G. Although it seemed like a strong debut for a new singer, it falls flat on deaf ears, as a Mariah Carey wannabe. Hopefully, when her next record comes out, she'll probably show a little bit of music to call her own.

I was a fan of Ashanti's vocals on Ja Rule's hit "Always On Time". So when Ashanti came out with her own song, I knew I was gonna love it! A whole song just of her beautiful voice!
I was right! The song is excellent. I love the cool piano music at the beginning, which continues throughout the song. Ashanti's lovely vocals drift over it, and makes it sound great. The song is basically about a lying, cheating boyfriend. The video is really cool, especially the part at the beginning "Do me a favour" "No" "How can you say no, I haven't even asked you yet" "Go ahead" "There's this chick, I've been trying to get with her for a month now. It seems she has something against blacks. I think it's to do with the whole J.Lo and Ja thing" hehe. And the part where Ashanti asks her boyfriend "What do you do?" "Uhhh... construction" lolz, that's funny.
Overall, this is a cool single, that you should definitely buy. Check out Ashanti's equally cool 2nd single "Happy" Good stuff!

When I first heard this song I fell in love with it. After hearing Ashanti's vocals on Fat Joe's "What's love" and Ja Rule's "Always on time" I just knew she would be massive. Her soothing RnB tune, Foolish will rock the UK charts for weeks because this song rules and anyone dissing it, you must be mad!

Ashanti is getting big, working hard. This song proves it.............
Her voice is great, shes very talented, so get this CD and you won't be able to get enough of it!