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• Ciara Is “Gifted,” Like She On The Corner

  05.21.11 | 1 Comment

  

  Who knows what the future holds for Ciara’s music career. She’s been in the industry long enough to become an A-List Pop/R&B star but the talented songstress just can’t seem to reach the top. Today, an unreleased track surfaces under the title of “Gifted.” The track was produced by Tricky Stewart and The-Dream.

  It’s your standard upbeat urban affair from Tricky and The-Dream. The production is neat, nothing super catchy or amazing and Ciara likens herself to a prostitute, lyrically. Take a listen below.

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  MUSIC, Unreleased

  Tagged: ciara, gifted, the-dream, tricky stewart
  

• “Love’s Funny,” By Ciara

  02.03.11 | 1 Comment

  

  An unreleased cut from Ciara’s Basic Instinct made its way online, not too long ago. The song is entitled “Love’s Funny” and its simplistic beauty is what will touch you.

  The song does not fit in with the rest of the album but it certainly stands on its own. Ciara is not known for her vocals but ironically the vocals make this song with its simple piano backing.

  

  MUSIC, Unreleased

  Tagged: basic instinct, ciara, love's funny
  

• Rye Rye Remixes Ciara’s “Gimme Dat”

  01.25.11 | No Comments

  

  Rye Rye, that fly ass young lady from Baltimore went and did a remix of Ciara’s “Gimme Dat.” The song will appear on the artist’s upcoming mixtape album, RYEot PowRR.

  If you thought the original was pumping and bumping then this newly reworked version, produced by DJ Sega, will set a speaker on fire. Raise that volume, raise that bass and get into this wildness of fun. Shouts to Rap-Up.com.

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  Rye Rye’s debut album, Go! Pop! Bang!, is slated to hit music outlets in the early part of this year via N.E.E.T./Interscope Records. She also shot a viral video for the tune. View a behind-the-scenes look after…

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  MUSIC, Remixes

  Tagged: ciara, dj sega, gimme dat remix, rye rye, ryeot powrr
  

• Ciara Performs “Gimme Dat” On Ellen

  12.15.10 | 2 Comments

  Ciara’s Basic Instinct is in stores NOW! The Atlanta-native did a bit of high profile promo for the album when she danced her rear off in a premiere televised performance of her single, “Gimme Dat,” on Ellen. Wearing some all black sling-fit clothing, Ciara incorporated all the breaks, stepping and added instrumentals into her performance from the video. The back-up dancers were fire as well. Now, if only she can do a handful more performances.

  

  VIDEOS

  Tagged: ciara, ellen, gimme dat
  

• “Listen To My Song,” Said Ciara

  12.12.10 | 1 Comment

  

  Proph whipped up a nice post comparing the promo schedule of Ciara compared to Keri Hilson’s (VIEW HERE). It all goes to show that Ciara has not reached her maximum potential and most likely never will… Look above, that photo alone shows she has the look game on lock and this bonus track displays where she shines in music.

  The Basic Instinct bonus, “Listen To My Song,” leaked in CDQ and this The-Dream & Tricky Stewart creation shows off just how well Ciara rides a midtempo with a slamming melody.

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  Bonus, MUSIC

  Tagged: basic instinct, ciara, listen to my song
  

• We Have Ciara In “Heavy Rotation” + “Girls Get Your Money” & “Yeah I Know”

  12.05.10 | 2 Comments

  

  So much for slow leaking, Ciara’s Basic Instinct is spreading through the blogosphere as we type. All eleven tracks are now available to listen to, in full CDQ. After an entire listen, we’ve come to the conclusion that the album is… BASS; each and every track is made for subwoofers. Ciara still keeps her exploration of Pop but has primarily returned to the sound of her Goodies days.

  One of the better cuts from the album is definitely track four: “Heavy Rotation.” The song has some Pop appeal but the bass could easily push this song on the urban charts. Another catch about this song is the melody which is just that feel-good dance vibe.

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  Listen to two other bass-HEAVY tracks from the album: “Girls Get Your Money” & “Yeah I Know” after…

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  MUSIC, Unreleased

  Tagged: basic instinct, ciara, girls love the pink panther, heavy rotation, yeah i know.
  

• Ciara Says “You Can Get It”

  12.04.10 | No Comments

  

  Ciara’s fourth studio LP, Basic Instinct, will hit stores on December 14 and the tracks are slowly starting to leak. The latest leak is track number eight, “You Can Get It,” produced and written by Tricky Stewart and The-Dream.

  If you’ve heard any of Tricky’s and The-Dream’s work before then you’ve heard this. It’s their signature R&B midtempo tune; Ciara rides the beat in a familiar fashion. It’s a nice sounding track, all in all.

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  MUSIC, Unreleased

  Tagged: basic instinct, ciara, the-dream, tricky stewart, you can get it
  

• Listen: Ciara’s ‘Basic Instinct’ Album Sampler + “Gimme Dat (Urban Bass Remix)”

  12.01.10 | No Comments

  

  Well looky here, Ciara’s Basic Instinct is to be released in a few short weeks and it seems like not a lick of promotion has been laid upon this album. Well a little reminder popped up yesterday reminding everyone that the album is still green-lit for December 14; thirty second snippets of all eleven tracks were released.

  From the sound of it, Basic Instinct seems to be solid. Aside from all the songs that have leaked onto the net, track four, “Heavy Rotation,” is the best sounding track. There is a lot of Bass usage on the album whilst trying to show Ciara off in a less-glamorous, more-urban light. Take a listen to the sampler below.

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  In addition to the sampler, the “Urban Bass Remix” of “Gimme Dat,” produced by Soundz, hit the net. Included are brand new vocals, lyrics and a slammin’ new beat. They lowered the tempo and… just listen below.

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  Albums, MUSIC

  Tagged: album sampler, basic instinct, ciara, gimme dat urban bass remix
  

• Ciara & Usher “Turn It Up”

  10.21.10 | No Comments

  

  Ciara never made it on the final version of Usher’s “Hot Tottie” but no worries because Usher assists on this new Ciara leak. The song, entitled “Turn It Up,” is just a leak and has not been confirmed to appear on CiCi’s Basic Instinct.

  Ciara is following the pack by going the Dance route for this uptempo track. It is definitely something different from all the urban that she’s been promising her fans for this forthcoming album. No complaints though because the song does not come off as desperate but comes off as a fun rush of energy.

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  MUSIC, Unreleased

  Tagged: basic instinct, ciara, usher
  

• Ciara ‘Basic Instinct’ Receives Official Release Date

  10.13.10 | No Comments

  

  Ciara stans and casual fans can rest easy now. With 3 videos out already for this era (“Ride,” “Speechless and “Gimme Dat”) it would be a shame if another video was released before Basic Instinct‘s release. No worries though, last night on Ustream, Ciara confirmed the release date of Basic Instinct: (more…)

  

  Music Media, NEWS

  Tagged: basic instinct, ciara
  

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