Jazmine Sullivan “Lions, Tigers & Bears (Remix)” featuring Fabolous
It’s nice to see newcomer Jazmine Sullivan’s name in the running for the Best New Artist Grammy prize, even if her chances of winning seem slim at best (her contenders include more widely-known figures Duffy, Adele and the Jonas Brothers). Still, if she at least gets a chance to bless the stage sometime during the ceremony, she’ll be smart to perform her debut album highlight “Lions, Tigers & Bears”, a magnificent gem of a record that’s sure to prove to the so-far uninitiated why she’s the talk of the modern R&B town.
Now “Bears” is one of those great urban finds that would do better without any hip hop interference at all, but to think it would go untouched in this era of everybody jumping on the hottest cut around would be foolish. So while it’s not exactly surprising to have Fabolous committing an introductory sixteen on this remix, it is a bit shocking to see how decent of a “collaboration” it is.
His casual flow delicately bobbing along to “LT&B”’s operatic tip-toe, Fabolous admits to fully understanding Jazmine’s philophobic caution (“Niggas be lyin’ tigers and bears”), but he alleviates her “ice grills and jealous stares” with the comforting promise that she needn’t ever worry about the love they share (“No need to question love/ I can just tell it’s there/ ‘Cause when it’s meant to be/ You’ll know eventually”).
Far better than anything Ja Rule and Ashanti ever came up with in their “rap thug-meets-R&B PYT” heyday.
DL: “Lions, Tigers & Bears (Remix)” (alt)
As a bonus, snatch up the dancehall remix of Sullivan’s current hit “Bust Your Windows” produced by Tony Kelly and featuring Ce’Cile below:
DL: “Bust Your Windows (Tony Kelly Dancehall Remix)” (alt)
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