Keri Hilson “Knock You Down (‘Pepsi Music’ Live Performance)”/ “Crazy (Gnarls Barkley Cover)”
It’s nice to see Keri Hilson finally realizing some real success in recent months after spending so many years being touted as R&B’s “next big thing”, but with the rise of her status to a ubiqutious level (thanks to seemingly every half hour spins of her “Turnin’ Me On” and “Knock You Down” singles on pop and urban radio), has anyone else been moved to the conclusion that she’s not the most engaging vocalist?
Yeah, she’s a good songwriter and deserves props for being able to keep up with (and actually shine on) some of Timbaland’s most claustrophobic kitchen-sink productions, but when judged on her singing talents alone, Miss Hilson rarely ever registers beyond anonymous hook girl, her records often sounding like demo recordings for a much stronger singer to later adopt. The fact that her biggest hits cast her as more of a supporting entity than lead artist doesn’t really help much, either.
That being said though, she does a respectable job on her recent live performances for the Pepsi Music site, including a guest-less take on “Knock You Down” that makes us wish we could hear it on the radio sometimes as opposed to the somewhat crowded Kanye and Ne-Yo-blessed version, and the umpteenth cover of Gnarls Barkley’s “Cover” that, despite arriving a few years too late to truly matter, still manages to emit a certain appeal in all of it’s playing-it-safe basic-ness.
Knock You Down: Pepsi Music Exclusive Performance on Yahoo Music!
Crazy: Pepsi Music Exclusive Performance on Yahoo Music!
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