Welcome to the... Let’s start with a prelude. The contemporary, commercial tool concerning ‘90s nostalgia stimulates an over-compacted perspective on yesteryear, whether it’s related to old skool fashion or retro-themed films. There’s always that instant, yearning impulse of recollection when it comes to stuff like that, yet one major aspect is oftently regarded as something less significant – music. The ‘90s sound was predominantly established by producers like Darkchild, who improved the effective technique of catching inner thrills due to knowledge in machinery, which invaded discographies of some of the biggest names. After the turn of the century, these sounds became criterion that led to domination, which made them become commonplace attributes to an extent it crossed countless genres. There’s also an undeniable influence, as found in the modern alternative R&B movement, or in hip hop where they detracted minor details, or in Beyoncé’s discography. Even though many musical trends were put forward by Darkchild, there isn’t an iconic status attached to his name like there is to some of his peers like Timbaland and The Neptunes. Perhaps it’s because of his sonic diversity? But we’re on POPJUSTICE, and on POPJUSTICE it’s all about talent rather than popularity! SO LET’S RATE THAT!!! THE RULES - Rate each song of the list below from 0 to 10. Of course decimals are allowed, but don't take it too far. - You can give one 11 to the song that you think is the best. - Don't be childish by sending in troll scores. - Commentary will be highly appreciated, but it's not mandatory. THE SONGS Backstreet Boys - Shining Star Beyonce - Deja Vu The Black Eyed Peas - Just Can't Get Enough Blaque - I'm Good Britney Spears - Overprotected (Darkchild Remix) Brandy - What About Us? Brandy - Long Distance Brandy - Right Here (Departed) Brandy & Monica - The Boy Is Mine Brandy featuring Mase - Top Of The World Canela - Everything Ciara - Got Me Good Ciara featuring 50 Cent - Can't Leave 'Em Alone Coko - Sunshine Debelah Morgan - I Remember (Video Edit) Destiny's Child - Say My Name Destiny's Child - Lose My Breath Destiny's Child - Cater 2 U Gina Thompson - The Things That You Do Janet Jackson - Feedback Janet Jackson - Make Me Jennifer Lopez - If You Had My Love Jessie James - I Look So Good (Without You) Joe - Don't Wanna Be A Player Justin Bieber - As Long As You Love Me Keke Palmer - The One You Call Keyshia Cole - Shoulda Let You Go Lady Gaga & Beyonce - Telephone Linda Kiraly - Can't Let Go Mariah Carey - The Art of Letting Go Mariah Carey - You're Mine (Eternal) Mary J. Blige - Enough Cryin' Mary J. Blige featuring Lil' Kim - I Can Love You Mary J. Blige featuring Drake - The One Mary Mary featuring BB Jay - I Sings Michael Jackson - You Rock My World Monica - All Eyez On Me Monica - Angel Of Mine Natasha - Hey Hey Hey Natasha Bedingfield - Angel Nelly Furtado - Big Hoops (Bigger the Better) Nelly Furtado - Spirit Indestructible Nelly Furtado - Waiting For The Night *NSYNC - Celebrity The Pussycat Dolls - When I Grow Up Ray J - One Wish Rhona - Satisfied (winner of PJ00s round 3) The Saturdays - Lease My Love Shareefa - Need A Boss Shontelle - Perfect Nightmare Spice Girls - Holler Spice Girls - Let Love Lead The Way Tamar Braxton - Blind Tamia - Can't Get Enough Tatyana Ali - Daydreamin' Tiffany Evans featuring Bow Wow - I'm Grown Toni Braxton - He Wasn't Man Enough Utada Hikaru - Time Limit Whitney Houston - It's Not Right But It's Okay Whitney Houston & George Michael - If I Told You That Spoiler: PM-able list Backstreet Boys - Shining Star Beyonce - Deja Vu The Black Eyed Peas - Just Can't Get Enough Blaque - I'm Good Britney Spears - Overprotected (Darkchild Remix) Brandy - What About Us? Brandy - Long Distance Brandy - Right Here (Departed) Brandy & Monica - The Boy Is Mine Brandy featuring Mase - Top Of The World Canela - Everything Ciara - Got Me Good Ciara featuring 50 Cent - Can't Leave 'Em Alone Coko - Sunshine Debelah Morgan - I Remember (Video Edit) Destiny's Child - Say My Name Destiny's Child - Lose My Breath Destiny's Child - Cater 2 U Gina Thompson - The Things That You Do Janet Jackson - Feedback Janet Jackson - Make Me Jennifer Lopez - If You Had My Love Jessie James - I Look So Good (Without You) Joe - Don't Wanna Be A Player Justin Bieber - As Long As You Love Me Keke Palmer - The One You Call Keyshia Cole - Shoulda Let You Go Lady Gaga & Beyonce - Telephone Linda Kiraly - Can't Let Go Mariah Carey - The Art of Letting Go Mariah Carey - You're Mine (Eternal) Mary J. Blige - Enough Cryin' Mary J. Blige featuring Lil' Kim - I Can Love You Mary J. Blige featuring Drake - The One Mary Mary featuring BB Jay - I Sings Michael Jackson - You Rock My World Monica - All Eyez On Me Monica - Angel Of Mine Natasha - Hey Hey Hey Natasha Bedingfield - Angel Nelly Furtado - Big Hoops (Bigger the Better) Nelly Furtado - Spirit Indestructible Nelly Furtado - Waiting For The Night *NSYNC - Celebrity The Pussycat Dolls - When I Grow Up Ray J - One Wish Rhona - Satisfied The Saturdays - Lease My Love Shareefa featuring Ludacris - Need A Boss Shontelle - Perfect Nightmare Spice Girls - Holler Spice Girls - Let Love Lead The Way Tamar Braxton - Blind Tamia - Can't Get Enough Tatyana Ali - Daydreamin' Tiffany Evans featuring Bow Wow - I'm Grown Toni Braxton - He Wasn't Man Enough Utada Hikaru - Time Limit Whitney Houston - It's Not Right But It's Okay Whitney Houston & George Michael - If I Told You That Spotify list provided by @londonrain (a few song aren’t available): VOTING CLOSES JULY 4TH 11TH! PM me with your scores. 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SCOREBOARD Spoiler 1. Toni Braxton - He Wasn't Man Enough 9.776 2. Destiny's Child - Lose My Breath 9.748 3. Brandy & Monica - The Boy Is Mine 9.616 4. Destiny's Child - Say My Name 9.46 5. Lady Gaga & Beyoncé - Telephone 9.34 6. Brandy - Right Here (Departed) 9.296 7. Whitney Houston - It's Not Right But It's Okay - 9.288 8. Brandy - What About Us? - 9.1 9. Spice Girls - Holler - 8.94 10. Pussycat Dolls - When I Grow Up - 8.824 11. Jennifer Lopez - If You Had My Love - 8.792 12. Janet Jackson - Feedback - 8.740 13. Ciara - Got Me Good - 8.680 14. Whitney Houston & George Michael - If I Told You That - 8.400 15. Nelly Furtado - Waiting For The Night - 8.368 16. Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z - Déjà Vu - 8.232 17. Monica - Angel Of Mine - 8.040 18. Michael Jackson - You Rock My World - 8.020 19. Brandy - Long Distance - 8.000 20. Nelly Furtado - Spirit Indestructible - 7.952 21. Britney Spears - Overprotected (The Darkchild Remix) - 7.944 22. Rhona - Satisfied - 7.940 23. Mariah Carey - The Art Of Letting Go - 7.880 24. Mariah Carey - You're Mine (Eternal) - 7.852 25. Nelly Furtado - Big Hoops (Bigger The Better) - 7.832 26. Shontelle - Perfect Nightmare - 7.732 27. Monica - All Eyez On Me - 7.688 28. Janet Jackson - Make Me - 7.648 29. Brandy featuring Mase - Top Of The World - 7.508 30. Spice Girls - Let Love Lead The Way - 7.336 31. Mary J. Blige - Enough Cryin' - 7.216 32. Blaque - I'm Good - 7.132 33. Mary J. Blige featuring Drake - The One - 6.896 34. Keyshia Cole featuring Amina - Shoulda Let You Go - 6.772 35. Tamia - Can't Get Enough - 6.668 36. Keke Palmer - The One You Call - 6.636 37. The Saturdays - Lease My Love - 6.592 38 (tie) Linda Kiraly - Can't Let Go // Ciara featuring 50 Cent - Can't Leave 'Em Alone - 6.556 40. Justin Bieber - As Long As You Love Me - 6.548 41. Debelah Morgan - I Remember (Darkchild 01 Remix) - 6.540 42. Tatyana Ali - Daydreamin' - 6.484 43. Mary J. Blige featuring Lil' Kim - I Can Love You - 6.472 44. Natasha Bedingfield - Angel - 6.396 45. The Black Eyed Peas - Just Can't Get Enough - 6.224 46. Mary Mary featuring BB Jay - I Sings - 6.152 47. *NSYNC - Celebrity - 6.112 48. Backstreet Boys - Shining Star - 6.012 49. Utada Hikaru - Time Limit - 5.988 50. Shareefa featuring Ludacris - Need A Boss - 5.956 51. Tiffany Evans featuring Bow Wow - I'm Grown - 5.788 52. Canela - Everything - 5.780 53. Natasha - Hey Hey Hey - 5.768 54. Coko - Sunshine - 5.648 55. Jessie James - I Look So Good (Without You) - 5.560 56. Tamar Braxton - Blind - 5.500 57. Joe - Don't Wanna Be A Player - 5.396 58. Destiny's Child - Cater 2 U - 5.100 59. Gina Thompson - The Things That You Do - 5.064 60. Ray J - One Wish - 4.564
Brandy having the most songs in this rate yet not making the main rate photo. I'm excited for this!!!!
Early pick for the win is Telephone I must say, looking at the list! The Boy Is Mine should still do well regardless!
I can see a lot of stuff I like here as well as a lot I’ve never heard or even heard of, so I might just give this a go!
The way Darkchild produced some of the best girl group songs ever with Holler, Say My Name, Lose My Breath, When I Grow Up & Cater 2 U, a lovely song in its own right with Let Love Lead The Way and then... Lease My Love. Bless
This line-up honestly matches up to Timbaland in terms of expanse and quality. So many iconic hits (and so many underrated flops).
I'm here again @KingBruno, the list is too good. I promise I will be kinder this time except for this:
Sis Cater 2 U is amazing and while it will be the lowest DC3 song on here (deserved because SMY & LMB are amongst the best they've ever done) it still deserves a high placing. Certainly higher then Lease My Love, which is kinda terrible.
Almost next to Don't Cha in the depiction of women I dislike I am afraid (there as a commodity for men)... Let me help you Take off your shoes Untie your shoestrings Take off your cufflinks (yeah) What you want to eat boo (yeah) Let me feed you Let me run your bathwater Whatever your desire, I'll supply ya Sing you a song Turn my game on I'll brush your hair Help you put your do rag on Want a foot rub (yeah) You want a manicure Baby I'm yours I want to cater to you boy Nah!