Look, I'm not taking shit away from Beyonce. i saw the interview with ashanti 'i'm doing all the work on writing and singing this song and they gave it to her' but then she tried to come back and say 'but i was young and this was my dues' i mean people gave her entire songs that she didn't have to worry about writing,producing, or even singing.she just had to mixed her nonsinging voice on some of the lyrics while someone else sang the whole chorus. you forget how many things were handed to jlo. her net worth is 6 million.for someone who hasn't release a big song in 12 years.to me thats still good enough and she isn't just 'reading books on youtube' she is still get paid off One Thing and living a good life.so lets not at like shes working at a supermarket or on drugs. To me Amerie did do the work.she made them release One Thing and worked hard to make sure the song SHE WROTE and song on didn't just get handed to somebody.sometimes it isn't how hard or good you are but how much politics can affect you being heard.thats how alot of people can go from being a big hit to not having a follow up anything.

you forget how many things were handed to jlo. :Oh, been trying to let it go Trying to keep my eyes closed Trying to keep it just like before The times we never even thought to speak DonвЂ™t wanna tell you what it is Oh wee it felt so serious Got me thinking just too much I wanna set it off, but (Chorus) ItвЂ™s this 1 thing thatвЂ™s. She is a great performer and worked hard for her legacy BUT Beyonce stans burn me up getting so up in damn arms if someone says anything wrong about her. 1 Thing is a song performed by Amerie featured in the radio station Non Stop Pop FM in Grand Theft Auto V. By no means am I saying that Amerie jacked BeyonceвЂ™s style, but thereвЂ™s definitely some influence going on here. In вЂCrazyвЂ™ there was the вЂUh-OhвЂ™ sections, in вЂ1 ThingвЂ™ we have the вЂNa Na Na Na Na OhвЂ™ keeping us company. Look, I'm not taking shit away from Beyonce. Amerie took a lot of notes from вЂCrazyвЂ™ because the same things that worked for Beyonce worked for her. You can also read about how her label wanted to block 1 thing from getting released/wanted her to remake it or give the beat to J. They used his go-go beats for Crazy in Love and dropped it in 2003 before 1 THING came out in 2005. Not really into R&B but this is actually a really good song similar in vein to 'Crazy In Love' by Beyonce with some funky. on board for greater impact in that market. Like вЂ1 ThingвЂ™, which came backed by a remix featuring Eve, вЂTouchвЂ™ also got a rap version, with T.I. Her next single, вЂTouchвЂ™, wasnвЂ™t a Harrison production, with Lil Jon filling the role. Mind you this was late 02, early 03 ish when Beyonce was ready to hit the scene solo but her single from Gold member flopped and her team and her Dad went to the Columbia big wigs and stole (*cough* sorry). But AmerieвЂ™s momentum faltered somewhat after вЂ1 ThingвЂ™. HereвЂ™s the deal the 2005 track featured on AmerieвЂ™s 2nd album. Every so often, Amerie вЂs hit single вЂ1 ThingвЂ™ crops up online and like clockwork, a fierce debate gets fired up inevitably bringing Beyonce and Jennifer Lopez into the convo.

The tea in the Alicia Keys thread said that shortly after Amerie released All I Have in 2002 that her and her collaborator/producer Rich Harrison started prepping and recording for her Touch album. AmerieвЂ™s вЂ1 ThingвЂ™ Resurfaces Debate Over Beyonce, J Lo Comparisons. Ugh.lemme explain as best I can without getting frigging irritated.

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