{"id":12192,"date":"2012-06-20T11:14:15","date_gmt":"2012-06-20T15:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marcellee.com\/?p=12192"},"modified":"2025-05-21T09:48:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T13:48:29","slug":"audio-review-down-to-earth-album-monie-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marcellee.com\/?p=12192","title":{"rendered":"audio review : Down To Earth ( album ) &#8230; Monie Love"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marcellee.com\/posts\/12192.jpg\" alt=\"Down To Earth ( album ) ... Monie Love\" style=\"height:200px;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>She may be down to Earth, but Monie Love isn&#8217;t a girl you want to &#8220;funk&#8221; with. She&#8217;s an independent Sister who demands respect, outspoken enough to cuss you out in a British accent that mysteriously goes to robotic syncopation when she raps and articulate enough to hold your attention.<\/p>\n<p>All this album needs is better hooks. Even It&#8217;s A Shame; a rip-off of the Spinners song; samples the most annoying part. R U Single ends on a fun note though and Don&#8217;t Give a Damn; a bitter dedication to her ex-boyfriend; is a noteworthy addition to the growing list of girl-power anthems.<\/p>\n<p>my rating : 3 of 5<\/p>\n<p>1990<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>She may be down to Earth, but Monie Love isn&#8217;t a girl you want to &#8220;funk&#8221; with. She&#8217;s an independent Sister who demands respect, outspoken enough to cuss you out in a British accent that mysteriously goes to robotic syncopation when she raps and articulate enough to hold your attention. 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