A God-given Name?

Everyone should be called by their name. Solange calls it your "God Given Name". From personal experiences, I think nicnames are only for those closest to the person penned them. Solange Knowles made this a subject matter on the first track of her cd, 'Sol Angel & the Hadley St. Dreams'.

I always find myself rooting for the underdog: If there are two brothers and society treats one brother slightly better than the other one because the other brother is better-looking, my tendency leans towards the brother that society has dumped.

You say the name Beyonce and tons and tons of songs come to my mind, and Jay-Z. And she does have a great voice. However, her does not sound great with every song she has chosen. When you say the name Solange, I'm sorry, but the information that comes to my mind is a black girl that got pregnant at a very young age, married, and is quite fiesty or rude, some have said. And to further boot, I never thought Diva, Songwriter, and Contender when hearing her name. Beyonce, yes. But as I also mentioned, song choice is key. Solange Knowles epitomizes a Diva, Songwriter and a contender. Why? Because she knows what she is doing and does not have to be Beyonce to accomplish that. If you know of a person who is fat, never use the phrase: "Big (and their name)." It's rude. People are sensitive, and not just that, nicnames really express a type of laziness.

With Solange, so many people never, at first, called her by her name. It was always "Beyonce's sister", or "What's Beyonce's sister's name?" Phrases like these would make me angry too. So, I'm not saying Solange should remain angry. I think she is quick-tempered and that can kill a music career. People tend to black-ball artists and actors in this business. Many do not like to play The Game in the Business to get ahead. I believe Solange is one of few that will never start to play the Game but instead change how the game is played.

About 30 years, a certain Jackson sibling, started carving out for herself the reason why a name is important, especially if your brother is Michael Jackson. Back then, that name dwarfed almost all of the Jacksons, except 3: LaToya, Jermaine, and Janet. Solange's cd has alot to offer, if a person is looking for great music. Yes. This cd has great music on it. Many people thought that from the stereo-typical assumptions attached to Solange would crush her career as an artist. Instead, her music has made Solange a force to be reckoned with, just like her sister.

Here are the tracks I enjoyed:

Rates Songs
*** God Given Name
***** T.O.N.Y.
*** Would've Been The One
**** Sandcastle Disco
*** I Decided
*** 6 O'clock High
***** Ode To Marvin
***** Cosmic Journey
**** This Bird
***** I Decided (pt.2)