Idolator: cassie

Cassie Is A Fast Sing-Talker

Maura Johnston — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:00:00 EDT

Cassie's new single, "Official Girl," eschews the icy minimalism that made "Me & U" such a success, and forces the poor thing to cram as many syllables as possible into each line she sings. It's a tactic that shows off just how reed-thin her voice is, a curious choice given that much ado has been made about her, shall we say, lack of vocal prowess in the past. Disappointing! At least the shot that makes it seem like Cassie's looking in a mirror when she's actually—surprise!—staring down Lil Wayne is a nice touch. [YouTube]

Cassie's Gonna Learn How To Fly (High)

Maura Johnston — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:45:18 EST

The clip for Cassie's "Is It You?" quotes liberally from Step Up 2: The Streets, which features the singer playing one of the many aspiring stars enrolled in the Maryland School of the Arts. "Is It You?" is a pulsing not-quite-ballad that gives the singer's robotic on-record persona a bit more body (I suspect it'll sound even better in the context of an early evening out), but Cassie's performance in the clip has made me sure of one thing: If her Step Up 2 character plays an actress, the movie's versimilitude will take a big, big hit. [YouTube]

Leak Of The Day: Sometimes, You Need A New Cassie Song

Brian Raftery — Wed, 16 May 2007 09:45:40 EDT

Thanks to Whudahexup for letting us know that R&B singer Cassie updated her MySpace page with a new track, the where-did-our-love-go? lament "Sometimes." To quote the inevitable TV Guide review: CHEERS for the multiple harmonies on that chorus! JEERS for producer Ryan Leslie's rapped cameo!

~~Cassie - Sometimes~~ [MP3, link expired]
Cassie [MySpace]

David Wright's At-Bat Music: What, No "This Is Why I'm Hot"?

mjohnston — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 13:46:45 EDT

One of our favorite aspects of the start of baseball season, aside from, of course, the games: The possibility of new at-bat songs, those 30-second musical snippets that herald a home-team player's arrival on the field. Mets third baseman David Wright has been agonizing about his choices for this season during most of Spring Training, and with good reason: How can you improve on the opening skronk-blast of "Brass Monkey," one of the songs Wright used last year?

Anyway, the Mets have decided to open voting on this matter to the fans, listing 60 songs that will eventually be narrowed down to a final four. While some of the candidates are almost as horrific as "Our Team, Our Time," we came up with a four-pack that'll serve David through the season's doggiest days, and threw in a write-in for good measure:

Cassie - Me & U
WHAT IT IS: Chilly, almost-robotic track from Diddy protege.
WHY IT SHOULD GET THE NOD: Icy, barely-there beat will sound amazin' on blast, even coming from Shea Stadium's decrepit speakers.

M.I.A. - Galang
WHAT IT IS: Purple-hazy club banger.
WHY IT SHOULD GET THE NOD: The closest thing to "Buffalo Stance" on the list. Also, every person we showed this list to immediately replied, "WTF, 'Galang'?"

Nas - New York State Of Mind
WHAT IT IS: Not the Billy Joel song.
WHY IT SHOULD GET THE NOD: Yes, it's fierce, but imagine the hilarity that will ensue when it becomes obvious that this song was only chosen for its title.

My Chemical Romance - Welcome To The Black Parade
WHAT IT IS: Gloomy, glammy epic that'll get many fists a-pumping.
WHY IT SHOULD GET THE NOD: Song about cancer infinitely preferable to presence of clubhouse cancer.

Super Mario Bros. Theme
WHAT IT IS: An 8-bit favorite that now serves as a ringtone for half of the cell-phone-owning population.
WHY IT SHOULD GET THE NOD: Will conjure up mental images of opposing teams actually being made up of Koopa Paratroopas.

Mets fans take swing for David Wright's at-bat songs at Shea [mets.com; hat tip to Jon Solomon]

The Idolator Cage Match: Cassy vs. Cassie

Brian Raftery — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 13:32:00 EST

In the fine tradition of such alliterative showdowns as Kramer vs. Kramer and Kid Rock vs. Kidz Bop, we're proud to present the first installment of the Idolator Cage Match, in which intern Cortney Harding finds common ground among two seemingly dissimilar musical entities. After the click-through, her take on R&B singer Cassie and German DJ Cassy.

Cassy: Left England to work as an actress, quit to become a DJ.
Cassie: Left New England to work as a model, quit to become a musician.

Cassy: One of her first musical projects was with "Dave the Hustler."
Cassie: One of her first musical projects was with hip-hop hustler Diddy.

Cassy: Big break came in Germany clubs, where she seduced listeners with her spinning.
Cassie: Big break came on Germany TV, where she seduced viewers with her grinning.

Cassy: Featured in a forthcoming documentary on German house music, Speaking in Code.
Cassie: Based on song titles like "Me & U" and "Long Way 2 Go," speaks only in code.

Cassy: Music critics have described her mixes as "minimal and sexy."
Cassie: Fashion critics have described her tiny skirts as both minimal and sexy.

Videodrone: Cassie Calls On Kids To Actually Leave The House

mjohnston — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 09:40:45 EDT

The video for "Long Way To Go" by Diddy protege Cassie contains a lesson for her hordes of socially networked fans—if you get away from your computer and attend the occasional dance-off, you'll make even more friends, and they'll certainly be cuter than dudes who call themselves "Phony_Flake." (Although one would think that she'd at least appreciate that guy's forthrightness about his obvious shortcomings.)

Cassie-long way to go [YouTube]
Cassie [MySpace]