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Album: The Original
Year: 2003
White, female rapper Sarai is vanilla ice, ice baby in the dorky "Ladies."
Rocky IV-esque synthesizers open the single, creating a cheesy, self-congratulatory atmosphere. Sarai whispers to everyone to "shake it."
In the first verse, she orders the DJ to turn the volume up and everyone else to start moving. She tells other people in the club that they have to dance well. She's looking at all the men in the club, wondering which one she will take home. She's drunk and asks other women how much their butts weigh. Sarai, she's klassy with a capital K. She tells the women to let their freak flags fly and have their butts touch the floor. "Hey mr. dj turn the music up loud/And everybody report to the dance floor now...Everybody just having a good time/Got my eyes on the guys because they so fine/That's right Sarai can get crunk/How much junk you got in that trunk/Come out the house get on the street/Here see low let out the closet freak...Get loose 'cause the track be that funk...Make ya trunk bobble with that extra bounce/Make it touch the ground then raise it up/Like the garbage men do with the dump truck."
In the chorus, she tells women of all breast sizes to shake, shake, shake their booty. She tells the men to wave their hands in their like they just don't care. Then, dance close to her. "Ladies hands up lemme see you shake ya stuff/A-b-c and d cups little bitty and a big ol' butt/
Fellas hands high lemme see you work it out one time/Put your body against mine, c'mon baby grind."
In the second verse, she calls women of all social classes to move their butts and get falling down drunk. She then includes a social message in the song, saying women of all sizes, shapes, and races can dance in the same room together. After all, every butt shake is a step closer to bridging the gap. She vows to be a positive role model. She compares herself to the cereal Trix, 'cause just like the cartoon rabbit she likes kids! Except the Trix Rabbit liked the cereal. 'Cause a commmerical showing him that he likes kids would've been banned. "...All my rich chicks, and the girls in the ghetto/So we go get drunk, til' you fall that's right...Slim or big boned don't matter you're size/Don't matter if you're black or white/All shapes and sizes spread love worldwide/I mean we all the same color inside/So why divide, I mean there's no reason why...I'ma stay being me, and the change of me/Like trick see I luv the kids/So I got to work out for as long as I live/I'm tryna be the best thing coming out this year..."
The chorus is repeated twice.
In the third verse, she lists the usual club fashion style for both women and men: the tacky tube top, message t-shirts, torn blue jeans, skinny mini-skirts. For men, she chooses to focus on grungy street style: white tank tops, hats that fit the head perfectly, etc. She then tells everyone to dance again. "Tube tops, t-shirts, blue jeans, mini-skirts...White beaters, throw backs, fitted caps, bucket hats...Everybody get your boogie on/Party all night til' the break of dawn, c'mon..."
The chorus is repeated twice again to end the single.
"Ladies" seems like a parody of party rap. However, it's not. Sarai is as serious as 8 Mile. Except she depends on cliches, outdated beats, and the novelty value. She raps copies Da Brat's mannerisms and style. She also runs of out breath mid-way through the song, meaning she cannot sustain any rhythm.
Album: The Original
Year: 2003
White, female rapper Sarai is vanilla ice, ice baby in the dorky "Ladies."
Rocky IV-esque synthesizers open the single, creating a cheesy, self-congratulatory atmosphere. Sarai whispers to everyone to "shake it."
In the first verse, she orders the DJ to turn the volume up and everyone else to start moving. She tells other people in the club that they have to dance well. She's looking at all the men in the club, wondering which one she will take home. She's drunk and asks other women how much their butts weigh. Sarai, she's klassy with a capital K. She tells the women to let their freak flags fly and have their butts touch the floor. "Hey mr. dj turn the music up loud/And everybody report to the dance floor now...Everybody just having a good time/Got my eyes on the guys because they so fine/That's right Sarai can get crunk/How much junk you got in that trunk/Come out the house get on the street/Here see low let out the closet freak...Get loose 'cause the track be that funk...Make ya trunk bobble with that extra bounce/Make it touch the ground then raise it up/Like the garbage men do with the dump truck."
In the chorus, she tells women of all breast sizes to shake, shake, shake their booty. She tells the men to wave their hands in their like they just don't care. Then, dance close to her. "Ladies hands up lemme see you shake ya stuff/A-b-c and d cups little bitty and a big ol' butt/
Fellas hands high lemme see you work it out one time/Put your body against mine, c'mon baby grind."
In the second verse, she calls women of all social classes to move their butts and get falling down drunk. She then includes a social message in the song, saying women of all sizes, shapes, and races can dance in the same room together. After all, every butt shake is a step closer to bridging the gap. She vows to be a positive role model. She compares herself to the cereal Trix, 'cause just like the cartoon rabbit she likes kids! Except the Trix Rabbit liked the cereal. 'Cause a commmerical showing him that he likes kids would've been banned. "...All my rich chicks, and the girls in the ghetto/So we go get drunk, til' you fall that's right...Slim or big boned don't matter you're size/Don't matter if you're black or white/All shapes and sizes spread love worldwide/I mean we all the same color inside/So why divide, I mean there's no reason why...I'ma stay being me, and the change of me/Like trick see I luv the kids/So I got to work out for as long as I live/I'm tryna be the best thing coming out this year..."
The chorus is repeated twice.
In the third verse, she lists the usual club fashion style for both women and men: the tacky tube top, message t-shirts, torn blue jeans, skinny mini-skirts. For men, she chooses to focus on grungy street style: white tank tops, hats that fit the head perfectly, etc. She then tells everyone to dance again. "Tube tops, t-shirts, blue jeans, mini-skirts...White beaters, throw backs, fitted caps, bucket hats...Everybody get your boogie on/Party all night til' the break of dawn, c'mon..."
The chorus is repeated twice again to end the single.
"Ladies" seems like a parody of party rap. However, it's not. Sarai is as serious as 8 Mile. Except she depends on cliches, outdated beats, and the novelty value. She raps copies Da Brat's mannerisms and style. She also runs of out breath mid-way through the song, meaning she cannot sustain any rhythm.
