2001 was a very interesting year. A lot of black artists were starting to abandon the usual R&B sound and get back in the funk, blues and rock but with a futuristic twist thanks to the Neptunes.
E-Live Da God Definitely was an interesting year. We starting going through a major shift sonically, transferring out of the 90’s sound and into a more futuristic sound with the old school flavor with multiple genre fusions. A lot of people found them odd, or too futuristic. Interesting indeed.
The public then and even now were never ready for Kelis’ innovation when she intertwined her signature melodies over Pharrell’s out-there beats. Little did we know dubstep would later take off as a key element to mainstream pop success years later throughout the 2010s. Thing was Kelis and other contemporaries like Aaliyah & Missy had already set that tone ages prior in r&b. I hate when advanced, futuristic gold like this goes unsung.
As much as I like kelis, I feel like her putting the Neptunes into the mainstream is not true at all, Especially due to her first two albums having barely any hits (hell alot of people would probably consider her a one hit wonder) and even the songs she featured on which were big like What It Is or Got Your Money probably had more help from ODB and Busta already ebing incredibly respected. I'd probably say Mase did more for their mainstream sucess than Kelis given he gave them their first really big hit.
Kaleidoscope and Wanderland are the best, hard to say which one is better. Tasty had many good tunes but it's a total shame she is mostly known for Milkshake... I have never liked that song to be honest. Then you have gems like Shooting Stars, Get Along With You, Suspended and so on... At least some people know Caught Out There.
@@laurisaarinen1126 Let's not forget "Get Even", "No Turning Back", "Mafia"...she has so many gems from her first two albums but I love everything that she did.
I remember I had to order this CD from the record store and wait over a month for it to come in from the UK to US. Best $25 plus shipping and handling I ever spent!
Kelis has always sent a powerful message through her music: create something unique, avoid what’s trending, start your own trend instead. Try doing something out of the box, something young, fresh and new
Mariateresa Costanzo Byrne she's dies uts just that back then she came off weird n ppl didn't understand it lol I was like 5 ,6 when she came out n thought she was weird but if she came out today with this she definitely be big Rihanna took her whole style to me .
its been a while... i cant remember that was like 8 years ago lol... .im pretty sure i got it online cause i think that album was only released in the UK... cant get it here in the states digitally i dont think, but im sure you can get a physical copy on amazon... either way its a great album, very young and free... perfect for the troubled misunderstood teen lol
I was curious because I remember waiting for the album to be released in the USA in 2001 or 2002 when I was age 17 or 18 but it never was. Around five years later, I had purchased it on Amazon. Cool, to know someone else owned the cd also. ☺
Virgin records screwed her royally when they wouldn't release this album in the US and most regions. I remember finding this album on accident, 14 years ago. If I hadn't been looking for the tasty album, I would've never knew it existed. I brought both and I still enjoy both till this day with this album being the better of the two.
it's like she has the remedy for the broken-hearted and lost generation and she understands. she has that deep beautiful element and that's what makes her and her music great! she's truly an icon and a unsung legend for our generation!!
This was the first song I heard by her, and I will never forget it because I was going through so much at the time, and though I didn't run away, I sat in my room, and let my frustrations go! I've been in love with her music ever since.
Yeah she was insanely unique and melded genres effortlessly w/ her unique voice and incredible production. I think Kelis kind of explains her disdain for the industry in her song “Circus.” I agree with her being smarter & ahead of the curve than her female contemporaries too, cuz if all her stuff from like 1999-2006 dropped now they would be mega hits with millennials/Gen Z-ers.
It's amazing how timeless her work with The Neptunes is. Over 20 years later and it still sounds, well, fresh and new. That weird ascending arpeggio synth that plays throughout this song was really ahead of its time. Lose Control by Missy Elliot has a very similar synth, but it's cleaner and more melodic in that song, here it's very dizzying and less aligned with the beat, which fits really well with how aggressive the song is. I wish I didn't take this era of music for granted, it was really a crazy time for experimental stuff in more mainstream music (granted, I guess Kelis is only "mainstream" in retrospect in regards to this era, since she was basically America's Bjork before Milkshake lmao.)
Damn, I miss Kelis making music. She was my favorite artist growing up next to Erykah Badu and Amerie. Her music just puts you in a different world. Still does.
I have loved this song for years and years and I’m really listening to it for the first time 😮 if you understand what I mean lyrics hitting different wow!
I first heard this at Connections in Louisville Kentucky in 2002...it was the version on Timo Maas' Loud. I LOVED it so much that I climbed the ladder to the booth to find out what it was! I started dancing to it at Solid Platinum in Lexington and will remain in my heart forever! It was perfect as I was certainly a young, fresh, and new 22.
Kelis has an a amazing voice. I love her style. I miss her with the curls but anything she rocks I love it. Kelis deserves more props than what she gets she is awesome
Around this time…from the prior 2 years to 03…The Neptunes sound could be heard on about 12% of all songs. That’s insane! Probably the first ever Super Producers. This song still knocks! I wish I could find this on iTunes. Just realized I was 18 when this dropped. 🗽
Absolutely love it! Kelis was such an innovator for this new century. Madonna and Britney capitalised on this sound and made it more commercial...albeit whiter too! Hope she re-invigorates for the next decade - a sorely missed talent x
Kelis and the Neptunes sound is still so particular and distinct and unique. They were a all one of kind really and ahead of the time. And Kelis was and still is stunning and has such a unique voice!! So sad her time in the industry was cut short and Pharrell and Nas did her dirty and were abusive respectively, makes me so mad they could have made so many more hits. But not she has a cool farm and is still stunning so maybe it was all for the best.
Seeing Chad Hugo and Pharrell in this video besides Kelis, says a lot. This album was supposed to be bigger than what it was but at least it got made. “Get Even”, “Flashback” and this one are my faves. “Flashback” survived and can be heard on TASTY.
It's absolutely insane to think that Virgin didn't even realise this album in America because they thought it was a flop. It was just ahead of its time and game.
I really Miss Her I love her style her creative imagination that shows in her music and I have supported her and I will continue as well 💜💛🧡❤Much Love Kelis Sincerely
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2001 was a very interesting year. A lot of black artists were starting to abandon the usual R&B sound and get back in the funk, blues and rock but with a futuristic twist thanks to the Neptunes.
E-Live Da God Definitely was an interesting year. We starting going through a major shift sonically, transferring out of the 90’s sound and into a more futuristic sound with the old school flavor with multiple genre fusions. A lot of people found them odd, or too futuristic. Interesting indeed.
Not really. Kelis was just very ahead of her game and experimental. She was never a pure R&B chick.Heck she even had several techno collabs in 2001.
2001 was all futuristic ngl
And Timbaland, lets not forget Aaliyah
@@skurinski True, she has always been different from the beginning.
The public then and even now were never ready for Kelis’ innovation when she intertwined her signature melodies over Pharrell’s out-there beats. Little did we know dubstep would later take off as a key element to mainstream pop success years later throughout the 2010s. Thing was Kelis and other contemporaries like Aaliyah & Missy had already set that tone ages prior in r&b. I hate when advanced, futuristic gold like this goes unsung.
💯
One of the MOST underrated artist of the 2000s. 😔
Hey I recognize you. You were on Pops Up by Janet lol. Your good taste continues to show itself!
exactly.
Underrated. Groundbreaking. She single handily put The Neptune’s sound mainstream. There will never be another Kelis
As much as I like kelis, I feel like her putting the Neptunes into the mainstream is not true at all, Especially due to her first two albums having barely any hits (hell alot of people would probably consider her a one hit wonder) and even the songs she featured on which were big like What It Is or Got Your Money probably had more help from ODB and Busta already ebing incredibly respected. I'd probably say Mase did more for their mainstream sucess than Kelis given he gave them their first really big hit.
@@thepancakereviewercaught out there was a hit wasn’t it.
That was nore and mase . Both had big tracks from Neptunes in 97/98
i missed this kelis.
+ASHLEY BREATHE feeling 22... lol
I prefer her electro stuff, she always dabbed in the genre even back in the early 00s, its a passion of hers.
Wanderland is arguably her best work and Young Fresh n New still sounds SO fresh. An innovator. Her and The Neptune’s were in their galaxy orbited bag
Kaleidoscope and Wanderland are the best, hard to say which one is better. Tasty had many good tunes but it's a total shame she is mostly known for Milkshake... I have never liked that song to be honest. Then you have gems like Shooting Stars, Get Along With You, Suspended and so on... At least some people know Caught Out There.
@@laurisaarinen1126 Let's not forget "Get Even", "No Turning Back", "Mafia"...she has so many gems from her first two albums but I love everything that she did.
I remember I had to order this CD from the record store and wait over a month for it to come in from the UK to US. Best $25 plus shipping and handling I ever spent!
@@kieana5 Nice!
@@laurisaarinen1126 kelis was here at some Jams.....I'm sorry she one of my favorite artist
The bridge on this song is TIGHT !
the hook right?
She was probably talking about the part where she’s singing with her band and the explosions in the background. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
@@mister_bailey It’s a bridge, in some cases it could be considered a pre-hook
She would've slayed a rock/hip-hop album
Kelis has always sent a powerful message through her music: create something unique, avoid what’s trending, start your own trend instead. Try doing something out of the box, something young, fresh and new
This beat still go so hard!
As fxck 🔥
Kelis was phenomenal.... I can't understand why she didn't become as BiG as Beyoncé, she deserved a lot more success.
I agree with you! She is so underrated! I love her music
Mariateresa Costanzo Byrne I totally agree!!
Mariateresa Costanzo Byrne she's dies uts just that back then she came off weird n ppl didn't understand it lol I was like 5 ,6 when she came out n thought she was weird but if she came out today with this she definitely be big Rihanna took her whole style to me .
Ashani Parlin right I thought the same thing!!!
She is ahead of her time.
Kelis is such an underrated talent
This album "Wonderland" helped me thru my freshman and sophomore year in highschool lol..... seriously.... I would have lost it without that cd lol
Where did you get this album? And what years were you in high school?
its been a while... i cant remember that was like 8 years ago lol... .im pretty sure i got it online cause i think that album was only released in the UK... cant get it here in the states digitally i dont think, but im sure you can get a physical copy on amazon... either way its a great album, very young and free... perfect for the troubled misunderstood teen lol
I was curious because I remember waiting for the album to be released in the USA in 2001 or 2002 when I was age 17 or 18 but it never was. Around five years later, I had purchased it on Amazon. Cool, to know someone else owned the cd also. ☺
+Jon'Vieve TheInfamous I feel you. I was playing the shit out of this album in college. 'Popular Thug' is still my song. Pusha T!!!!!
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Yessss! Still love that song!
I love Kelis and this video so much. She's so beautiful. Shoutout to Chad & Pharrell, The Neptunes. Star Trak forever.
+Morgan Brandy no one asked about her ethnicity..especially when she considers herself black..
Morgan Brandy puerto rican and black is essentially the same thing
facts
The bridge gives me goosebumps still 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Virgin records screwed her royally when they wouldn't release this album in the US and most regions. I remember finding this album on accident, 14 years ago. If I hadn't been looking for the tasty album, I would've never knew it existed. I brought both and I still enjoy both till this day with this album being the better of the two.
I was waiting on this album all cause of this beat and song. It made me want to see what the rest of the album sounded like 🤷🏿♂️
Album title?
Casey Walker it’s from ‘Wanderland’ if u didn’t find out already!
I found this CD in Canada on accident too went to buy Tasty when it came out.
They couldn't release this album in the US due to the Mariah Carey glitter's flop, they lost a lot of money
A modern classic... so good! Kelis and The Neptunes need to reunite :-)
it's like she has the remedy for the broken-hearted and lost generation and she understands. she has that deep beautiful element and that's what makes her and her music great! she's truly an icon and a unsung legend for our generation!!
Her body is amazing in this video!
That’s how it usually is when you’re literally young.
@@thetristoneera calm down lmao
@@k.t155
Make me lol
@@thetristoneera not true. Unless you take care of yourself responsibly.
I remember watching this video as a child & noticing how amazing her body was 😍💕she’s so beautiful
This was the first song I heard by her, and I will never forget it because I was going through so much at the time, and though I didn't run away, I sat in my room, and let my frustrations go! I've been in love with her music ever since.
I don't think I'll ever forgive them for not releasing this album in the US.
Kelis will always be dope ❤🔥
This bridge makes the song hands down!
Light years ahead of its time. Looks like it was filmed last Thursday! Young, fresh, and new, FOREVER!
This song doesn't last long enough
Still playing this hit song in 2019. Kelis was doing future music. Never gets old. She's beautiful and can sing.
Yeah she was insanely unique and melded genres effortlessly w/ her unique voice and incredible production. I think Kelis kind of explains her disdain for the industry in her song “Circus.” I agree with her being smarter & ahead of the curve than her female contemporaries too, cuz if all her stuff from like 1999-2006 dropped now they would be mega hits with millennials/Gen Z-ers.
Just leave it all behind.. Gotta get away!!
her best album... and sonically one of the most fearless records ever recorded. props to her and the neptunes for this record.
Kelis is so underrated! This is one of my favorite songs from her and the video is pure fun!!
It's amazing how timeless her work with The Neptunes is. Over 20 years later and it still sounds, well, fresh and new. That weird ascending arpeggio synth that plays throughout this song was really ahead of its time. Lose Control by Missy Elliot has a very similar synth, but it's cleaner and more melodic in that song, here it's very dizzying and less aligned with the beat, which fits really well with how aggressive the song is. I wish I didn't take this era of music for granted, it was really a crazy time for experimental stuff in more mainstream music (granted, I guess Kelis is only "mainstream" in retrospect in regards to this era, since she was basically America's Bjork before Milkshake lmao.)
Rock, dance, soul, this one song is limitless!
Kelis is beautiful! Bumping in in 2019!♥️
she looks amazing in this vid... nice shirt and jeans!!
if this was released now it would be a huge hit, she was too far ahead of her time
0:52 that puppy holding on soooo cute 😍 💖😍
Virgin records really missed out on not getting behind this
I Love this Song and this cool Video ❤️
This just took me all the way back!! My wild teen years!! All i can remember was ''Just leave it all behind..Gotta get away''!! lls young and dumb!!
Many years ago ... this still is the shit
I can relate to this song when I left Milwaukee with my husband and we moved to Mississippi. Amen
Kelis is on another planet and I love ❤️ it ~ her music is futuristic. This generation isn’t ready!
This was some good stuff from this lady. Ahead of her time 🥵😍😍
Damn, I miss Kelis making music. She was my favorite artist growing up next to Erykah Badu and Amerie. Her music just puts you in a different world. Still does.
I see you all been blinged by the Neptune sound (bridge at the end is incredible☺)
We were not ready for this back in the day. Only few people understood this concept. 1 million years ahead.
2018 and the thing still rocks!!
The feeling that this video and song (especially the bridge) bring... man! This is what heaven feels like to me.
We need more artist like this.
I have loved this song for years and years and I’m really listening to it for the first time 😮 if you understand what I mean lyrics hitting different wow!
Just bought Wanderland on vinyl in 2019 🔥
Adventerous, outrageous production from The Neptunes to say the least
(-_-)
I love their work, though
Ahead of it's time! Sounds good in 2020
2020 Kelis you still one of my favs ...n this is definitely one of my fav songs 🔥
Epic Video especially at that time 2001
Kelis is so beautiful and talented.
I first heard this at Connections in Louisville Kentucky in 2002...it was the version on Timo Maas' Loud. I LOVED it so much that I climbed the ladder to the booth to find out what it was! I started dancing to it at Solid Platinum in Lexington and will remain in my heart forever! It was perfect as I was certainly a young, fresh, and new 22.
Kelis has an a amazing voice. I love her style. I miss her with the curls but anything she rocks I love it. Kelis deserves more props than what she gets she is awesome
Love this Song! I wish her album Wonderland would have been promoted better it had alot of great songs on it.
we can see ; Kenna at 3:09 , Chad Hugo at 3:12, and Pharrell at 3:14 neptunesssssssssssssss
Don't forget Shay
1:15 Heidi Klum
My favorite Kelis!
Now you know Chad Hugo threw that pinball game/ slot machine sound in there. Classic neptunes
way way ahead of its time this track. Neptunes were incredible
Young fresh new and humbled by life. So here we are stronger.
My all time favorite Kelis record. I bump this still in 2020
Been obsessed with her most of my life
Kelis is so different and amazing. This song has one of the dopest beats I have ever heard...
Around this time…from the prior 2 years to 03…The Neptunes sound could be heard on about 12% of all songs. That’s insane! Probably the first ever Super Producers. This song still knocks! I wish I could find this on iTunes. Just realized I was 18 when this dropped. 🗽
Absolutely love it! Kelis was such an innovator for this new century. Madonna and Britney capitalised on this sound and made it more commercial...albeit whiter too! Hope she re-invigorates for the next decade - a sorely missed talent x
I WAS SO MAD when this wasn't released...
I love this song and video. I love the first two albums of hers. I missed the way she used to be.
If someone can loop, chop and screw 1:32 - 1:50 that would be nice...
lol pharrell and chad just chillin in the background
I loved her hair b4 she cut it but she still looks beautiful
I loved this song and video when it first dropped.
Alot of people slept on it.
I LOVE KELIS.
Kelis and the Neptunes sound is still so particular and distinct and unique. They were a all one of kind really and ahead of the time. And Kelis was and still is stunning and has such a unique voice!! So sad her time in the industry was cut short and Pharrell and Nas did her dirty and were abusive respectively, makes me so mad they could have made so many more hits. But not she has a cool farm and is still stunning so maybe it was all for the best.
i clicked on to this video knowing that one of the top comments would be "i miss this Kelis
Seeing Chad Hugo and Pharrell in this video besides Kelis, says a lot. This album was supposed to be bigger than what it was but at least it got made. “Get Even”, “Flashback” and this one are my faves. “Flashback” survived and can be heard on TASTY.
It's absolutely insane to think that Virgin didn't even realise this album in America because they thought it was a flop. It was just ahead of its time and game.
Next level...
Kelis is STILL the WHOLE DANG PACKAGE!!!!!
Im still listening..... here it is 2020 be safe
Such a cool song, cool beat, cool Kelis, cool Neptunes 💯🔥
Kelis is so beautiful
I loved this song because it was unusual! I used to sing this song all the time!
such an underrated song
I miss this Kelis: hot and weird without trying to be. Actual originality, that's what music industry needs.
A-w-e-s-o-m-e classic.
TLC memories! 😍
I really Miss Her I love her style her creative imagination that shows in her music and I have supported her and I will continue as well 💜💛🧡❤Much Love Kelis Sincerely
These visuals were giving me life. Complements the song so well
Gosh we NEED Kelis back!!!!
how was this not a hit?!
THIS AND CAUGHT OUT THERE HAD TO BE TWO OF MY TOP ZZZ SOUND TRACKS BACK IN MY YOUNGER DAYS!!!! I MISS THIS KELIS
the whole wanderland album was top notch
i love love love love this song so much, i wish Kelis go back to when she was like this
masterpiece & supercool
2020....still rockin baaaby....
That bridge is crazy with the bass! love it!
WEPA! WOW, I love this video. YOU GET IT KELIS, THE BAND AND EVERYONE THAT WAS A PART OF THIS AMAZING VIDEO. THANK YOU
another hot production from kelis and the neptunes!!!