Guest Blogger: Marian 2

Former “Bubble Gum” pop star in the girl group The Stunners, is now the new critically acclaimed R&B “it” girl, and has dropped a ridiculous album , Aquarius, to forever rid the innocent persona of an innocent, young girl. Tinashe Kachingwe—or simply Tinashe—show’s off her mature side with hot artists such as ASAP Rocky in her song “Pretend” and DJ Mustard in the highly acclaimed “2 On”. But perhaps the young artist takes on a much more mature member in the R&B industry with her throwback 90’s style music in which she is being compared to Janet Jackson, Damito Jo, and the beloved Aaliyah. This resemblance feel and adulthood is richly seen in her first and previously mentioned song “2 On”. Looking at the song lyrically, the track entails someone who is ready to leave a previous life, and lead a new life. Tinashe herself confirmed the fact that it is a “turn up” or party song that lets her start a new chapter, considering she is now 21, and no longer a “stunner”. It is also has a 90’s touch with light, soft vocals—resembling Aaliyah's—and a slick overall performance. Overall, the song makes one feel "free" with it's unique track. While the song sounds very similar to a mixture of what we hear on the radio today and a 90's hit, "2 On" has people and critics buzzing with it's originality, and even similar to the rare 2005 song "We Be Burnin" by Sean Paul. As if it couldn't get any better, rapper Drake did his own version of the young star's song called "2 On/Thotful". On top of that, the catchy phrase "2 on" is running over the overused phrase "turn up". Like most critics I agree that the album itself is "a force to be reckon with", and very different in the sense of actually wanting to get up and move. With this, it is worth anyone's money and time to take a chance with tracks that are unconceivable to the mind and soul. Overall, Tinashe is doing well for an R&B rookie, and even better as an upcoming artist.