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May 17, 2008 Hot Topic // Jam It or Slam It: Beyonce – Should Have (Now I Know)
A new track entitled “Should Have (Now I Know)” from Beyonce’s upcoming third album has just leaked. At first I was torn about the song but now I super duper love it!!! Thoughts?
Beyonce – Should Have (Now I Know) [Link 1]
Beyonce – Should Have (Now I Know) [Link 2]
Akesha
May 16, 2008 at 7:58 pm
slam it
Takiyah
May 16, 2008 at 7:59 pm
i’m not sure just yet.
latrece81
May 16, 2008 at 8:04 pm
OH NO BOO BOO
tyii05
May 16, 2008 at 8:14 pm
I think she sounds very clear and stronger vocal wise. because you can really struggle hard trying to catch her lyrics while listening to her records sometimes. I like it. Have you heard Beautiful Nightmare. Now that’s a banger.
s0ft & natural
May 16, 2008 at 8:24 pm
I don’t like it.
dboy
May 16, 2008 at 8:35 pm
I Totally love it…and not because its B…BUt because of the emotion that you hear in this song… sHE KNOWS HOW TO BRING LIFE TO A SONG…AND ITS VERY DIFFERENT FOR HER….SHE NEVER SEEMS TO AMAZE ME…CAUSE VOCALLY SHE SOUNDS LIKE SHE IS ON A WHOLE NOTHER LEVEL….
I LIVE FOR THIS SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JTB
May 16, 2008 at 9:30 pm
Jam it!!… Nice to see her show her range…n im 95% this isnt even mastered.
NurseFAB
May 16, 2008 at 9:37 pm
I am not feeling this at all. If I didn’t know she was Beyonce, I would think she couldn’t sing. Usually her songs grow on me….but I just don’t know about this one. For right now, ME NO LIKEY.
Chris
May 16, 2008 at 9:42 pm
IM SORRY I LUV B BUT NOT THIS SONG… NEXT!!!
Emporess728
May 16, 2008 at 9:47 pm
I kindof like it…I really like her vocals but the music needs to be a little different
mrsFAB
May 16, 2008 at 9:52 pm
Me no likey the “rough draft!”
ReinventingBlack
May 16, 2008 at 10:17 pm
I agree 1000% with mrsFAB this is definitely a rough draft that hasn’t been cleaned up properly by the producers/engineers. Her vocals were not as stellar as they have been. Clear yes because the music has been turned down and the vocal track turned up a bit higher. I’m sure once good post production and some fine tuning sets in it may be a keeper.
twill86
May 16, 2008 at 10:33 pm
I like what I heard. I think she’s starting to show growth. Get out of that damn box people, Beyonce isn’t supposed to sound the same forever!
hilltop
May 16, 2008 at 11:20 pm
I agree mrsFAB and ReinventingBlack… Once it’s fine tuned it’s gonna be hot!
JamesDerryl
May 16, 2008 at 11:22 pm
I love Beyonce’. She’s seriously one of the most influential artists of our generation. I love what she’s doing with her new material! She’s taking it to another level. Im MORE than excited to hear what she’s up to!!
Jordan
May 17, 2008 at 1:57 am
I LOVE THIS!!!! <33333333333333333333333333
Justin
May 17, 2008 at 3:06 am
This is no where near perfected!!! I could just imagine how great this would sound if it was completed! I could here echos along with more layering in this song. This would be an emotional masterpiece if completed. Unlike anything that anybody else has out now and has had out….and will have out! LOL!
Soufian
May 17, 2008 at 3:38 am
JAM IT, this is f’ing hot
Love Bscott
May 17, 2008 at 3:57 am
Me no likey! Even though Bey is labelled the hottest chick in the game, imo she fails to prove she is- her last album was dreadfull.
The only thing I like about her is the fact that she does work hard on tour, but thats it. She’s only had one decent album, yet she is so hyped-up.
Chulo
May 17, 2008 at 4:26 am
Loves She can do no wrongit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Warning
May 17, 2008 at 4:46 am
Not sure yet, as of right now….J-SLAM
WALLEY
May 17, 2008 at 5:31 am
at first i was like…oh nooooo…but after the second first i started to get into it. its catchy, now i cant stop listenin to it. it is deff not mastered yet tho. but its cool to see how she sounds b4 her music is “fixed”
LadyBanks
May 17, 2008 at 6:35 am
hated it
drewbie
May 17, 2008 at 7:03 am
i’m holding back my decision until after they do their “studio magic” and release a mastered copy.
*Princess Drewbie*
Jrob1987
May 17, 2008 at 8:48 am
Yo this is a new side of bey .. as this may be her last album i love the song maybe some tweakin but its good love the new sounds she’s almost 27 its called growth
imprevisible
May 17, 2008 at 12:46 pm
i’m definitely feeling this track, mastered or not. I definitely agree it sounds different than some of her other work. Kind of like “Ring the Alarm” but more tolerable.
teteit
May 17, 2008 at 2:01 pm
i must say jam this shhhh all that way…….this is amazing…ppls its 2008 and 1998…we must get use to change…Bee voice is omg in this song…yall did not listen to the song yall heard the song…now go back n really listen…maybe i love this song becuz everything shes talkin about is goin on in my life…but this song is one of a kind…keep doin ya do Bee..i love this shh…jus love it…(8)i’m gonna be dere(8)
atlsouljaboy
May 17, 2008 at 3:28 pm
Yea this was only the rough draft people! The song is EVERYTHING! I think the name is “Forever to Bleed”! The lyrics are sickOning! I love it fuck the haters! Hey B Scott!
ritch
May 17, 2008 at 4:35 pm
I love beyonce, so i’ll support her in eveything she does. It’s definitly a different sound for her, the lyrics are hott, not sure if i like the production too much. But in my eyes Beyonce can do no wrong… and the song is probably just a DEMO not meant for release… so im just happy to hear something new from her! <3 <3
isha
May 17, 2008 at 4:44 pm
LOVE IT!!
lala
May 17, 2008 at 5:27 pm
that is some fired shyt
i wish she would come out with that song so we can finally tell her she has hit a wall and cannot ‘grow’ this SUCKS.
i agree with the one before, if i didn’t already know she can sing i would trash it if it were a new artist.
NO NO NO NO
Son of Destiny
May 17, 2008 at 5:32 pm
This one has to grow on me.
Heather
May 17, 2008 at 5:36 pm
Not sure yet about it……….sounds like she’s yelling sorta. maybe if they cleaned it up some, it could be better.
Takiyah
May 17, 2008 at 5:49 pm
i love this song now!
Kymmie
May 17, 2008 at 6:01 pm
I am retracting.. now
I like it.. lol
I heard it more than once.. it sounds rough
because maybe she was in a booth .. just singing it out..
It’s not polished .. yet
WAIT TIL THE STUDIO magic hits it..
I listened to the words.. and I ..love it now
ginabelle7
May 17, 2008 at 6:26 pm
I’m feeling it yall probably just need to give it some time but I like it
nnise23
May 17, 2008 at 6:29 pm
Hmmm, not sure. I see the B has takin it down a notch in the vocals. It looks like she’s trying something new…..which then again if u go back to when she first came out w/No No No, her vocals are very similar. That’s when she had her southern twang on her tracks. I sure it will do well though, it u don’t know by now, if u don’t like a Beyonce track, it will indeed grow on you!
patrick2010
May 17, 2008 at 6:38 pm
not my cup of tea….no worries i know B will come with the hotness
mslonda
May 17, 2008 at 6:38 pm
Jury is still out on this one….. May grow on me; I don’t know.
Ja
May 17, 2008 at 6:44 pm
JAM THIS!!!!!
At first, I was on the fence. But when I heard it with headphones on full blast, I damn near caught the spirit. I’m loving it. Every song that’s leaked of Beyonce’s has been each different, so I’m anticipating her new album.
Melissa
May 17, 2008 at 7:14 pm
Love Her, Love it!!
House of Mystery
May 17, 2008 at 9:41 pm
Not into it yet! But I am sure it will grow on me. A lot of her past music has grown on me after I watch the video, or listen to it on the radio. The girl can sing, I have to give her her roses.
inga
May 17, 2008 at 10:16 pm
I like it. I actually like the sound of her voice on this cut, and the mood of the song. Can’t wait for the album.
rachel
May 17, 2008 at 11:00 pm
she sounds differnt ……its oka….but music artist needs to come up with some NEW beats….there sounding all the same…she sounds so differnt likeshes trying to hard..
rickyluvsit
May 18, 2008 at 1:02 am
Not good. Why does she always sounds like she’s YELLING!
miss. diamond
May 18, 2008 at 1:04 am
loves it.
BEyOU
May 18, 2008 at 4:17 am
JAM
JAM
JAM
!
JUKEBOX_DOLL
May 18, 2008 at 4:50 am
JAM IT!!!!!!!
THIS IS A HOT SONG, U REALLY FEEL HER PAIN AND EMOTION IN THIS SONG. THE 1ST TIME I HEARD IT, IT BROUGHT ME 2 TEARS. I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!
BEYONCE’S CD IS GONNA BE HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cemal
May 18, 2008 at 6:02 am
That’s one of timbaland shit. Dann it sucks…If the third album is full of songs like beautiful nightmera and should have QEEN B FAILED !!!!! DANNN IT’S A NIGHTMARE
Jennie Marie
May 18, 2008 at 6:19 am
I gotta tell ya when I first heard it I was like um…ok!! But listening to the background vocals and the beat added with the emotion and what she is actually saying I must say I’m really liking it. Sometimes it’s not about how smooth a voice is. I think the reason I like this song is because of the emotions she stirs up in me with the mixture of her voice and the emphasis she puts on the things she is singing. And honestly reading the title I had it made up in my mind what I thought the song was going to be about but she siked the hell outta me!!
Soulfull Vibes
May 18, 2008 at 7:02 am
Two more new Beyonce songs on http://www.soulfullvibes.com
Faithfully
May 18, 2008 at 8:28 am
It’s Hot! I love it! I agree with some of the comments posted earlier. She is going towards a new sound and growing as an artist. Unlike some of these other wanna be “singers/artists” she decided not to release another album with songs that sound just like every other song shes done in the past just with a different beat and semi different lyrics. She is awesome!
mzzphateegirl
May 18, 2008 at 12:15 pm
i dnt like it, and i heard the other 2 songs,”new shoes” sound like irreplacable to me, well the same beat. and “kick him out” umm. im not a fan like other ppl of her musci, i still dnt get the hype about her. no doubt she can sing but her material is not good IMO.
J
May 18, 2008 at 12:48 pm
Can you upload Beyonce’s “New Shoes” and “Kick Em Out”?
Kells
May 18, 2008 at 2:57 pm
THIS IS THE JAAAAAAAAAM
I GET THE ‘TIMBALAND ONE REPUBLIC – APOLOGISE’ VIBE
lendel
May 18, 2008 at 6:30 pm
I hated Bday honestly the first time I heard it and I wAs mad I spent the money… but now I love it… literally… so I will give her a few more months to grow on me.. there is something about Beyonce…she is alright with me. I will continue to pay her mortgage.. it’s kind of like sports teams… If you love them you love them,…. even if they don’t win the super bowl… you know?
jesse b
May 19, 2008 at 4:31 am
I LOVE IT!!! I totally understand it. I’ve done this to a few people. I even think im doing it to my husband at the moment.
QueenOfNice
May 19, 2008 at 5:41 am
I love it. The raw emotion is so beautiful. I do agree with most that this isn’t the finally draft. Her voice overtakes the music and I have a feeling that it was done on purpose just to see how her voice sounded. Great song though, hopefully it’ll be on the albu
Drfageeh
May 19, 2008 at 7:57 am
OMG i’m great fan of yours B i just lovge your teeth anyway the songs awesome thanxxxs
BrooklynJay
May 19, 2008 at 8:15 pm
Nah, I am no hater, but I am not feeling this one at all. Nothing new, nothing innovative, nothing that I haven’t heard before. IMO, I think it would be a good album filler if she would stop “screaming” the song and “sing” it more. I am not really feeling the yelling.
luis
May 20, 2008 at 11:19 pm
its good but b could do better…. WAY BETTER!!!
luis
May 20, 2008 at 11:22 pm
B IS DEFINATLY GONA BLAZE THIS TRACK ITS JUST NOT MASTERED YET JUST WAIT TILL HER NEW ALBUM COMES OUT YOU’LL SEE. SHE HAS ALSO STATED THAT THIS ALBUM WILL BE HER LAST BECAUSE SHE IS LEAVING THE MUSIC WORLD TO SEARCH FOR NEW TALENT FOR JAY Z… GOOD LUCK B