Listen To This: The Next Lauryn Hill????
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Wow. Wow. Wow.
This is special! Very very special.
Her name is Nneka and she sounds unlike anyone else out there right now.
Her father is from Nigeria. Her mother from Germany. And her music is a gift to the world.
Pulsing, relevant, powerful, deep. This is music that will grab your attention and keep it!
Check out Nneka's amazing Heartbeat below and then CLICK HERE to sample some other magnificent music from her.
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this has nothing to do with this post but perez you need to shut your mouth about all these actors that you make fun of like mel gibson these people you make fun of have done more with there lifes in two weeks then you will do your entire life your worthless you have no talent perez all you know how to do is type on a computer you cant act cant sing cant dance you are WORTHLESS
Theres a Remix out there of this song thats even better then the original, cant remember who did it though.
Ehh it was okay. Nothing to orgasm over. Something that bugs me….why is everyone black female performer who can sing always the NEXT LAUREN HILL. When are people going to understand that there will probably NEVER be another Lauren Hill. EVER.
She sucks!
Love it! I just downloaded two of her songs from itunes. Thanks Perez
Lauren Hill was better.
I need to give Nneka another listen .. but she's okay.
woop woop. I like it something fresh and different. lets hope shes not the next rasist Lauryn Hill!!!
WOW! this song is amazing.. and this girl is talented!
super good love her
Um. Not. Even. Close. You make the most hideous comparisons of new artists to genius artists. By the way, how's the record label going?
PEREZ YOU NEED TO CHECK OUT THE CHASE AND STATUS REMIX OF THIS, its sick.
This is the chase & status remix! there is an original (though this version is better) chase & status are amazing! give them the credit too!
def no where near lauryn hill status
def no where near lauryn hill status
I've known this song for like 3months… It's a good song but I don't know any other songs from her. Right now I'm hooked on a version of "Don't cry" from a group named bEla. But I can't download it anywhere, it's only available on their myspace. Grr…!
not crazy about her voice
looks and sounds like a mental patient.
You missed the boat she is nothing special certainly no L. Hill. She sounds more like a wanabe AI contestant.
I know Lauryn Hill is one of Nneka's biggest inspirations, but let it be known THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER LAURYN HILL. Ms Hill is one of a kind and the world misses her DEARLY.
i love this song perez, thanks!
wow she awsome
If she sounds like nobody else, how can she be the next lauren hill?
wtf garbage
love her! great, different sound.
why do people have to be shitheads
and just talk smack? for real, GROW UP(:
Do you listen to anything that doesn't have a "pop" sound to it??? wait… guess not since you are gay.
Nneka reminds me a little of Buffy Ste. Marie, who is an incredible indigenous singer from the 60's on from Canada. This clip sounds good, Mario.
I think it's okay.
Wow, that was good. Thanks Mario.
are you for real i mean its ok that we have diffrent music taste but you CANNOT put this girl and lauryn in the same sentence i dont like the song her voice is somewhat similiar but she is nowhere near the level of lauryn in anyway
This is so beautiful!
The remix of this "Heartbeat (Chase & Status remix)" is a hundred times better than the original.
CHASE AND STATUS REMIX!!! ITS AMAZING BEST SONG OF LAST YEAR> SORT IT OUT PEREZ GET IT UP! PRODUCED BY LONDON GUYS!!!! U WILL LOVE IT
SNORE!!! THAT WAS AWFUL!
EH.
LOL… damn you've got bad taste Perez!! heart heart heart heart beat beat beat beat ….heart heart heart heart beat beat beat beat….. SUCH profound lyrics!!!! I actually got a sharp pain in my ear listening to this BS….LOL
….your taste is all in your mouth you talentless, tactless loser!
….what a slap in the face to Lauren Hill!!
i LOVE her…she's her own artist though. She shouldnt be compared Lauryn Hill..even though Lauryn is great too.
…perhaps the next Macy Gray…but this chick doesn't come close to Lauryn Hill's talent.
Re: morning glory – This coming from, it appears to be a Brandon Flowers avatar?
PLEASE she is NOT lauryn hill! no one can compare to her!
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SUCKS
Whoever arranged this song is tone deaf. This is terrible.
Having the headline" The Next Lauren Hill" really ruins the effect that this artist has on anyone who hears her music. I was expecting an amazing voice…something that would give me goosebumps. But no. I was very underwhelmed since you set up your readers for something that should have been mind blowing based on the headline. You can't compare ANYONE to Lauren Hill, and if you ask me, it's almost disrespectful that you'd think someone like this is anywhere near Lauren Hill's talent level. Honestly, I think Macy Gray has a better voice than this Nneka girl. No disrespect to Nneka, but she's shit when you compare her to Lauren Hill.
there is no 'new' lauryn hill, nor will there ever be. Fuck off!
thats the next kanye with a vagina.
Um no not the next Lauryn Hill, Hill, Hill, Hill
Next Lauryn Hill, that's an insult! She has nothing on Lauryn!
i was expecting a HUGE powerful voice… hers appears to be neither but even if it was that TERRIBLE song didn't allow her to show off what talent she might have. what an awful song. she's probably just another hack perez signed to his label who he'll be forcing down our throats for the next 6 months until he realizes its not going to work (Sliimy, anyone?). I can't WAIT until there's a new gossip site as good as this one USED to be… you know how mtv doesn't even play music anymore? that's exactly how i feel about perez with gossip. now it's all politics, him forcing his other ventures upon us, or him repeatedly bashing people who he's "feuding" with. i really HATE perez. as a person.
Love her and her lyrics and artistry are amazing. I'm a big fan of Lauryn Hill and she is obviously an inspiration. Thanks for posting Perez.
Oh my word.
I HAVE LISTENED TO THIS SONG FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS!!! TALK ABOUT BEING LATE PEREZ!!!
Duuude. This sounds so amazing when you blast it into your ears with headphones.
But when you're listening to it on really generic, shitty speakers, it's just noise.
To each their own~
Wake up Perez ! i heard this song 2 years ago… oh wait, i live in France : )
She's amazing and very kind.
I'm Portuguese reporter and I've interview her at a concert last summer!
Her music is something very energetic e their roots always follow her around!
Check out this great musician!
What do you know about music Mario???? Oh I forgot the mega super star Sliimy - BTW has he skyrocketed past Keisha yet???? Give it up blubber!
crazy… my best friends name is Nneka… too sweet shes not bad at all!
1. Next Lauryn Hill? Why? Because she is a black female? Racist/reductionist much?
2. If she is so unique, then how could she be the next anyone?
3. She is actually extremely derivative - and not really very good.
4. You are not the avant garde musical know-it-all that you think you are.
love it! she's great guys. go to her myspace website and you will read that her connection with a dj got her going in Germany…the mix and the talent make her rock! tks Perez
EW! Lauryn Hill she is not infact Lauryn Hill isn't even Lauryn Hill anymore
How can you say she is unlike anyother voice but compare her to Lauryn Hill???Dummy
Oh this song is not that new. She's been out in the UK for a while now. I like it.
i saw this video on MTV Africa months ago…its awesome to see her on this site..finally some recognition..i hope she's successful!!!
Sounds more li-li-li-li-li-li-like a lame-ass Macy Gray.
EWWW!
She's fucking amazing! I love the song, it has a wonderful beat and its sooo still stuck in my head lol
She is TOTALLY **NOT** the next L-boogie. Stop it perez dear.
Perez, do you have some taste after all?
boring. she looks like lenny kravitz illegitimate child
not really lauren hill , turd.
Perez if you are into Reggae at the moment, you should check out Sara Lugo! A young talent from Germany with Roots in America.
She isn't terrible, but no where near the talent that is Lauryn Hill.
Perez 8 out of 10 of your musical suggestions totally suck. This is definitely one of the ones that suck.
perez, you're a tad late, don't you think? this song has been out for ages, the chase&status remix is excellent as well.
she may not be near to lauryn hill but how can you not see the potential in a song like this?! you idiots need to open up your minds.
and yes, this song is pretty old - but i still think it's cool, that perez is featuring her on this site.
how in the fuk can u compare this chik to lauryn hill, she does not resemble her voice AT ALL… just becoz she has a fro doesnt mean shes lauryn hill, fukin dum post….
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dude no offense but this sucks ass.
surprisingly, its not as bad as i expected it to be after YOU said it was good.. cuz we all know you have got kinda a … peculiar taste in music.. but she aint that bad. need to hear more though, to really from a proper opinion
nneka is okay but never made it in germany all the years. so i dont think she will make it in the usa or somewhere else
Re: perezhasanalleakage – OMG AMEN AGAIN! I like the way you think.
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Mario, I'm sure this singer would rather be herself than the next someone else. Seriously. And though you're having orgasms over her, you need to get over yourself; you are NOT a music critic or expert. Most of your choices suck.
You picked a wrong song. Africans is sooooo much better. I've had it in my iPod for a looong time and I love it!
There will never be a next Lauryn Hill, don't ever say that again.
Come on Perez…. I'm from Portugal and we've known nneka since last year… How come you've only discovered her now?
last year news
aww.. I remeber this song.. It was such a big summer hit in 2008 i think.. Danish radios played it a lot !
I seriously question your taste in music. There's not one thing amazing about this other than your OTT love for it.
Re: Yellow Peeps – Agreed but this chick IS good. I'll have to give her another listen or two to see if she eventually wows me!
She looks like Buckwheat
WTF you have to be kidding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ANNOYING!! OF COURSE MARY-O LIKES IT!! CRAP
FOLKS, stop spelling her name "LAUREN". It's LAURYN, godddammit!!! All those years of watching the "Hills" has rotted some of your brains!! Ughhh!!
MEHHH, JAMAICAN MUSIC IS BETTER. THIS TRACK NEEDS A HARDER BEAT. TYPICAL SOFT DANCE/CLUB INDIE SHIT FROM EUROPE. BIG BAND SOUND IN BACKGROUND IS OUTDATED UNLESS U DOING JAZZ AND SHIT. OK VOCALS, NOT LAURYN HILL AT ALL… FAT BOY IS AN IDIOT. LEAVE THE TALENT SCOUTING TO THOSE WITH CRED. NOW SCRAMMMM!!!!!
dude this is 2 years old!
I've seen her in concert 2 times already
NOOOOOOOO! Just NO!
Looks like a female Andre 3000
this is so old! it was a top 20 hit in the uk LAST SUMMER, and the chase and status remix is better
LOVE THIS SONG!!!!!
Sorry Perez don't like it at all!
Re: YummyYummyScrewScrew – there could be but we will never know!
In any case, now she's reclusive
WTF? That shit was annoying.
This song sucks.. Is she even speaking English?????? Wtf is this noise? Also.. comparing anyone to Lauren Hill is an insult since Lauren Hill was the biggest racist ever.