Around 2003/2004 we saw the birth of the genre “Crunk&B” thanks to the mega success of “Yeah!” by Usher along with this track, which introduced the world to a young Ciara who is now known all over the world. The infectious hook in this...
Here is the original version of “Hot Toddy” which was included on Usher’s “Raymond vs. Raymond” album before Ciara was removed from the song and replaced Ester Dean for reasons unknown.
The song intros with Ciara singing “Killa Killa Killlaaaaaa la la la la la-la la”, an opening that should prepare you to hear a pounding beat with soft echo’s of anything crafted by The-Dream and Christopher “Tricky” Stewart in recent years. With Ciara making...
I look at this song as one of the biggest turning points of Ciara’s career because it was completely different from what she did on her debut album. Everyone knew Ciara as the Princess of Crunk, but this song was straight up R&B. Though this brought some...
