Though it’s been a short while since we reported on Whitney Houston and Ray J attending the Calzaghe vs. Hopkins boxing match in Las Vegas last month, Ray J’s performance of The Star Spangled Banner at the event has only just surfaced. Check it out:
Terrible. Whoever gave him the ‘ok’ to do this obviously doesn’t care for him that much, as that was painful – just as expected. Ray J’s voice is distinctly average at best, so performing such a weighty song made no sense at all. Pitchy, strained and an overall mess. SMH…
What do you think of the performance?
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CHILL MATE!!! i dont think it was that bad…it was not terrible and def was not a mess….give credit where it is due…..I love this blog anyway…xx
i think he did a good job.
your judgement has been questionable ever since you thought cassie made good music. pretty soon you’ll be saying rihanna is the queen of rnb.
OUCH!! THAT WAS NASTY! lol
especially the ending…
those two sayin he didn’t do “that bad”…
s*** he did REAL BAD
Not bad! Give the man some credit! Why are people so hard on him, evidently he’s doing something right because the media and the general public can’t seem to keep his name out of their mouths. He’s no longer Brandys’ little brother, he’s a MAN. Give respect where it is due. Gosh, he’s a entertainer,not a saint!!! As a entertainer its your job to stay relevant and in the public eye, don’t hate the man for doing his job, something he loves to do. Would you all be happy if he was a drug dealer or crackhead???
What does a drug dealer have to do with him performing the song.. He did do bad.. Everyone cant sing this song the way it suppose to be song.. the performance is suppose to be showstoppin the voice on point not just good enough to pass by.. plz it was bad compared to everyone else singing it
It wasn’t as horrible as I thought it would be, but it was still awful!
A HOTT MESS
His rendition was OK. Not great;not horrible;just OK. The problem I have with it is that I feel he was mimicking other stand-out performers who have sung the S P B (Kelly Rowland,Fantasia,Beyonce,Christina A.,so forth & so on). He was not original in any way and compared to the people I’ve mentioned above,he is terribly mediocre. Come to think of it,have there been any other MEN who have sung the S P B?
That was not GOOD & a national Anthem is supposed to be sung from the heart. That wasn’t he jus sung & tried riffs that didn’t work.
Now when Tyrese did it in the Hatton – Mayweather fight that was SUNG!!!
I Like Ray J he has some bangers but a national anthem ain’t for singers like him, omarion etc…
He was nervous but nerves doesn’t affect pitch it jus shakes it so its not stable
Brandy must have closed her EARS !!
FOR ANY AND EVERYONE WHO SAID IT WASN’T THAT BAD: WHAT WERE YOU LISTENING TO? WILLIE RAY NORWOOD JR CANNOT SING I REPEAT HE CANNOT SING. THAT “PERFORMANCE” WAS SO PAINFUL I HAVE TO PUT DROPS IN MY EARS. HE SHOULDN’T BE ALLOWEED NEAR A MICROPHONE, I ALREADY CIRCULATED ONE PETITION TO KEEP HIM FROM MAKING MUSIC, NOW I SEE I WILL HAVE TO CIRCULATE ANOTHER TO BAN HIM FROM DISTURBING THE PEACE (SINGING IN PUBLIC) WHO THE HELL WAS THAT CHEERING FOR HIM?? THEY MUSTA BEEN HIGH. I THOUGHT HE WAS SINGING AT A BOXING MATCH, NOT HAVING ONE OF HIS OWN CAUSE HE BEAT THE HI-HO SH*T OUTTA EVERY NOTE HE ATTEMPTED. PIT-I-FUL!!!!
I THINK DEPENDING ON YOUR COMPUTER IT SOUNDS DIFFERENT IT REALLY WASNT TERRIBLE NOT THE BEST BUT WE’VE ALL HEARD WORST HE DOES SMOKE WEED CIGARETTES ETC. VOCALISTS DONT DO THAT SO HE’S NOT GONNA BE THE VOICE BUT IT WAS COOL HELL HE TAUGHT HIS SITER HOW TO DO RUNS BACK IN THE DAY LOOK AT HER NOW. DIG THIS.
Hot sizzling mess.
oh s***! what was that nasty ass run at the end!?
Once again, you’ve exaggerated how bad his performance was. It was ok, until he went off-key at the end…
After watching this performance of the S.P.B by Ray J, I have to say it was horrible! I agree with the other person He was trying to sing it like Beyonce! Especially at the end. That “was” Beyonce’s Signature note!!(Before He Destroyed it) He’s barely a studio singer thats it! He had to have been in the lobby and someone spotted him & asked if He could do the opening SPB!! ((At The Last 1/2 Second!) So Credit is Given for attempting. “Hell I cant even sing & could have done a better job than he did! Miley Cirus did a better Job than he did!! She really cant sing!! LOL
What is S.P.B…I know what you mean but it would be S.S.B(Star-Spangled Banner). I’m sorry that was just annoying me. The performance was ok.
Ray J is a joke! Be real about it! He can act, but he cant sing worth a damn! & neither can his ugly b*** sister!