While eyes of fans and naysayers alike were glued to screens last night for the premiere of Beyonce’s ‘Best Thing I Never Had’ video, R. Kelly protege K. Michelle was prepping the release of the response ‘Worst Man I Ever Had’. The song sees the up-and-coming songstress tackle the popular King B tune with darker lyrics and a gospel-esque vocal performance.
Take a listen after the jump:
The timing of this ‘release’ was clearly set to capitalize from the buzz around the video – no shade there. However, while the vocal performance in its entirety was applause-worthy, K. Michelle ‘taking the song to church’ (as well as the change in subject matter) may have been overkill for the accompanying instrumental. It was more than obvious that the singer was ‘trying a bit too hard’ in parts.
Oh well. Better luck next Sunday.