Ne-Yo is still driving his music lovers toward ‘Highway 79‘ – his July-released debut Country album.
And while the LP is home to the well-received cuts ‘Dance Right Now,’ ‘Thinking What I’m Thinking,’ ‘Up Out & Gone,’ and ‘Simple Things,’ none have garnered the warm reception of the line-dance ready single ‘Ms. Tundra.’
“Went and got me a country girl with a big ol’ butt (Big ol’ butt) / And I call her Ms. Tundra ’cause she built like a truck (Built like a truck) / Anytime I get hungry, she serve it right up / She got them hips, got them thighs / Woo, got me ready to ride,” he sings over Chuck Harmony production.
Having already drummed up ample buzz for the tune by his lonesome, Ne-Yo went to get reinforcement by enlisting help from some of modern Country music’s standout Black male performers on its remixes: Tonio Armani, 803Fresh, and Mike Clark, Jr.
Shining a much-needed spotlight on the genre’s new class of African American vocalists, look inside to hear each updated take on ‘Tundra.’
Neyo and this country effort, Chile. He keeps trying. Black people aren’t into country like that. As soon as Beyonce left the stage from her faux country tour all those black people in her fan base woke up from the hypnosis they were under and returned all those boots, spurs, and hats, and came back to earth. So, you’ll get no support on that side. Whites are not going to support you either. To get their support, and it would be modest support at best, you would have to fit the acceptable black image. You are in a polynastymous relationship with three tatted up, greasy, looking heaux who look like they do sekz work There is no wholesomeness within 200 miles of that. That is not something they want at the Grand Ole Opry. You are stuck in the middle, Sir. It’s them heaux, Neyo. It’s very offputting. Drop two, and keep one.