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Celebrated as a singer and an entrepreneur, Ray J commemorated the 20-year anniversary of the slow jam of the early 2000s, “One Wish,” by releasing a remake with Jacquees. The impromptu comedy performance for the new videos has been met with strands of nostalgic support, with some fans scratching their heads.
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The video sees Ray J giving an impromptu comedic take on the lyrics. All the smooth silky R&B sounds were replaced with a casual, comical version. He sings: “I don’t need a lot of wishes cause I’ll be okay if I get one… If I had one wish, wish be best wish… Never never is, it should just be good.” The caption goes on to plug the release: “ONE WISH 20 —— FEAT. @jacquees 👑 OUT immediately!!! ——- 🔥 #ONEWISH #ONEWISH20☝🏾🧞✨ 🕺🔥 #rayj #ONEWISH20YEARANNIVERSARY #onewishchallenge #jacquees.”
Twenty years is quite a lot of time in a song’s existence, some great moments in the beat history sometimes inspiring artists to re-release or re-introduce their work to a new generation. So pairing with Jacquees, a giant in contemporary R&B, seems a fitting way to link his original peers and the listeners of today. Sadly, the humorous tone of the clip has seemed to have taken over the discussions about the release for many.
This post splits study of the reactions into two contradicting camps of true fandom versus confused observation. One comment simply states, “If I had one wish❤️,” showing love for an original song that still speaks for many.
Those who might qualify as noteworthy basically ridicule the ambience and offer up suggestions. One user was pretty linear with his assessment of Ray J nowadays, stating “@rayj you have been real corny lately. You use to be cool.” Longtime followers appear to feel that he has somewhat publicly distanced himself from who he actually was: a smooth R&B creator.
Another observer gave an oddly absurd comparison, saying that he was “Out here looking like homie that kept naming all the shrimps in the Forrest Gump movie.” Obviously, Bubba Blue is famed for his seemingly endless, utterly serious list of shrimp recipes, so likening Ray J to that intensity was basically implying that maybe that’s not quite what he should be going for immediately, thus acting as a hilarious and fairly scathing commentary on the feel of the vid.
The most straight-to-the-point diss followed: “On bhloods get yo drunk ass back on stage tf you is not from da bity fr.” Using slang in a dismissive way was accusing him for having made staying fake whilst in performance and suggested that he go back from being a fake to a serious, proper arena.
Nonetheless, midall the negativity an opposing voice said, “🔥😂🤣🔥😍 Do it brother 😍.” Allowing insight that some of his fans took the unconventional manifestation in good spirit.
Ray J, born William Ray Norwood Jr., initially ushered to fame with “One Wish” in the year 2005. It was a standout cut from his sophomore album, “Raydiation,” and became a staple on urban radio. His career has since expanded far beyond beat into television most notably with his involvement in the reality show, “Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood,” and business, through his very successful invention of the Boom Boom Room scent spray. With this recent post, Ray J shows himself to be an creator comfortable enough with his legacy not to take himself too seriously, whether his current bit has fans scratching their heads or not. “One Wish” topping 20 years marks a long career spent evolving in the public eye, one way or another. The reaction online shows that Ray J knows how to get people talking-even after twenty years.
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