Brian Bites Into Shakira’s She Wolf
Shakira means “thankful” in Arabic, and as history has proven, she has a lot to be thankful for and proud of in her short life. She’s a Columbian singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer, philanthropist and a prodigy. She is a native Spanish speaker who can also converse in fluent English, Portuguese and Italian. She has an IQ score of 140, which many scholars consider borderline genius. She’s not only started her own charity foundation that creates special schools for poor children around the world, but she also serves as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambᴀssador and has been honored by the United Nations for her work. She has won two Grammy Awards and seven Latin Grammy Awards. She is the highest-selling Columbian artist of all time. S he is also the only recording artist from South America to reach the number-one spot on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, Canadian Hot 100, the Australian ARIA chart and the UK Singles Chart. She has one of the most successful songs of the 21st century to date under her belt. Forbes has ranked her as the fourth top-earning female artist in the music industry. She will also soon be awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. And most importantly, to quote the words of the great prophet Paul Stanley, “she’s H๏τ, H๏τ, H๏τter than hell.” But seriously, her accomplishments aren’t bad for someone that’s barely over the age of thirty and was once told she sings like a goat from a second grade school teacher.
Growing up, Shakira heavily preferred rock and roll music as her main listening preference. With such musical influences as Nirvana, Metallica, The Beatles, U2, AC/DC, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ramones and many more it’s no mystery as to why her music has appealed to me throughout the years. We share a number of similar interests, Shakira and I. Although, I think she has meet beat in the dancing category. That’s OK. I will gladly stand on the sidelines, any day, and exasperately watch her move her hips ever so hypnotically.
One topic of discussion or debate, however you may see it, that I would like to conjure up is that of Shakira’s Sєxual charisma. Forget Britney Spears, forget Beyonce and forget Madonna. Shakira has always had that Sєxual edge over her compeтιтion no matter how innocent she comes across. Her natural beauty, gyrating dance moves and Sєxual promiscuity that translate into her performances have always been just an added bonus to me, being a fan of her music first and foremost (a thousand fingers are pointing to me yelling “BS!”). However, there’s little room for debate. With the gestation of the She Wolf album we come to find Shakira’s reliance on her Sєxuality formulating very heavily into her newest bodies of art. I apologize if my statements of formal logic seem a little cryptic. Don’t worry! You are about to be schooled on everything She Wolf. This is one class you can’t fail.
As you can clearly see from the many Shakira posts that recently graced the pages of Why So Blu, I tend to take the release of my favorite artist’s albums pretty seriously. My expectations are usually at an all time high as I suggestively treat the new release Tuesday’s like they are part of an important holiday tradition. Such is the case with Shakira’s She Wolf. It’s been a long time since I last had new Shakira music and I have grown quite hungry. I was galvanized to learn that I would be getting my hands on the new album a week early before its November 23rd U.S. release date. I decided to do something I have never done before. I wanted to try something bold. I committed to write a music review. So here goes nothing. I have opted to include some rather amiable images, in my personal opinion, of various Shakira She Wolf pH๏τo shoots to break up the monotony of text. I hope you don’t mind. Let me know your thoughts below in regards to my critique of the album. I would love to hear if I got the content right or if I am ᴅᴇᴀᴅ wrong. Thanks for reading!
