Asia Cruise, Selfish

I go to school in Jacksonville, Florida (her hometown) and never heard of this female, which makes sense since her identity was kept secret. The Hitz Commitee, the A&R people who discovered this teen miss, are the same folks responsible for T-Pain (Mr. Grease-E-lips) and Heuy ( Pop, Lock and Label-Drop-It). and launched the "Who is Asia Cruise?" online campaign disguising her looks with the sexy-slim silhouette, using only her sound instead of her looks.

As soon as her track, "Selfish" hit the scene, rumors popped up that she was Asia, winner of last year's Search For the Next Pussycat Doll show on the CW. Unfortunately, the only thing this girl and Asian Cruise have in common is a exotic appearance. Surprise, Surprise! This girl is actually of Asian decent... singing R&B. Now, before the naysayers poke fun, give her a chance (lord knows we didn't with Cassie or Nichole Scherzinger). The debut track features the ting-ting-a-ling of every processed pop track; weary "love-gone-wrong" lyrics and sassy low-blow runs that amount to absolutely nothing. Sorry, didn't mean to diminish any interest.

Instead of the average "Cheaters" storyline where girl finds out that boyfriend cheated and blaming herself for being a fool, she blames him for being too selfish to stop actin' a fool. The video starts with a young urban pretty boy being interviewed by the press and dodges the "are you involved" question by giving the standard reply that he is single. Women rush to his charming smile in eager anticipation. Song cues. She gets in his face. Blah. Blah. Blah.

Stick around for the last couple of seconds to see her display some singing chops, with a duo video.

All-in-all, I like her and I wish her well; time for Asians to come up. I can relate to the song because I, too, have been burned by someone who was too selfish to think about how his actions affected me. The voice is nothing spectacular, but I think Beyonce has burned enough of her fan base for us to finally move on from Divas to songbirds. Not everyone has to blow to be a star, and since she can hold a tune better than Rihanna... can't be half bad huh?