Neighborhood Sessions - Netflix

In Neighborhood Sessions, musical artists return to their hometown to perform a free concert for their family, friends and neighbors.

Neighborhood Sessions - Netflix

Type: Variety

Languages: English

Status: Running

Runtime: 60 minutes

Premier: 2015-02-14

Neighborhood Sessions - A.K.A. (album) - Netflix

A.K.A. (an acronym for Also Known As) is the eighth studio album by American entertainer Jennifer Lopez. It was released on June 13, 2014, by Capitol Records. Lopez started working on the album in February 2013, after the end of her first worldwide tour, the Dance Again World Tour. Originally scheduled to be released in November 2013, Lopez postponed the album release to 2014. Undecided between Same Girl and A.K.A. as the album's title, Lopez eventually chose the latter as the title. Initially, A.K.A. was to be executively produced by RedOne, with the producer claiming the album was going to mix many styles, having a blend of her previous musical background: urban pop, dance-pop and Latin. However, Cory Rooney and Benny Medina, her longtime collaborators, later became the album's executive producers, along with herself, bringing a more pop and R&B sound to the album. In early 2014, Lopez released two urban-infused tracks as the album's promotional singles: “Girls” and “Same Girl”. Besides frequent contributor and personal friend Pitbull, the album also features collaborations with French Montana, T.I., Iggy Azalea, Rick Ross, Nas, Jack Mizrahi and Tyga. Upon its release, A.K.A. received generally mixed reviews from music critics, who spoke unfavorably of the album's mixed styles, although some songs were singled out for praise. Commercially, A.K.A. made minor impact on the charts, peaking outside the top-forty in Ireland and the United Kingdom, whilst elsewhere it became her lowest-charting studio album. A.K.A. was preceded by the release of two singles, “I Luh Ya Papi” and “First Love”, which both experienced underwhelming performance on the charts.

Neighborhood Sessions - Songs - Netflix

The seventh track “So Good” looks back at a failed relationship, where the singer proves she doesn't need the accompaniment of a man to endure, “I'm so done with pleasing you/ I'm so over needing you, all this space just gave me room so I could fly,” she sings over mid-tempo electronic beats. “Let It Be Me” is a melancholic string-backed ballad, featuring Spanish guitar and passionate Latin sensibility. “When they ask who do you love, let it be me… let it be me that you think of,” she pleads. The ninth track “Worry No More” features Rick Ross and was produced by Detail, being considered “the album's hardest hip-hop anthem.” The “reverb-filled” down-tempo track has intelligible background whispers creeping in and out and vocal effects, adding a robotic element to it. “Do anything that you can to make me feel so protected/ I don't wanna worry no more,” she sings on the chorus. The final track on the regular edition is the Diplo-produced track “Booty”, which was co-written by Chris Brown and features longtime collaborator and personal friend Pitbull on their sixth collaboration. It's the only dance song on the album, with a quirky middle eastern vibe in the mix. “All the sexy girls in the party, go grab a man and bring him to the dancefloor”, she commands. Originally titled “Big Booty”, Lopez first thought “Never in my life will I do a song called 'Big Booty'”. Later, she listened to the demo in the car with her children, Emme and Max, and as soon as they heard the song they loved it and went crazy over it; being the main reason she gave it a second thought and chose to record the song and include it on the album. The album's deluxe edition features four tracks. “Tens”, a dancehall track, is the first, with Lopez ordering “Clap bitches, clap bitches,” over outrageous synths before dropping commands like: “Eat the runway, serve the runway!.” The track is an homage to the voguing / ballroom scene, as portrayed in the 1990 film documentary “Paris Is Burning”. During the track Lopez, along with ballroom MC Jack Mizrahi, shouts out the names of various ball categories and houses. “Troubeaux” follows, featuring Nas sampled Tom Scott and The California Dreamers's song “Today”. Lyrically, on “Troubeaux”, Lopez recognizes the impending complications of a troublesome romance. “The funny thing about you,” she starts, “You got me doing things I wouldn't do/ you ain't no ordinary boy.” “Expertease (Ready Set Go)” was co-written by Sia and was named “a sexy mid-tempo bop with a soaring chorus and double entendre-filled lyrics” about showing her partner what she's good at, offering a sassy play on words: “Let me show my expertise/ I'm an expert tease.” The closing-track on the deluxe edition, “Same Girl”, was previewed early in 2014, with a music video being filmed in the Bronx. The song starts with an orchestral string section and, differently from the early version, the album's version features once again French Montana.

The album starts with “A.K.A.”, the RoccStar-produced hip-hop track features rapper T.I. and was considered a “bass heavy banger.” Lyrically, “A.K.A.” is a declaration of self-identity and a presumed ex's inability to realize what they had before it was too late. “It took too long to find out what you want right now/ I'm too gone to stay around/ switching up my style,” she sings. The second track and second single “First Love” was produced by Max Martin and it's an upbeat, bass heavy track, in which Lopez sings: “I wish you were my first love, cuz if you were first, baby there would have been no second, third, or fourth love.” Of the producer, she said: “Max Martin [is a] genius, man. He's a super producer, maker of great pop hits. I've always wanted to work with him but our paths [hadn't] crossed. I sought him out.” The mid-tempo “Never Satisfied” was first premiered at a concert in Dubai being considered a “guitar-driven” track. However, “A.K.A.”'s version is more R&B-infused track, with hypnotic beats. “I'm never satisfied/ honey my appetite is keeping me up at night/ I'm going crazy for more of your love,” Lopez pleads with a partner for everlasting affection. The album's first single and fourth track “I Luh Ya Papi” features French Montana and was named “an unashamed ode to sex,” featuring “squeaky electronica and provocative rhetoric”. The fifth track “Acting Like That” is a slow and hip-hop track, bounced in an urban groove, where Jennifer talks about a relationship on the rocks and warning of its demise. “Don't let the tables turn/ don't let the bridges burn/ been down for you don't get it confused/ boy you could lose your turn,” she sings. The song features Australian rapper Iggy Azalea, which raps about "everything from Mary J. Blige to Lopez's 2001 hit “Ain't It Funny”. The sixth track, the mid-tempo ballad “Emotions”, was written by Chantal Kreviazuk and Chris Brown. She passionately sings of anguish, guided by trickling keys: “Someone took my emotions, I feel good cuz I don't feel bad… I tried to give you all my love but that never meant a thing to you,” she sings over squiggly synths and piano.

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