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Macy Gray - Only in the Dark ft. The Game

Macy Gray
Artist:Macy Gray
Title:Only in the Dark ft. The Game
Featuring:Game
Producer: Jared Lee
Album:White Label (Single Only)
Label:Geffen
Twitter:@MACYGRAYSLIFE
Website:Macy Gray's Website

Average Rating:   21021   2.9
Total Ratings:       30

Whether you think Macy Gray sounds more like Billie Holiday or like nails on a chalkboard, you have to concede one point: the woman does her own thing on the mic. After winning a Grammy for her single I Try in 2001 and receiving rave reviews for the majority of her subsequent work, she is once again trying to find her way back to the top of the R&B charts with Only In the Dark, her new white-label track, a single-only EP. Featuring hard-hitting production by Jared Lee (of Almost September) and a verse about nothing in particular by The Game, Only In the Dark actually has very little to do with Macy Gray.  Her raspy voice is more of a sideshow than the main attraction, as it makes only a brief appearance in eight racy bars and the hook.  Is this the return Macy Gray fans have been waiting for, or is it just another filler track from the talented artist?


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Mike Dreams
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Mike Dreams
Total Ratings: 2133
Rating:  32121
This is some real weird/dark production from Jared Lee. The Game served this track nicely. His flow is always on point and this was no exception. Macy Gray on the other hand is just...another story. She's eclectic, but it's like her picture is cute "Only in the dark" and her vocals on this song are doing "only do a deaf person". Real talk. 3 stars due to the interesting production, solid engineering mix, scratch and Game raps.


Posted on May 27, 2008    

A.T.
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Total Ratings: 6
Rating:  21321
NIGGA @*#$! GAMES PART WHEN HE SAID "IM THE NEW 50 CENT" @*#$! HIM
BUT OK SONG


Posted on May 27, 2008    

Str8 cLasSy gUrl
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Str8 cLasSy gUrl
Total Ratings: 280
Rating:  32121
MACY GREY!!!! diz woman is like ma childhood idle lol what happened to the fro gurl?? haha love it, real orriginal but i think i like her old mellow music betta.. shez got such a awsum voice!! Love da Game 2


Posted on May 27, 2008    

that1kid13
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that1kid13
Total Ratings: 1644
Rating:  32121
i really wondered if i would like this song. Honestly, i wish Game's part would have been the last verse, instead of the first.. her part is... odd.... but.. THATS MACY GRAY RIGHT??


Posted on May 27, 2008    

Mike Dreams
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Mike Dreams
Total Ratings: 2133
Rating:  32121
A.T, come on now. Game is the new (and way better) 50 Cent. He actually has skill, makes good songs and isn't secretly a punk.


Posted on May 27, 2008    

Da Bo$$
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Da Bo$$
Total Ratings: 869
Rating:  21321
game does the damn thing ,just not feelin macy gray though 4 stars for game -2 for macy gray=2 stars


Posted on May 27, 2008    

THEDRZADVOCATE
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THEDRZADVOCATE
Total Ratings: 434
Rating:  54321
GAME RIPS UP ON THIS BEAT,IT SHUDA BEEN HIS BRINGING DAT LYRICAL @*#$! "IM THE NEW 50 CENT I GOT RICH AND KEPT TRYING" HAHA..


Posted on May 27, 2008    

Musik N Sole
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Total Ratings: 2
Rating:  32121
damn i thought she was dead or somethin.. haha


Posted on May 27, 2008    

Enaj
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Enaj
Total Ratings: 205
Rating:  43211
GAME IS HOT ON THIS .. ALWAYS GOT LUV FOR MACY..4 FOR SAYIN F*CK ON THIS TRACK MACY! HA HA


Posted on May 28, 2008    

BDF44
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BDF44
Total Ratings: 2283
Rating:  32121
MACY GRAY IS STRANGE! Talkin bout @*#$!? .... Well Ummm Game kills it. The production is cool. I have nothin else ta say.


Posted on May 28, 2008    

PattyPatty85
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PattyPatty85
Total Ratings: 3048
Rating:  21321
Well to me Macy's voice is one of the worse...I really can't listen to her, my ears get injured everytime I hear a song by her! Maybe I am exaggerated, but to me her voice lacks grace. Considering this, the chorus is horrible because of her of course! The Game's parts are excellent, I really like him and yes he is way better than 50 Cent (whom I've never liked. 2 stars for The Game...oh and the beat is super!


Posted on May 28, 2008    

mk18769
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Total Ratings: 307
Rating:  14321
1/5 This song is weird.. sounds annoying ... s


Posted on May 28, 2008    

Dj Astro
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Total Ratings: 381
Rating:  32121
yea its is wierd MAcy Gray sayin n talin about @*#$! lol. da world is really comin to an end. Say ur hail mary's now. Game's part was hard, im diggin it.


Posted on May 28, 2008    

-adam-
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-adam-
Total Ratings: 13
Rating:  32121
wow haven't heard from her in a while, The Game featured on a Macy Gray track was something i never thought possible, but the first time i heard her was in grade 2

Adam


Posted on May 28, 2008    

rhcplvrgrl
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Total Ratings: 8
Rating:  32121
ive had all her albums since her first single, her stuff is always hot but she isnt the main focus on this track...its pretty good not great


Posted on May 28, 2008    

reishm4
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reishm4
Total Ratings: 556
Rating:  43211
Both artists do their thing with he lyrics... brings back memories... Not a big fan of Macy Gray... but this is an exception... !!! :D


Posted on May 28, 2008    

DATCHICK
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Total Ratings: 51
Rating:  54321
OH MY GOD!!! IF YOU JUST LISTEN TO HER LYRICS,HOMEGIRL IS KEEPING IT PLAYA, SHE'S JUST DOING WHAT THE FELLAS DO,SHE BASICALLY JUST WANT A LIL "DESSERT" ON DA SIDE...OF HER "MAIN DISH" AT HOME...ALL MY PLAYA'S & PLAYAETTS WILL UNDERSTAND THIS....


Posted on May 28, 2008    

RLTskillz
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RLTskillz
Total Ratings: 406
Rating:  21321
The Game is a beast on this track...now if only Macy Gray was out of the song then I would love this song...


Posted on May 28, 2008    

REAL g00ns sh00t
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REAL g00ns sh00t
Total Ratings: 230
Rating:  32121
@(o.0)@ ummmmmm ......


Posted on May 28, 2008    

DJ Z
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DJ Z
Total Ratings: 8068
Rating:  43211
Call me crazy, but if Macy and Game did an album together, I would consider buying it. I love the collaboration. Jared smashes the production.
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Posted on May 28, 2008    

mayne
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Total Ratings: 256
Rating:  43211
This was definitely left field for Macy. I like it though!! Original sound always wins. Game did his thing.


Posted on May 28, 2008    

Big-A
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Total Ratings: 576
Rating:  43211
different, but that's why I like it. it still has bounce and drive.


Posted on May 28, 2008    

D.A. Finest
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Total Ratings: 111
Rating:  14321
not big on the game's verse, and macy has a unique voice that happens to annoy me...no thanks


Posted on May 28, 2008    

jesavail02
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Total Ratings: 1170
Rating:  21321
Interesting?


Posted on May 29, 2008    

MusickNympho07
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MusickNympho07
Total Ratings: 69
Rating:  14321
LMAO, OMG, LOL dis is weird, and i lik weid and diffrent stuff but this is like freaky weird, sombody please tak 1 for the team and dick macy down


Posted on May 29, 2008    

LeeLee08
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Total Ratings: 308
Rating:  21321
First off dat pic of her is crazy! Now 2 the song... Yea...its gonna be a hell no 2 dat chorus. Her verse is aight. So I guess its aight.


Posted on May 29, 2008    

FredRico
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FredRico
Total Ratings: 1308
Rating:  43211
Macy Gray doesn’t have anything to prove, so she can do whatever she wants with her singing (pretty much like our crazy Lil Wayne). Just be open minded to appreciate it. Game’s features have been crazy lately! He rips anything he steps on! That 50 cent line is just to make a point, and he makes it VERY WELL, don’t get offended, cuz he didn’t offend not even 50 (except turning a line of his better). I like the dark production like y’all callin it. Both artists really came up with solid lyrics.


Posted on May 30, 2008    

MusickNympho07
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MusickNympho07
Total Ratings: 69
Rating:  14321
Macy Belongs Only In The Dark Just Like Her Lyrics lol lmao


Posted on Jun 02, 2008    

FieryLeo_4rmCali
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Total Ratings: 28
Rating:  21321
Ummmmm......idk about this one. But Macy has always been a required taste. But this seems a bit out of character even for her.


Posted on Jun 05, 2008    

jdzup
Rating:  54321
Posted on Jul 23, 2008    

Luke27
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Total Ratings: 19
Rating:  21321
I don't like Macy's voice.
Game rescued the track!
Two stars because of him!


Posted on Aug 01, 2008    

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