| "Pretty Girl Bullshit" | |
|---|---|
| Song byMario Winans featuringFoxy Brown andP. Diddy | |
| from the albumBad Boys II andHurt No More | |
| Released | 2003 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 4:22 |
| Label | Bad Boy Records /Universal Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Mario Winans,Inga Marchand |
| Producer(s) | Sean Combs (listed as theexecutive producer onBad Boys II),Mario Winans (listed as producer onHurt No More) |
"Pretty Girl Bullshit" (a title appearingcensored on theclean versions of albums and in some reviews as "Pretty Girl Bullsh*t") is aR&B andrap song written and performed byMario Winans andFoxy Brown (in the writing credit Brown uses her real name,Inga Marchand). The song first appeared in 2003 onBad Boys II, thesoundtrack to thefilm of the same name. In 2004 it appeared onHurt No More, Winans' second album.
The voice ofSean Combs (the executive producer of theBad Boys II soundtrack) can be heard in the song interjecting short phrases such as "yeah, yeah! Let's go."[1]
The song is arranged as a sort of dialogue that indicates that Brown's character is the pretty girl whose "bullshit" troubles Winans. Unlike those delivered by Brown, the lyrics sung by Winans do not includeprofanity; "Take your pretty girl bull" is his harshest phrase.[1]
Brown's rap takes the narrative position of chiding Winans forinfidelity and, in particular, for his generosity to other women. She complains that he has "had ahoe rockin' myred goldCartier on her wrist" and "y'all don't want a girl inYves Saint Laurent, You'd ratherfuck a hoe in a bullshitGabann'". Characteristically, Brown also makes various boasts which includenamechecking Sean Combs, saying that "I'm in Caprice" (perhaps referring toCapri), and bragging "I'm a Bad girl, illest bitch grinding...Sean JohnRolls holdchocolate diamonds..."[1]
Winans, in contrast, delivers far less aggressive lyrics in his characteristic R&B style. In the song's intro he sings "I can't live with you" several times. As the song progresses, he expresses doubts about their compatibility singing "What am I to do, when you act a fool" and "What you had in me, too fine to see." By the middle of the song, he is explicitly dismissive of his partner's "pretty girl bull" and sings "...if you wanna go, walk right out that door...If you wanna leave, it's okay with me...Matter of fact I'm begging please."[1]
All three artists add various phrasesad libitum, particularly in the last twochoruses.
In a generally good review ofHurt No More, a reviewer forAllmusic spoke negatively about this song saying:
Winans doesn't wear the few occurrences of harder-edged material so well -- "Pretty Girl Bullsh*t," featuring an ill-matched verse from Foxy Brown, is particularly out of character and disrupts the lush, sensual flow of the record. A couple minor blunders like that hardly prevent Hurt No More from being one of the finest R&B albums of the year.[2]
Independent reviewers of theBad Boys II soundtrack onAmazon.com conveyed an equally negative reaction. One called it "another mistake". Another opined that the song "falls under skip material for me."[3] A review for musicOMH.com criticizes the song saying it is...
..an awkward listen with clearWest Coastallusions in the beat, which feels completely wrong in the context and delivery of the track.[4]
Another review ofBad Boys II complains:
By the time we get to the rather worryingly title Pretty Girl Bullshit by Marion [sic] Winans and Foxy Brown things are getting rather tired. PGB seems to be about Winans going on about how much he dislikes people like Foxy Brown. That could be wishful thinking though - on my part.[5]
On the other hand, in reviewingHurt No MoreRolling Stone said "Winans nails all theemo cues...[for example] resentment on "Pretty Girl Bullsh*t".[6] TheUKwebsiteCD Times only comment was that "Pretty Girl Bullshit andThis Is The Thanks I Get give the record an edge."[7]
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