Call Moesha! Countess Vaughn Needs Some Intervention
That’s not how it works. That’s now how any of this works.
Countess Vaughn is getting roasted by critics and on social media, and damn right she should.
A new single, “Do You Love Him?,” accompanied by a music video, was released this week. And it’s not looking or sounding good. Without trying to write a painful track review, the song can be described as a bad rip-off of Destiny’s Child’s “Survivor” attached to some very Nokia cell phone-recorded vocals and a set of lyrics that’s not even worth trying to hum. It feels like something snatched off a very bad B-movie programmed on late-night BET. The video isn’t any better. Vaughn’s facial expressions are so ghastly that she looks as if she been rammed up the ass by a raging bull. For an actress, this isn’t a good look on her. And for a singer who could have been a R&B jewel, this certainly erases any chances of a musical career. It’s the mother of mistakes. And one that her agent or publicist should have written off like a forgotten bad investment. And poor Jenseen Atwood, known for his role as Wade in the LOGO TV series Noah’s Arc. Although he’s only playing a supporting role in the video, as the cheating boyfriend, if this leaks out to a larger audience, this could be the kiss of death for any major roles.
If you’re unfamiliar with Vaughn, you may remember her resume from years back. She rose up as a child star competing as a little something on Star Search, blowing audiences away with her ridiculously grown-folks pipes. She later moved on to 227 and much later on Moesha and the spin-off The Parkers, where she played opposite Brandy Norwood and comedienne Mo’Nique as the sassy big-mouth teenager Kimberly Parker.
Please tell me this is just a comedy reel. A spoof of bad R&B. Something to make us laugh. And not to be taken serious.
Watch the music video below (while you can).
