Hip-Hop Island

Was it just me, or did John Legend and Corinne Bailey Rae send every woman in the audience home a little more frustrated about her love life?! One of the hottest tours of the moment stopped in New York City recently -- the show was incredible, but the emotions were all over the place.

Corinne started off the night with "Trouble Sleeping" from her self-titled album, and that set the mood for the rest of show. The audience fell in love with Corinne as she belted "Put Your Records On," and they felt her heartache as she yearned for her significant other in "I'd Like To." But Corinne's best performance was her rendition of the Led Zeppelin classic, "Since I've Been Loving You."

Corinne tells a beautiful story on stage, but you have to wonder: what kind of guy would break such a great girl's heart? The answer: John Legend! Damn, he's hot, but what a player! On stage, John is sexual enigma -- he seems all innocent behind the piano, but his bachelor tendencies come out to play as he croons the audience.

He opened his set with "Stereo" getting the audience riled up and ready to party. But then, just as you would expect, John switches the mood from fun to flirty exposing his cheater ways in "Number One." His set list resembles the seesaw of emotions felt throughout both Once Again and Get Lifted.

Like any guy who's broken a girl's heart, John reels you in with his performances of "Save Room" and "Where Did My Baby Go," and right when you think you have something special, he hurts you with the bitter truth in "Another Again." Thanks a lot, John. Of course, there's always the honeymoon period, and John pleases the crowd with "P.D.A. (We Just Don't Care)" and drives the women crazy with "Slow Dance," especially if you're the lucky woman chosen to share a dance on stage with John.

Minus all the promiscuous fun and love ballads, John knows how to put on an amazing show. He gets serious with "Coming Home," and during his encore (yeah, don't be that person who leaves the concert early -- wait for the house lights to come on), John brings his drive for social change home with "Show Me." He ends the show encouraging everyone to donate to the "Show Me" Campaign -- a grassroots movement dedicated to fighting economic and spiritual poverty. John will love you, cheat on you, and dump you all in one night -- and it's never felt so good.

Originally published @ http://www.collegeclub.com/article/view/3654