Can you believe it’s already 12 years ago, when she won American Idol?! Even though Fantasia was born into a musical family, thus it seemed logical for her to follow in her parents footsteps, who had a band of their own, and her famous cousins, K-ci and JoJo (Jodeci), she couldn’t find a way into the business on her own, which is why she entered American Idol in 2004 and won. Her biopic, "Fantasia Barrino: Life Is Not A Fairytale", shows her life long battle with low self-esteem She declares American Idol as her turning point. As mentioned before we’re now 12 years later and Fantasia has done a lot of growing up. It’s not that surprising, that the lyrics to “No Time For It”, sound like she's got the hang of saying "no" just fine. Her self-esteem seems to be in a good place, now, and she's as focused as she'll ever be.
Clearly, she's got her mind on her money and has got no time for gossip and other drama, which is what "No Time For It" is all about.
Fantasia has got a very distinct voice. When she speaks, you would not imagine that such a beautiful singing voice is lurking in there. It sounds fragile, almost like she’s got a bit of cold, but somehow, when she sings, she’s a strong vocalist, who Patti Labelle herself calls “Baby Patti Labelle”.
On most of her songs, her voice really gets the power to shine through, but on "No Time For It" it sounds like it's digitally enhanced, which I know is a current trend, but it's just a shame used on really talented people like Fantasia.
The song is incredibly catchy and there about a million moments in a day on which you could reply with the simple hook "There's no time for it". So it appeals to the masses, no problem.
So far, only an audio of the track has been dropped by Fantasia, to act as a lead single to her fifth studio album, expected to be released later this year. I'm sure, an official video will follow soon.
As much as I like the song, 'cos what's not to like, it does sound very generic and I can't help but feel that she could've done better. However, I can imagine that it's intended that way to draw attention to the upcoming album, which I hope will offer a little more of her own identity.
