Wed 25 Nov 2009
New Video: Trey Songz feat. Gucci Mane, Soulja Boy “LOL Smiley Face” (aka D.I.Y. on a hundred thousand trillion?)
Posted by Miss Info under hmmm....? , life beyond rap , videos[73] Comments
This is like when Dove decided to use “real women” half naked on their beauty ads. In theory, it was a great message. But I think a cross-the-board film-quality standard is sorely missed. That’s difficult if you’re calling in submissions from real fans. But it woulda made all the difference. On the other hand…there are some very psyched young gals (and 1 guy) out there today. (thanks to Mr. X)
November 25th, 2009 at 7:12 pm
Black women need hobbies.
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Shayla Reply:
November 25th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
Lol! Stop it! It was cute! And I liked the fan participation aspect of the video. Thumbs up!
Lol : )
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th!z Reply:
November 25th, 2009 at 7:44 pm
HAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA Y2Dre wins even tho i liked it too
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shonta Reply:
December 2nd, 2009 at 10:00 pm
I lovvvvee it. I wish that I could have been a little more creative but it works. TREYSONGZ you have to do another one like this again
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oralee Reply:
December 3rd, 2009 at 5:15 pm
it was a cute and creative video
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November 25th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
I SAW ME! HAHAHAAAA
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Miss Info Reply:
November 25th, 2009 at 7:22 pm
NO WAY….seriously??? well congrats then!
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Larae Reply:
December 2nd, 2009 at 9:52 pm
Cute I liked it
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November 25th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
This video was probably the cheapest to make, but it could be an internet hit. Also, all those girls were curvy as hell. I love it. Im going to be rewatching this.
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November 25th, 2009 at 7:23 pm
Is this…..for real?
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November 25th, 2009 at 7:24 pm
Its very cute.
And it works, because to be honest, what kind of other concept could this song have had in terms of a video?
You can’t have a video for ‘LOL Smiley Face’ without making any of the guys come out looking comical.
I like it.
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November 25th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
i have to disagree, Info.
This was genius across the board. Considering the alternative would’ve been some predictable, forgettable garbage like 90% of hiphop/rnb videos.
Reminds me of Kanye’s “Through the Wire”. Real shit almost always wins IMO.
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Miss Info Reply:
November 25th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
well I like the fact that its fan-generated, but don’t you think it woulda looked better if all the video was clearer?
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anons Reply:
November 26th, 2009 at 12:12 am
maybe. but thats the point. its meant to be “‘raw footage”, no?
ppl are used to youtube and cam video quality, anyway. voyeourism is the trend these days.
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Miss Info Reply:
November 26th, 2009 at 2:21 am
i guess you have a point…I think it could still be voyeuristic but with a travelling camera crew though, shooting each segment
November 25th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah. this shit was perfect. props to da boi trey songz for this one. raw, real, and prolly generated him 2million more twiggaz. haha. only downside is the list of chicks that are gonna be walking around their local malls actin like pseudo-celebs now ha.
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KPrinceS Reply:
December 3rd, 2009 at 10:11 pm
LOL….that’s true. Trey done made bout 500 Celebs just like that.
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November 25th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
LOL
Waz pimpin
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jayman Reply:
November 25th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
da realist
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November 25th, 2009 at 7:46 pm
its also such a great testimant to the digital age we live in, and how close fans can be to their idols through the internet, which is really what the song is about. instead of those girls having to show up to shady casting calls and deal with crooked agents to maybe get in a music video with some local nobody, all they needed were there webcams, iphones and twitter accounts and they’re now in a piece of music video history with their favorite artist. pretty amazing when you think about it
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November 25th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
i wanna see what Crunktastical has to say about this
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Miss Info Reply:
November 26th, 2009 at 2:23 am
me too
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November 25th, 2009 at 8:05 pm
I rememba when he sent the twit out to send pics n videos lol Cute concept and I hate to admit I even like the song YUUP!
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November 25th, 2009 at 8:23 pm
Props to Trey Songz! That was the smartest move I’ve seen in a while.
1) Shows fan appreciation
2) People in the video (Like Poster #2) will tell their friends and others via twitter, facebook, message boards, etc. which will generate more radio requests, album sales, etc.
3) It alleviates us watching grown men embarrass themselves in a LOL video.
And on a side note, if it was just the regular video, Miss Info wouldn’t have posted it and we all know any publicity is good publicity! Now I just wonder if it will get any play on BET and MTV since it isn’t so clear.
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November 25th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
I luv luv luv this video, Trey has nothing but LUV for his fans and this video shows that! It doesn’t always have a be a fancy video! I like two thumbs up!!! I see some of TSMB in there reppin! yaaaay!
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November 25th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
I prefer this to most of the videos being put out these days and is better to see ‘real’ women than typical video ones.
It’d be harsh though to just select the videos for inclusion by how good the quality of their submission was. There will be some people on that that will be over the moon now
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Miss Info Reply:
November 26th, 2009 at 2:23 am
i didnt mean pick the clips by video quality. I meant watch the submissions then go film the subjects.
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Ryan Reply:
November 26th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
Oh I thought you meant it the other way. I doubt if anyone would go travelling round the country and possibly world to film them all but it’d be good if they were invited to be at a central location to get into the video.
There’s an idea for the Miss Info debut single!
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November 25th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
I think it was good video it was base on his fans! Shout-Out to all the TSMB girls
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November 26th, 2009 at 1:25 am
The video is real cute. I think its a great outreach to the fans. I’m sure all the girls that made appearances in the video are psyched. On the comment of the comparison to Dove Real Beauty campaign: let’s not get it twisted: they are owned by the same company as Axe body spray (UniLever) LOL
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November 26th, 2009 at 1:25 am
Well I loved it, it was a great way for trey to connect wit hiz fans and we feel connected wit him…and I had fun doing it
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November 26th, 2009 at 1:26 am
Nice…..LOL
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November 26th, 2009 at 1:26 am
i love it he is the best!!!!!!!!!!!
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November 26th, 2009 at 1:28 am
aww that was cute and something mad different n creative…see thats y i like you trey you think outside the box..keep up the good work *Muah*
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November 26th, 2009 at 1:33 am
DIZ WAZ HOT N I LYKE DA FACT HE DID DIZ 4 HIZ FANZ…. I LUV U TREY
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November 26th, 2009 at 1:43 am
i love the video i think it was cute and funny.i love the way how you put your fans in the video.its really cute.
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November 26th, 2009 at 1:53 am
LOL:) LUV IT! HI5
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November 26th, 2009 at 1:57 am
Wow I love this song…and the vid is cuttteee LOL
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November 26th, 2009 at 2:05 am
I thought this video was so damn cute . I loved it ! U can just see the love they had 4 Trey ,too cuteee =)
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November 26th, 2009 at 2:09 am
WTF?!?!!? where the hell am I…?
Oh yeah, i forgot. I didn’t make one…
Lol
I loved the vid!
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November 26th, 2009 at 2:15 am
a few cute girls in there…others were…
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November 26th, 2009 at 2:39 am
Smart concept, will definitely garner attention. The use of raw footage and real fans will draw additional viewers.
BUT… are any of these girls over 18?!
I felt like I was watching kiddie porn at times. Hearing Trey Songz sing “said she wanna sex this,” while a pic of an adolescent girl pops up, made me uneasy. There were moments where this vid had R. Kelly written all over it.
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Miss Info Reply:
November 26th, 2009 at 10:31 am
LOL…i wonder if there was any age restrictions
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Robz Reply:
December 3rd, 2009 at 8:51 pm
I believe the age requirement was 16. I’m almost positive.
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November 26th, 2009 at 2:41 am
Im in the VIDEO!
i loved the whole concept and your right…..i told everyone and you bet i will be buying his CD for Christmas gifts..Great Marketing and Fan outreach…trey Songz has always hit the mark with his fans 
Quality wise yea it wasn’t the best….but thats just it…it was original and beautiful different shapes sizes and colors
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November 26th, 2009 at 3:28 am
This was pretty cool and refreshing to watch…yea the video quality was a bit unclear but hey it is what it is. The fans just want to be acknowledged and I think Trey nailed it with this one. He’s an artist that really understands the whole fan appreciation concept.
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November 26th, 2009 at 3:50 am
I love this…It just shows how hard Trey’s fans go for him and how much he appreciates it. I’m excited…I found myself lol
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November 26th, 2009 at 4:45 am
This video is the bomb
Great concept Trey … Would have been better if it was clearer.. but def a good concept!
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November 26th, 2009 at 9:36 am
dizzy dope! loved it. i was smiling throughout the whole video. kudos
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November 26th, 2009 at 9:46 am
I WAS IN THERE BABY !!
THANKS TO TREY SONGZ GIVING
HIS FANS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE IN THE VID !!! HE LOVES HIS FANS AND WE LOVE HIM
YUUUP
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November 26th, 2009 at 9:52 am
Oh I think this is cute and creative although I didn’t think it was an “official” video it took me a little sec. to process it through my brain..But nonetheless cute!..
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November 26th, 2009 at 11:53 am
Awesome video…and too cute!! If I had been a couple years younger, I probably would have submitted my own video. The girls were adorable and they really like Trey and the song and it shows in the submission. This had to be an ego boost for Trey (even if he didn’t need it) and those that got chosen to appear in the video. I like Trey more now then before. Anyone who always there fans to put on their own interpretation of their song, makes a full length video of it, and never once appears in it is okay in my book. I can’t think of any other artist right now that seems to appreciate his fans this much. Kudos to Trey and those who got picked.
P.S. the absence of scantily-clad models reenacting these scenes is a welcome refresher as well. I don’t know how many videos I’ve seen that are based around “the fans” but have models “acting like fans”. Real fans are better.
Sorry so long-winded
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November 26th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
“AK frowning face SK frowning face”
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November 26th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
The video works for the song, I love the Trey Songz album by the way, definitely RnB album of the year.
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November 26th, 2009 at 5:42 pm
Welcome to the reign of nursery rhymes.
Remember the good ol’ days when there was music around called hip hop?
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November 26th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
Thiss vid was great ! Im glad Trey put his fans inda vid….That shows that he appreciates his fans….=)
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November 26th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
awww this is cute…
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November 26th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
awww this is cute
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November 27th, 2009 at 12:51 am
After the Drake best I ever had debacle, this was pretty cool. I think it made total sense. I dig the concept and I see why his fans are so loyal. Hey It’s either this or as Star & Buckwild said, “some old left over E forty bitches” Now with that being said, Some of the girls where hella young to be singing something so sexual. (Curb your Enthusiasm) LOL
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November 27th, 2009 at 3:41 am
“LOL garbage shit”
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November 27th, 2009 at 6:20 am
I just peed on my monitor.
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November 27th, 2009 at 11:47 am
adoraaablleeee <3
trey is so sweet.
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November 28th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
Damn… some of my homegirls were in this video. LMAO!
Guess they shouldn’t have put it out on the net, if you didn’t want to share with the world.
Still, a well done concept by Mr. Songz, but something tells me Soulja Boy may have been responsible for this.
If it wasn’t already, this song is going to be a viral BEAST
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November 28th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
Ok so this is not going to be a new joint on 106 & Park is it…Joking right!! Dont get me wrong it was cute though!
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hrgoireh Reply:
December 9th, 2009 at 11:49 am
Yup i noe it was cute but they should really make a fo real video
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December 2nd, 2009 at 5:33 pm
I think that the concept was awesome, and overall a really great idea. The video quality didn’t seem to be all that bad… a higher video quality would’ve made the video look fake and not genuine in my opinion.
Thanks for posting this Miss. Info!
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December 3rd, 2009 at 7:29 pm
I LOVED it…It was really cute and funny…Now that’s someone who really loves and appreciates their fans…Stay humble Trey it’s a really good look on yu..LOL
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December 3rd, 2009 at 8:09 pm
uum…. I really feel like I am the only 1 who was not put n this video, LMBO!! 4 real, so yall ashame 2 say yall aint get picked huh, des ok cuz my perm will never sweat out, Hellaluyerr, (^_^) I luv the song, but *iffin* @ the vid!!
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December 3rd, 2009 at 8:57 pm
I LOVE THIS VIDEO!!!
In regards to the video quality being missed… I have to disagree with you Miss Info. I think that the viewing public will be able to overlook that aspect and accept this video for what it is…a homage to Trey’s fans. Let’s be real..how many artists would be willing to do this? He took a risk of releasing a poorly produced video so his fans would know how much he loves them.
In my book that makes all the difference.
Thanks for posting!
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December 5th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
that was AWSOME.!! YALL DID GREAT..I FOUND THIS VIDEO OUT ON TREY’Z TWEET..YALL GOT NOTICED AND THAT’Z GREAT.!!!!
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December 6th, 2009 at 1:03 am
i liked it. it was creative
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December 9th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
That was cute “LOL SMILEY FACE” it was i really liked it YUUUUUUUUUUUP!!!!!
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April 11th, 2010 at 10:40 pm
i love this song it is so cool and hot all of friend will love this soong tooo!!! black berry lol smiley face sex me
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