Ciara Shows Off Her "Basic Instinct (U Got Me)"

R&B star Ciara admits to going Hollywood for a minute, but is coming back to stake her claim and reminding her detractors that she's still the 'Same Old Chic' in the new formal promotion video for her upcoming fourth album's title buzz song "Basic Instinct (U Got Me)." The song sees the singer speaking about the return to her R&B/urban roots and ditching the pop sound of previous records. The expletive-filled street anthem video directed by Phil the God and features a cameo from The-Dream. Ciara will unveil a glossier image when the video for her lead single "Ride" which features Ludacris premieres on Vevo via Jive Records today.
So apparently Cici is holding no punches on her new project, "Basic Instinct." The ATL princess has sprung a surprise on her fans by releasing this first visual hard-hitting cut, just moments ago on her official Twitter page. The "Love Sex Magic" hitmaker tweeted, "Hey my sweet fans!! Check out my video Basic Instinct (U GOT ME) Enjoy!" In the video Ciara is walking down a dirt road spitting venom like verses addressing the bloggers, critics and one particular R&B songstress that has yet to be named. With The-Dream on her side, The 24-year-old R&B singer shows off all the things she got from singing, dancing and rapping skills. She take shots at the haters and the blogs that criticize her and spread rumors about her. Also, the track reportedly is to fight back singer Keri Hilson who is rumored to diss her on "Turnin' Me On" remix.
The freshly-released video came out around a week after Ciara unraveled the title of her fourth album in an interview with Maximo TV during her red carpet appearance at the Los Angeles premiere of "Death at a Funeral" on April 12. "You're gonna get an even more sensual side and also confident and cocky. I got like such an attitude on this record, but in a fun way," she gushed further. A follow-up of her 2009 album "Fantasy Ride", "Basic Instinct" is due in stores across the U.S. this summer.