Kelly Rowland Gives Lil Wayne "Motivation"

Former Destiny's Child songstress Kelly Rowland has branched out and tried different sounds and beats for her solo career. If you thought Rowland's career was relegated to waiting by the phone, waiting for Beyonce's call to get Destiny's Child back together, "Motivation" offers evidence of the contrary. On Monday, she debuted the video to the Jim Jonsin/Rico Love-produced new sensual urban tune, which features Lil Wayne, and the damp, sweaty video matches the song's intense sexuality.
"Motivation" is a sophisticated ambrosial crafted mix of dance and mash-up which is the lead single for Rowland's upcoming third untitled solo studio album. The song finds Rowland promising to be her lover's motivation before her label mate Wayne steps in with a romantic verse offering kitchen and car metaphors. "[This song] makes me feel extremely, uber-duber sexy," she said. "It has that personality and characteristic to it that I don't think anybody can deny. That's why when Wayne dropped that insane verse on there ... I was like, 'You really brought that up even more.' He went into the studio and just did it. I don't think it takes much for Wayne to think. He just does it. He's so admirable."
The sultry video is hot, sexy, dark and sensual. It showing off Rowland's seductive side. The former Destiny's Child star heats up an underground warehouse with her steamy and sexy dancing, while her collaborator Wayne throws his verses in a dark passage. Rowland once said about video, "I'm aiming for a very sexy, feminine video and I'm looking for womanly, sexy designs." She later told MTV, "Sarah Chatfield directed it and Frank Gatson did the choreography. We came up with the energy with Frank, and I don't know how he sees something, but he got it."
While many can be credited for the song and video's playful vibe, Rowland admits that Wayne adds that extra something. Rowland is getting some "Motivation" from Wayne on her new single. The slow-burning track features Rowland's sexy vocals as Wayne drops a signature verse on the tune that the singer described to MTV News as "urgent and urban." Rowland, whose sultry voice could get a priest hot, weaves in and out of the minimal beat, setting the table for Wayne's stuttering, after-hours guest-verse. Stack the pieces together and it's an understated knockout that gets sexier with each spin.