Despicable Me OST Review

Despicable: so worthless or obnoxious as to rouse moral indignation. Despicable is hardly a word that should be used to describe the new “Despicable Me” soundtrack which has exclusive new tracks from the executive producer Pharrell. Eight of the new tracks for the OST have been produced by The Neptunes with two classics: The Bee Gee’s – “You Should Be Dancing” & The Sylvers – “Boogie Fever”.

Despicable Me: The soundtrack’s opening track. It seems to be the theme of the main villain/character Gru. In the song Pharrell raps about why Gru carries out the actions he does and if you don’t agree with it… well that’s okay. Personally its one of my faves off the soundtrack.

Fun, Fun, Fun: One of the soundtrack’s standout tracks. The beat is infectious and most importantly… fun ironically as the song exclaims. It features Pharrell singing his heart out over the percussion. Another great track that you definitely shouldn’t sleep on.

I’m On A Roll: New song sung by the duo Destinee & Paris that is very BORING. Nothing sticks out about the track at all and it’s very dull and boring… especially their voices. Very blah!

Minion Mambo feat. Pharrell & Lupe Fiasco: Another of my favorites as well…. It takes Lupe Fiasco rapping as one of the Minions pledging their loyalty to Gru and how they are going to help him steal the moon. It’s a silly track that’s fun as well, you’ll definitely be able to clown to it.

Boogie Fever: Now of course this classic is just that A CLASSIC that was released in 1975 from their album “Showcase” and obviously could still get play at a party and be able to rock to it. Always have to pay homage to our old school music.

My Life: Robin Thicke makes an appearance on the soundtrack with a great lil cut on the album. It’s very catchy and easy to bump to. I expect this one to be a fan favorite.

Prettiest Girls: Once again Pharrell produces a track that has him singing once again but the beat is very happy and jolly. Even the toughest of people will catch themselves rocking from side to side listening to him proclaim whom the Prettiest Girls are.

Rocket’s Theme: Pharrell takes the route of creating a song that talks about Gru’s plans of getting to the moon on a rocket and getting there before ‘they’ come. The moon is Gru’s ultimate goal in the film and this song definitely coincides with that purpose.

You Should Be Dancing: Now many of us know the Bee Gee’s for many songs during the disco era but You Should Be Dancing is something any fan of music can deny is something that doesn’t have your body rocking to the beat. Another classic that is placed perfectly on the album

The Unicorn Song: “Unicorns I Love Them, Unicorns I Love” are the only words said in the entire track but don’t think the simplicity of the song means it won’t be great. Agnes creates a track very reminiscent of a club song and it’s fun to dance to as well. It’s a nice lil track.

And to sum it all up although the soundtrack is ONLY 10 tracks I do believe that The Neptunes have produced an album that is worthy of being the soundtrack and giving us quality music that we can enjoy.

“Despicable Me” hits theaters July 7th and the soundtrack is in stores July  6th!

earStyle X BET AWARDS 10: The Rundown

Wow. I have to say that the 2010 BET Awards was definitely the best one yet. Even the Red Carpet show was entertaining! There’s some moments that I want to get into, but first I want to just give a big thanks to BET for throwing the BET Awards Viewing Party in Philadelphia! It was a success and thanks for the dope customized Ipod Nano!

Now…on to the show. The award show had so many great moments, but I can’t cover them all. I will just cover some of my favorite moments and get into a few of the not so great moments of the show.

Kanye West – “Power”

What better way to open the show than with the return of KanYe West? Man…that definitely set the pace for the show. The backdrop was simply amazing and very much like the Glow In The Dark tour. KanYe is back and he’s coming with it. The only flaw with the performance was that BET had to censor like EVERY word, we heard maybe 10% of the song, but it’s all good. I’m ready for September…I am sure he will do a “Good Ass Job”. Shout out to BMF for the footage!

Following that amazing performance was an amazing show opener by the wonderful host Queen Latifah. Queen Latifah did her thing tonight! There is nothing worst than a good show with a bad host and I am more than happy that Queen Latifah was chosen to do the job. While she may not have performed the latest big girl rendition of a Beyonce dance like Mo’Nique, she really held her own and kept the momentum going for the evening! Kudos to Queen Latifah.

Diddy- Dirty Money ft. Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, and T.I. – “Hello, Good Morning”

Pyro, lots of smoke, and lots of star power were just three factors of one of the hottest performances of the night. Diddy and his Dirty Money crew (Wassup Kalenna?!) ripped the stage with their remix of their hit single “Hello, Good Morning”. Rick Ross, T.I., and Nicki Minaj were great additions to an already great performance. Our only complaint is that at times the smoke kind of took the limelight…literally. We spent a great deal of time looking at silhouettes and listening to backing tracks. Other than that Diddy and Dirty Money killed their choreography and had the whole place rocking! Now we are waiting to finally board this “Last Train To Paris”. It’s been scheduled to take off for a year now, but the album is now set to drop this fall! Let’s work.

Mike Epps was one of the few things that just did not work for the night. He was not funny at all. I’m not hating. I am just speaking my mind. Oh and I am glad Debra Lee kept it short and did not bring up Don Cornelius. Oh yeah another thing that could have been avoided…the “Music Matters” section was a great idea. Big ups to J. Cole for getting a few minutes to do his thing…but come on Debarge should have left that one alone and that one girl who sound worst than Keyshia Cole. I understand artists like to surprise the crowd and do things that make sense for the audince, but B.o.B. should have called up Hayley Williams for “Airplanes pt. II”  and left Keyshia Cole in her seat. She did that great song NO JUSTICE and she was a vocal disaster in my opinion. Eminem literally recovered that performance and saved it from being a complete wreck. Kudos.

Usher- “There Goes My Baby”

They call him U-S-H-E-R. Usher could have easily ripped the stage with “OMG”, but he chose to cool the night down with a decent performance of “There Goes My Baby”. Watching the performance reminded me of his earlier days. I think it was the way he breezed through the verses and commanded the stage doing the minimal. Good job Usher…I wonder what will be the next single after “There Goes My Baby”.

The Chris Brown Michael Jackson Tribute

Epic. Epic. Epic. Job well done Chris Brown. This was by far the best Michael Jackson tribute. It was an emotional roller coaster, but he killed it! He put his heart on that stage. Shout out to everyone saying he faked his emotions…come on, really? Get a life. Good job Chris Brown…I hope things work out for you!

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Congratulations to everyone who won an award. Wait. Video of the Year went to Beyonce and Lady GaGa for “Video Phone”….I am sorry, but that was the biggest WTF moment of the evening. Congrats to Alicia Keys and all of her awards, y’all had to love Prince’s reaction to her hopping her pregnant self up on that piano. She did her thing though! Congrats to John Legend, Prince, and everyone else. It was a great show!

Single Review: Dirty Money, Nicki Minaj, Christina Aguilera

It’s heating up outside, but will the charts be heating up with some hot new music? Dirty Money, Christina Aguilera, and Nicki Minaj released their new singles. Check out the verdict Below.

Dirty Money ft. T.I. – “Hello, Good Morning” (Produced by Danja)

Diddy is prepping the release of his “Last Train To Paris” project with his newly formed group Dirty Money which consists of former Danity Kane member Dawn and songwriter Kalenna. The trio found success with their Biggie assisted “Angels” and their club anthem “Love Come Down”. This time around the group gets assistance from the King of the South T.I. on the Danja produced “Hello, Good Morning”. The track is a club banger and is definitely about to take over Pop and Urban charts.

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Nicki Minaj ft. Sean Garrett – “Massive Attack” (Produced by Alex Da Kidd/Sean Garrett)

It’s the moment Barbies everywhere have been waiting for…or maybe it isn’t. Nicki Minaj’s first single “Massive Attack” finally leaked and it’s a bit underwhelming if you ask me. There’s a few problems here with this track. The song is called “Massive Attack”, but there really isn’t anything Massive about it. The production is all over the place and the chorus is a bit lazy. It’s Nicki though so radio will most likely go crazy over it. I’m not even going to lie though, I am definitely looking for the Amber Rose assisted and Hype Williams directed video. It should be a good one! This one will probably grow on me.

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Christina Aguilera – “Not Myself Tonight” (Produced by Polow Da Don)

X-tina is back! No one was really sure what sound Christina would be going for this time around. Before her Greatest Hits package, Christina literally took us back to the big band days and now she’s hitting the clubs with her Dance track “Not Myself Tonight”. What makes the track good is that it’s not a typical Red One/David Guetta dance track which everyone seems to be doing these days. We are definitely looking forward to what else she have to offer on her new album, “Bionic” which is set to drop this June.

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Music Review: Raheem DeVaughn – The Love & War Masterpeace

Looking for some feel good music with a purpose of peace? Look no further, Raheem DeVaughn is delivering positive good music and so much more on his latest offering, “The Love & War Masterpeace”. The R&B hippie and Neo-Soul Rockstar really delivered a beyond solid piece of work and you should definitely hit up your local retailer and support the project! Check out the full review after the jump.

Track by Track Review.

01. “Dr. Cornel West Intro” – Yes! Dr. Cornel West himself is all over this project, so you already know it’s going to be a good journey from the beginning. Dr. Cornell West proclaims as Raheem DeVaughn as the future of great music.

02. “Bulletproof (ft. Ludacris)” – You have probably heard this single on your favorite radio station…if they play good music. You would never expect gun shots to sound so smooth and relaxing. Ludacris comes with his A game and states, “My future is ever clear/180 proof”…we couldn’t disagree. This is definitely a track to check out!

03. “The Greatness (ft. Wale)” – DeVaughn gets help from fellow DMV artist Wale on this track which praises the greatness of a woman. “Under the gloss of your lips is greatness/ Greatness underneath it all/ Beautiful inside out/ Love you inside out/ When you don’t feel beautiful at all…look at mirror on wall” The song contains really nice lyrics, but my favorite is the opening “Konichiwa Ladies”… if you know me you know that is a staple lol.

04. “I Don’t Care” – This is a good track and it gives off a really feel good feeling. The track kind of reminds me of Robin Thicke’s “Magic”. Am I the only who hear the resemblance?

05. “Black and Blue” – Here’s Raheem DeVaughn’s fight against domestic abuse. “Love ain’t knocking you on the ground/Calling you out of your name” Really nice track and definitely relevant to these days.

06. “Mr. Right” – When I hear this I get CCB’s “Phatty” in my head for some reason. Maybe I am just crazy…The title pretty much explains the message of this song, but it is one of my favorites on the album!

07. “Dr. Cornell West (Interlude)” – Just an interlude…don’t really mind it.

08. “Fragile (ft. Malik Yusef)” – Ladies, if your heart requires a little Tender Loving Care put all of your faith in Raheem. Nice track.

09. “My Wife” – This track has a nice message about not looking for a girlfriend, a married woman, and etc., but looking for that true wife. Nice message, but this is one of the weakest on the album.

10. “B.O.B.” – Raheem isn’t singing about Bombs over Baghdad on this track, but he’s speaking about something that can’t do it like him…a battery operated boyfriend. This track definitely caught me off guard, but it’s a good one!

11. “Bedroom” – An average track with an old school feel. Not bad.

12. “Microphone” – Another filler track…it’s alright.

13. “Garden Of Love” – Nice track!

14. “Dr. Cornell West P.S.A.” – Mr. West is back to close the album. Again, don’t really mind it. The interludes really kept the album flowing.

15.  ”Revelations 2010 (ft. Damian Marley)” – This is one of my favorites on the album. The only thing missing is the homie Nasir Jones.

Overall Album Rating:

4/5

Music Review: Omarion- “Ollusion”

Omarion is back with a new album “Ollusion”. Following the release of his, “21″ album which featured the infectious “Entourage” and “Ice Box” and his collab album with Bow Wow “Face Off”, Omarion comes with his first album to sport a Parental Advisory sticker. After seeing the videos and hearing the singles, I was kind of apprehensive about this one. However, the slow numbers definitely makes up for the cheesyness like “I Get It In”. Check out our track by track review after the jump.
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Sophia Fresh: “So Phreakin’ Fresh”

Girl Groups seem to be a thing of the past. The last few to survive were Destiny’s Child and TLC, but this year a slew of girl groups have been making some noise. First up we have Electrik Red, that’s The Dream’s raunchy, provocative girls. Then there was Rich Harrison’s Rich Girl who created a small buzz and is currently on tour with Beyonce. Next up to bat is T-Pain’s Sophia Fresh.
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Melanie Fiona Is Ready For The World

“Give It To Me Right”- This is the first single. A hot track that sets a great tone for the album and her career as a whole. If you haven’t heard the song request it at your local radio station or on 106 & Park. It’s different and a hot record. EarStyle.NET Rating: 5 out of 5.

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Electrik Red’s Debut Is On Point!

“Muah”: Electrik Red proclaims that their kissing game is the shit on “Muah”. They kiss their way through a chorus similar to the chorus on “So Good”. Electrik Guitars and all. This track couldn’t get any more seductive. EarStyle.NET Rating: 5/5

“So Good”: This track is “So Ooh Shit Damn So Good”, Tricky and the Dream really did their thing on this head knodding track. With the right promo this track could be doing so much more damage on the airwaves right now. The video is also a nice treat from this sexy, yet fun group. EarStyle.NET Rating: 5/5

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Busta’s Back On His B.S.!

Busta Rhymes “Back On My B.S.” Drops May 19th! Support him!

“Wheel of Fortune” (Intro): Dope intro track. We are treated to a choir of people singing “Back on my B.S.”. Lol! That’s Busta for you. Then the track begins with a nice old school vibe done by DJ Scratch. Nice way to start the album Bus! EarStyle.NET Rating: 4/5

“Give Em What They Askin For”: “They say we make the greatest hits. Who am I To disagree?” We feel the same way Swizzy! We can’t disagree at all. Not as infectious as “Touch It”, but it is definitely a banger! EarStyle.NET Rating: 4/5

“Respect My Conglomerate” (Feat. Lil’ Wayne & Jadakiss): You probably heard this one on the radio or saw the video on 106 & Park (I Know we did!). Features two Hip Hop artists who are on top of their game and reminisces Old Skool Busta. Dope track. No complaints here. EarStyle.NET Rating: 5/5

“Shoot For The Moon”: Busta wants to land on the stars on this one. However theres really nothing out of this world on this one. Cool album filler. EarStyle.NET Rating: 3.5/5

“Hustler’s Anthem ’09” (Feat. T-Pain): Dang right you keep hustling T-Pain. Here’s another track laced with a hook by Tallahassee’s T-Pain. Doesn’t it seem like he squeezes his way on every album? The track is cool. EarStyle.NET Rating: 3.5/5

“Kill Dem” (Feat. Pharrell & Tosh): The Neptunes! I think Busta Rhymes is on his Jamaican tip on this one…lol. Dope nonetheless. Neptunes chords, cow bells, and saxophones,nice. Haha, is Pharrell saying “Look at that muffin”. Wow, Lol! EarStyle.NET Rating: 4/5

“Arab Money” (Feat. Ron Browz): I know a lot of people hate on Ron Browz, but this track is hot. Love the sample, love the beat, it’s a pretty crazy single. Other than this being another LP from Busta, this is what really got me interested in checking out this album. EarStyle.NET Rating: 5/5

“I’m A Go And Get Ma…” (Feat. Mike Epps): Lol, Mike Epps is crazy! A little comedy relief, isn’t Busta known for that? DJ Scratch did this one too. Diggin’ the congos! EarStyle.NET Rating: 4/5

“We Want In” (Feat. Ron Browz, Flipmode Movement, Spliff Star, Show Money): Here’s Ron Browz again on a hook. This beat goes. You can’t resist nodding to this one. If Rah Digga was still with Flipmode I guess she would be on this track. EarStyle.NET Rating: 4/5

“We Miss You” (Feat. DeMarco & Jelly Roll): I feel like Akon should be on this track. I’m not saying I want him on it in anyway lol, but it just seems like one of those tracks. Not bad, I could actually see Outkast straight murdering this beat. EarStyle.NET Rating: 3.5/5

“Sugar” (Feat. Jelly Roll): “Can’t wait to taste your sugar”. Here’s the making love song on the album. Feeling it! EarStyle.NET Rating: 4/5

“Don’t Believe Em (Feat. Akon &T.I.)”: Here’s Akon! T.I. may be the best thing about this track. This one is kind of generic. I will say the song has a nice message! EarStyle.NET Rating: 3.5/5

“Decision (Feat. Jamie Foxx, Mary J. Blige, John Legend & Common) : Nice little inspirational track. All star line up, but I kind of lost interest quickly. Don’t know why? This song became background music quickly. EarStyle.NET Rating: 3/5

“World go Round (Feat. Estelle)”: This track is on some EuroPop ish. Word is that it’s Busta’s next single. This sound seems to be in so maybe it will work for him. Estelle sounds good on the chorus. Not bad, but interesting way to close this album. EarStyle.NET Rating: 4/5

Was Ciara’s “Fantasy Ride” Worth The Long Wait?

Ciara’s “Fantasy Ride” Drops May 5th! Check out what we think!

“Ciara to the Stage”: Originally titled “Explode”, the Tricky Stewart opening is a great start for this album. The slow sensual track has Ciara pouring her heart out to her lover. Ciara even gives us a little bit of her rapping on the slow number. EarStyle.NET Rating: 4/5

“Love Sex Magic”: We first have to say that Ciara should give Justin a big hug for finally getting her a hit for this album. Big ups to you for that one man and we definitely looking out for your next album! Now, on to the track. I never really was a fan of this single, but I guess it did what they needed it to do. EarStyle.NET Rating: 3/5

“High Price”: I remember when this first leaked. Personally, I think this Dream/Tricky Stewart produced track is crazy! Ludacris of course comes hard on his verse and Ciara is pretty dope on the song too. Ciara says she should be a threat, because she is the bomb! We hear you C. EarStyle.Net Rating: 4.5/5

“Turntables”: Danja has a lot going on with the production here. It’s kind of hot though. Kind of. This track even comes complete with an appearance by Chris Brown. At first fans thought that the singer would be removed from the track after the controversy around him and Rihanna. Well, he’s still on it. Don’t know how I really feel about this one. EarStyle.Net Rating: 2.5/5

“Like A Surgeon”: Easily the best song on this album. With a drum pattern similar to Twista’s “Get It Wet” and the feeling of an old Timbaland track, the song is crazy! Think Aaliyah meets Ginuwine. Ciara sings to her lover, and serenades him as she says when it comes to her loving she’s like a surgeon. After this track, you will definitely want to be her next patient. This is definitely the slow jam that will take over urban radio. The label would be crazy to not eventually release this. Lovin’ it! EarStyle.Net Rating: 5/5

“Never Ever”: This is the first/second single (Don’t know if yall remember the omitted T-Pain collabo “Go Girl”). Polow does his thing as usual with this track. Young Jeezy is featured of course, I think he comes with your Polow first single. Look at Usher’s “Love in This Club”. Unfortunately, this one did not match the success of that track. The beat still knocks. EarStyle.NET Rating: 4/5

“Lover’s Thing”: Soon as the beat drops we can tell this is a Los production and Dream is featured. Dream and Ciara sings about being caught up in “this Lover’s Thing”. Nice vibe! EarStyle.NET Rating: 4/5

“Work”: The up-tempo track is reworked from how we initially heard it months ago. There’s a nice little addition in the beginning from long time collaborator, Missy Elliott. Kind of has a vibe like “Turntables”, but less annoying. EarStyle.NET Rating: 3/5

“Pucker Up”: Ciara tells us “We can kiss her swag”. We’ve kind of been over the whole “swag” thing and Dark Child productions lately. This is definitely filler material right here. EarStyle.NET Rating: 2/5

“G Is for Girl (A to Z)”: Beyonce’s a Diva and Ciara’s a G! This track kind of reminds me of Keri Hilson’s “Turn Me On”. More filler material, but this one is kind of hot production and arrangement wise. EarStyle.NET Rating: 3/5

“Keep Dancin’ on Me”: This track originally featured The Dream, now Ciara rocks this one alone. I kind of lost focus on this track. It’s one of those songs that play in the background and you really don’t notice it. Probably could have been left off the album. EarStyle.NET Rating: 2/5

“Tell Me What Your Name Is”: Ciara wants to make you hers so tell her what your name is! Here’s one of the few tracks that did not leak six months in advance! The song is pretty cool. EarStyle.NET Rating: 3.5/5

“I Don’t Remember”: Here’s another favorite! This track tells the story of the next morning after a party. Ciara sings of still having on the same clothes from the previous night and not knowing how she ended up where she is! Ciara parties hard! This one was produced and written by Ne-Yo. The man is a beast! Now listen and clap & sing along. EarStyle.NET Rating: 5/5

Is Day26’s “Forever In A Day” Album Hot? Find Out What We Think!

Day26 is back with their new album, “Forever In A Day”. The album drops next week, but check out our review now!

“Just Getting Started”: The group proclaims, “Welcome to The Greatest Show on Earth”, well one thing is for sure “Making the Band” isn’t the greatest show on Earth so hopefully this album is. We did enjoy the last album so let’s see if we can say the same about this album. As the hook says, “We just getting started started”…the album is just getting started, but is the group? Seems like they might not even make it to another. This track is pure filler at its finest. Opening with filler, not good. Come on Day26! EarStyle.NET Rating: 2/5

“Imma Put It On Her ft. Diddy & Yung Joc”: It’s Bad Boy! Day26 is joined by boss man Diddy & label mate Yung Joc on their official first single. Just one question, why isn’t this getting any play? It’s catchy and the production is pretty tight! Oh, but Diddy could have been left off of this. EarStyle.NET Rating: 3.5/5

“Shawty Wats Up ft. T-Pain”: Sounds like your typical T-Pain production. Of course it comes complete with Auto Tune. The group asks shawty what’s up and what’s it gonna be, while bragging about popping bottles and setting your average club scene. Ehhh….okay. EarStyle.NET Rating: 2.5/5

“Think Of Me”: Soon as the beat dropped I thought of Bobby V and I just knew this was a Tim & Bob production. Nice & laid back, what I kind of expect from the group. The group tells their ladies to think of them, because they are the only that can satisfy them. Not bad. EarStyle.NET Rating: 4/5

“Stadium Music”: Everyone is coming with a little rock edge these days. Day26 follows the trend on this hot track produced by B. Cox. “My love is like Stadium Music/Put your whole body through it”, all yall concert goers know that feeling. Must be something serious! EarStyle.NET Rating: 5/5

“Bi-Polar”: A lot is going on with this track, but at the same time it’s not too bad. Vocals are cool, but don’t really have too much to say about this one so let’s just give it a grade. EarStyle.NET Rating: 3/5

“Perfectly Blind”: Cool breezy feel to the track. I’m really feeling this one right here. It drags on a bit, but it’s tolerable. Earstyle.NET Rating: 4/5

“So Good”: This track is giving me vibes from the first album. Definitely a good thing! It’s not too much going on, and the production is very subtle and the showcase is on the vocals. I really like this one. EarStyle.NET Rating: 4.5/5

“Girlfriend”: “I Need a Girl…Girlfriend”. You hear that ladies? Day26 and your boy need a girlfriend, so hit us up! LOL, but the track is cool. It’s not really overwhelming or underwhelming…I really like the chorus. That’s about it. EarStyle.NET Rating: 3/5

“Babymaker”: Look at the title and I guess you can pretty much guess what this one is about. If you still don’t get it Day26 can help you out, “This is a babymaker”. This one is pretty dope. EarStyle.NET Rating: 3.5/5

“Then There’s You”: Nice track. Enough said. EarStyle.NET Rating: 4/5

“Need That ft. Jermaine Dupri”: Oh a club track! Taking us to Baltimore (and Philly!) with this one! I literally had a smile on my face when the song came on. This one will be in heavy rotation by default! I definitely did not see this coming. On the flip side, this track is a little cheesy and it really does not offer much, but who cares? I don’t. EarStyle.NET Rating: 4/5

“Reminds Me Of You”: This kind of has an old school feel to the harmonies and all. I can see this one coming on while you are cruising on a sunny day with a little wind. Yeah, this one is smooth. EarStyle.NET Rating: 4/5

“Your Heels”: Jazze Pha? Where you been and why aren’t you helping out Ciara? Back to Day26, this is filler material. EarStyle.NET Rating: 3/5

“Truth Is A Lie”: Sounds familiar. EarStyle.NET Rating: 4/5

So here’s the final verdict: From the tracks that previously leaked and that did not make the album, I definitely feel like some of the other tracks should have made the final tracklisting. The album isn’t bad at all, it just doesn’t have the standouts like the first one did. There’s definitely improvement, but nothing is my new “Come With Me”, “I’m The Reason”, or “If It Wasn’t For You”. Hopefully, they do some numbers with this one so Que can calm down a bit!

EarStyle.NET Rating: 3/5

Slim of 112 say’s “Love’s Crazy”, but is his album hot? Find out!

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Slim formerly of R&B Group 112, already proved that he could hold his own on the solo tip with his hit single “So Fly”, which features Young Joc. The single blazed airwaves all over the country this past summer. See if his debut solo album “Love’s Crazy” stacks up to the hype from his first single.

We begin with the intro to the album which is entitled “Intro Psalm”, an interesting intro which recites the Bible’s 23^rd Psalm. Slim offers smooth background vocals, before he proclaims “God’s First”. Slim boasts about his shawty that’s a ten on the first song “She Got That”, produced by T-Pain. Next we are treated to the Ryan Leslie produced “Good Lovin’” which features the hit-producer and Fabolous. Slim is basically telling a girl that he can give her all the “good lovin’” that she needs. Apparently, this track is the second single and it’s not bad. The track is followed by the Odd.N.Endz first single “So Fly”. Of course, you already know all about the track.

The “Baby Yu (Interlude)” is a radio skit which reminds all of the fans and any new fans of Slim’s past with his group 112. I’m definitely loving “So Gone”, which features Faith Evans (Where she been at?)”. The song begins with an electric guitar which lays the fundamentals down for the sexy song where Slim tells exactly how he feels about his girl. It’s great to hear Faith Evans again, especially on a real hot and sexy track, definitely a standout. “Sweet Baby”, continues the good loving mood of the album. It seems like someone is a little whipped. There are really no bad stories here so far. Slim lets it be known that ladies don’t need anything, but a sexy pair of heels on the sexy “Heels On”. The seductive track features Yung Berg and Deezo. The track is alright. Next up, Slim takes it to the bedroom on the slow number, “Bedtime Stories”. It seems like the Dream and Tricky Stewart stopped through on the Prince influenced “U Got Me (Addicted)”. To our surprise up & coming producer and songwriter Malay actually penned and produced the track. You may remember the name from the latest seasons of Making the Band.

On the T-Pain mid-tempo “Don’t Say It”, Slim sings “Don’t say you’re done, don’t say no more, don’t say you’re leaving”. This seems to be the beginning of when all of the love is starting to go. On the Mario Winans produced “Leave U Alone”, which has a kick to it a little something like Danity Kane’s “Damaged”, Mario sings about his girl who cheated. Now he has to let her go. What happened to all the love? I’m definitely feeling the track though. It almost makes you want to dance, but the man just got cheated on by his girl. I guess we can nod and feel his pain. “More” is an excellent interlude where Slim tells a girl that she deserves more. Slim never meant for his girl to get away on the track “Apologize”, which is also produced by heavyweight Mario Winans. The closing up-tempo “Love’s Crazy”, is full of Atlanta All Stars. The track features OutKast rapper Big Boi, who is also due to release a solo album soon and hit producers Organized Noize, whom are responsible for TLC’s “Waterfalls”. The melody of the chorus kind of reminds me of the chorus from “We Can Do It Anywhere”. Maybe it’s just me.

Overall, Slim produced a hot album. I definitely do not see any problems for longevity for this album. The album has many tracks that could be potential hit singles. I’d recommend that you go out and cop this album November 18, 2008 and support him. Some of my personal favorite cuts from the album are “So Fly”, “Love’s Crazy”, “Leave U Alone”, “U Got Me (Addicted)”, and “So Gone”. Head over to the media section and Let us know what you think!

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