Juicy , Precious and Lyric, off the hook!
354267
"Around the way Girls 2" was way better than the first! I could not put this book down. All three of the authors did their thing. My favorite out of all three was LaJill Hunt's short story about Lyric Crenshaw, I wish she'd write a whole novel on those characters, I loved it!!!
1638973
I listen to a few rap songs, and I was a fan of her song "Fancy," and was interested in hearing more of her music and was impressed this! Definitely worth a listen! :D
3514624
Catchy tunes, clever verses - fun music that rolls around in your head all day!
4734028
Juicy J jams!! All of his beats hit hard and have a catchy hook... I suggest you just buy the whole album!
4563690
Catchy, fun, inspirational... Lady gaga at her best. A true pick-me-up album, to be listened to at full blast. And the foiled cover is just beautiful!
2467499
The entire album is OFF THE HOOK. Being a true Tamia fan I thought she could not top her very first self tited album. (if you don't have it you better ask somebody) that was her best album. But Tamia puts this thought to rest, she REALLY BRINGS IT ON THIS ONE! Tamia's vocals are no joke on this new album. Her adlibs and runs will leave you in a daze.... Her 1st single from the album "Can't get enough" takes no prisoners... The song is sexy and the lyrics and vocals are Hot! I was driving in my car and listening to the CD and almost lost my mind when I heard Tamia say that the loving was so good that her man had her breaking out in a sweat afterwards wanting a cigarette, and she's not a smoking chick the loving made her stomach muscles tight wanting more, she just couldn't get enough of him. Simply hot! The way she uses her vocals to describe this event is simply amazing. I found myself shouting at my CD player in the car saying "Tamia, you better sing girl!" As you know from my previous reviews I would not tell you wrong... Tamia's cd is the TRUTH! The best album of 2007. I just wish she was on a label that would give her better promotion. Tamia, your voice is class all by itself... its so sexy to see a women who is secure with herself. It shows in your voice and your attitude... Grant is a lucky man....  If your a true Tamia fan pick this album up, and email me at [...] and tell me what you think. I fould myself hitting the repeat key on several tracks because I was blown away with her runs and lyrics. (I'm like no she didn't say it like that!) After one listen to Tamia's lyrics and vocals from this album  I was hooked and you will be left in a daze as well. Every track is the bomb.  Tamia you have outdone yourself this time, this project was well done!
3631912
Incredibly good album, laced with incredibly catchy funk sounds and choruses. Lyrically the topics are very diverse and opinionated. The songs range from the most politically charged, to humorous songs about life's happenings. Overall an album with meaningful thought provocing lyrics (whether you agree or disagree with their anti-capitalistc theme)and catchy hooks, over great live funk band instrumentals. I highly recommend this purchase!!
2758056
Lana has delivered her masterpiece to date. Fans will find that what they have come to expect from her has transformed to a higher art form. You must listen several times, and once it is under your skin, you are in love for life.

The first half of the album - Cruel World, Ultraviolence, Shades of Cool, Brooklyn Baby, West Coast - is inarguably strongest. Side note- If they chop up any of these and make it into some jacked up version for the radio like they did with Summertime Sadness I'm going to be p*ssed!

Sad Girl, Pretty When You Cry, and Money Power Glory blend together for me personally and are not at the level of depth and artistry as the first half of the album. They're a bit repetitious but no complaints. However, the penultimate track, Old Money, is a beauty. The final track, The Other Woman, is a cover of an old song and beautifully done. Thought I'd mention that for any fans who might not have known she didn't write it (I didn't). Her voice and musicality fit the song nicely - her melodrama is perfect for the character.

Do not hesitate to buy this!
3165912
To say that I was excited about this album release is an understatement. Much like Nicki did in the years leading up to dropping "Pink Friday", Angel has been generating a tremendous buzz by featuring on countless singles as well as releasing several critically acclaimed mixtapes (like "Reservation") over the past four years. However, with much buzz comes much scrutiny and a high potential for dashed hopes. After several full playthroughs though, I'm actually quite satisfied with the approach Angel took with taking her talent to the mainstream music world on this major label debut. "Dirty Gold" has its fair share of "softer" more  pop songs, yet Angel manages to mix them with hardcore rapping and deeply personal lyrics to make for one of the most exciting albums of 2013.

"A Tribe Called Red" is some of the hardest flo from any rapper in 2013--female or male. "Black Synagogue" is a similarly intense track with heavy religious imagery and philosophical life questions. Angel's family was involved with a cult like offshoot of the Pentecostal church for most of her childhood and you can really hear how she's struggled to intelligently and emotionally come to grips with this. "Angels & Airwaves" achieves a near perfect rap/pop balance of strait hard emotional rapping and beautiful ethereal hooks. "Battle Cry" featuring Sia is another standout that rightfully draws comparisons to "Love the Way you Lie".

The one thing about this album that has really stayed with me though is how heartbreakingly authentic and real Angel sounds. Despite normally disliking talking bits mixed in with actual tracks, I actually really like some of the spoken intros to several songs. Angel certainly has her bragging moments, but by in large is focused on real life issues including her childhood, sexual abuse, insecurities, expectations and religion.  So often I feel like female rappers are pandering heavily to their male audience by being excessively sensual or ditzy. And despite Angel being like model status pretty, her lyrics focus not on her body but on life which I find refreshing and empowering. This combined with the genuine technical skill and catchy music already make "Dirty Gold" head and shoulders above most debut albums.

Now is this album perfect--of course not. There are some duds and Angel clearly needs to continue evolving a unique musical perspective. But there is much here to be excited about. The least of which is Angel's commitment to her music which led her to leak her album herself after her label kept pushing it back--forcing the label to honor the earlier release dates.

This is an album that has staying power for me--emotionally and musically, and Angel just firmly established herself a heavyweight in the rap world. Highly recommend.
1060787
The albums content is definetely Freestyle with a splash of Latin House. The lyrics are all so dreamy and the bass line hums, I make sure to spin the vinyl for "The Rhythm" at all my gigs it's a sure crowd  mover.  Lovin the inside pic of Alexis looking back!  It's albums like  this and others like M:G, Angelina, Buffy, Lil Suzy, Sonique and Cynthia  that keep freestyle alive!
1835756
This is the fourth single release from Beyonce's debust solo album, "Dangerously in Love". The album version of "Naughty Girl" is a catchy R&B/Hip Hop track great for radio play. Beyonce is one talented singer, songwriter & producer. The track cleverly incorporates a few lines from Donna Summer's hit, "Love To Love You Baby". Beyonce's voice is absolutely beautiful. The version with Lil' Kim is to the original, except it has additional lyrics and rap. Track three is the Calderone-Quayle Club Mix of the title track (and the reason I bought the single) (Calderone-Quayle: see also, Madonna, "Frozen" & "Ray of Light"). As usual, Calderone remixes this catchy track into a hands in the air club anthem. Quayle delivers beautiful piano and melodic lines & backgrounds to Beyonce's vocals. The team beautifully captures Beyonce's "ooohs" over the drums during the build-up, interludes, and conclusions. Track four is a previous Destiny's Child track, "I Know", which follows the typical style of their other recordings. For your interest, the track listing is:

 01. Naughty Girl (Album Version) 3:28

 02. Naughty Girl (feat. Lil' Kim) 3:47

 03. Naughty Girl (Calderone-Quayle Club Mix) 9:38

 04. I Know [Destiny's Child] 3:41

 All in all, if you are a fan of club/remix and/or hip hop/soul music, than this single is definately for you!

 You go girl!
3476761
Talent from beginning to end! This album is a breath of fresh air among a crowd of "mumble"/ turn up rappers whose sole purpose it to "stay lit" at the expense of creativity, content, and talent.

I am so glad I discovered this album!
1573519
Another treasure of heart-centered words set to beautiful melodies, gut-wrenching stories with lilting, stick-in-your-head tunes, along with earthshaking jams that reverberate all the way to your bones! The success of the brothers and Paul, and their adjunct members, seems to me, worthy of more recognition than they get! Long awaited, with this album, they have again produced some of the most diverse, can't be label or boxed-in music in the market today. What does it sound like?????  More!!!!!
3345808
This anthemic collection of awesomeness breaches the sound barrier of my inner soul as my body sways unconcuosly and I gleefully seek pleasure upon the endless depths of the uncromprehendably classic arrangement of possilby am inkling of the one of the most majestic and awe stickingly poopingly songs of todays inagural pop music for loius armstrong and sufjan stevens.
basically this album rocks my face off with a passion.
yeah, and its good too.
Teeth Like God's Shoeshine(5/5)one of the most epic, emotion encompassing, buttsweating, semen producing masterpieces of today's songs.
Heart cooks Brain(5/5)funky,sexy,fun,smart, crazy awesome lyrics that rack the brain like willy james huff. BETCHULAR FEVER!
Convienint Parking(4/5)pretty coo pretty coo
Lounge(Closing Time)an interesting remix to the mouse we learned to love
Jesus Christ was an Only Child(3/5)darn girl! that's some hardcore s*#$ dawg!
Doin' The Cockroach(5/5)one of the greatest dance arrangements never created, this jam is real brawe! That's the spicy meataball!
Cowboy Dan(5/5)freakin classic saget! Its gggggrrrrr8! gr8 sk8 anthem of f8!
Trailer Trash(5/5) a piece of trash...from da vinchi! what introduced me to this great bands classic sound! epic solo!
Out Of Gas(5/5)this jam is full of gas(no pun intended)-MERCUTIO. Great Lyrics-Opinions Are Like Kittens, I Was Givin Them Away
Long Distance Drunk(4/5) a sweet charming song which made me turned on by tila tequila, a once in a lifetime oppurtinity. Don't watch Tila Tequila while listening to this or else!
S*$% Luck(4/5)Awesome fist pumping classic anthem of todays youth!
Trucker's Atlas(4/5)It could be a little longer but overall great song
Polar Opposites(5/5)me and this song are not polar opposittes! we love each other! Shhh... don't tell!
Bankrupt on Selling(5/5)GREAT SONG! GREAT SONG! GREAT SONG! sorry, i didn't know if you heard
Styrafoam Boots/It's All Nice On Ice Alright(5/5) classic anthem when the drums suddenly come in. your heart spips a beat. Frrreakin awesome closer.
But seriously, i do a LOT of cocaine.
3998533
This soundtrack is off the hook! The best songs are Friday, Keep Their Heads Ringin, Roll It Up..., Take A Hit, Tryin To See Another Day, Mary Jane, and Hoochie Mama! I'm sure all rap & classic R&B fans will  love this album!
1926575
This is just the kick in the a** modern R&B needs! From producer Rodney Jerkins' off-kilter, bass heavy, slippery track (this sounds like a producer having the time of his life twiddling knobs and finding his sound) to Brandy's newly deepened and mature vocals (notice how she sings about 1/2 a beat behind the track?) this song fairly bursts with feelings of 'the new'! If the rest of the forthcoming "Full Moon" LP is as good as this astounding and wholly unexpected masterpiece then our heroine will not only have another hit on her hands, she'll finally be a creative force to be reckoned with!
A brilliant and thrilling single, Brandy, it's good to have you back.
3467275
Listen to the samples. I always say this, but it makes a huge difference. I think this group has some great versatility and vocals. The catchy beats and good lyrics definitely keep me hooked and listening. I feel like from the other albums out there, if they are catching your ear, I would definitely consider buying their album because I have not found anyone that sounds quite like them!