Another solid album from one of Neo Soul/R&B's most productive and consistently good artists. Musiq has been at it for a while putting out five good, if not great albums over the past 8 years. He has a soulful yet rhythmic flow that blends well with slow jamz or more upbeat party hits. His story-telling ability, while keeping the skill level high is impressive to any. The instrumental feel to his songs keep it classic, but his clean voice keeps it fresh. While he's not as gritty as artists like Anthony Hamilton, Musiq can almost always keep it real without getting whiny on the track. This is another great album full of great songs. It opens with the upbeat "backagain", which is nice to hear and has a good energy. Staying with the compound-word song titles, "ifuleave" is a soulful duet with Mary J. Blige, but gets a little whiny for my taste. Then again, I've never been accused of being a fan of female vocalists. The way too pop-ish "moneyright" falls pretty flat in my opinion, but then again, I'm definitely not a fan of these types of tracks. The Damian Marley collabo "iwannabe" is a nice upbeat jam though and "someone" has a nice soulful feel to it. For a slow jam for the ladies, see "beautiful". And if you thought Neo Soul cats couldn't swag like the R&B/Rap cats, peep the final cut Radio for something a little different, but somehow hot! I really like this cd and think that it is all in all solid. In comparison to the last album, I can't call it, they were both very solid. Peep this for real doe.
8/10
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