House, R&B, Soul & Rap > Stax / Southern Soul House, R&B, Soul & Rap > Soul > Motown > Mercury

Advantages: Its quality, and her vocals are amazing.
Disadvantages: Too ballad laden!

...AINT NO LOVE I love this its sooooo cool. Its a real motown number "when we ooh ooh, I get shivers down my spine". I hope she releases this next cos there is something extremely catchy about this tune, yes yes yes we like this. 6/5 THE WOMAN YOU WANT Terri tries at Whitney-esque epic and its not really working for me on this track. Its a bit too bland compared to her other tracks on the album, but if you like big R&B Ballads then this is undoubtedly ...
...a bit rubbish, its not a great end to the album, but is a great vocal! 3/5 Overall if you love ballads you'll love this, or chilling on a summers day with nothingness music. But if you want harder more upbeat and catchy beats buy Beverley Knight of Estelle! ... Read review

Advantages: Great tracks
Disadvantages: Short Album

...that they were the 8th wonder of the world (but don’t quote me on that). I like this album as it is quite easy listening; many of the tracks are ballads (mostly about finding love and then letting it go). Although they may be an R&B band I would say they are fairly mainstream and anyone could relax and listen to this album. Tracks ~~~~~ 1. Honeyz Intro Written by Honeyz/Steve Levine 2. Finally found – slow ballad, about finding love Written ...
...Honeyz/Paul Meehan/Steve Levine/JP Esq. 12. Wonder No. 8 Written by Dean Mc Taggart/David Tyson 13. What does she look like? Written by Honeyz/Yoyo Olugbo/Henry Binns/Natalie John 14. End of the line (Rude boy mix) – powerful song about letting go of love (ballad) Written by Paul Beguad 15. Finally found (reprise) Written by Yoyo Olugbo/Henry Binns Review ~~~~~~ I personally love this album its one that you can have on in the background ... Read review

Advantages: Lots of variety
Disadvantages: A few weaker tracks

"Certified" is the fourth album from the Mississippi rapper David Banner. I thought that I had to go back seeing that I enjoyed his latest 2008 release, "The Greatest Story Ever Told" so much, so I thought that I would see similar quality from this 2005 piece, which has him do both the rapping and a fair proportion of the production. 1. "Lost Souls" To get things going we drive straight into some straight Dirty South rap. I found that he was effective ...
...wislt managing ito integrate his influences of Rock into things with some guitar work too. **Three Stars** 2. "Treat Me Like A" (feat. Jadakiss) I still don't get how Jadakiss keeps thinking he can on some Crunk beats, but he does it once again as Lil' Jon does the production, and aside the parts which Jada takes up, it is a strong Hip Hop cut for the clubs. **Four Stars** 3. "Gangsta Walk" (feat. Three 6 Mafia, Marcus, 8Ball & MJG) On this one ... Read review

Advantages: Consistent quality
Disadvantages: One slip in quality

"Me Against The World" is the third album by the West Coast Rap legend 2Pac who was killed in 1996 as a result of a fatal shooting. The album came a year before this and has him rapping in what has been called a "nothing to lose" persona as he raps during a difficult time in his life as he was shot five times late in 1994, and was in prison for the release of the record. Despite all this, he was able to top the charts with his music, even with him ...
..."Intro" 2. "If I Die 2Nite" Heavy in bitter alliteration, this one has 'Pac's attitude for the whole release summed up as he really just doesn't care what happens to himslef, as he lives each day for what it is, and knows there's no point in pre-planning anything. **Four Stars** 3. "Me Against The World" Giving him a littel sample of G-Funk with a synth-based prodcution to hand, this one has the artist come with adesperate track, where he describes ... Read review

Advantages: Full to brim with excellent songs
Disadvantages: It's been re-released with extra tracks

What can I say? I love this album! When Rihanna first appeared on the scene I found her style a bit nasal but that's all changed with this album. I do find myself skipping through her slower love songs but that's just my own personal taste and they are no less exceptional lyric-wise than the more up-beat tracks. And believe me there are plenty of get-up and dance tracks on this CD, and not just those that have been released as singles. 'Shut up and ...
...whilst 'Lemme Get That' is a definite booty-shaker and 'Breaking Dishes' will speak volumes to most of the female populous. Even the mildly annoying 'Umbrella' (come on who hasn't found ella-ella-ella a tad annoying by the 25th time?) gets a regular play on my stereo. I would definitely recommend this album as a buy. The only shame is I now have to buy the re-released album as it's got new tracks included on it. ... Read review