| The man
responsible for the catching, but overplayed "Thong Song" has returned with his
sophomoric solo album. Does the cd live up the expectations he brought upon himself from
his previous album "Unleash the Dragon"? Not in the least bit, but its not
completely horrible either. Intro
For a full 49 seconds, we get the honor of hearing
Sisqo repeat "Dragon, say it with me Dragon" over and over again. Oh joy!! After
hearing this poor exscuse for an intro, I'm dying to see what else the album has to bring
to the table.
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Not Afraid On
this track, Sisqo's infectuous voice makes the song rather tolerable. There really is no
point, or message to this song except for Sisqo saying that he's not afraid of anything.
Its more of a get hype track, than an actual song.
$1.50
Infatuated The
beat for this song is wild. And the song is fairly entertaining, but once again Sisqo
manages to sing a song just for the purposes of hearing his voice and having a sweet beat.
$1.80
Can I Live (ft. The Dragon Family) The first single from the album, and so far I see why. It
actually is a song about something. On this track Sisqo says he wishes this girl that he's
not with would get off his back trying to figure out where, with whom, and what he's
doing....can he breathe? Tell is Sisqo. This is a hot track, nice job Teddy Riley
(producer).
$2.50
"Can I live, can I breathe. Let me exhale, get off me. What I do, where I be, who I
see, you follow me. Say what is this. Can i live, can I breathe. Let me exhale, get
off of me. Give me privacy" - Sisqo
Without You (ft. Dru Hill)
I wish Sisqo was still with these guys, this is when he was at his best. Dru Hill was one
of the greatest r&b groups ever. Unfortunately, ego's won't allow them to reunite for
a full album. They can however mange to get a single a piece out on Sisqo's albums. This
song however, doesn't live up to the respect and talent that these batlimore boys have.
Its not bad, but nothing to write home about either.
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Homewrecker Wow, I didn't think Sisqo
could put more than three songs on his album that had an actual point. On this track,
Sisqo sings about how this girl is trying to break up his happy home. Another track that a
lot of people can relate to, but the song is a little so simplistic and annoying to listen
to over and over again.
$1.10
Last Night Sisqo at his best. Singing with
a futurisitc beat in the background, singing to the tempo, and actually having a point to
the track. "Last Night" has Sisqo talk about how last night he had a dream about
a girl that was so hot, and had him out of breath..but she don't know who she is.
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Close Your Eyes Interlude - Instead of fooling
people into thinking he actually had 12 tracks on this album, he could have just attached
this to the track it belongs with. On this song, a girl tells Sisqo that she's tired of
going through this ish, and she needs for him to show her that he really wants to be with
her and love her.
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Close Your Eyes I was wondering if ballads
were in Sisqo's vocabulary anymore. Here Sisqo tells the girl that he will be here for
her, so she can close her eyes and put her hands in the sky and give herself up to him.
$1.80
Dance For Me A dance track, something
that you would except from Sisqo. Here Sisqo continues the use of a spanish-esque dancing
like he did with Thong Song. Of course this track is nowhere near as sweet and addictive
as that track. Its decent, and like most of the tracks on this album...is rather
forgettable after a few listens.
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Off The Corner (ft. The Associates) - I don't have a problem when Artist
use their albums as a showcase to put their newly signed artists on their own album. Of
course, when its an r&b album and the artist is a rap group..there's a litlte problem.
Especially when you only have 12 tracks on your album (2 of which are intros). The song is
pretty ok, but nothing that you will remember for awhile.
$.50
Dream (ft. Chinky of LovHer) A duet ballad
to close off this confused album. Sisqo finally sings a song, instead of talking through
one. This is a very pretty song, and it shows that Sisqo is a very capable of putting on
real music as compared to a bunch of pop songs hidden under the thin veil of
"pop".
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Depending on what kind of Sisqo fan you are,
depends on how much you'll enjoy this song. If you liked the Sisqo that was apart of Dru
Hill, who sang real songs about heart felt things, and every now and then did a fast
up-tempo track that just defied all previous thoughts...then this isn't your album. If you
like the Sisqo that sang pop songs like "Thong Song" & "Not
Afraid", and sang real songs like "Incomplete" every once in a blue. Then
this is the album for you. I however hope to God that SIsqo will realize that "Thong
Song" was one in a million, and that his real talent lies when he's apart of Dru
Hill.
Album worth: $16.65
Album price: $15.49
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