CD Review: Mary J Blige - Stronger With Each Tear

This is another very solid album from the great Mary J Blige.
She has grown so much as an artists and it has been a blast watching her grow.

The production is top-notch, much like the fine work on 'Growing Pains'. As always, Mary's voice is magnificent, even on material that is slightly less satisfactory than previous albums.
It's amazing when you can grow with an artist and this album shows her growth. Being there, in that place in your life when they first began. I've been a fan of Mary's all her career. This is Grammy award material!

9 out of 10 stars

CD Review: Timbaland - Shock Value 2

I have always been a fan of Timbaland. He is so original with his production, He is often copied and he has a huge grip on popular music today.
His new CD is no exception. The track list includes 17 tracks and guest appearances including Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado, Katy Perry, Chris Daughtry, Drake and even Miley Cyrus. The Justin Timberlake track "Carry Out" is a the lead single, although this is one of the worst tracks on the CD, I can only hope that Justin starts to get back to the old type of music he made with Timbaland.
From what I have read of this CD, many critics are slamming it and saying it is his worst CD yet. I think it is a good project and it just shows that Timbaland is branching out from Hip-Hop and R&B. If you are a true fan of Timbaland, then you will like this CD.

7 out of 10 stars

CD Review: Pink - Funhouse

Okay I am sure you are asking why are we reviewing a Pink CD in a Hip-Hop blog. Well, Pink puts it down and has some Hip-Hop influence so here goes. The CD shows an angry side of Pink probably because of her failed marriage. She sounds best angry on songs like "So What" and "Bad Influence". Another higher energy song such as "Funhouse" just sound great. She does have some ballads on here that are good but take some time to get into. Some ballads verge on country sounding but all in all it is a solid CD.


8 out of 10 stars