June 5th, 2007 marks the release of R&B/Pop princess Rhianna's third studio album. Yes, folks it is her 3rd album in three years. It would seem Rhianna maybe taking a page from Mariah Carey's bag of tricks. In the 90's Carey dropped an album about every other year; Rhianna says, "I can do better, how about a new album every year." Although I love and appreciate new music, being the Cancer that I am, I long for the days when you had to wait at least two or three years for a pop star to release new material. Remember the anticipation; you could not wait for that new Prince or Micheal Jackson album.
Anyway on to the new Rhianna album, well, I have only sampled a few tracks on itunes, but it sounds very promising. The beats are current and hip, the Jay-Z influences are very noticeable. Whether or not her music has grown in three years, I am going to take a wild guess and say, um NO. All these songs could have come from her first album, let's face it she's only 19; how much growth can you get in two years? But, I will give "Good Girl Gone Bad" the benefit of the doubt until I can hear every track. So far my initial knee-jerk reaction, 3 stars, stand out track "Shut up and Drive".
July 3, 2007 look forward to Beyonce's Children..oh sorry Destiny's Child's founding member Kelly Rowland to release her second solo project appropriately titled "Miss Kelly". If the first single "Like This" is any indication of what's to come; I am going to love it. I have always loved Kelly's voice and often felt she was overshadowed by Beyonce's insipid vibrato. Maybe this is Kelly's time to shine. Simply because I like her, without even hearing the material, I'm going to give it 3 1/2 stars. Of course, I am known for changing my mind; I'll keep you posted if I do.
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