“Teflon Don” is one of this summer’s blockbusters.ĪRTIST: ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL & LEON RAUSCHĪLBUM: IT’S A GOOD DAY (Bismeaux Records) “Aston Martin Music” (featuring Drake, one of the many well-chosen guests on the set) is a sensuous number reminiscent of the R&B flavor of his 2009 set, “Deeper Than Rap.” Then there’s the striking “Tears of Joy” - “Looking in the mirror but I don’t see much/Still running the streets so I don’t sleep much,” Ross raps unhurriedly, encouraging listeners to mull his every word. Over a Lex Luger-produced beat on “MC Hammer,” Ross reawakens the memory of the once-successful artist while boasting about the good life. His fourth studio album, “Teflon Don,” further establishes the Miami rapper as one of the genre’s most creative forces. (Blowin’ Money Fast),” referencing incarcerated gang leaders - Rick Ross has always been a respected lyricist. ARTIST: RICK ROSSĪLBUM: TEFLON DON (Maybach Music/Slip-N-Slide/Def Jam)ĭespite living in a gangster’s paradise - “I think I’m Big Meech/Larry Hoover,” he raps on the track “B.M.F. But while Fantasia delivers a soulful, laid-back album with tinges of gospel, her distinct voice is most enjoyable when she’s singing heartfelt ballads, as on first single “Bittersweet” and the motivational track “I’m Here (from the musical “The Color Purple”). With the accompaniment of synthesizers on the track “Falling in Love Tonight,” she touches on love at first sight, and she loses desire for a man on “The Thrill Is Gone” (featuring Cee-Lo). But she hasn’t let these situations slow her down on new album “Back to Me.” Over a midtempo production on the song “I’m Doin’ Me,” Fantasia reclaims her independence after walking away from an unstable relationship, while in “Who’s Been Lovin’ You” the singer boasts atop a piano-based beat about her ability to love a former boyfriend better than his new girl. The season-three “American Idol” winner has at times been forced to support her family (as depicted on VH1’s “Fantasia for Real”), admitted to going broke on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” and was hospitalized this past week for a “medical overdose,” after reports concerning her affair with a married man. NEW YORK (Billboard) - Fantasia has had her share of public ups and downs in the past few years.
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