"How I Roll" should have been a single to get that critical acclaim
It was already praised by Rolling Stone and I'm sure by other publications. It probably wouldn't have smashed, but it would have made a great video and put her somewhere on the map for the critics. It's a fun song, yet it's definitely a break from all of her other fun songs.
The second one is awful. The first one is okay at best.
Frankly, when scanning through the album booklet they literally chose the worst possible picture for the cover and when you open up the booklet I HATE the pic that's in the middle where she's sitting on the sofa bent forward looking at you.