Unexpected Arrival begins with a spoken-word intro and leads into the rock-tinged
"Hello World." It's a chest-pounding proclamation befitting of the son of rap legend Run, but young Simmons is without a doubt his own artist.
Diggy proves he can spit with the best of them. On
"88," he manages to hold his own against LOX luminary Jadakiss. He pulls similar lyrical stunts on songs like
"Tom Edison" and
"The Reign" while still catering to the teenage girls squealing at the front row of his shows. The LP's first single,
"Do It Like You" featuring Jeremih, is already a proven winner, currently at #13 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart and still rising. On
"4 Letter Word," Diggy explores L-O-V-E with a youthful, wide-eyed optimism, and on
"Special Occasion," he celebrates like a young man should.
It isn't all perfect though.
"Unforgivable Blackness" is an honest attempt at depth, but the socio-politically charged track seemed to stick out like a sore thumb on an album filled with feel-good music.
