I think this is for the best. New album 2010. Total revamp of sound. No more ghetto sex AKA dump Jermaine from touching any part of the album. Sound organic.
"Damita Jo" was a really good album, despite what people say. I honestly think it was criticized badly because of her titty issue. And due to that issue the sales underperformed. So to say the reason it flopped was because it was terrible is a negative, cause it was good.
"20 Y.O." bombed because basically it was sex on a disc. And it was ghetto sex at that. Nobody wanna hear that ****. However, I enjoyed some of the ghetto songs. "Show Me" is still a good bumper. But nevertheless, the album was a ghetto hot mess. She thought "DJ" flopped due to sound, but it wasn't.
"Discipline" sounded like she was forcing the pop/dance sound that was successful this year. "Feedback" is the ****, "LUV" is the double ****, "RWU" is mild ****, all good songs. But the problem was the overproduced pop sound.
So she should go back and mix her pop/R&B sound, leave out the heavy ghetto bounce bass that JD thinks works for a woman nearing 50 years old, and get some real producers.
I'll be waiting.