Full of Goodies this time, be ready to be suprised by some of these albums!
Good:
Nelly Furtado - Loose
--I hated "Promiscous" at first listen, but it grew on me, which led me to download this amazing album and check it out.
Favorite Tracks:
01. Say It Right
02. All Good Things (Come To An End)
03. Promiscous
04. Maneater
05. Afraid
Good:
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere
--Suprisingly a really good album! When "Crazy" leaked, I didn't think that Gnarls Barkley would be as big as they got! I loved this album, and probbly only skipped one song.
Favorite Tracks:
01. Go-Go Gadeget Gospel
02. Crazy
03. Smiley Faces
04. Who Cares
05. Necromancing
Good:
Danity Kane - Danity Kane
--A product of MTV's "Making The Band", I doubt that many of you are suprised that this made the list! With a few filler songs, this album is still good. Bart, you need to come to appreciate them, even though they're not the Sugababes
Favorite Tracks:
01. Ride For You
02. Right Now
03. Stay With Me
04. Hold Me Down
05. Showstopper
Good:
Ne-Yo - In My Own Words
--Ne-yo dropped the best R&B male CD of 2006, and had three hit singles that spawned from this amazing album. That pretty much sums it up?
Favorite Tracks:
01. So Sick
02. Time
03. Sexy Love
04. Let Go
05. When You're Mad
Good:
Christina Aguilera - Back 2 Basics
--I'm honestly not gonna praise this album like most Christina Fans (especially seeing how i'm not one), but no one can deny that this album is a good one. One disc (the first one) is obviously stronger than the other one, which is one of the flaws of the double set, but the album has a lot of variety, and shows off Aguilera's strenghts.
Favorite Tracks:
01. Hurt
02. Makes Me Wanna Pray
03. Save Me From Myself
04. Candyman
05. Ain't No Other Man
Good:
Sammie - Sammie
--It sucks that Chris Brown was the "niche" male R&B singer laong with Ne-Yo, because Sammie's album was a LOT better than Chris Brown's, even though Sammie wasn't backed by major label support. Sphomore jinx? Anywyas, sinc eI kniow a lot of people haven't heard this album, I definently recomend it if you're a R&B fan.
Favorite Tracks:
01. Another Last Chance
02. Come With Me
03. U Should Be My Girl
04. Choose Me
05. Slow/Heavenly
Good:
Beyonce - B'Day
--Well, THIS one is a gimme. Even in two weeks, Beyonce (a.k.a She Who Shall Not Be Named or SWSNBN)[/inside joke w/Brian] recorded a good album. I just wish that it had more tracks. And I'm sick of the routine collaboration with Jay-Z. But yeah; B'Day is a really good album.
Favorite Tracks:
01. Irreplaceable
02. Upgrade U (Featuring Jay-Z)
03. Ring The Alarm
04. Deja Vu (Featuring Jay-Z)
05. Green Light
Good:
Jay-Z - Kingdom Come
--Jay-Z ended his retirement early to drop this "good but not spectacular" album. I wanted "Reasonable Doubt" but got something almost, but not close. Jay-Z brings the heat on some songs, but fails on a song or two, even if this album's budget DID cost every OTHER artist on Def Jam's roster's album budget.
Favorite Tracks:
01. The Prelude
02. Beach Chair
03. Lost Ones
04. Show Me What You Got
05. Oh My God/Hollywood (Featuring Beyonce)
Good:
Nas - Hip Hop Is Dead...The N
--Nas definently dropped one of the best Hip Hop Albums of the year, with a amazing single ("Hip Hop IS Dead"), and good marketing ploy, NAs will definently be sucessful in 2007, which he really seserves.
Favorite Tracks:
01. Hip Hop Is Dead
02. Black Republican (Featuring Jay-Z)
03. Still Dreaming (Featuring Kanye West)
04. Hustlers (Featuring Marsha From Floetry)
05. Who Killed It
Here Are The Other Albums That Will Be Posted, Just So You Know:
Ciara - The Evolution
Ghostface Killah - Fishscale
Ll Cool J - Todd Smith
Bow Wow - The Price Of Fame
Omarion - 21
Fergie - The Dutchess
JoJo - The High Road