Friday, October 9, 2009

The Lowdown (9/29)

New releases include Marques Houston with his fourth solo release, Mr. Houston. Expressing good growth with his last album, Veteran, Houston returns after two years with a more glitzy release. Known for his seductive falsetto and light crooning, Houston works with mentor, Chris Stokes heavily for this release with only a few producers. Lead Single: "I Love Her (feat. Jim Jones)", "Date", "Body", "Sunset"

The most consistent Wu Tang member brings us yet another solo release in Ghostdini: The Wizard Of Poetry In Emerald City. Ghostface Killah returns with an R&B based album, featuring a plethora of singing talent to assist Ghost in his tales of love. Switching things from the typical New York street crimes, Ghost expresses various tales of affection for the opposite sex over R&B/Rap productions by Sean C & LV, L.T. Moe, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, among others. Guests include John Legend, Raheem DeVaughn, Fabolous, Lloyd and others. Lead Single: "Baby (feat. Raheem DeVaughn)"

The twelfth album in her famed catalog, Mariah Carey brings Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel. Collaborating with the hottest producers in the R&B game, The-Dream and Christopher "Tricky" Stewart produce the whole album, with instances of frequent Mariah producer James "Big Jim" Wright, as well as L.O.S. Da Mystro. Described as a "personal album for the fans" with the tracks serving as "entries in a private diary", Carey delivers the summer ladies jam, "Obsessed". With the solid E=MC2 last year, Carey continues her successful career with this release, an up to date collaboration with the hottest producer and songwriter. Lead Single: "Obsessed", "I Want To Know What Love Is", "H.A.T.E.U."

Disturbing Tha Peace duo, Playaz Circle round out the releases with their sophomore album, Flight 360: The Takeoff. Delivering their debut, Supply & Demand in 2007 with their smash hit, "Duffle Bag Boy" and their nickname of being the Duffle Bag Boys, they have been fairly quiet. Starting the buzz for this album was "Stupid" with the latest up and coming trap rapper, OJ Da Juiceman. With DTP boss, Ludacris guest appearing, as well as former DTP singer, Bobby Valentino and a surprisingly appearance from Wu Tang member, Raekwon, the duffle bag boys hope to prove their worth. Lead Single: "Stupid (feat. OJ Da Juiceman)", "Can't Remember (feat. Bobby Valentino)", "Yeah We Gettin' Rich (feat. Ludacris)"

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