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Ray J - "All I Feel"
by William Ashanti Hobbs
author and co-owner of Meroen
Press
February 2008
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It's suffice to say
that an album from a subpar actor/singer whose managed
to keep his flagging profile on life support with
a sex tape can be a testament to the drought in
quality R&B coming out as of late. Thanks to
uber-fillers like "Gifts" and "Girl
from the Bronx", "All I Feel" feels
like something you'd give a twelve year-old nephew
who wants to be down. The blandness is the case
even with the raciness of the explicit version;
Dude don't pack no heat. |
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"Sexy Can I" is the flagship cut turned
loose on pop and urban radio to lure folks to
the album. Though catchy, it is hobbled by the
adolescent Yung Berg's presence and offers no
promise of the potential for artistic growth that
Ray J showed glimpses of in past cuts like "Let
It Go" and the somewhat annoying "One
Wish". "Jump Off" hints at some
late teens-early twenties angst ala adour, as
does "Boyfriend" but then we have the
brothers Omarion and Marques Houston for that.
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"All I Feel" falls short of any credible
soulfulness, opting for studio effects instead.
"Real Ni**as" delves into the tired, bling-thuggishness
Ray J could only attempt with a credible guest star
rapper to back him up. Styles P can only do so much,
which makes the song deserving of a warning to not
handle heavy equipment while listening. "All
I Feel" makes you wonder who Ray J slept with
to get this made and released. Calling it bargain-bin
material, way down under Kevin Federline's album,
would be a compliment.
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