R Kelly - Chocolate Factory

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Music Review: "The Beginning Of the End" (Remix)
Rating: 2 Stars

I have to agree with the reviewer's "Eye of the vulture & Hardware!" R kelly's music has taken somewhat a turn for the worst! The lp R, was the last consistant effort in his catalog that showed infinite growth. Sorry to say this, but I think Afro American's are supporting him as a corner stone of hope! I am Afro american and I listen so many different types of music that R Kelly can be easily forgotten. But I think it is really hard for some people because R&B has just gotten so terrible that he is the last man standing, and barely standing in opinion! His production from a musicans standpoint has really taken a turn for the worst! The signature Piano Keyboard riffs & string arrangments with electronic effects just isn't there anymore! What happened to the cruising and steady drum Bass beats that moved your speakers? His production sounds empty now, not as full and layered as it use to be. And even though "Ignition" is a good song the production and lyrical arrangement still isn't as elaborate as "YOU remind me of something." I mean the closest he came to the old R, was "Ignition" the original version & "Heart Of a woman" on this lackluster effort. Which these tracks sounded out of place, like they belonged on one of his past masterworks! And the Unreleased ( which would have really helped this lackluster set) "More and More" is a classic at best! His lyrics have always been ridiculious, but the only reason it is obvious now, is because the production and songwriting is lackluster. The mann's writing was so catchy back then that the dumb lyrics were overlooked expeditiously! His lyrical credibility started to tumble when he started remixing and it carried over into his lps. But yet in still the production was so good you could compound these mistakes. "Take a leap over the Broom is how ya makin me feel?" and "I'm standing here looking at the mirror thinking Damn to my self? And what about "Somebody take my hand off cause I didn't mean to hit ya baby? These were from his earlier works and people excepted this because the songs were great! And I will never forget "Ya don't even respect me every since I got laid off?" So this was a long time coming but people just kept groovin to the beats. TP2 was just awful with the exception of "Womans threat's" haunting (Classic R-kelly) piano riff. And this new effort just sounds uninspired and bland! And yes, I agree R-kelly doesn't need to do uptempo songs. He needs to call Timbaland or someone who specializes in this area. His uptempo's are hugely uninspired and comes off generic and cheezy everytime. I am not hatin on him I am just being painfully honest and brutally real about this. You could take songs off of disc two of R and they sounded more creative than alot of this new lp! For example songs like "Reality" where are the beats and meaningful lyrics like that? It's Sad! anyone that can compose songs like " At your Best ( Gangsterchild Remix),G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T Parts 1&2,Baby,Baby,Baby.. & When A Womans Fed Up? And then jump to "I believe I can Fly" and "Gotham City" ( The Original) I know they can do better than this. For your own good & saftey just stick to 12play, R Kelly, & R and all the "Changing faces" and "Aaliyah" efforts. I wouldn't even get his first lp with the "Public anouncement". I think he was having a bit of a identity crisis back then. He sounded too much like a generic Aaron Hall & Guy! And even on 12play I thought the same but he did something unique with it and took it too another level. I think R-Kelly really came into his own with his 3rd self titled lp. Sad to say, but I think R, is the last classic effort we get from the once unique and "Bump N grind" innovator. Now his music sounds no different than any other R&B artist. R-kelly is only half the producer and songwriter he use to be. Lets face it! Robert doesn't remotley sound like the same man anymore! For anyone to say that this lp lives up to his classic craftmanship and penmanship, would be completely ASININE!

I'm Sorry, The unique sound we once discovered is long lost just as Babyface !

Arish

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