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Musiq Soulchild is a grizzled vet of RnB in a strange way. Musiq broke big in the very early 2000s with albums like Aijuswanaseing and Juslisen, which while they had very silly names, they were high-selling RnB affairs and among other things, launched the hit single "Halfcrazy". Now, after Musiq faltered with mainstream crowds with Soulstar, he returns to a sound that at first reminds one of R. Kelly, but thankfully, Musiq has a more passionate voice and better-written tracks on this record than R.

The CD's opener "B.U.D.D.Y." sounds like a generic "I just wanna love you" type song, but it is a more clever song about a different kind of bond between a man and a woman (friendship). "Ms. Philadelphia" is a bit of a flat number but "Teachme" is sexy as all hell in the right ways. Other standouts like "Thequestions" and "Betterman" as well as "Takeyouthere", fit the sexy RnB bill. While the songs are solid, you have noticed I've said sexy a bit too much, right? That's mainly because it seems Musiq doesn't go into any other subject matter. In the past, yeah, it has benefited him (especially in the case of "Halfcrazy"), but it does run a bit too far even as the theme of the CD is about love.

Rating: 6/10

Must Haves: "Teachme", "Betterman", "Makeyouhappy", "B.U.D.D.Y."

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