CDReview:Beyonce//B'Day

Beyonce//B'Day

GRADE:OOO1/2

Hey. Hazim here...again. Destiny's most awesome child gets freaktastic and my jaw just keeps dropping. A little short of her first solo album but still leaves my tail wagging (if I had a tail).
WHATSGOODA pretty solid attempt as a follow-up to her smash Dangerously In Love. The single 'Deja Vu' may not even come close to being worthy of being dubbed 'Crazy In Love:The Sequel' but its an awesome 70s throwback of a romp and JayZ's verses make it go down smoothly. 'Ring The Alarm' is hot as hell, hearing Ms.B sound raved, pissed, and protective over her man. The single is rumored to be her way of shoving a middle finger in Rihanna's face for being too close to her hubby and judging from the massive sounding chorus and wild vocal antics Beyonce injects it with, this should scare Rihanna into crawling back to her corner. Basically throughout the album, although sounding more rushed than thought out, Beyonce works hard. You can almost hear her sweating profusedly by album's end, a gigantic hidden track that should leave you worn out too. She sings about her 'freakum dress' and seduces you explaining how she'll 'be like a cone that's dripping down to the floor'. Every song contains reminders of why she's so much more better off without Destiny's Child. Sexy much? Yeah......
WHATSNOTSOGOODThe R&B fillers are a bit drab and boring. And again, this piece of work sounds rushed, but you can't blame her for her busy schedule. 'Upgrade U' finds Beyonce willing to bow down to her man. Beyonce?Submissive? Like, what the fuck? Ballads are insignificant here and attempts at cotton-candy sweetness fall short of her beautiful starry-eyed 'Me,Myself,& I' fromher previous album, but this album is mainly for getting it on the dancefloor anyways.
GRADEB+. The other two that were in Destiny's Child (what are their names again? Haha) must be scratching their heads wishing they hadn't broken up, cuz Beyonce solo is like a tornado. You either get out of the way or be blown over. The only problems I find are that the songs speed by you, some of the tracks being a bit forgettable and the fact that Beyonce is now playing supporting actress in a ploy to make her seem like the underdog of the Pop world. She's just trying a bit too hard here.'Crazy In Love'? More like kwaaaaaaazy.....
HIGHLIGHTTRACKS"Ring The Alarm""Freakum Dress"
ARTISTWEBSITEhttp://www.beyonce.com