FANTASIA

FANTASIA BARRINO
Fantasia
J-Records
www.jrecords.com

RATING: 2.5 out of 5
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I think that Fantasia is great at doing mellow/slow songs, but not as great in fast songs. Not sure if its her voice or its the beat that sounds funny, I can't put my finger on it. I think its the producer though, because I was feeling the Swizz Beats produced song "Surround U", which is a fast paced song. The album "Fantasia" is a mix between fast pace songs and slow mellow songs, majority fast songs. "I Feel Beautiful" is like an anthem for ladies, its just about a female and how she feels about herself. The American Idol winner dropped "Hood Boy" as her first single from this album and to add heat to the song she threw on Big Boi from Outkast on it. Just like the last album Missy Elliott produced a couple of songs, but as of yet none of them are her singles. When an artist releases two songs and they are usually the first two songs on the album most of the time the rest of the album lacks potential and that is what this album does for me. The fast songs besides "Hood Boy" and "Surround U" are C graded fast songs that aren't up to par for Fantasia status. In words, I would rather download the songs that I like and don't worry about the rest of the songs.


HIGHLIGHT TRACKS:
"Only One U", "I Nominate U", "Two Week Notice"