Chocolate Factory

by

R. Kelly

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First of all if you're going to review the album and say nonsense like " 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"

or ....

"if it wasnt for the song Ignition remix .i would have rated this album a zero" .

How about if you say something weak like....

"if this album was considered a comedy record, i would give it 5 stars"

Not forgetting this [stuff] ... And if you think Igniton is the only hit on that CD then you probably haven't listened to real R'n'B. I suggest you stick to Britney Spears.

Back to the TOPIC at hand.

This is an amazing piece of work. The definition of a true R'n'B artist is one who can take it back in the day to when our parents were doing their thang and bring it to the new age of hip hop and R'n'B all in one album. R Kelly fits that description. No other artist does it the way he does and Chocolate Factory is the evidence.I love all the songs because they have their different qualities. None of them are the same (with the exception of Step In The Name...). Right now my song is the remix to Step In The Name of Love.

My advice is to all the haters is that if you have the ear to hear good music then use it. If your ear is somehow designed to censor off stuff like The Pied Piper then you might as well go deaf.

R Kelly is a musical genius. His personal life aside, he is a gifted man. But I think he lost focus on his last 2 albums, R. and TP2.com. I never could get into the thug image he portrayed. And when I heard the title "Chocolate Factory" I did not know what to expect. But this CD is GOOD! "Chocolate Factory", "Step in The Name of Love", "I Will Never Leave", "You Made Me Love You", and "Dreamgirl" are all the type of songs that show's this man has potential. For those of you who like him talking all that freaky ish, you have "Imagine That" and "Ignition" are right up your alley. My only complaints? Is it me or are the lyrics and beats to all his party songs sounding the same. "Snake, while being a good song with a nice rap by Big Tigga," sounds like all of his other joints, and the lyrics to me sound DUMB. I can't even listen to the last song "confessions of a Thing". "Been around the World" has a nice hook, but agian, the lyrics and singing style is tired. I don't want to hate too much, the man has skills, but he needs to lose that thug image.