Now or Never
Artist: Tela
40 Dayz & 40 Nightz
Artist: Xzibit
Community Score: 7.11

The dysfunctional member of the Likwit Crew once again re-emerged to lyrically decapitate fake MCs. Xzibit's verbal asperity and rough, blunted diction is unmistakable. The sophomore jinx is null and void as Xzibit rips line after line over a grab bag of sizzling tracks. Sir Jinx and Xzibit combine production duties on the haunting "Torture... Read More

The Tour
Artist: Mary J. Blige
Community Score: 5.00
Soul of a Woman
Artist: Kelly Price
Community Score: 6.08

Kelly Price first made her mark as a vocalist on Notorious B.I.G.'s "Mo Money, Mo Problems" and Mase's "Feels So Good," which may give the casual observer the impression that she's a straight-up gangsta. Not so. Price is an urban crooner, much like a streetwise Mariah Carey or a domesticated Mary J. Blige. She has a sweet, smooth voice that's a... Read More

My Way
Artist: Usher
Community Score: 8.57
Share My World
Artist: Mary J. Blige
Community Score: 7.98
Keep the Faith
Artist: Faith Evans
Community Score: 8.57

Faith Evans' second album Keep the Faith was met with quite a bit of anticipation. The album was released three years after her acclaimed, soulful, and raw debut Faith, and in that time she had witnessed the murder of her husband the Notorious B.I.G., which led to the biggest hit of her career (and one of the biggest of the 1990s), the tribute... Read More