Following on from 'Hollywood Hearts', we have a different sound from Bobby V. The first two songs are nice with the dark theme of 'Thrilla' working well as it does on 'Beautiful Life' as well. Snoop's bars at the start of 'lil Bit' are embarrassing. I don't know what he was thinking. "Hors d'oeuvre's, big words/G7's, big birds (wow)/Do thangs, you never done (never done)/Fun girl, fun guy, lets have fun."... Come on, Snoop. Thankfully, the production and Bobby can save it. From there we are hit with the best songs with 'Save Us' being the best this album offers. Unfortunately the album falls away in the second half with 'Leggo' and 'Triple Threat' in particular getting boring. Best Tracks: Promise U, Save Us 1. Electrik (Intro) N/A 2. Electrik 70/100 3. Thrilla 76 4. Lil' Bit 68 5. Promise U 86 6. Save Us 95 7. Beautiful Life 72 8. Love Me Slow 61 9. Obsessed 67 10. Celebrate 60 11. Leggo 40 12. Triple Threat 45 13. Believe (Outro) N/A

This album was inspired by his role in the movie of the same title. It has a very different sound to Bobby's previous albums, feeling more in the alternative R&B lane. It's an enjoyable fairly consistent listen but it just doesn't have the high moments he has blessed us with before and there are a couple of moments like 'Ratchet' that aren't great. Best Tracks: Lose My Cool, Hollywood Hearts, Marry Me

After two amazing R&B albums with, in my opinion, some of the best R&B songs to exist, Bobby's third album was a step in the wrong direction. Could this get him back on track? The best songs are amazing, in particularly 'Words' and 'Last Call for Love', but the consistent high quality of tracks that his first two albums have isn't a feature of this album. There are five songs with rap features and none of them work too well. 50 doesn't help 'Altered Ego' in any way with his few bars at the beginning of the song. 'Phone #' with Plies is the best of them. Tim & Bob are back as producers, who are a large reason why his first two albums are so good, and contribute their talents to some of the best moments here. In all in, the best are still great R&B tunes, but it has its skippable moments. A decent 3/5. Best Tracks: Words, If I Can't Have You, Last Call for Love, Heaven (My Angel, Part 2) Fly on the Wall (Intro) N/A Are You the Right One 70/100 Words 95 If I Can't Have You 90 Sweetness 54 Would You Be 83 Rock Wit'cha 68 Hang On 84 Fly on the Wall (Interlude) N/A Altered Ego 44 L.O.V.E. 78 Hummin' 49 Outfit 60 Grab Somebody 65 Phone # 67 Last Call for Love 100 Heaven (My Angel, Part 2) 92 Thank You N/A

This album is more of a 'The D.O.C. presents' type of album than a solo project. He does little rapping on it, more often just appearing in the interludes. It's a decent collection of songs though with well-known west coast artists like Cube, Snoop, Nate Dogg and a few lesser known artists with rapper 6Two being a frequent voice throughout this album. Consistently good music from front to back. Beats: ★★★☆ Rapping/Bars: ★★★☆ Hooks: ★★★☆ Best Tracks: The Shit, What Would You Do?, Judgement Day, 1-2-3 (Critical Condition), DFW

I've given this a heap of spins. It's a concise release that's easy to get through, but I think one of the reasons I've spun it a bunch of times is because I was waiting for something to click with me from these heralded rappers, who I have loved on occassions, but it never happened. At times Mos sounds half asleep or like he just can't be bothered opening his mouth to rap. Talib stands out more to me, but he can say a lot without saying much apart from repeating racial rhetoric where he sounds like he thinks he's smarter than he is. Another issue is the lack of anything catchy or memorable. There are no hooks. I feel like I say that a lot with contemporary hip hop albums compared to those from previous decades. Beats: ★★★ Rapping/Bars: ★★★☆ Hooks: ★☆ Best Tracks: Supreme Alchemy, No Fear of Time