Trey Songz has been a very busy man over the last year or so, putting out song after song on numerous mixtapes in an attempt to create a heavy buzz for his newest album, "Ready" that was released on August 31st. His biggest project in this attempt was the mixtape, "Anticipation" that was put out a month before the album. Since the drop of Songz's album, there has been a lot of debating on which project was more of a success. This is what I think:
Trey Songz is one of my favorite R&B artists out right now, but I think that "Ready" was not nearly as strong of a statement as "Anticipation" was. The thought processes on the two projects don't even seem the same. "Anticipation" sounded like Songz has done some serious reflecting and really put his soul into the songs. "Ready" sounds like he was in a rush to make an album and he just put a bunch of songs together so the fans wouldn't be waiting any longer...MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT. There are some songs that are pretty good, but the album as a whole was weak. As far as "Anticipation" goes, I still play it everyday since it came out. There is not one song on it that I can honestly say I don't like. The lyrics, the hooks, the production, the ad-libs...all perfect. He really solidified himself as a force to be reckoned with. All-in-all, I think that Trey Songz had it all backwards. "Anticipation" should've been his album. That just goes to show you how very little foresight the younger artists have...
-H. Slim
-H. Slim
WINNER: "ANTICIPATION" BY TKO
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