::: Chris Brown - Exclusive :::

Well little old Chris is back with his sophomore album "Exclusive" and let me be the first to say it's AMAZING! I never really understood this teenyboppers appeal until this album dropped. His first single "Kiss, Kiss featuring. T-Pain" is by far a song that will stay on the charts for quite some time. I love the beat, I love the chorus, I love the video and I especially love T-Pain's verse on the track. They were well paired for this track; with Chris' mellow sound and T-Pains smooth Southern humor ".I got money on me, baby girl no problem, you rolling shawty? Let's hit McDonalds". Who doesn't love that? Track Number 3, "Take You Down" was a shocker because I believe this is one of the first times I heard Chris even indirectly reference "relations"! As if these girls weren't crazy enough. Watch this be the love song for everyone's prom night "after party". He's got great collaborations on his album that includes "Picture Perfect featuring Will.i.am" and "Gimme Watcha Got featuring. Lil Wayne". One of my favorites is Track 6, "Hold Up featuring. Big Boi" because I love the hook, its quite catchy and Big Boi blesses the track with the typical OutKast Southernplaylistic flavor. Of course we can't forget the next big hit to come off the album "Wall to Wall" which is yet another dance song that should be getting serious rotation on the radio and maybe even in the club (and I don't mean the little clubs that hold the occasional teen night). While there are quite a few catchy up-beat dance songs that we are used to hearing from Chris, he does through a few slower more serious songs in there, which really showcases his talent. "I Wanna Be" is one of those love songs that I could definitely put on repeat. In it, he's pleading to be the man that does everything this girl wants. It's very cute and with the lyrics, "I wanna be the one you run to, wanna be the one who won't hurt you. whatever you need, girl it's all on me. I wanna be yours", he shouldn't have a problem getting the ladies. As mentioned before "Gimme Whatcha Got featuring. Lil Wayne" is a hot track, especially because it was produced by Jazze Pha. Lil Wayne, Jazze Pha and Chris Brown on one track? How could you go wrong? This has a upbeat yet chill tempo, Lil Wayne's on fire with his verses and of course, you can tell Jazze is all over it with the tight, harmonious hook to match the smooth beat.

"I'll Call Ya" is one of the faster club hits, you can't listen to this song and not want to dance. I know I was groovin' in the car. I even had an audience (maybe because I can't dance). As if the 14 tracks weren't enough, there are two bonus tracks "Nice featuring. Game" and "Down feat. Kanye West", definitely worth the listen. It's been a long time since I've come across an album that I love completely. I would listen to each and every song over and over and over again. What's so impressive is that Chris was one of the Executive Producers of the album. He definitely deserves our support, BUY THE ALBUM!

Reviewed by: ~ MacKinzey