[Locke.]

The Dream - Love/Hate



1. Shawty is da Sh*t (Ft. Fabolous) - 7.5/10
2. I Luv Your Girl - 9/10
3. Fast Car - 9.5/10
4. Nikki - 9/10
5. She Needs My Love - 10/10
6. Falsetto - 8/10
7. Playin' In Her Hair - 5/10
8. Purple Kisses - 10/10
9. Ditch That... - 1.5/10 (I could not listen to the full song. Just awful.)
10. Luv Songs - 8.5/10
11. Livin' A Lie (Ft. Rihanna) - 10/10
12. Mama - 10/10

The-Dream only came to my attention earlier tonight, I was searching for news on R. Kelly when an article popped up about The-Dream being influenced by Kelly, and saying that he was this generations R. Kelly. So I decided to check him out.

I think a few of the songs on the album are great, with 'She Needs My Love', 'Purple Kisses', and 'Livin A Lie' leading the pack, and 'Mama' being a great ending to his debut album. 'Ditch That...' was the only song that I found to be anything less than good. Going from this album, The-Dream is not as good as R. Kelly, especially not 90's Kelly, but with some improvement he could compare to the likes of Ne-Yo and Akon.

Overall, I'm going to give the album a 8/10, and I'll be listening to his second, and most recent, album tomorrow.