Since 1995, whenever he hasn't been guesting on tracks by artists like Mya, Sisqo
has been cutting his teeth with Baltimore's gritty soulsters Dru Hill. On UNLEASH
THE DRAGON, he unfurls his soulful, sultry, and sensual voice in the solo arena.
While the backbeats are of the Teddy Riley stop-start variety, his baritone vocals
are like those of Luther, with just a touch of a Teddy growl. While the lyrics don't
cover any new ground, do soul torch-songers really need to explore new topics?
Love, after all, is eternal.
Sisqo is aided in his coming out by a requisite cast of rappers. He chose the perfect
reggae-drenched toasters for UNLEASH THE DRAGON in Beanie Sigel on the title
track and in the underappreciated Ja Rule on the remix of "You Are Everything."
The latter is one of the more alluring male siren songs, the best urban hang joint
this side of Maxwell's best efforts; that is, of course, unless you also consider "Your
Love Is Incredible" or "Incomplete." Okay, so Sisqo doesn't stray far from the Dru
Hill formula, but it's an appealing formula that makes for an auspicious debut. |
