Amerie's In Love & War

Amerie's back with another one! everyone out there thats a fan knows that Amerie is CRIMINALLY slept on. In Love & War departs a bit from the old-school R&B flavors that Because I Love It had. But there's still a few of those elements left on tracks like Pretty Brown ft. Trey Songz. As with all the previous albums, its a solid album through & through that delves into rock, pop,  hip hop & r&b.  My fave tracks are: Higher, Swag Back & Heard Em All.

Rihanna 'Rated R'

I'm not sure where she'll end up on the charts, but she certainly delivered a solid effort this time around given the state of the economy & music industry. Rihanna delved a little deeper into the dark sound on this effort. Even has a bit of a potty mouth, lol. Overall, its a great album & she sounds better than ever. She gets plenty of promo from Def Jam unlike some of their other artists (see Amerie) so we'll certainly see. Track to check: Hard ft. Young Jeezy, Rockstar 101 ft. Slash, javascript:void(0)Rude Boy & G4L.