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On her fourth proper studio album, Ashanti remains with The Inc., but you would not know it unless you checked for the logo. The closest tie is the occasional presence of ex-Irv Gotti associate and longtime Ashanti collaborator Seven Aurelius (who now calls himself Channel 7), followed by a minor assist from Chink Santana. Gotti himself is nowhere to be found. L.T. Hutton (Snoop Dogg, Bone) is behind most of the production work, with a handful of notables -- Rodney Jerkins, Jermaine Dupri, Ron Feemster, Babyface, Akon, and...Diane Warren -- on separate tracks. Even though this album marks a nearly complete break from The Inc., it's very much in line with what came before it, hardly a major departure. Each Ashanti release has had at least one major single, and in this case it's "The Way That I Love You," more in the mold and spirit of "Rain on Me" -- full of similarly effective melodramatic flourishes -- if much more vengeful in nature than depressive. Nothing is quite as irresistibly fun as "Baby" or "Rock wit U," or as sexy as "Only U," but "You're Gonna Miss" comes close in the case of the former, while the lifeless Akon/Nelly feature "Body on Me" is no good at all, containing no distinguishing qualities. Bottom line, this is neither a great nor a poor Ashanti album. It's decent, just like the rest of them. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
more albums by this artist
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- Ashanti (Parental Advisory)
- Released 2002
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- Chapter II
- Released 2003
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- Concrete Rose
- Released 2004
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- 7 Series Sampler: Ashanti
- Released 2003
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She won me over
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- By Waltbjr111
- 1/20/2009 04:39:29
- I'm not her biggest fan but Ashanti really did her thing on the CD the tracks are fun and easy to listen to
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I love it Its hot
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- By MistakenRope
- 1/14/2009 23:20:36
- yeah I love this CD its hot Ashanti came back strong and hard go ahead baby girl I love Ashanti
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this cd is hot
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- By Dillard09
- 11/14/2008 15:20:09
- i love this wit a passion and struggle is my dip...ashanti came back hard as hell
- 2 out of 2 people
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It's a keeper
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- By SHIIIIIIIIIIID
- 6/15/2008 03:29:03
- I bought this album thinking that this was a waste of money. I am impressed. The music have a story to it. Mother is a heart felt song to her momager. After listening, I called my own mother and, talked to her for a while. <br/>I also liked 'In these Streets'. The catch is you have to just play the album over and over to get it. When you get it. It is all good.<br/>The best 9.99 that I spent this week, besides Tha Carter
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I like this album
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- By Felisa1976
- 6/5/2008 23:59:58
- She did her thing. I have to say I love Struggle and in these streets!
- 5 out of 5 people
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