Unpredictable (EXPLICIT) (CD)

Jamie Foxx is best known for his film and television roles, most notably his Oscar-winning turn as Ray Charles in the biopic RAY. More than simply a lip-syncher in the movies, however, Foxx released a debut album of slowjam R&B in 1994, though to little fanfare. Over a decade later, Foxx returned to the music world with 2005's UNPREDICTABLE. His style had changed little and his focus remained on sweaty hip-hop-tinged bedroom ballads, but the eminently likable Foxx's status as a Hollywood power-player helped push the star-studded album, which featured guest shots from Ludacris, Snoop Dogg, Kanye West, and Mary J. Blige, among others, to the top of the charts.

• Category:  Music  »  R&B  »  General/R&B
• Format: CD   Learn more about the CD format using Tower WIKI.
• Release Date: December 20, 2005
• Label: J-Records (USA)
• UPC: 828767177922
• WAPI (Tower ID): 106378445
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #13358 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #732 in R&B (See Top 100 R&B Bestsellers)
• #174 in General/R&B (See Top 100 General/R&B Bestsellers)

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Personnel include: Jamie Foxx (vocals); Mary J. Blige (vocals); Common, Kanye West, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg, The Game, Twista (rap vocals).

Recording information: Circle House, Miami, Florida (2005).

Jamie Foxx's second release as a solo artist is his first since his Oscar-winning portrayal of Ray Charles in the 2004 film RAY. It is natural, then, that UNPREDICTABLE would be a much higher-profile affair than 1994's PEEP THIS. The production credits include top-currency names like Timbaland and Sean Garrett. And guest stars? Forget about it. Common, Ludacris, Twista, Snoop Dogg, and Mary J. Blige, just to name a few, make appearances and help boost Foxx's credibility as one of the most popular kids on the block.

Foxx's music falls firmly into the category of sultry, hip-hop-inflected R&B a la R. Kelly. And like Kels, Foxx too has a penchant for bedroom themes, as UNPREDICTABLE pulses with the rhythm of sex. His study of Ray Charles's bluesy, elastic vocal style holds him in good stead, though: Foxx has an authoritative delivery on both uptempo grooves ("Warm Bed") and slinky slow jams ("VIP"). While not exactly groundbreaking, the album--with its superior production, excellent guest spots, and Foxx's impressive performances--still comes off a winner.

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