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Bow Wow comes back to the house of Jermaine Dupri for Wanted, an album that's solid but not stunning. With Dupri in the producer's chair for every song save one, Wanted is a So So Def release in every way but officially. There's that good old partying and swaggering that made So So Def great, but little of the glitz. For a rapper not known for knocking 'em dead with his lyrics, this could be a problem. Fortunately, Bow Wow gets by on his charisma, cool, and choruses, which are extremely catchy. Even though the album plays off its title too much -- pretending that Bow Wow is a much bigger star in 2005 than he really is -- it's hard not to appreciate how this scrappy rapper keeps things interesting despite the B-level beats. "Do You" is a "Return of the Mack"-type number that really blows Bow Wow's popularity out of proportion, but it's made for the tweenies and teens who have the rapper's Right On! pinup in their lockers. Everything else here works on a more adult level, often very well. "Let Me Hold You" with Omarion and "Like You" with Ciara are sensual highlights, and "B.O.W." is a surprisingly skeletal number that finds BW bringing it with nothing but a sparse drumbeat to support him. Snoop collectors need not worry about obtaining his minimal appearance here, and there's really nothing necessary enough to push this to anyone but the So So Def and/or Bow Wow faithful. Perhaps Dupri and Bow Wow think this stark production boosts the rapper's thug factor, but he's a pop thug who doesn't swear much and he never claims to be carrying any heat. At the very least, it's an interesting way to develop a child star into an adult star, and a hook-filled one at that.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
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John Horesco IV, 2nd Engineer - John Horesco IV, Recording Engineer - LRoc, Co-Producer - James Phillips, Composer - James Phillips, Lyricist - Jermaine Dupri, Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Composer - Jermaine Dupri, Mixing Engineer - Jermaine Dupri, Lyricist - Bow Wow, Performer - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Kitt Reuter-Foss, Mezzo-Soprano - Tadd Mingo, 2nd Engineer - Billy Odum, Guitar - Jaron Alston, Composer - Jaron Alston, Lyricist
(P) 2005 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
John Horesco IV, Recording Engineer - Shawntae Harris, Composer - Shawntae Harris, Lyricist - Tadd Mingo, 2nd Engineer - LRoc, Co-Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Composer - Jermaine Dupri, Mixing Engineer - Jermaine Dupri, Lyricist - Bow Wow, Performer - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - James Phillips, Composer - James Phillips, Lyricist
(P) 2005 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Brenda Russell, Composer - Brenda Russell, Lyricist - John Horesco IV, 2nd Engineer - John Horesco IV, Recording Engineer - Jermaine Dupri, Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Composer - Jermaine Dupri, Lyricist - Jermaine Dupri, Mixing Engineer - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Bow Wow feat. Omarion, Performer - Tadd Mingo, 2nd Engineer - Brian McCarthy, 2nd Engineer - No I.D., Co-Producer - Gelli, 2nd Engineer - Ernest "No-ID" Wilson, Composer - Ernest "No-ID" Wilson, Lyricist
(P) 2005 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
John Horesco IV, 2nd Engineer - John Horesco IV, Recording Engineer - Bow Wow feat. J-Kwon and Jermaine Dupri, Performer - Tadd Mingo, 2nd Engineer - LRoc, Co-Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Composer - Jermaine Dupri, Lyricist - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - James Phillips, Composer - James Phillips, Lyricist
(P) 2005 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
John Horesco IV, 2nd Engineer - John Horesco IV, Recording Engineer - LRoc, Co-Producer - James Phillips, Composer - James Phillips, Lyricist - Jermaine Dupri, Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Composer - Jermaine Dupri, Mixing Engineer - Jermaine Dupri, Lyricist - Rufus Morgan, 2nd Engineer - Bow Wow feat. Snoop Dogg, Performer - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Tadd Mingo, Recording Engineer - Jaron Alston, Composer - Jaron Alston, Lyricist - Calvin Broadus, Composer - Calvin Broadus, Lyricist - Shon Don, Recording Engineer
(P) 2005 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
John Horesco IV, Recording Engineer - Jermaine Dupri, Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Composer - Jermaine Dupri, Mixing Engineer - Jermaine Dupri, Lyricist - Rufus Morgan, 2nd Engineer - Ricardo Bell, Composer - Ricardo Bell, Lyricist - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Bow Wow feat. Ciara, Performer - Tadd Mingo, 2nd Engineer - Ralph Tresvant, Composer - Ralph Tresvant, Lyricist - Johntá Austin, Composer - Johntá Austin, Lyricist - Bryan Michael Cox, Producer - Jaron Alston, Composer - Jaron Alston, Lyricist - Johntà Austin, Background Vocal
(P) 2005 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
John Frye, Mixing Engineer - PRICE, Recording Engineer - Wadler "Wattz" Gauthier, Background Vocal - Shad Moss, Composer - Shad Moss, Lyricist - Jaron Alston, Composer - Jaron Alston, Lyricist - Ronnie Jackson, Composer - Ronnie Jackson, Lyricist - Bow Wow, Producer - Bow Wow, Performer - Bow Wow, Programmer - Lil' Ronnie, Producer - Lil' Ronnie, Performer - Lil' Ronnie, Programmer
(P) 2005 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
John Horesco IV, 2nd Engineer - John Horesco IV, Recording Engineer - Jermaine Dupri, Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Composer - Jermaine Dupri, Mixing Engineer - Jermaine Dupri, Lyricist - Melvin Steals, Composer - Melvin Steals, Lyricist - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Mervin Steals, Composer - Mervin Steals, Lyricist - Tadd Mingo, 2nd Engineer - Johnta Austin, Background Vocal - Howard Thompson, Composer - Howard Thompson, Lyricist - Bryan Michael Cox, Producer - Bryan Michael Cox, Composer - Bryan Michael Cox, Lyricist - Bow Wow feat. Jermaine Dupri, Performer - McKinley Terrell Jackson, Composer - McKinley Terrell Jackson, Lyricist - Richard Simpson, Composer - Richard Simpson, Lyricist
(P) 2005 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Bow Wow feat. Jermaine Dupri, Performer - John Horesco IV, Recording Engineer - Tadd Mingo, 2nd Engineer - LRoc, Co-Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Composer - Jermaine Dupri, Mixing Engineer - Jermaine Dupri, Lyricist - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - James Phillips, Composer - James Phillips, Lyricist
(P) 2005 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
John Horesco IV, Recording Engineer - LRoc, Co-Producer - James Phillips, Composer - James Phillips, Lyricist - Rufus Morgan, 2nd Engineer - Jermaine Dupri, Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Mixing Engineer - Jermaine Dupri, Composer - Jermaine Dupri, Lyricist - Bow Wow, Performer - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - James Ingram, Composer - James Ingram, Lyricist - Tadd Mingo, Recording Engineer - Quincy Jones, Composer - Quincy Jones, Lyricist
(P) 2005 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
John Horesco IV, 2nd Engineer - John Horesco IV, Recording Engineer - Tadd Mingo, 2nd Engineer - Bow Wow feat. T. Waters, Performer - LRoc, Co-Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Producer - Jermaine Dupri, Composer - Jermaine Dupri, Lyricist - Anthony Waters, Composer - Anthony Waters, Lyricist - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - James Phillips, Composer - James Phillips, Lyricist
(P) 2005 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Album review
Bow Wow comes back to the house of Jermaine Dupri for Wanted, an album that's solid but not stunning. With Dupri in the producer's chair for every song save one, Wanted is a So So Def release in every way but officially. There's that good old partying and swaggering that made So So Def great, but little of the glitz. For a rapper not known for knocking 'em dead with his lyrics, this could be a problem. Fortunately, Bow Wow gets by on his charisma, cool, and choruses, which are extremely catchy. Even though the album plays off its title too much -- pretending that Bow Wow is a much bigger star in 2005 than he really is -- it's hard not to appreciate how this scrappy rapper keeps things interesting despite the B-level beats. "Do You" is a "Return of the Mack"-type number that really blows Bow Wow's popularity out of proportion, but it's made for the tweenies and teens who have the rapper's Right On! pinup in their lockers. Everything else here works on a more adult level, often very well. "Let Me Hold You" with Omarion and "Like You" with Ciara are sensual highlights, and "B.O.W." is a surprisingly skeletal number that finds BW bringing it with nothing but a sparse drumbeat to support him. Snoop collectors need not worry about obtaining his minimal appearance here, and there's really nothing necessary enough to push this to anyone but the So So Def and/or Bow Wow faithful. Perhaps Dupri and Bow Wow think this stark production boosts the rapper's thug factor, but he's a pop thug who doesn't swear much and he never claims to be carrying any heat. At the very least, it's an interesting way to develop a child star into an adult star, and a hook-filled one at that.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:56
- Main artists: Bow Wow
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sony Urban Music - Columbia
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B
(P) 2003, 2005 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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