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In the years leading up to his 2007 release Cyclone, cool and collected rapper Baby Bash found himself a comfortable home somewhere between pop-rap and street-level rap and able to record with the likes of Jennifer Lopez while still being able to kick it with hood legend E-40. Cyclone features the hardcore ballers Pimp C and Mistah FAB on "Mean Mug," an exciting, hard cut tacked onto an overall polished and too safe album. Nowhere near as uncontrolled as its title suggests, Cyclone landed on its street date without an explicit version in sight. It's no big surprise Bash is being marketed to teen girls with his soft voice, soft looks, and love of words like "Bubbalicious," but the hardcore "Spreewells Spinnin'" with Chingo Bling sounds absolutely ridiculous with its 30 or so cuss words removed. Thankfully, the more pop moments come off much better. Lil Jon brings one of his identifiable and infectious beats for "Cyclone" with T-Pain, while "What Is It" features the island-flavored stylings of Sean Kingston and a rapid string of amusing one-liners from Bash. Working in numerous superhero references while trying to seduce a girl that's "fresh from Bath & Body Works" makes "Supa Chic" a highlight, and everything else is at least "good" with "Numero Uno" and "Na Na" both earning a solid B+. Problem is, Cyclone wants Justin Timberlake-sized sales so bad it sells short by half what makes Baby Bash interesting and ends up a pleasant diversion, but nothing memorable.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
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Baby Bash, Performer - Brandon Kilgour, 2nd Engineer - Craig Durrance, Mixing Engineer - Darrel Andrews, Composer - Joseph Scott, Composer - Kim Hogland, Composer - Kookie, Producer - Mickaël Zibi, Recording Engineer - Ronald Bryant, Composer
(P) 2007 Arista Records LLC, a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Baby Bash, Mixing Engineer - Baby Bash featuring T-Pain, Performer - Craig Durrance, Mixing Engineer - Eddie Hernandez, 2nd Engineer - Faheem Najm, Composer - Faheem Najm, Lyricist - Jonathan Smith, Composer - Jonathan Smith, Lyricist - Jonathan Smith, Mixing Engineer - Jonathan Smith, Producer - Mark Vinten, Recording Engineer - Ronald Bryant, Composer - Ronald Bryant, Lyricist
(P) 2007 Arista Records LLC
Baby Bash, Performer - Jonathan Rotem, Composer - Jonathan Rotem, Producer - Josh Houghkirk, 2nd Engineer - Mike Jones, Composer - Paula DeAnda, Composer - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Ronald Bryant, Composer
(P) 2007 Arista Records LLC, a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Baby Bash, Performer - Brandon Kilgour, 2nd Engineer - Craig Durrance, Mixing Engineer - John Ehmann, A&R Assistant - Juan Salinas, Jr., Composer - Mickaël Zibi, Recording Engineer - Oscar Salinas, Composer - Play N Skillz, Producer - Ronald Bryant, Composer
(P) 2007 Arista Records LLC, a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Baby Bash featuring Sean Kingston, Performer - Greg Ogan, Recording Engineer - Jonathan Rotem, Arranger - Jonathan Rotem, Composer - Jonathan Rotem, Producer - Josh Houghkirk, 2nd Engineer - Lawrence Parker, Composer - Marty James, Composer - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Ronald Bryant, Composer - Scott LaRock, Composer
(P) 2007 RCA/JIVE Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Baby Bash, Performer - Baby Bash featuring Marcos Hernandez, Performer - Christopher Jasper, Composer - Elijah Molina, Composer - Ernie Isley, Composer - Frank Soto, Composer - Marvin Isley, Composer - Mickaël Zibi, Recording Engineer - O'Kelly Isley, Composer - Ronald Bryant, Composer - Ronald Isley, Composer - Rudolph Isley, Composer - Scoop DeVille, Producer
(P) 2007 Arista Records LLC, a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Angel Noa, Composer - Baby Bash featuring Aundrea of Danity Kane, Performer - Brandon Kilgour, 2nd Engineer - Brian Warwick, Recording Engineer - Craig Durrance, Mixing Engineer - Erick Coomes, Acoustic Bass - Erick Coomes, Co-Producer - Erick Coomes, Composer - Erick Coomes, Guitar - Erick Coomes, Keyboards - Justin Trugman, Composer - Justin Trugman, Producer - Paula DeAnda, Composer - Rob Montez, Recording Engineer - Ronald Bryant, Composer - Ryan Tedder, Composer - Ryan Tedder, Producer
(P) 2007 Arista Records LLC, a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Baby Bash featuring Chingo Bling, Lucky & Queenie, Performer - Brandon Kilgour, 2nd Engineer - Chingo Bling, Composer - Christian Garcia, Composer - Craig Durrance, Mixing Engineer - Cynthia Vasquez, Composer - Jeremy Shane Hayes, Composer - Jimmy Ramírez, Recording Engineer - Lucky Luciano, Composer - Pedro Herrera, Composer - Peter Ramirez, Composer - Peter Ramirez, Producer - Ronald Bryant, Composer - Ryan Tedder, Recording Engineer
(P) 2007 Arista Records LLC, a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Alberto Cruz Jr., Background Vocal - Alberto Cruz Jr., Composer - Baby Bash featuring Paula DeAnda, Performer - Happy Perez, Performer - Happy Perez, Producer - John Hanes, Engineer - Nathan Perez, Composer - Robert Marks, Recording Engineer - Ronald Bryant, Composer - Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - Tim Roberts, 2nd Engineer
(P) 2007 Arista Records LLC, a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Baby Bash, Performer - Calvin Puckett, Composer - Calvin Puckett, Lyricist - Frank Romano, Composer - Frank Romano, Guitar - Frank Romano, Lyricist - Frank Romano, Sitar - Jean Rodriguez, Arranger - Jim Jonsin, Producer - Jim Scheffer, Composer - Jim Scheffer, Lyricist - Joe Gonzalez, 2nd Engineer - Miguel Bustamante, 2nd Engineer - Rob Marks, Mixing Engineer - Rob Marks, Recording Engineer - Ronald Bryant, Composer - Ronald Bryant, Lyricist
(P) 2006 Arista Records, LLC, a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Baby Bash featuring Ryan Tedder of One Republic, Performer - Brandon Kilgour, 2nd Engineer - Craig Durrance, Mixing Engineer - Ronald Bryant, Composer - Ryan Tedder, Composer - Ryan Tedder, Producer
(P) 2007 Arista Records LLC, a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Baby Bash featuring Keith Sweat, Performer - Brandon Kilgour, 2nd Engineer - Craig Durrance, Mixing Engineer - Felli Fel, Composer - Felli Fel, Producer - James Corrine, Composer - Keith Sweat, Composer - Ronald Bryant, Composer
(P) 2007 Arista Records LLC, a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Baby Bash featuring Pimp C, Mistah Fab & Da Stooie Bros., Performer - Brandon Kilgour, 2nd Engineer - Chad Butler, Composer - Craig Durrance, Mixing Engineer - Happy Perez, Performer - Happy Perez, Producer - Nathan Perez, Composer - Ronald Bryant, Composer - Stanley Cox, Composer
(P) 2007 Arista Records LLC, a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Baby Bash, Performer - Not Documented, Composer - Not Documented, Producer
(P) 2007 Arista Records LLC, a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Album review
In the years leading up to his 2007 release Cyclone, cool and collected rapper Baby Bash found himself a comfortable home somewhere between pop-rap and street-level rap and able to record with the likes of Jennifer Lopez while still being able to kick it with hood legend E-40. Cyclone features the hardcore ballers Pimp C and Mistah FAB on "Mean Mug," an exciting, hard cut tacked onto an overall polished and too safe album. Nowhere near as uncontrolled as its title suggests, Cyclone landed on its street date without an explicit version in sight. It's no big surprise Bash is being marketed to teen girls with his soft voice, soft looks, and love of words like "Bubbalicious," but the hardcore "Spreewells Spinnin'" with Chingo Bling sounds absolutely ridiculous with its 30 or so cuss words removed. Thankfully, the more pop moments come off much better. Lil Jon brings one of his identifiable and infectious beats for "Cyclone" with T-Pain, while "What Is It" features the island-flavored stylings of Sean Kingston and a rapid string of amusing one-liners from Bash. Working in numerous superhero references while trying to seduce a girl that's "fresh from Bath & Body Works" makes "Supa Chic" a highlight, and everything else is at least "good" with "Numero Uno" and "Na Na" both earning a solid B+. Problem is, Cyclone wants Justin Timberlake-sized sales so bad it sells short by half what makes Baby Bash interesting and ends up a pleasant diversion, but nothing memorable.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:35
- Main artists: Baby Bash
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Arista
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
(P) 2007 Arista Records LLC, a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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