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Halfway into his self-titled debut, this young star of TV (The Nick Cannon Show) and film (Drumline) seems on pace to deliver not just a respectable solo debut, but an exceptional one. However, as the latter half of the album plays out, it becomes increasingly apparent that the priority in track sequencing was loading the front with the heaviest hitters -- and as the big-name songwriters and collaborators vanish, so do the hot songs. The album certainly couldn't have started any better: "Get Crunk Shorty," featuring the Ying Yang Twins and Fatman Scoop, is a supremely punchy opener produced by Just Blaze. Like Blaze's work on Freeway's "Flipside," the arrangement is wholly adaptable to a marching band, making for a sly reference to Drumline. (This works a whole lot better than you'd think.) The strutting "Gigolo," written and produced by R. Kelly, is still the biggest track here, with Kelly delivering yet another instantly memorable chorus to support Cannon's verses. Trackmasters, Guru, and P. Diddy (who brings Mary J. Blige along) also help make the first half of the album addictive. But from there, the album unsurprisingly takes a significant dip, showing that Cannon -- for the time being, at least -- needs all-star support. As an MC, he has all the charisma necessary to be a venerable pop-rapper, but it's going to be a while before he can be in complete control.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Justin Smith, Producer - Justin Smith, Composer - Justin Smith, Lyricist - I. Freeman, Composer - I. Freeman, Lyricist - Charles McCrorey, Recording Engineer - Nona Hendryx, Composer - Nona Hendryx, Lyricist - Chris Carroll, Recording Engineer - Eric Jackson, Composer - Eric Jackson, Lyricist - Ryan West, Recording Engineer - Nick Cannon, Composer - Nick Cannon, Lyricist - Gimel Keaton, Mixing Engineer - Pierre Jones, Composer - Pierre Jones, Lyricist - Nick Cannon featuring Ying Yang Twins & Fatman Scoop, Performer - Deangelo Holmes, Composer - Deangelo Holmes, Lyricist
(P) 2003 Zomba Recording LLC
S. Barnes, Composer - S. Barnes, Lyricist - Poke and Tone, Producer - Nick Cannon featuring B2K, Performer - F. Jones, Lyricist - F. Jones, Composer - J.C. Oliver, Composer - J.C. Oliver, Lyricist - Nick Cannon, Composer - Nick Cannon, Lyricist - R. Kelly, Producer - R. Kelly, Composer - R. Kelly, Lyricist
(P) 2003 Zomba Recording LLC
Nick Cannon featuring R. Kelly, Performer - Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - Abel Garibaldi, Recording Engineer - Jason Mlodzinski, 2nd Engineer - Donnie Lyle, Guitar - Donnie Lyle, Acoustic Bass - John Hanes, Engineer - Nick Cannon, Composer - Tim Roberts, 2nd Engineer - Nathan Wheeler, 2nd Engineer - Ian Mereness, Recording Engineer - Ian Mereness, Programmer - Andy Gallas, Recording Engineer - Andy Gallas, Programmer - R. Kelly, Composer - R. Kelly, Producer - R. Kelly, Arranger - R. Kelly, Mixing Engineer - Steve Bearsley, Recording Engineer
(P) 2003 Zomba Recording LLC
Nick Cannon featuring Mary J. Blige, Performer - George David Weiss, Composer - George David Weiss, Lyricist - Mario "Yellow Man" Winans, Composer - Mario "Yellow Man" Winans, Lyricist - Mario "Yellow Man" Winans, Producer - Mario "Yellow Man" Winans, Performer - Hugo Peretti, Composer - Hugo Peretti, Lyricist - Mark Nathan, Recording Engineer - Slam, Recording Engineer - Nick Cannon, Composer - Nick Cannon, Lyricist - Pat Dillett, Recording Engineer - Sean "P-Diddy" Combs, Composer - Sean "P-Diddy" Combs, Lyricist - Sean "P-Diddy" Combs, Producer - Sean "P-Diddy" Combs, Mixing Engineer - Ramon Griffin, Composer - Ramon Griffin, Lyricist - Luigi Creatore, Composer - Luigi Creatore, Lyricist - Rob Paustian, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2003 Zomba Recordig Corporation
Clifton Chase, Composer - Clifton Chase, Lyricist - Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - Abel Garibaldi, Recording Engineer - Jason Mlodzinski, 2nd Engineer - Donnie Lyle, Guitar - John Hanes, Engineer - Nick Cannon, Performer - Nick Cannon, Composer - Nick Cannon, Lyricist - Tim Roberts, 2nd Engineer - Melvin Glover, Composer - Melvin Glover, Lyricist - Nathan Wheeler, 2nd Engineer - Sylvia Robinson, Composer - Sylvia Robinson, Lyricist - Ian Mereness, Recording Engineer - Andy Gallas, Recording Engineer - Andy Gallas, Programmer - R. Kelly, Composer - R. Kelly, Lyricist - R. Kelly, Producer - R. Kelly, Arranger - R. Kelly, Mixing Engineer - R. Kelly, Vocal - Edward Fletcher, Composer - Edward Fletcher, Lyricist - Steve Bearsley, 2nd Engineer
(P) 2003 Zomba Recording LLC
Brian Stanley, Composer - Brian Stanley, Lyricist - Brian Stanley, Producer - Brian Stanley, Mixing Engineer - Ernest Dixon, Composer - Ernest Dixon, Lyricist - Nick Cannon featuring Joe, Performer - Charlie Harrison, Composer - Charlie Harrison, Lyricist - Charlie Harrison, Guitar - Gimel Keaton, Recording Engineer - Nick Cannon, Composer - Nick Cannon, Lyricist - Brian Garten, Recording Engineer
(P) 2003 Zomba Recording LLC
Brian Stanley, Mixing Engineer - James Jones III, Composer - James Jones III, Lyricist - James Jones III, Co-Producer - James Jones III, Recording Engineer - Darren Sherrill, Composer - Darren Sherrill, Lyricist - Darren Sherrill, Co-Producer - Deric Battiste, Composer - Deric Battiste, Lyricist - Deric Battiste, Co-Producer - Nick Cannon, Performer - Nick Cannon, Composer - Nick Cannon, Lyricist - Nick Cannon, Producer - Tim Terry, Vocal - Darron Lilly, Composer - Darron Lilly, Lyricist - Darron Lilly, Co-Producer
(P) 2003 Zomba Recoring Corporation
Rowie Nameri, Recording Engineer - Brian Stanley, Mixing Engineer - Kovas C. Myvette, Composer - Kovas C. Myvette, Producer - Kovas C. Myvette, Lyricist - Maurice Benjamin Cenac, Composer - Maurice Benjamin Cenac, Lyricist - C. D., Vocal - C. Hutchinson, Composer - C. Hutchinson, Lyricist - Nick Cannon, Vocal - Nick Cannon, Composer - Nick Cannon, Lyricist - Don Parma, Vocal
(P) Zomba Recoding Corporation
Sam Thomas, Recording Engineer - Brian Stanley, Recording Engineer - Brian Stanley, Mixing Engineer - Bunny Hull, Composer - Bunny Hull, Lyricist - Narada Michael Walden, Composer - Narada Michael Walden, Lyricist - Zukhan Bey, Composer - Zukhan Bey, Lyricist - Zukhan Bey, Producer - Nick Cannon, Composer - Nick Cannon, Lyricist - Nick Cannon featuring Nivea, Performer
(P) Zomba Recording LLC
Nicholas Loftin, Composer - Nicholas Loftin, Producer - Won Allen, Recording Engineer - Nick Cannon featuring Biz Markie, Performer - Caleb Shreve, Mixing Engineer - Mayhem, Scratches - C. Hutchinson, Composer - Nick Cannon, Composer - M. Hall, Composer
(P) Zomba Recording LLC
Brian Stanley, Mixing Engineer - Brian Stanley, Recording Engineer - Falonte Moore, Composer - Falonte Moore, Lyricist - Jeff Vereb, Recording Engineer - Jerry Van Morgan, Composer - Jerry Van Morgan, Lyricist - Jerry Van Morgan, Vocal - Peter Ivers, Composer - Peter Ivers, Lyricist - John Lewis Parker, Composer - John Lewis Parker, Lyricist - Deric Battiste, Composer - Deric Battiste, Lyricist - Deric Battiste, Co-Producer - Nick Cannon, Vocal - Nick Cannon, Composer - Nick Cannon, Lyricist - Nick Cannon, Producer
(P) 2003 Zomba Recording LLC
Kevin Crouse, Mixing Engineer - J.T. Smith, Composer - J.T. Smith, Lyricist - L. Campbell, Composer - L. Campbell, Lyricist - Jeff Vereb, Recording Engineer - Emil, Composer - Emil, Lyricist - Nick Cannon, Performer - Nick Cannon, Composer - Nick Cannon, Lyricist - Nick Cannon, Producer - Hutchinson, Composer - Hutchinson, Lyricist - Joe Warlick, Recording Engineer - Deric Battiste, Composer - Deric Battiste, Lyricist - Scorpio, Producer - M. Barrett III, Composer - M. Barrett III, Lyricist - R. Troutman, Composer - R. Troutman, Lyricist
(P) 2003 Zomba Recording LLC
Album review
Halfway into his self-titled debut, this young star of TV (The Nick Cannon Show) and film (Drumline) seems on pace to deliver not just a respectable solo debut, but an exceptional one. However, as the latter half of the album plays out, it becomes increasingly apparent that the priority in track sequencing was loading the front with the heaviest hitters -- and as the big-name songwriters and collaborators vanish, so do the hot songs. The album certainly couldn't have started any better: "Get Crunk Shorty," featuring the Ying Yang Twins and Fatman Scoop, is a supremely punchy opener produced by Just Blaze. Like Blaze's work on Freeway's "Flipside," the arrangement is wholly adaptable to a marching band, making for a sly reference to Drumline. (This works a whole lot better than you'd think.) The strutting "Gigolo," written and produced by R. Kelly, is still the biggest track here, with Kelly delivering yet another instantly memorable chorus to support Cannon's verses. Trackmasters, Guru, and P. Diddy (who brings Mary J. Blige along) also help make the first half of the album addictive. But from there, the album unsurprisingly takes a significant dip, showing that Cannon -- for the time being, at least -- needs all-star support. As an MC, he has all the charisma necessary to be a venerable pop-rapper, but it's going to be a while before he can be in complete control.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:49:08
- Main artists: Nick Cannon
- Composer: Nick Cannon
- Label: Nick - Jive Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
(P) 2003 Zomba Recording LLC
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