Throwback Review

Monica -  After the Storm

Monica has a new cd dropping son I felt the need to do a throwback review on what I feel was her best cd to date.   Every young talent at some point tries to create a cd to let people know I am grown now.  After the Storm put everybody on notice that Monica was grown in every way shape and form of the word “grown”. First thing about this cd that stands out is that Missy was at the helm and put into the right direction. This wasn’t you typical Monica love ballads cd she had that but also stepped out her lane and had some party tracks to let you know she from the “A” and can get it in. First let me say there are no bad tracks on this cd you can let it ride and enjoy some good music.  Go To Bed feat Tyrese is song everybody in a relationship can feel. We all done had fights with our other half about whatever. This is a great tale of one wanting to go to bed and the other doesn’t want to go bed until the fight is fixed. Tyrese did a good job of not overshadowing Monica on this track.  Lead single So Gone let you know Monica was grown and has same everyday issue as any other female in the world. Typical relationship song of losing yourself in a man and the beat was sick Missy out did herself on this one. Knock Knock straight party record right here this that I am tired of my man playing games record  and you move on. This should have been a female anthem in some regards I think. This is a repeat track right here & the remix was pretty good to and the beat was a monster! Don’t Gotta Go Home feat DMX this song right here had a fire set of bars for X ( side note X come back to the game we need you ) great song about a man with a mistress and a wife and the grass is greener on the other side. Sadly people have been in this situation before. U Should’ve Known Better & I Wrote This Song & Hurts The Most are vintage Monica records displaying those pipes and the ballads we used to that everybody at some point and time could related too. Get it Off is another party record that is on the same level as Knock Knock had a nice feat that sounded like Juvey who set the tone on this track. The stand out track I think on this cd is That’s My Man the beat and the track as a whole is nice. Not something you would have expected from Monica you put this on repeat twice. Ladies this is how you express yourself to your man! This cd showed Monica’s growth and her coming of age when this dropped.

Monica needs to make about cd like this one she has a great collection of music and has been one of the best in the game at what she does. I would have to give this cd 5 out of 5 CLASSIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!