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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Decent, August 27, 2002
This is a decent album, Trina has never claimed to be a powerful lyricist and she gets by on looks, packaging and decent beats. Unfortunately, her album came out the same day as EVE and that was a bad move. I still like Trina but I don't think she's serious about Hip Hop and making good music. I think she's serious about the entertainment industry and making money.
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12 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Miami Diva Returns, August 27, 2002
When this pint-sized Miami diva stepped onto the scene guesting on Trick Daddy's smash single "Nann", nobody could have expected she would blow up into a huge star. After the single took off, Trina's debut album was Slip-N-Slide Records top priority. After the album hit stores and went gold Trina's carrer continued to take off. On her debut album her lyrics and flow where below average, but on collaborations following the album she proved she was a powerful force in female rap music. After recording tracks with Cam'ron, Missy Elliott, Ludacris, & Foxy Brown, being featured on the cover of the Source & articles in Vibe, & performing live at the MTV Video Music Awards, I was hopeing this album would be strong. The album is easily better then the first, and at times what I was expecting. Instead of bringing it hard on every song like her post-debut collabos, she resorts to turning in a [poor] performance like her debut. With lyrics that would make Lil' Kim & Foxy Brown blush, its clear that Trina continues to be the most risque female in the game. The album's first single "No Panties" featuring RnB new-comer Tweet, has all the slickness needed for radio airplay, and so does the rest of the album. She has completly abandoned her southern hospitality style of club tunes to replace them with radio friendly pop tracks in an effort to further her into the mainstream. On top of all that the album is flooded with guest appearences including Ludacris, Eve, Missy Elliott, Fabolous, Bathgate & others. Only 5 solo song on a 17 track album. Thats a shame, but in her defense its a sign of the times. "Rewind that Back" featuring Missy Elliott is some-what reggae influenced, but I don't even know why they tried this because neither artist can pull it off, and let it be said now I hate Missy. The Ludacris collaborated "B R Right" is pure fire and is an excellent club track. The album's worst track though is easily "Kandi" featuring Lil Breanna - Trina's female version of Lil Romeo. The previously released "Told Ya'll" is a hot track and features a promosing new southern artist Rick Ross. The always stellar Fabolous breezes through his cameo easily out performing Trina and turning in the best material on the album. I don't like how Trina address herself playing someone else on the first verse of "You & Me", but the sample is amazing. The album is basically flooded with mediocre tracks, for example "Ladies First" (Featuring Eve), "Do You Want Me" (Featuring Bathgate), "I Wanna Holla" (Featuring Duece Poppi) & "Get This Money". On top of all that 3 of the album's 17 tracks are pointless interludes, what has become a hip hop fixture. The album isn't outstanding, but many people will end up liking this. The album lacks so much substance because lyrically she is very limited to subjects. However she stepped her flow up and there I will give her credit. The album is pretty good for the beats & collabos, and in some songs (definetly not all), she proves that lyrically she maybe strong enough to stick around in the future and get noticed for talent, instead of her obvious sex appeal. I know for a fact that the album will sell because sex sells, and it has to be said that the album cover is absolutely amazing and is easily the best this year =). Trina earned her 3 stars this time.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Nice Album..., March 19, 2008
Okay, I just want to point out to all potential buyers....
If you actually LOOK at the cover of this album, look at the song titles, and actually THINK that there is going to be alot of heart-felt rapping in there, and positivity for the youth, etc. etc. then you're obviously mistaken.
The music on "Diamond Princess", for what it is, is AWESOME. The beats, the flows.. Trina even spits out some nice lines in alot of the songs. I just really think that people under-rate her, because they are too focused on the "sex talk", and whatever else Trina is known for.
It is a fact that Trina can rap, and this album displays it. If she couldn't rap, then why is Missy Elliott, Ludacris, Fabolous, or Eve doing songs with her? Why did Rah Digga, one of the hardest female rappers EVER, make a song with her called "Gangsta Queens?"
Trina is no Roxanne Shante, but she can hold her own. Her voice and her flow is all unique. She also has witty lyrics, and yet at times nasty/abrasive/arrogant/etc lyrics. Which I love.
This whole album is great, my favorite tracks have got to be:
Hustling
Told Yall
Rewind That Back
B R Right
U & Me
Nasty B****
No Panties
How We Do
Ladies 1st
100%
Do You Want Me
The only song I really don't care for is "Kandi Gurl"..it just doesnt fit the theme of the album.
Anyways, if you're a person who only likes serious stuff, then this album ISNT for you.
If you're a person who likes to have fun, and don't mind hearing explicit lyrics from time to time, then DEFINATELY pick this up.
Trina has my support all the way.
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