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Introduction of Marcus Cooper (Clean)

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This is a good first solo CD for Pleasure P, I have always enjoyed listen to his music, i was expecting some more tracks on here he did release songs like make you say, luckiest man, that step song, say yes but other than that this CD is that good lovin music for the summer.

1. I'm A Beast (feat. Yung Joc)9/10 Yung Joc didnt need to be on this song
2. Boyfriend #2 9/10 good song
3. Tender Roni (Handcuffin') 9/10
4. Under 10/10 one of my favorite songs
5. Let Me 10/10 another one of my fav songs maybe the best song on the CD
6. Gotta Have U 9/10
7. Did You Wrong 9/10
8. Deserves An Encore 9/10 i like how he changed the beat on this one.
9. Nocturnal 10/10 thought this song was called illusions
10. If U Were My Girl 9/10
11. Birthday Suit 10/10
12. Dream In The Air 9/10

overal i gave this album 5 stars.

Mr. Nasty a title once held by Aaron Hall can now go to Pleasure P! The track UNDER explains it all!!!!!! Gotta love this man for doing his thang! Oh Yeah!

Pleasure P has an absolutely beautiful, distinctive tenor voice. Unfortunately for the former Pretty Ricky vocalist, Pretty Ricky, with its two gold albums probably wasn't enough to propel Pleasure P to be an R&B superstar. THE INTRODUCTION OF MARCUS COOPER is a fine and mature effort, but its singer suffers from lacking superstar buzz, despite his prodigious talents. Unlike his R&B competition Jeremih, Pleasure P doesn't have top ten pop hit ("Birthday Sex" for Jeremih), as his two singles ("Boyfriend #2" and "Did You Wrong", both excellent in my eyes)didn't set the charts on fire. But commercial savvy aside, P's debut is solid R&B, strapped with a parental advisory sticker that is another fine, if a non-revolutionary debut. I personally prefer Pleasure to Jeremih vocally as well as for a majority of the material on his debut.

"I'm A Beast" featuring southern rapper Yung Joc is a fine opener, easily and convincingly showcasing P's pipes. The timbre of P's voice is very desirable and has a clear quality to it. "Boyfriend #2", second single from THE INTRODUCTION OF MARCUS COOPER is unique in a world of R&B conformity - well to an extent. The production is solid and Pleasure P sounds like an energized, youthful R. Kelly on this track. "Tender Roni (Handcuffin')" is certainly different than many R&B tracks in name - I mean 'tender roni' in referencing a lady? It turns out to be as solid as anything else and exploits the sweetness of Pleasure's upper register ala falsetto.

"Under" is a lovely ballad, as good as anything else bowing on the album as of yet. "Let Me" features more fantastic production work (think The-Dream/Tricky on Usher's "Trading Places" from HERE I STAND) and more well performed vocals by "Marcus". "Gotta Have You" lays well too, both compositionally and vocally speaking. It is "Did You Wrong", my personal favorite, that is the showstopper of THE INTRODUCTION OF MARCUS COOPER. Vocally, P sounds on top of his game, the ballad is well written, and the production deserves a grade of an A.

"Your Love" proves to be a well written, soulful R&B number. "Fire Lovin'" is solid, even when you feel like THE INTRODUCTION OF MARCUS COOPER becomes a bit "samey" in quality. "Birthday Suit" is good (particularly as far as the production is concerned), though not the "cream of the crop" of THE INTRODUCTION OF MARCUS COOPER. Even with that said, Pleasure P sounds like some of the vocalists of the new-jack swing era of R&B (Luther Vandross, Freddie Jackson, and especially Keith Sweat). "Illusion" is OK, but by this point, Pleasure P has done more than enough to prove he is here to play the R&B game. "Dream in the Air" is a fantastic closer in a debut that shows great potential, if only promoted and honed more.

Essentially, Pleasure P has released another solid R&B debut. The main problem is promotion, economy, and maybe even material. The material is great here, but the question that must be asked in this time of conformity within the R&B circle is, are you doing enough to separate yourself from the crowd? While P has made some solid attempts at that, particularly gravitating to a slightly more traditional contemporary R&B with the repetitiveness (Jeremih is uses a lot of repetition), I don't know that it is enough to make him an R&B star, which is unfortunate. Critically speaking, he easily garners 4 stars from me.

From The Jackson Five & New Edition to Mista & B2K every youthful R&B group has had one standout singer destined for solo success. Almost two years after leaving Pretty Ricky, Pleasure P provides us with the excellent debut The Introduction of Marcus Ramon Cooper. Like Michael Jackson & Ralph Tresvant before him, Pleasure P's voice provided Pretty Ricky with some of their biggest hits from Grind On Me to the massive On The Hotline. One would expect Pleasure to go the route of R&B thug, given that he came from Pretty Ricky instead where giving a credible R&B that shows off his maturing tenor. The CD opens up with the unnecessary Yung Juc collabo I'm A Beast. I'm all for wanting to grab your listener with a club banger for the first song on the CD, but I think the song would have been a better fit with Drake or Fabolous. What follows is a collection of strong ballads & guaranteed mood setters. While there's nothing as strong vocally in my opinion as Did You Wrong ,Pleasure shines on Under, Let Me Tenderroni, Under & the Cheryl Lynn sampling Your Love. There are a few missteps on the CD like the message song Dream In The Air & the previously mentioned I'm A Beast, but overall Pleasure P has made an excellent debut CD and fully emerged as a respectful R&B crooner in my book.

This album is very good, I wasn't expecting this from him! Good way to separate himself from Pretty Ricky! Good Job!

Finally, a CD I can play without skipping songs! And The video's are the truth as well. He reminds of Ne-Yo on some tracks and I love that. Don't sleep on this one!!!

Pleasure P did a great job by going solo.I didn't know what to suspect from this album. I was very impressed by his talent. The album is something I can listen to from beginning to end. He shows his soft side and upbeat side. For anyone that likes R&B with a little hip-hop this is a good CD. I can't wait for his next album.

I Love This CD I Haven't Took It Out My CD Player Yet. His Voice Is Trly Amazing.

Man, the first album, Bluestars, was hot, but the best things about it were the production, beats and Pleasure P. The rest of the guys are straight up wackness. The only thing they do well is ride a beat, but their rhymes are horrible. Pleasure was the standout and he got his shot, FINALLY. I thought this album could've been a little stronger, but I still like it and was pleased with my purchase. "Did You Wrong," "I'm a Beast," "Boyfriend #2," "Let Me," "Tender Roni" were all hot songs. I have listened to the whole album, but I've listened to those songs the most. I need to keep listening to the others to make a more firm judgement. The production is on point and Pleasure P has a great and unique voice in R&B. I really like it. As long as this man has a good team and other talent surrounding him, he could really be a R&B star like Usher. I think he has that much potential.

This CD is off the hook! PLEASE DO NOT SLEEP ON THIS! I was very skeptical about the purchase, but I am so glad that I did!! OFF THE HOOK!
The Introduction of Marcus Cooper