June 26, 2003 @ 9:00 pm
702 - Star (Motown)
Remember when R&B girl groups were less smiley and more about gum-smacking, kiss-my-ass attitude? Well, 702’s third effort is a sassy throwback.
Remember when R&B girl groups were less smiley and more about gum-smacking, kiss-my-ass attitude? Well, 702’s third effort is a sassy throwback. Star might have been garbage, given that the group—Kameelah Williams, and sisters Irish and LeMisha Grinstead—recently reformed after a three-year recording hiatus. Plus, the album lacks Missy Elliott, the force behind the trio’s spunkiest hits “Steelo” and “Where My Girls At?” But it manages to be a rare, pleasant surprise in today’s R&B world. Blame much of the set’s success on the beats, which are as tight and lean as a Kenyan runner. “Star” and “I Still Love You” thump with that distinctive Neptunes-produced bass. The retro “Feelings” is an 808-fueled jam worthy of ’80s outfits like Loose Ends. And “No Way” is a breezy, Caribbean-tinged number. Lyrically, the 702 sistas don’t have much to say. It’s all “Betcha she can’t rock you like me” and “He’s a ho.” But lead singer Williams—Faith Evans’s new protégée—makes everything sound sexy and streetwise with her fluid, yet controlled, croons. SWV and Total would be proud.
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