This CD is gently and smoothly spiced with flavors of the mellow side of the man known as Nelly. The jump off for the Suit disc comes on “Pretty Toes.” On this lightly seasoned chill out song, Nelly, Ti and Jazze Pha bless the track so hard that it’s officially a rap on this one. Total hotness in my opinion and just because I feel like saying it, regardless of what most critics and gullible people may say, TI is a much better lyricist than Lil Flip will ever be.
We have all heard the soulful crooning of Jaheim on “My Place,” and when I first heard it my initial though process was like, holy shit this nigga Nelly is really trying to sing on this one, not just a catchy hook, but actually sing the entire song. Then my second thought was…that’s growing up and taking risks. And with Jahem in the background Nelly shows pure dexterity and for that, he can’t loose.
On “She Don’t Know My Name” Big Uncle’s, Ron Isley and Snoop Dogg show up to show their musical Nephew Nelly a thing or two in a good way and lay down a smooth melodic rendition of old 70’s and 80’s funk soul heat. Can you dig it!
” N Dey Say” uses a Tears for Fears sample from their 80’s smash pop hit “I Know This love Is True” or some thing like that, which was used by PM Dawn in 1991 which also got the duo rushed off offstage by KRS-One and BDP. Just a lil music trivia for ya’ll out there. The disc is full of Pimp Juice Nellyisms and a lot of fun and some nonsense but it’s all done with humility as well as arrogance in a tasteful manner and it’s not bad.
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“In My Life” featuring Mase and Avery Storm did not intrigue me much. “Over and Over” with Tim McGraw was a little catchy and different but the blend of Country and Hip-Hop has officially been done and one never knows, this may be a late sleeper hit off this CD, even if only because people crave something different. One should never say never.
Anthony Hamilton closes out the guest appearances on the Suit disc and his highlight is not as stellar as most of his appearances should be. This is only due to the track that Nelly chose to use on this one; the production just didn’t move me. Over all when Nelly dresses up, it’s not a bad listen. Nelly scores with his suit on.
