There's no Jay-Z-featuring remix of "Fiesta" and no up-tempo one of "Feelin' on Yo Booty," yet TP-2.Com is a strong album nonetheless, three steps ahead of practically every other non-rap urban album from 2000. Remixes is here though, the "I Wish" one, so take heed. Tailor-made remixes to ensure himself broad airplay.
Number with an urban edge "Fiesta," a Latin Invasion cash-in that aimsįor the dancefloor and "Feelin' on Yo Booty," a whispery come-on forĪll the weak-kneed ladies and some of the mindful ones too - with Kellyįurthermore unleashes his singles - "I Wish," a mass-appeal vocal pop So to see him return to the simple singles approach of 12 Play is refreshing, particularly since he has plenty of singles to work with here, just as he had with TP-1. an album that straddled the huge gap between the sort of radio pop associated with Celine Dion as well as the street rap of Jay-Z and Nas - it also seemed too overblown at times, as if Kelly had something to prove during an era of double-disc epic rap albums.
The straightforwardness is somewhat of a welcome endeavor. Kelly tames his ambitions a bit on TP-2.Com, assembling a simple sequel to his classic 12 Play album from 1993 rather than another epic venture like his double-disc, all-bases-covered R.