Audio CD review:
Nelly - Suit

Nelly - Suit

Band: Nelly Title: Suit Rating: Release Date: 14 September, 2004 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Play It Off 2: Pretty Toes 3: My Place 4: Paradise 5: She Don't Know My Name 6: N Dey Say 7: Woodgrain And Leather Wit A Hole 8: In My Life 9: Over And Over 10: Nobody Knows 11: Die For You

Editoral Review Lunatics crew fully indulges his rap-meets-R&B fixations on the enjoyable (if predictable) Suit. The biggest (and only relevant) member of the St. Whereas companion CD Sweat is geared toward the male thugs in the clubs, this one's for the thugettes. More lyrically compelling than Sweat, Suit shows a softer, more cerebral, less flashy side to St. Louis's favorite son. Check out "Die for You," Nelly's ode to youth, and the calypso-tinged, introspective "In My Life," which reveals a more worldly rap duke underneath the band aids and chunky jewelry. Nelly's unique "singjay" flows tend to take a backseat to the beautiful harmonies of guests such as Jahiem, who sounds like a modern-day Teddy Pendergrass on "My Place," and Anthony Hamilton, whose spot on "Nobody Knows" reminds us why he's the most underrated of the contemporary soul balladeers. When Nelly said he was going to introduce his Midwest style to a wider audience, he wasn't kidding: even country star Tim McGraw joins the fray on "Over and Over. " --Dalton Higgins .. You can see a complete list of all Nelly discography, or go back to the Nelly tabs