![]() ![]() On "S-E-X," that vision includes a sensitive-minded, daddy-like plea for abstinence among teen-age girls punched up by the sexy-sounding Lala Brown, and on the thump-thump slo-mo thrill ride "Ghetto Superman" it includes a pitiful remembrance of things past ("We grew up in the gutter eatin' peanut butter sandwiches/With no jam"). When he's not laying out his grit-laden artistic process in what seems like a dozen spoken-word interludes, he's singing it as he sees it. ![]() As he proved on the prelude to this disc-the swift-selling, hype-generating Lyfe 268-192-he's an urban poet with an unsparing eye. In a lot of musical imaginations, Lyfe Jennings' The Phoenix will occupy a space a few slots up from the Hustle & Flow soundtrack. Summing up the message of the album and providing the perfect sing-along, Lyfe delivers "Keep Your Head Up" - a remake of hip-hop icon Tupac's feel-good classic. Keeping the cars bumping will be a given with "Still Here," a speaker-bumping, old school track that features the Oscar-winning group Three 6 Mafia and their kindred, Project Pat. The Phoenix also includes an R&B ode to the Notorious B.I.G. The heart-wrenching "Goodbye" is a genuine masterpiece that shows off a vocal talent even most of his fans may not be aware of. The Phoenix begins with a definite club banger "Slow Down" that features G-Unit rapper, Young Buck, and Jesus Swings artist, Doc.Black. The magnificent storyteller, Lyfe Jennings, has pulled out all of the stops on his sophomore album, The Phoenix, writing all the songs on the album except for the one cover, and delivering something for everyone. The album features a remake of Tupac Shakur's "Keep Ya Head Up". 1 on the US R&B chart, selling over 136,000 copies. It features the lead single S.E.X, and was released on August 15, 2006. The Phoenix is the second studio album from American R&B singer Lyfe Jennings. ![]()
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