Review by MrReesh - Get at me on Twitter - @MrReesh
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Sorry I just
realised that the hair on my head looks like the hair on Rick Ross’s face – and
now that shall never be unseen.
Anyway OMARION RELEASED HIS FIRST MMG EP! WOO! CAPITAL LETTERS! What’s it like?
Well it’s kinda like a Fruittella with about 85% lemon ones; it’s alright because
it’s Fruittella and some parts are actually decent, but to be honest when it’s
all said and done you look down and realise you expected much more than this.
Problem is
very few songs on this nine track EP (seven excluding the intro and Rick Ross's uhm, talking thing interlude) are memorable bangers in the way that O, Touch
or Speedin’ were, or even more recent
tunes like Let’s Talk, and no given
the general topics of Omarion’s music “bangers” was not a pun. The EP just sort
of passes you by as you listen to it, not really dropping anything on you other
than the fact that is a new Omarion track, and you should be in awe as it’s a
song by The Untouchable Maybach Empire.
Don’t get me wrong, Omarion does a lot right here but he does more stuff
averagely, which is disappointing as Maybach O is actually a damn good artist.
Now
lyrically the EP is everything you’d expect from Omarion – it’s that “Baby I’m gonna make you say”, “But honey why did you do this to me”, “I want to touch you a lot tonight” kind
of stuff from start to end and for the most part he steers clear of cheesey
lines and awkwardness, but hardly crosses the line into originality. Sure MIA is probably the most original song
on the EP (though technically this was a song from Self Made Vol. 2), but when you actually listen to the lyrics it’s
more generic than it seems. Additionally delivery is average generally, though
in some parts Omarion really does kick it into gear. For example in Trouble he jumps into a nice bit of
vocal acrobatics, creating the best and most catchy song on the EP, even if Joe
Budden does just okay on it. Other times Omarion gets completely outshone by
the featured artists on the track, as he did in Admire when Tank comes in and finally injects some life into a song
that was really dragging its feet.
I feel to
give Omarion a little slack because it’s his first MMG release, so creatively
there may have been some things he had to change or the pressure of needing to
make a proper impact etc etc etc BUT, at the same time, it’s Omarion. He’s a seasoned veteran capable of making amazing
music, though here, where the mere idea of his solo EP invokes excitement, he’s
just alright. I’d recommend a download as it is decent overall, just don’t
expect anything you know, mind detonating.
You can
download and listen to the EP via the DatPiff player below:
Photo Credits:
Rick Ross picture "Ricky Ross" by A Continuous Lean
Boom boom picture "Sexy face." by LifeHouse Design
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