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Block Music
Shawnna, daughter of the inimitable blues legend Buddy Guy, is meant to be huge; base that on tracks like "Damn"--as fine an ode to bootyliciousness as listeners far removed from the block will ever trip across--and the puff-chested, big-banging title track. But early boosts from BET aside (the kind that may be inevitable when DTP, Pharrell, Ludacris, Lil Wayne, Too Short, 8 Ball, Bobby Valentino, and world-class daddy Guy line up as insurance against a sophomore slump) Shawnna still feels like a best-kept secret--a hard-nosed, downhome chip off her old block. Late-disc surprises such as "Can't Break Me" and "In the Chi" trade in the grit for go-deep truth-telling, and they're bolstered by production that feels snap-tight in some places and billowy in others. Fourteen tracks in, the effect is somehow intimate, as if only block-centric types should be allowed a listen, but through skill alone, Shawnna's made room on the stoop for the whole world. --Tammy La Gorce
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Tracks| 1 | Can't Do It Like Me | | 2 | Block Music (Bang) | | 3 | Damn - Shawnna, | | 4 | Gettin' Some [Remix] - Lil Wayne, Ludacris, , Shawnna, Too Short | | 5 | Candy Coated | | 6 | Roll Wit Me | | 7 | In tha Chi - Syleena Johnson, Johnny P., Shawnna | | 8 | Take It Slow - Ludacris, Shawnna, Bobby Valentino, Bobby Valentino | | 9 | Can't Break Me - Buddy Guy, Shareefa, Shawnna | | 10 | Ghetto Fairy Tales | | 11 | Lil Daddy What's Good | | 12 | Hit the Back/Slide In | | 13 | Chicago - Buddy Guy, Shawnna, Malik Yusef | | 14 | Gettin' Some |
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