Product Description

Ever since he first captured the music-buying public's attention, Ginuwine has been the personification of lady-killinghip-hop cool. A kind of smooth R&B-crooning gangsta Billy Dee Williams, the singer (originally with the aid of producerTimbaland) developed a unique combination of dynamic East Coast beats, G-funk-influenced keyboards, and highly rhythmicmodern soul belting. Though his uniquely urban style found him somewhat at odds artistically with the more down-home approach of retro soul artists such as Macy Gray and Maxwell, THE SENIOR finds Ginuwine continuing to push the envelope.
Oddly, enough, however, this disc is also one of his most overtly commercial-sounding albums, at once filled with hit-you-over-the-head hooks and over-the-top lyrics worthy of Barry White himself. Highlights include "In Those Jeans", which is as blatant and direct a sexual come-on as has ever beenrecorded, and "Chedda Brings", a surprisingly thoughtful examination of the problems that accompany newfound financial independence.

Track Listing

1. Mike Tyson
2. Get Ready featuring Snoop Dogg & The Rook
3. Chedda Brings featuring Jose Cenquentez
4. Hell Yeah featuring Baby
5. In Those Jeans
6. Stingy
7. Love You More
8. Bedda To Have Loved
9. Locked Down
10. On My Way
11. Sex (featuring Sole'
12. Bedda Man
13. Our First Born
14. Big Plans featuring Method Man
15. Hell Yeah Remix featuring R. Kelly, Baby & Clipse

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #71634 in Music
• Released on: 2003-06-09
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

ginuwine man of many talents
ginuwine represents, stands for and certainly conveys true power in his vocal abilties in this album. his lyrics,portrays the true reflection of the rnb scene at this particular time.
i have been listening to ginuwine for a long time and back in days when 'pony' first appeared. many other artist, fans of the rnb world certainly didn't approved or understand his talent. if this is your first ginuwine album, i ask you why now? listen to this album and listen to the others. AND UNDERSTANDS WHAT GINUWINE STANDS FOR AND IS TRYING TO REPRESENT.

Hell Yeah In Those Jeans Ginuwine is the Stingy Senior
Well what can i say hes changed my mind about him once again i love this album 1st got me hooked after hearing "In Those Jeans" i saw "Hell Yeah" on top of the pops way b4 i didnt think much of the song thought it was really weak.So After hearing in those jeans and loving it i decided to go and buy the album its good a great set of songs i dont think there is any filler tracks except thats foolish intro with Mike Tyson i for that was dumb but anyhow Ginuwine you've changed my mind about ur albums yet again

1.Mike Tyson/Stupid thing glad its only 12 seconds long - 0/10
2.Get Ready/Is more of an intro than a song but still listenable - 8/10
3.Chedda Brings/I like this good song about the problems money can bring ya - 10/10
4.Hell Yeah/May have got a big fat zero but after listenin to it a few times its not so bad - 9/10
5.In Those Jeans/MY FAVOURITE TUNE ON HERE NEVER GETS BORING - 10*/10
6.Stingy/This got alot of radio play in the US i dont think its that good but hey its not terrible - 7/10
7.Love You More/I think this is so sweet hes a real sweetheart - 10/10
8.Bedda To Have Loved/Its got a good lil beat back in the day Ginuwine comes out on this track - 9/10
9.Locked Down/Its kinda poppy but its a good song talkin about locked up in prison missin everything 9/10
10.On My Way/Its a sexual song good tune nice slow jam - 10/10
11.Sex/"This is dedicated to all the sexaholics" MY 2ND FAVOURITE - 10*/10
12.Bedda Man - When i saw the title i fort Rar! Bed a man lol but its not but its a song about being better to his girl 9/10
13.Our 1st Born/Awwww! this is so sweet MY 3RD FAVOURITE 10*/10
14.Big Plans/This tune is hott! MY 4TH FAVOURITE 10*/10
15.Hell Yeah(Remix)/Its better than the original love this MY 5TH FAVOURITE 10*/10
16.Tigger & The Gizzle/Its just an Outro its funny Gizzle chats to Big Tigger 6/10

So Overall Tha Gizzle has impressed me once more im sorry i ever doubted him

What's So Different?
R&B is known for its long-standing producer/singer relationships. Janet Jackson has Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Toni Braxton has Babyface. TLC has Dallas Austin. And Ginuwine had Timbaland, and for his first two albums, the match yielded some strong results in the form of hits like "Pony," "What's So Different" and "Anxious." But "Senior" is the second Ginuwine album sans Timbaland, and without the producer's hip-hop flavored beats, it's as generic as an r&b record can get. The songs here aren't bad, but, frankly, they could be sung by virtually ANYONE: Tyrese, Tank, Joe, or any of the first-name-only male vocalists that get aggressive rotation on 106 & Park. And you know an album is off to a dubious start when it kicks off with a spoken endorsement by, of all people, Mike Tyson. Thematically, it's deja vu, with Ginuwine cruising through same-old cliches in tracks like "Get Ready" (with Snoop Dogg, in his umpteenth cameo appearance), "In Those Jeans," and "Sex," a song that states, in no uncertain terms, what's on Ginuwine's mind. All ain't lost, though. The single "Hell Yeah" is above standard fare; and it's hard not to like the jam "First Born," in which he pays tribute to "the most precious thing in the world." But they don't compensate for assembly line beats and hooks that pervade much of "Senior." And the album has so many guest appearances, it feels like Ginuwine is a guest crashing his own party. Whatever the reason why he didn't team up with Timbaland for this album, it's my hope that they reunite the next time, as this album proves that they both need each other. Save for a couple tracks, this "Senior" isn't ready to graduate.