Product Description

Second album for Murder Inc. by Grammy award winning R&B vocalist and songwriter, Ashanti Douglas. The New York born artist shot to fame with the 2002 single, 'Foolish'. Included here is her 2003 single, 'Rock Wit U (Awww Baby)'.

Track Listing

1. Intro/Medley
2. Shany's World - Ashanti, Chink Santana
3. Rock Wit U (Awww Baby)
4. What Are They Gonna Say Now
5. Breakup 2 Makeup
6. I Found Lovin'
7. Rain On Me
8. Then Ya Gone - Ashanti, Chink Santana
9. Living My Life
10. Black Child
11. Feel So Good
12. Carry On
13. The Sugar Shack
14. The Story Of 2
15. Ohhh Ahhh
16. Shany Shia
17. Sweet Baby
18. U Say, I Say
19. I Don't Mind
20. Outro (Ashanti/Chapter II/LP2) - Ashanti, Chink Santana
21. I Know

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #29853 in Music
• Released on: 2003-06-30
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Running time: 70 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Chapter II, the second album by 2002 hip-pop debutante Ashanti, is aimed squarely at the mainstream portion of her audience. She made her name with radio-ready duets featuring Ja Rule and Fat Joe, but Chapter II goes light on the rap, opting for only a small handful of cameos by co-producer Chink Santana. The mostly mid-tempo tracks are pleasant, but much of the album feels like an unfinished structure that'll only be fully built when the songs are remixed for the airwaves. Still, with the star's assured (and nicely undersold) vocals front and centre, it amounts to a breath of fresh air from production company Murder Inc. Note: "Breakup 2 Makeup" once more updates the Chaka Khan/Mary J Blige classic "Sweet Thing." --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews

Great 2nd Album
Ashanti Has Shown on this album that she still has talent
Chapter 2 has a more laid back feel than her first (great)album
this is the first RnB & Ashanti album i ever bought & i am sooooooo glad i did buy it coz if i dident i wouldent have bought the rest of her albums the album is perfect for summer & its that kind of album where you dont skip tracks the skits are good & the songs are even better I Love How Ashanti Writes All Her Songs To She realli does put effort into her albums!

Into/Medley-Cool intro with clips of her songs 4/5

Shany's World Ft Chink Santana-Good but never stood out to me but its different 3/5

Rock Wit U (Awww Baby)-Great summer song makes u wanna dance 5/5

What They Gonna Say Now (Skit)-Showing How Good Shany Realli Is 4/5

BreakUp 2 MakeUp-Love this song Ashanti's voice is realli good on this 5/5

I Found Lovin-Origanaly done by Fatback but i think Ashanti did it better love it 5/5

Rain On Me-Best Song On The Album,Best Song In The World! I Love This Song About Physical Abuse Sad Song and its Beautifuly Done!
5.5/5

Then Ya Gone Ft Chink Santana-About "one day your here then ya gone" Nice Featring By Chink, Good Message 5/5

Living My Life-About How Ashanti Is Gratful For Living Her Life & Nothing Will Bring Her Back Down Nice Song 4/5

Black Child (Skit)-Cool Rap 4/5

Feels So Good-Good Summer Tune 5/5

Carry On-The Beat Is actually a Rap Beat but Ashanti Took It & Made it even better 5/5

The Sugar Shack(Skit)-Cool Skit 4/5

The Story Of 2- Classy Song Her Voice Is Realli Good 5/5

Ohh Ahh-Great Soft Song Lol 5/5

Shany Shia(Skit)-Both Ashanti & Sister Shia Sing Realli Good In This I Like How She Has Her Sister On All 3 Albums 5/5

Sweet Baby-Love It Great Love Song 5/5

U Say,I Say Ft Gunnz-Love The Beat To This 5/5

I Dont Mind-Nice Soft Love Song-4/5

Outro Ft Chink Santana-Takes You Out Of Shany World Lol I Like How Its Done 4/5

I Know(UK Bonus)-Great Message Featres Beginning By Irv Gotti 5/5

Growing into the woman she is
I am not going to write a long review, but i feel personally that Ashanti has shown us that she can once again provide music that we'll dance to relate to and cry to. This LP shows us a darker side to this young lady, instead of songs that stay on the surface like her 1st album, she allows us to enter her domain and judge according to the things she has dished out. Tracks like 'rain on me' are true ballads although her voice isn't at such standards she still has the motivation to blow us away.

I love this artist due to her individuality and when her next album hits stores i will clarify if what i have stated above can be confirmed through her next track list.

Chapter Eleven.
Despite a million-plus selling debut, a handful of top ten singles, and being hailed as the new princess of r&b, Ashanti Douglas still has a lot to prove. Like Madonna, Kylie, and J.Lo, Ashanti suffers from an affliction common among most young and pretty female artists: success without the respect. The criticism isn't unwarranted: her 2002 self-titled debut was a collection of trendy hip-hop r&b that's high on gloss but low on substance. What's more, her vocal range is limited to a pretty light whisper that lacks the muscle and grit of many of her peers. It'd be refreshing to expect "Chapter II" to represent a mature step forward from her seriously flawed debut, but you'd be setting yourself up for disappointment. The problems with this CD begin right at its very foundation: the songwriting. Actually, "songwriting" is too questionable a term to use since everything here sounds borrowed, stolen, and sampled. Hooks are few, and the beats lack bounce. The lyrics are trite, juvenile, and vapid tales that fall mainly into one of two categories: puppy love and "he-did-me-wrong." Take a sample from "The Story of 2": "Baby I'm just thinking about what I wanna do / just wanna do / I don't care if I'm wrong / think I'm in love with you." Producer Irv Gotti works overtime to conceal Ashanti's strained voice by coming up with stale rhythms and recycled ideas. This is especially evident on tracks like "Living My Life," "Feel So Good," and the tragic "Breakup 2 Makeup." "Chapter II" does have one guilty pleasure of a single: the infectious "Rock Wit U," which has a hook so undeniable you almost forget how empty-headed it is. The rest of the album would succeed if the other cuts were as interesting, but, in the end, Ashanti has released a second album that's all sizzle and no steak. She could have fought back at critics with a tough album that would justify her commercial success. Instead, she and Irv Gotti slavishly follow the very formula that made her a multiplatinum star in the first place, and they take virtually no risks. That's progress?