FINALLY, A TRUE ARTIST SHOWS TRUE TALENT!!!!
Yes, R. Kelly has issues. Yes, he has more haters than ever right now. But that which has not killed him has only made him stronger. This is unequivocally his best album since his self-titled album and to date. It should also be his most successful. Destined for radio joints include "Step In The Name Of Love (and the remix)", "Ignition Remix", "Snake" and "Who's That". "Step (Remix)" owns one of the catchiest hooks I have heard in years across any genre (Step, step side to side/Round and round, dip and bounce/Separate, bring it back/Now let me see you do the love slide). The self-proclaimed Pied Piper of R&B manages to satisfy the mainstream without compromising his need to explore all elements of Black music (R&B, reggae, hiphop, doo wop, black rock, gospel, etc.) This is what separates him from a Joe, Avant or Maxwell. "Showdown" with Ronald Isley aka Mr. Biggs is strong conceptually, but the track is a little too lackluster for 2 R&B big dogs to fit on. "You Knock Me Out" is like nothing you will hear released in this era. "I'll Never Leave", "Forever", "Dream Girl" and "Forever More" are the bedroom material you expect from R. For those lucky enough to get a hold of the bonus "Loveland" disc, you know about the title track, which while it resembles "Step..." is an example of a Kelly sound that he could drop all day and never wear out. Kelly pours out his heart and soul on both of these discs and you should not be without either one.
A Classic R
Just like his HUGE UNFIRE CLASSIC "TP-2.COM" Album, R.Kelly still have so much love, harmonies and soul coming from his mind and his heart and create another DIAMOND PEARL GEM PIECE OF WORK. With this beautiful package gift of awesome smooth grooves from old School and Modern Era he has himself the most inspirational work (along with TP-2 and his Self Titled Album)of any other male ever made. All the Tracks are OFF THE CHAIN. Of course, PRODUCED, WRITTEN AND ARRANGED BY THE R&B KING HIMSELF. It just proves one more time that True Genius Artists and Musicians don`t die ever. And R.Kelly as Legend that will never ever dissapeared from our hearts and minds. My Top 10
(Not in Order):
1)Heart Of A Woman
2)Ignition
3)Ignition Remix
4)Forever
5)Forever More
6)Dream Girl
7)Step In the Name Of Love
8)Step In the Name Of Love(Remix)
9)Snake
10)I`ll Never Leave
Dammit, Go and Buy it Now and all of his past albums too!!!
...Has anyone considered the definition of "irony" being the title of this album?
B Grammy Type Material !!!!
Wow! This album totally blew me away. This is one of those albums where almost every song is really sheer ecstacy. In my opinion, Chocolate Factory is better than R. Kelly's other albums, and I say this even though I absolutely loved most of his other albums, particularly 12 Play and tp2.com, whcih are both among my favorite of all time.
Say what you want about R. as far as his legal problems are concerned, but I think everyone needs to acknowledge that his music is blazing, and he is really the Master. On this album, he really brings the heat.
My favorite song include:
Chocolate Factory
Step in the Name of Love
Been Around the World f/ Ja Rule
You Made Me Love You
Ignition
Ignition Remix
You Knock Me Out
Step in the Name of Love [Remix]
Imagine That
Showdown f/ Ronald Isley
Not bad, but....
i dont have much love for CHILD MOLESTERS and RAPISTS
ur voice aint bad tho, its a real shame
Perhaps R. Kelly's brushes with the law have caused him to turn down his love light, since his seventh album Chocolate Factory takes scrupulous pains to show an idealized high-minded face of love, eschewing his usual steamy cocktail of raunchy lust and replacing it with a sweet, winsome romanticism. "I'll Never Leave," is a wistful valentine, while "The Heart of a Woman," is embarrassingly empathetic to the plight of the feminine kind and is hardly the kind of fare that one expects from Marvin Gaye's heir apparent. Despite his real life racy escapades, Kelly is at his best musically when he's an unrepentant bad boy but he doesn't even show any grit until "Been Around the World," his confessional duet with a rasping Ja Rule, the fretful bluesy "You Made Me Love You," and "Ignition," a paean to parking. Despite "Ignition"’s first line, "Girl, please let me stick my key in your ignition, babe" it's rather tame by the standards Kelly has set on his earlier discs. "Chocolate Factory" also includes 6 bonus tracks from Loveland the album that was slated for a 2002 release, but was ostensibly shelved after it was rampantly bootlegged on the Internet. Despite the disc's soft focus, Kelly is at the height of his vocal powers, and once he weans himself from the gooey sentimentality and returns to his persona of a smooth seductive operator he'll once again be an artist to be reckoned with. --Jaan Uhelszki
