I am absolutely disappointed with this album. And I bet you any money all of you who are gonna buy this album don't even know anything about JAY SEAN's background....well, allow me to educate you.
His REAL NAME is Kamaljit Singh Jhooti and he is of British and Indian descent...his parents are Punjabi Sikh immigrants to be exact. Throughout the years, JAY SEAN has established himself as a singer-songwriter, rapper, beatboxer, and record producer. Prior to the release of his American debut, JAY SEAN has sold plenty of albums in India and the U.K. with his first two albums. What makes these albums so special to me is the inclusion of Bhangra beats and Indian instruments alongside the classic R&B/Pop elements. JAY SEAN's been featured on Bollywood films and has even recorded songs in his mother language.
What bothers me the MOST about "All or Nothing" is simply the reality that he didn't include NONE of that...making it seem as if he forgot about where his family came from. (Wow...is that what you call a sell-out?) JAY SEAN's second album is better than "All or Nothing" ...a record produced almost entirely by him, Bobbybass, and Alan Sampson. If one felt his singles were almost identical in nature...listen to the entire album where every track is like the one before. There is no variety...and the "Hood Pop" beats are already beginning to be annoying every time they're heard. ("Hood Pop" is a term I just coined to help describe the masqueraded Pop beat behind a wanna-be thuggish hip-hop bassline...for example, JAY SEAN's "Down" and "Do You Remember" describe perfectly what I'm talking about.)
After hearing JAY SEAN's earlier music, I really believe he is a talented person. To compare him to the likes of Ne-Yo may be a little extreme (thanks Babyboi for that random note) ...but he does have something. He is signed to Cash Money Records...and for what? To be watered down by a bunch of label mates that need to stop making appearances every chance they get? (Here's to you Lil' Wayne!) JAY SEAN would've impressed me more if he would've at least included ONE track that symbolizes his ethnicity and heritage. He is the definition of "becoming commercialized" ...and the only reason why "All of Nothing" received a "2/5" rating from me is because of his vocals. If it wasn't for that...I promise you, he would've been named "The Failure".
Songs that I Mildly Enjoyed from the Album:
• Do You
• Cry
• All Or Nothing
From JAY SEAN's new album "All or Nothing", here's "If I Ain't Got You" featuring Drake...
From the same album, here's "Ride It (English Version...)"
BONUS TRACKS
(iTunes Store)
• Down featuring Lil' Wayne (Jason Nevins Remix)
JAY SEAN featuring Lil' Wayne
"Down"
From the album "All or Nothing"
Directed by Richard Pengelly
(3.42)
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Written by Felix-Lee "Campbells" Andrades, III
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